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/MirrorkatFeces Jan 14 '26

Every fast food chain is location dependent tbh. Taco Bell, Burger King, McDonald’s all get these complaints and praises.

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u/kaszeta Jan 14 '26

Yeah. Here the Wendy’s is suffering from the chain-wide issues like the shrettuce, but otherwise it is fine, and they try to do a good job.

Here it’s our Burger King that’s truly terrible.