Wendy’s
Wendy’s
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Drive-Thru: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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The kids were hungry after attending Fall Fest down the block at Forrest Park and I still wanted to go to Trader Joe's afterwards so we stopped in for a quick bite. This new 4 for $4 meal certainly has drummed up some business for them. The place was packed beyond belief. When we walked in there was no place to even sit. As we waited on line a table became available. The wait for food was a bit long but we weren't in a hurry. They did have staff out and about cleaning tabled periodically. The soda and condiment station was fully stocked and the food was okay for fast food.
I came here for lunch To try the new jalapeno cheddar fries. The line was extremely long but someone from the back came out with a iPod looking device and took all our orders. The line moved very quickly where I paid and I received my food quickly also. I only got the fries and a Frosty but other people who ordered burgers and such got their food relatively quick for the lunchtime Rush. The store was clean and the personal attentive. Even the bathroom look good. 5 stars in my book will return When in the area.
This place never makes me feel safe with all the strange people hanging out outside but I still go and everything is fine.
Usually my transactions go smoothly but this new girl they have is a bit strange.
Me: Nuggets, Honey Mustard
She punches in: Nuggets, Ranch
Me: Garden Salad, French
She punches in: Garden Salad, Italian.
Ok….
I ordered a Baked potato and she only have me the Sour Cream and Chives. I asked if it came with a Potato and she goes "Eh?" Haha. I asked for a potato and everything else was Honky Dory!
What's the point of "FAST FOOD" if you have to stand there for 10-15 minutes waiting for your order?
I love Wendy's, but this location has major issues.
Here's an analogy to their service speed…MOLASSES. Tag me in, I could probably figure out how to prep and assemble my Jr bacon cheeseburgers faster than the employees here. This may be a rant, but I'm speaking about what's on everyone's mind as they stand around waiting endlessly and grumbling for their food.
Also, you think they would pick up the pace a bit when there are 10-15 customers on line and 5-7 cars deep at the drive thru. Guess again.
Such a nice price of prime real estate, degraded to the level of a fast food location. It could have been any of the usual suspects, it matters not. Burger this Mc that.
I remember back in the late 70's into the early 80's when a broken down Optimo tobacco store sat upon the property and I was far less offended. Corporate food & ingredients constantly permeating our lives. Oh well.
The chicken sandwich I ordered just because the hour was late and my motivation was low, had more errors than Gimp Smith and Michael Vick this weekend -vs- the Bills. My minor sandwich modification of "Hold the lettuce and tomato" was misconstrued and upon flipping the bun, not to my surprise was the green and red. Atop a piece of a marvel of modern science, it was freakizoid chicken, mutant chicken. Certainly not real chicken.
Service? Or lack there of. Slow, unpleasant and reconfirming my belief and full intentions of breaking the chains, as in chain fast food locations.
Late night drive thru! They renovated this Wendy's a few years ago. It looks a lot cleaner now. Before, it was so trashy. I don't bother coming here during the day. There's always a bunch of weirdos on line taking forever to order. The late night drive thru is clutch in this area! There's nothing else to eat around Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Middle Village, Glendale in the middle of the night. I usually gotta make a drive into Jackson Heights for halal or to flushing for whatever that's still open. To keep things simple and short, Wendy's is the way to go if you live in these areas. It's a real boring place to live in, you just gotta make the most of it and know some spots that are open late night in case you get the midnight munchies.
Well this is my first time in a Wendy's in years. This location is one of the modernized stores. Big screen TV on the wall, 10ft. long faux fireplace under the TV and 2 specialty drink machines which allow you to customize your sodas.
From when I entered the line to ordering was timed at 7.5 minutes. I was committed. The line was 20 deep and moving slow, but for some reason I needed to be here today.
A specialty "order taker"came out and started taking line orders. I think the hold up was behind the counter in the cooking area not really the ordering area. When it was finally my turn to order, I had to inquire about the pulled pork. My question was simple, how is that pulled pork made? Does it come in a bag already prepared and then heated up? The order taker said "Yes".
Ok, so I will have the chicken sandwich combo.
Crispy chicken sandwich- crispy, tasty, juicy, not a bad sandwich. Much better than the buttermilk chicken sandwich at McD's.
Fries-hot, some crispy, natural cut. Next time I would just skip the fries.
Fancy mixology soda machines let you pretty much have whatever soda, tea, etc, with any flavored you like. Some people definitely had some problems figuring out this modern soda stream for the public, but after a few minutes everyone seemed to get the hang of it.
In the dining area you will find Steve, a very handi-capable person cleaning all of the tables as soon as customers leave. He is also proficient in making sure all of the tables are in a straight line and all of the chairs are perfect. Steve wears a button to let you know that he is visually impaired and hard of hearing. Steve is on top of spills and dirt/napkins etc on the floor and quickly sweeps up the messes. Steve and his commitment to doing a great job is probably the reason I would stop here again.
The restaurant parking lot was a zoo and the restaurant was swamped. It consistently had 20-30 deep during my time in the dining room.
Besides the wait time and the pretty typical fast food, there are not a lot of reasons to really stop here, with the exception of one person….Steve. Watching him work with his dedication was a breath of fresh air. He definitely personifies the "I can do it" attitude. Possibly Steve was the reason I was to stop here today. He clearly is the star at this location.
I was going to give this visit 3 stars, but I decided to add 1 extra star for Steve.
After a disappointing visit at nearby Michael's Arts and Crafts, hunger pangs strike hard as breakfast was nonexistent with the passage of time it was now 11:35am. While fast food grub is not my standard choice, it was within visible distance, thereby I was absorbed into the cholesterol trap and liver killer. Wooho, charge up the high fat content!!
This Wendy's actual address is: 9013 Metropolitan Avenue, Rego Park, NY. I ordered the Asiago Ranch Spicy Chicken Club sandwich at $4.99 only, nothing more and nothing less, which temporary filled my hunger pangs for a quick grub. It was very mild spicy just to my liking of tolerance level, as I admit, I do have a faint mouth for the fiery hell spawn hot spicy. Since it has been ages I've eaten at any fast food chain, I forgotten how problematic the results can become for indigestion on my poor stomach. Cashiers are stolid as they ring like robots without any pleasantness in meet and greeting customers for poor customer service skills. Seating is ample and tables are somewhat clean. Facilities are present but no comment as I did not utilize. A parking lot also exist.
A drive-thru window for the on-the-go customer exist at this Wendy's.