First stop on the tour de State Street -- Wendy's.
... and at the risk of turning this into a rant blog by continuing the tone from Earl's first post, here are my main thoughts:
Whatever happened to Wendy's? Didn't it used to be fast, efficient, and tasty? Well, fast and efficient anyway. We waited in line for 1/2 hour. There were not many people in line in front of us. The lady apologized for it taking so long, explaining that their sandwich maker was broken, meaning the guy making the sandwiches, I believe. My average wait time for Wendy's the last few years has been about 1/2 hour. It used to be 30 seconds... back when Dave was alive.
I stopped going to Wendy's, even though it is the only fast food place within 20 minutes of my house because their food tasted really bad one time and I realized it had tasted really bad for several visits and I had just been justifying it.
My wife stopped going there because she found a long black hair in the food as well as parts of the frosty machine in the frosty. When she complained about it the manager replied that they have had problems at that particular store for a while and his tone made her feel so sorry that she ended up consoling him.
My neighbor found a piece of chewed gum in his chili and got enough free food coupons to feed a small village, which of course he will never use.
While waiting in line for the broken sandwich maker to complete my order I watched another worker shovel loads of pre-cooked chicken sandwich patties from one container to another under a "Fresh and Delicious" sign.
When Dave Thomas passed away, I think we all died a little inside, but probably just didn't know it...
1 comment:
okay, this is devin. julie's right next to me.
You really ought to try the Wendy's in PG, the one that shares the building with Chevron. The people who take your order are really quite chipper, and if you're lucky enough, you'll see one of their's golden smile. No joke. It's made of gold.
While you're waiting for the 5 minutes (or less) for your food, you can be happily amused at the "drag stop," "trucker's haven," or the "sport's car convention," or "teenage-girls-trying-to-pick-up-on-any-of-the-above crowd." Quality entertainment, cheap food ($7 or less for both of us).
Until we find a so-called hair or parts of the overworked frosty machine, or half-chewed gum, We'll continue to frequent our beloved Wendy's. We may throw in an Arby's here and there for good measure.
Happy Burgers.
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