When I was a kid - a teen, back in the day - I could never afford Wendy's. I always went to McDonald's, because McDonald's was cheaper. Wendy's had the reputation then for quality, and it certainly showed in their prices.
So, years later, as an adult, I've tried Wendy's, and sometimes it's good, and sometimes it's complete garbage. In other words Wendy's are no better than anyone else. Not these days their not.
When their food is bad - it's really bad.
Today, it was another bad day. I've never before complained about them, but after many bad meals over the years at Wendy's, it's about time I did.
Today, it had actually been sometime since I last visited them, and a good Wendy's hot, and fresh burger sounded like a great idea.
So, I ordered two 'Dave's Singles' - with everything on them. That's EVERYTHING. Also, a large fries.
I thought it would be a much longer wait than what it was, because these are supposed to be made hot, and fresh, but I noticed my wait time was only about a minute - at the most! The employees were friendly, but that wait time was just a little too fast...if you know what I mean, as in those items couldn't possibly have been made hot, and fresh. Still, I was in a hurry - so I didn't check my order at the window, but decided to trust the Wendy's crew, and that I would be getting hot, and fresh.
So, I went home, and opened the bag to find that one of my 'Dave's Singles' had nothing at all on it - other than the meat itself! Then the other had only a small piece of lettuce, one piece of onion, and no tomato at all. NEITHER BURGER WAS HOT. Both were lukewarm at best.
You know, I can recall an advertising campaign that Wendy's had, in the not-so-distant-past, where they declared their fries to always be hot, and crispy. Well, today, their fries were once again lukewarm, and limp.
Listen, it's obvious that this stuff wasn't prepared hot, and fresh for me, but instead had been sitting under a heated lamp for a little while. Also, their buns...what happened to their buns? The buns always taste really odd anymore. Years ago their buns had a good, fresh taste to them. As well as the size - has anyone else noticed the size of the buns has decreased over the years?
Yet their prices are just as expensive as they ever were - more so.
Wendy's just isn't worth it anymore.
This Dayton-Xenia Rd, location in Beavercreek is one of the consistently worst Wendy's locations as well.
Over the years, I'd witnessed some pretty filthy behavior from some of their staff that no longer work there, and as a result - I'd quit going there altogether, but after sometime away, I did ultimately drift back to that location, as it's very close to my house, and convenient.
However, while their behavior has improved - the food hasn't, and I won't be back.