Wendy’s

I ordered just a simple cheese burger with extra mayo and ketchup. I take only one bite and find 2 hairs in my food, it’s discusting. I rarely eat fast food but the time I do. it was horrible. Throwed it out right away and kind of turned me off from eating in public in general. ugh

The staff at this Wendy’s are usually all clustered around the drive thru window chatting while one cashier deals with a line of 10 people. It’s not even like they’re discrete. You can see them all from the line you’re waiting in. The other till? It sits empty. When you finally get your meal, it’s not bad, though you have to remember that if there are more than 2 people in front of you, you’re waiting for ten minutes before being served. The bathrooms are kinda gross too, but they’re shared with the Tim Hortons. The place is always filled with kids (16 year olds) who stand in the parking lot looking at their Honda Civics or clustering around tables loudly shouting about nothing in particular, especially late at night. Either way, it’s just Wendy’s. At least the fries aren’t stone cold like the location on Lawrence Av at Ralph Street in Weston.

I love Wendy’s — especially their junior bacon cheeseburgers. I usually eat one for a snack but catch me hungry and I’ll down three of those bad boys. A Wendy’s Frosty for dessert is a big hit with the kids. This location is an exception. I have been twice where the food quality was low. On my recent visit, three of the junior burgers were pink on the inside — ahhhh perfect now I get to think for a couple days of how I may have fed two kids Jack in the Box burgers.
I must say that the staff was professional at dealing with me raising my voice when I explained that they could have killed a kid or left them chronically ill. They did seem genuinely concerned and aware of the dangers of feeding kids raw mass produced groud beef.
How do you make a half centimeter thick kid burger pink in the middle anyway? Bounce it off the grill twice?
Go to one of the locations south of here instead. Queensway near Ikea is one of the new stores — much nicer.

This Wendy’s is so run down compared to say the Wendy’s on Queensway just east of the East Mall. That Wendy’s has a fireplace, tv’s, universal Coke machine and is always clean etc.
This one on Dundas near Kipling is usually messy and the tables don’t get cleared as fast. It’s usually pretty busy too since it shared a building with Tim Horton’s as well but patrons can sit on any side of the building they want.
There are 2 drive throughs as well. Tim’s entrance is near the front of the building facing Dundas while Wendy’s drive through entrance is at the back of the building. The parking lot here is usually pretty full even though it’s completely surrounded by parking.
This intersection is pretty busy too (Aukland and Dundas) because it’s where all the East Mall, West Mall, Shorncliff etc buses turn as well as one of the ways out for cars that go to the kiss and ride meeting hub for Kipling.
The only saving grace of this place is that closes late (2am?). The last time I was there they didn’t even have chili. A person in front of me was not impressed and just left and went over to Tim’s.

I actually enjoyed my meal here. I ordered the bacon classic combo and it was great! This place has come a long way since I stopped eating Wendy’s a few years ago… It used to be disgusting!

Watch yourself here if you’re a pedestrian. You have to cross a couple drive-thru’s to get in the door.
The cashier here was super friendly. They got my order right and they had it out to me quickly. The restaurant was clean and other than a couple obnoxious customers a few tables away the experience was great.