Wendy’s

Food is what you’d expect at a fast food chain.
I’m partial to JBCs after the gym sometimes.
If you are lucky, you’ll get polite service.
If you are not, you’ll get a cashier who whistles at you to get your attention even though you’re about to give you order and are looking at him. True story.

This is one of my favorite fast food places for two reasons. 1) They don’t bat an eyelash when I order no bun. They just ring it in and make it properly without a fuss like McDonalds or Burger King (and the product quality is better than a lot of competitors). 2) They have two of the touch-​screen choose-​your-​own-​drink machines. Nothing annoys me more than getting stuck behind someone who needs to put 35 flavors in one cup or who can’t choose between cherry and lime and holds up the line for 10 minutes. Having two machines let’s me use the other one to get my coke zero in a hurry. It’s like having a fast-​lane.

Within the last couple of years, Wendy’s announced (with great fanfare) a complete overhaul of its burger. Since that time they have backslid a bit. The new bun is still great, but the toppings are not as good.
That being said…
1. The restaurant has a nice layout. It could use a sign as you walk up Yonge toward Wellsley (you have to know where it is), but inside is nice.
2. The lady who cleans the dining room is one of the nicest people in the world. I regret not getting her name because she is awesome.
3. The food here is much better than McDonald’s for the same price.
4. The mix n match drink machine is a nice feature.
5. The food is always hot. It seems like a simple thing, but fries that are not hot tend to suck. Good news here. No soggy fries.

As the only Wendy’s restaurant in the Church & Wellesley area of Toronto, this location which is built into the Marriott Courtyard Hotel by Yonge and Alexander Streets offers the traditional fare found throughout the chain. Pluses include a newly renovated look, a self-​serve beverage machine offering over 100 choices of beverages as well as ice and their late hours. Minuses are the average wait time to place your order (on my recent visit it took 10 minutes before I placed my order and there was only one person in front of me). Great chicken wraps and sandwiches including their new pretzel bun chicken sandwiches are far better than McDonald’s.

The thing that stands out about this particular store from all the other big chain fast food stores is the self-​serve touch screen drink machine with over 100 options. Never seen this before, I thought it was pretty awesome! The other thing is the people watching — there are definitely some interesting people who frequent here. Otherwise it’s just your standard run of the mill Wendy’s. It’s probably worth mentioning they got my order wrong (although I guess I didn’t *really* need that upgrade to poutine, and my wallet and waistline thanked me). And my fries were over salted. But my burger was perfection and I’ll come back again and again because noone else gots the Baconator!

They just redesigned the place and it looks great. Nice atmosphere, large space, bright, friendly. They also have the super rad Coca-​Cola touch screen fountain pop machine with over 100 options. The new poutine is good, maybe ask for extra gravy because it is a little sparse for a Canadian classic.

Though this restaurant always seems to be busy, there’s never a line. I don’t think I’ve ever had to wait in a line longer than 2 people when I’ve come in here on the weekends.
The staff have always gotten my order bang on and they keep the dining area clean.

This Wendy’s gets special recognition because there’s nothing quite like people watching with a spicy chicken combo. If people watching isn’t your thing, this Wendy’s has a large seating area with lots of space, but you should really people watch here.
Nothing else about this Wendy’s is particularly special or noteworthy. Standard fast food restaurant stuff.