We had an occasion to visit a Wendy’s in Batesville, Arkansas. Now, if you have read any other posts of mine recently, you will take note that I did also eat at a Pizza Hut buffet one day a while back. I do believe that Batesville is not a good town to go out to eat. Yet, I used to enjoy some of the places that they have there. Still, this was one visit I choose not to have again.
When we walked into the store, we were already disappointed because the reason we were there in the first place was for the frescatta (I KNOW I did not spell that right but no idea anymore what they were called) sandwiches. Those were really good. Having been to the corporate site, I see that it was one of their decisions to remove those from the menu. Right there is a good reason not to go back to Wendy’s at all. And now we have a reason not to go to the one in Batesville as well.
Because I could not have the original order, I substituted a couple of wraps. They had chicken in them. I figured I could not go wrong there. Yeah well. I ordered that and fries. My husband ordered two chicken sandwiches and fries. His sandwiches were very small, looked like they came off the kid’s menu. My wraps had grilled chicken in them…dry as dust. It also had honey mustard on it. I do not like honey mustard. Problem…they did not say that on the menu. I guess you would have to ask that but how do you ask what you don’t know you have to ask?? Hmmm?
The chicken was almost hard. The fries were half cooked. I’m thinking here that the visit is now a total bust. Of course, the manager was more or less helpful and wanted to replace the wraps. I was okay with that. From what I can gather, at least one of the wraps simply had the mustard wiped out of it and replaced by ranch dressing. One of them had more moist chicken but it was a tiny piece. I suspect they are getting three to four, possibly five wraps from one small piece of chicken for those wraps. How cheap can a place get?
Personally, I have no problem whatsoever, not going back there ever again. I used to love Wendy’s when Dave Thomas owned it. Since he died, it has gone the way so many other places go when the vision dies with the creator, to seed.
