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Wendy's Bought by Arby's: Let's Talk Burger Joints

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  • EtchEtch Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I just had wendy's the other day and holy shit those fries were salty.

    Checker's is where it's at. The fries taste like chicken, and getting the double checker burger with bacon is perhaps my favorite fast food item.

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  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Speaking of Burger King I should post the Captain K cover of the Tender Crisp Bacon Chedder Ranch song. If anyone still remembers who he is.

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  • SpeakeasySpeakeasy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I'm going to go get a double-double protein style for lunch in celebration of this great news.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    How To Get Awesome Wendy's Fries:

    1: Order your fries without salt. This will force them to make a special batch of fries just for you.
    2: Take a salt packet.
    3: Sprinkle salt to taste on the freshly-made, hot, delicious fries you were just handed.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Speakeasy wrote: »
    I'm going to go get a double-double protein style for lunch in celebration of this great news.

    You're going to have someone jizz in your mouth twice?

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  • SpeakeasySpeakeasy Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    ElJeffe wrote: »
    Speakeasy wrote: »
    I'm going to go get a double-double protein style for lunch in celebration of this great news.

    You're going to have someone jizz in your mouth twice?

    Uh you're the one who likes Wendy's, and thus likes shit.

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  • SamiSami Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I feel so bad for the parts of the country that don't have Burgervilles.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Two things:

    1. Any idea how much longer Wendy's locations are going to be staying open?

    2. What the balls is wrong with you people, Hardee's Thickburgers are a fucking gift from the gods.

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  • LaOsLaOs SaskatoonRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I don't get this thread... well, people in this thread. Arby's bought Wendy's, but that doesn't mean Wendy's Restaurants will be shutting down around the country.

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  • GiantRoboGiantRobo Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Oh how I wish I've had Sonic, never had.


    So many food chains I'm missing out on over here.

    Fuck you Pennsylvania.

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Backyard Burgers is the king of burger joints.

    Jack In The Box gets a special award for Most Creative.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    LaOs wrote: »
    I don't get this thread... well, people in this thread. Arby's bought Wendy's, but that doesn't mean Wendy's Restaurants will be shutting down around the country.

    I just figured cause everyone else was saying it....

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  • SamiSami Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Re: Jack in the Box

    I'm torn. I very badly want to reward them for their wonderful marketing, but the food is an abortion on my tongue.

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sami wrote: »
    Re: Jack in the Box

    I'm torn. I very badly want to reward them for their wonderful marketing, but the food is an abortion on my tongue.
    I hear this from lots of people, but personally I love Jack In The Box. Am I missing something?

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Harrier wrote: »
    Backyard Burgers is the king of burger joints.

    Jack In The Box gets a special award for Most Creative.

    JitB has the best fish and chips. I feel like shit every time I eat them, though, because there's a 2:1 grease:fish ratio.

    They also have the best shakes and some awesome burgers. Mmm... Ciabatta...

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  • SamiSami Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Burgerville shakes are the best shakes and there is no negotiating of this point.

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  • HarrierHarrier The Star Spangled Man Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    You know what Jack In The Box needs to bring back? The Pannedo. Does anyone else remember the Pannedo? It was great.

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  • TheMarshalTheMarshal Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Now I never considered Arby's to be incredibly popular. I've had to introduce it to every single one of my friends at one point or another (it holds a special sentimental value for me). But being able to buy out Wendy's? I had no idea that Arby's could buy out a place like Wendy's.

    That said, I prefer Arby's regular fries to all others. Kind of sucks, since the Arby's near my house stopped SELLING regular fries a while back...

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  • SalSal Damnedest Little Fellow Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Scooter wrote: »
    Arbys curly fries are the best fries


    This is not an option for debate

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2008
    My Wendy's sucks. But it sometimes kick ass. I guess there's one shift that actually gives a fuck there.

    I like Arbys more. They have a Reuben. And roast beef sammichs.

    Which are totally awesome.
    You know what Jack In The Box needs to bring back? The Pannedo. Does anyone else remember the Pannedo? It was great.

    You know what Jack In The Box needs to do? Have more locations. I don't think there's a single one in Mississippi, but plenty in Louisiana.

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  • GiantRoboGiantRobo Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Sleep wrote: »
    My Wendy's sucks. But it sometimes kick ass. I guess there's one shift that actually gives a fuck there.
    Chya, I have one like that by me too. They once forgot 5 things we ordered (granted we raped the dollar menu for about 20 things), and thought we were trying to steal shit from them when we went back for the stuff they forgot.

    Twice.

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I will join Jeffe in my love of the Wendy's fries + Frosty combonation. That was my prefered on break snack back when I worked at Wendy's in high school.

    The food has gone downhill some at my area locations, but you can always count on the Spicy Chicken.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Our Wendy's sucks after 11:00. They serve cold burgers with rotten veggies.
    Wendy's fries are ok, but if you live in Kansas and claim anyone has better regular fries than Spangle's, I'm already on my way to your house with a can of gasoline and a matchbox. Shitty commercials though.

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  • TheMarshalTheMarshal Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Did the chili-finger thing really hurt Wendy's sales that much? The article seemed to claim it was a devastating blow, but the woman was LYING, and the news gave THAT aspect of it a good deal of coverage.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    GiantRobo wrote: »
    Sleep wrote: »
    My Wendy's sucks. But it sometimes kick ass. I guess there's one shift that actually gives a fuck there.
    Chya, I have one like that by me too. They once forgot 5 things we ordered (granted we raped the dollar menu for about 20 things), and thought we were trying to steal shit from them when we went back for the stuff they forgot.

    Twice.

    Man, taking a car full of 5 college students to order things off the dollar menu for themselves plus 5 other people at 1 in the morning, piecemeal, as little was decided beforehand is a great way to get extra food. We didn't do it deliberately. But we made the order screen scroll quite a bit.
    Also, while I would rather eat Arby's curly fries than Wendy's regular. I really really love the fries and frosty combo.

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  • PicklesPickles Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Harrier wrote: »
    You know what Jack In The Box needs to bring back? The Pannedo. Does anyone else remember the Pannedo? It was great.

    Indeed. A Pannedo and two tacos = fabulous meal. Jack in the Box tacos are great late night foodstuffs. You heard me, Taco Bell, JitB has your primetime owned... with a product that is in your restaurant name, no less!

    Too bad Jack in the Box, as noted above, has limited locations. There are none in my old college town and the only Oklahoma locations are in podunk little towns but not in the OKC metro area. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with their real estate department?

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Harrier wrote: »
    You know what Jack In The Box needs to bring back? The Pannedo. Does anyone else remember the Pannedo? It was great.

    The Pandido, or whatever? The long, skinny sandwich on a baguette, or something? Those were fucking fantastic.

    They have Jacks all over the damned place down here. It's like Starbucks. Wendys used to be hard to come by, but then they got a few. I remember when you'd have to drive 40 miles to find one. Then they put one in Davis - I celebrated by going there every day for lunch for the first week. Their service is consistently great. The one in Elk Grove sort of sucks, which is why I came up with my fry scheme. You have to trick them into giving you good fries.

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  • ElJeffeElJeffe Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    Ooooh, Jack's tacos. Those are aweome.

    Mmmmm, deep-fried lettuce.

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    The Wendy's near my place is really the only place open past like 10pm, but still pretty decent for late-night craving.

    As far as burger joints in general go, Five Guys Burgers and Fries is tops in my book. All toppings (except cheese) are free and you can choose whatever you like to put on it. And the fries are just to die for.

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  • PicklesPickles Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Also, the debate for best fries in this thread is inaccurate. Instead of being Wendy's v. Arby's, it should be Steak 'n Shake v. In-n-Out. Guess this makes me a poop eater.

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  • FunkyWaltDoggFunkyWaltDogg Columbia, SCRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Where I live, the only thing Wendy's has going for it is the prices. The fries are nothing special.

    There is one Wendy's near where I work that is always super-busy which nevertheless moves its customers through the line at a terrifying speed. Unfortunately this is offset by the absurd slowness of every other Wendy's in the area.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    When the Arby's opened in my town a couple years ago, it set an Arby's wide record for opening weeks.
    Like, it was a HUGE thing when we got it.

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  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    In-n-Out fries are quite good. Too bad their burgers (at least in the KC area) tend to taste like raw sewage placed on a soggy ass bun.

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  • TheMarshalTheMarshal Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    mcdermott wrote: »
    Pickles wrote: »
    Also, the debate for best fries in this thread is inaccurate. Instead of being Wendy's v. Arby's, it should be Steak 'n Shake v. In-n-Out. Guess this makes me a poop eater.

    No, this makes you a good person. In-n-Out fries are fantastic. Plain, but plainly awesome.

    I prefer my fries to be chilled thoroughly before fried. It ensures a crispier outside.

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  • HalfmexHalfmex I mock your value system You also appear foolish in the eyes of othersRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    In-N-Out is the one burger joint people constantly espouse the virtues of down here in Arizona, but, and maybe it's just this location, their burgers are decidedly 'meh'. I've never 'meh'd so hard in my life as I did when I finally got a chance to try one of them after hearing nothing but "ohmygoddudetheburgerstherearesoawesome". They're not bad, don't get me wrong, but they are totally undeserving of much of the praise they get.

    I'll take a Jack in the Box Angus Sirloin burger over those anyday.

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