Wendy’s

I feel like Wendy’s is the gold star winner of fast food restaurants. This location is no exception. The burgers have always been hot and greasy and the chicken is always crispy. Haven’t had one item missed on an order and for a fast food place that is a record. I lover the frostys with fries. Weird combo but I love it. I do wish they didn’t salt there fries so much but you can always ask for unsalted fries. I have to say my burger craving was satisfied.

This particular Wendy’s has become a regular stop for us at lunchtime when we are in West Mifflin. There are lots of other places to grab a quick bite to eat, but we’ve kind of fallen in love with the staff at this location because these kids are really friendly and fun, and our food is always prepared right. Wendy’s has always had good, reasonably priced fast food, and since I’m trying to watch my weight, I really appreciate the fact that they have some pretty nice salad offerings. The BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad is my favorite. The Asian Cashew Chicken Salad is also very good, but I wish they would bring back the cobb salad, which I miss. My favorite item on the menu is the Asiago Ranch Chicken Club Sandwich (with spicy chicken) and I am a big fan of Wendy’s french fries, which far surpass the fast food industry standard. And of course, when I’m feeling like having a dessert, a small chocolate frosty is just enough to top off the lunch.
This is not gourmet food, but it’s really good fast food served by nice people who have a great attitude about their customers. That seems to be a rare thing at fast food joints these days, so either this manager is doing something right in his hiring practices, or he has gotten very lucky the past couple of years! I would have gone «all in» on this review and given the restaurant 5 stars except for the fact that over the winter months, it is often unacceptably cold in the dining room, and I’ve noticed a couple of times that the floor near the entrance was slippery. The place is kept clean, but I think somebody might have been using the same mop water for the dining room floor that was used on the kitchen floor, and that is a definite no-​no.

So, prior to a trip to the Mart of Walls (ugh), Kay insisted we find a Wendy’s (and later a Handel’s since she ‘needed’ ice cream) just so she could sample Ginger’s new Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger. I ordered one too for the frack of it.
The bun doesn’t taste at all like a pretzel but rather like a standard white bread bun dressed up to physically resemble a pretzel. No pretzel is that spongy. The honey mustard sauce and the melted cheddar turned the dressed-​up burger into a colossal mess, both of them failing to mask the dryness of the beef. The colorful lettuce was nice, though.
Don’t expect me to sing any love songs to Wendy or her new menu item.