Wendy’s

When Wendys first hit Long Island in the early 1980s – they really were different & unique.
Their SQUARE burgers were more «crafted» & juicy than McDonalds & Burger King. They did stand out from the crowd and I remember them tasting more like a «special» burger than the ordinary.
Fast Forward to now: they are no longer a big deal whatsoever. Another cog in the fast food machine.
1) WHY are Wendy’s buns always *cold*? It makes the entire burger luke-​warm by the time it reaches your mouth. This has been an ongoing Wendys problem for years (decades?)
2) The «value» menu used to be fantastic — but the prices shot up recently. They had the best value meal of all the fast food restaurants (with the exclusion of McDonalds GLORIOUSLY BARGAIN PRICED McDouble for 99 cents ! Man oh man; you could eat their like a PIG for $ 5.00 ! and the price stayed that way for YEARS and YEARS until about 2 years ago. Damn!)
My main issue (today) was this:
Tonight I went in to this location (I like this location because 90% of the patrons get their food to GO & this dining room is usually just me & no one else! NO TEENAGERS acting like baboons and jumping all over the place, spilling things and making a mess.)
A sign behind the counter said «4 for $ 4.00» and pictured a LARGE image of a Bacon Cheeseburger Jr. AND a Bacon Cheese Chicken Jr. (I avoid anything «chicken» at Wendys as I’m pretty sure their chickens are not from here– Earth I mean !).
Anyway– the sign really IMPLIED that
YOU will get 4 burgers/​sandwiches for $ 4.00 !
There was no further text on the sign & no logical explanation.
(it did picture– much much smaller at the bottom — a drink, a small fries & a small 4 piece «Mcnuggets»).
I asked the not-​fluent-​in-​English lady associate «Oh– you get 4 burgers for $ 4.00?!»
«Yes» she mumbled (sorta mumbled).
«Wow – amazing deal» my stomach mumbled.
Now a mere 2 years ago — the Bacon Cheese Jr. was like $ 1.29 or so – 4 for $ 4 was not so outlandish.
My tray came out. 4 burgers? NO way. The «deal» was 4 ITEMS that included 1 burger, 1 small fries, 1 small 4 piece chicken McNuggets and 1 small drink. That’s 4 (FOUR) items for $ 4.00 (actually not a bad deal at all). But I was bummed & starving (no lunch) so I ordered 1 extra burger ($ 1.99 extra) and the meal was filling and pretty tasty.
SO yeah Wendys– sketchy advertising that had me droolin’ … but your sign was just a foolin’.
Your buns are still COLD either way.

Waited in line after flight at 1:00am. Waited for 18 minutes in the drive thru with only one car ahead of us. Finally pulled out of line and went to the McDonald’s acc Ross the street.

Service was good, but totally stale bottom buns on 3 of the dry burgers is simply unacceptable. Another visit in the past I ordered a premium spicy chicken sandwich combo and the chicken was tough like rubber and stringy. It was totally inedible and I completely forgot about that experience; this just reminded me.
This was not the first bad experience we had at this location, it will be the last. Quality needs to improve, keep driving.

This place is just bad. I got to the window and simply asked for a large number 3 with no pickles. I didn’t say um I didn’t pause. And yet I had to repeat myself 3 times. Then after the third time he asked if I wanted a large medium or small. That should have been when Ieft, but I didn’t I just wanted the food. So after he handed me the bag he asked if I wanted ketchup, I said no. Mayo please. So then he hands me the bag with one receipt for a bottle of water. Then I look in the bag… No mayo, so I’m okay at this point because I just want to eat… Then I look at the burger… It has pickles on it… You would think after the third time they would understand what no pickles means but no… Needless to say, I understand why they are working at Wendy’s. And I won’t be eating at this one again.

Right next to Home Depot, this place is right where you need it when you are desperate. They don’t have a lot of frills but they get the job done.
This Wendy’s isn’t bad. It’s small but I had a good experience. Very average.

I tried this Wendy’s late last night (11−14−14) at approximately 1:30am. As per Unilocal,it was the closest one to me on the way home. True. As per Unilocal,it is open until 2am. Half true.
The reason I say half true, is because I HATE Drive-​Thrus. It’s a personal thing, where I don’t like to keep the car behind me waiting because I ask questions about the food and take my time deciding what to get.
So, I walked up to the door, frantic to make it before close because my tummy was grumbling and it was over 12 hours since I has eaten lunch, and the sign on the door says they’re open till 2am. I pull on the handle and it doesn’t budge. NO WHERE ON THE DOORS NOR WINDOWS DOES IT SAY THAT AT A CERTAIN TIME THE INSIDE CLOSES. What?!? Do you have to be a Wendy’s junkie to know that? Apparently so. I don’t eat fast food often, so I wouldn’t know. In fact, I AVOID fast food as often as possible.
So, I walked over to the window and noticed no one. I walked to the next window and noticed a girl labeling packages, and I knocked. I got her attention, but she was so rude. She deliberately ignored me the first few knocks. Then, I pointed to the main entry and asked, and she said «NO!» and then I was about to ask her about the drive through and she put her head down to ignore me some more. after about five minutes of knocking and waiting there for an answer in the freezing weather, she finally looked up again, and acknowledged. Couldn’t she have simply opened the window a crack to speak to me, but not let all of the heat escape?! That Wendy’s is located in a 99% safe neighborhood, and I posed no threat, nor did I look shady at that time.
So, I go around to my car and get to the drive thru, i let one car go in just as I was turning around, and low and behold as I enter onwards there’s a car impatiently waiting behind me. @#$%^!
So, I ask my questions and place my order. Then, at the window I end up waiting 10 minutes for my order to come out. Ridiculous, I thought this was fast food!
Upon reaching my friend and noshing on our eats together, The fries were a bit unfresh and the chicken sandwich did smell odd — I don’t know if it was the sauce or the chicken. The rest of it was okay, though.
I don’t know what my friend thought of her food. Regardless, I’m probably less likely to go back to that Wendy’s after the rude and slow service.

Before getting back to the hotel in the rain at around 1 a.m., my friend and I needed a place close enough in the area to get something in our stomachs. This would be our only meal of the day (unless you count the muffin we had in the morning at the airport, and the cinnabun we had as a lunch snack from the hotel vending machine, because we were too busy trying to do as much sight-​seeing as possible in our only day in NY). Wendy’s fit the bill, as it is open late and is quick. We got our food quickly in the drive-​thru (we were the only ones in line), and the food was the same as it would have been in FL. The fries were nice and hot, and they put too much ice in the soda — as usual. Typical Wendy’s drive-​thru and food prep otherwise. Don’t expect healthy food or gourmet eating here, but you should never be expecting that at any Wendy’s location anyway.

A «line» of 3 people took over 20 minutes to get served on a Friday evening. Why is it so hard?

Grilled chicken asiago flat bread was good, frustrated we’re hot. Take out was quick, though I could not get a receipt from the drive thru lady.

Can’t get a burger order right. Really, you’re a burger place. Get real!

Dave Thomas would be rolling over in his grave. Going through the drive thru was ridiculous; how many times do you have to tell them what you want? And then you get home, the orders right, but there’s no straw for your soda.

Late night fast food.
I love this location– if I’m heading West — otherwise it is a pain in the ass to turn around to get to it if heading East on Jericho turnpike.
Standard Wendy’s goodies and open late– so when you are tired but hungry on the way home from the bars — well you know what the deal is.
Drive through at night and parking lot available.