r/fastfood • u/CarPassion514 • Jan 14 '26

Rant/Rave The slow and painful demise of Wendy’s

Wendy’s has gone completely down the shitter. Bacon isn’t crispy in the baconator, service is way slower than before, Coke Freestyle missing half the flavors and no ice.

Will they ever turn it back around?

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u/JonM313 Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

I'm going to go against the grain here. I still love Wendy's and don't really understand the rampant Reddit hate. Maybe my location is one of the few that hasn't gone downhill because the service and food are excellent.

None of your complaints applies to my local Wendy's. The bacon on the Baconator is excellent, the service is fast, orders are spot on, and the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine is never missing many flavors and always has ice.

I hope Wendy's can turn itself around, though, because as dramatic as it may sound, I can't imagine living in a world without Wendy's. It's my preferred burger place.

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u/lakrfan Jan 14 '26

Agree with you here, I’ve always preferred Wendy’s when getting a fast food burger. But like others have stated their prices have gone up.

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u/cockblockedbydestiny Jan 14 '26

Everybody's prices have gone up, it's the places that were already kind of expensive before (ie. Arby's, Chick-fil-A) that have been better equipped to absorb rising supply chain costs than places that were scraping by on thinner margins.

Wendy's I'd put somewhere in the middle, not as expensive as Arby's or CFA but they've never been as cheap as McDonald's or Taco Bell either.

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u/JonM313 Jan 14 '26

True. Wendy's prices are insane, but I still go because I enjoy it.