Thumbs up for the jacket potato comparison video 👍🏼

Hey Gary so here's the Canadian take on wendys near me. I've always just gotten a JBC and a sour cream and chives baked potato. Wendys is known for having the best fast food bacon. The burgers are square because their slogan years ago ( before :where's the beef: was : we don't cut corners) your baconator looked much smaller than ours here. Your salad however looked top notch. Here they look like you bought them at a gas station. Beware here anyway the salads are usually more caloric than the infamous baconator. My meal usually costs me 5.00 Canadian. Always satisfying and delicious. I start with the potato always because they microwave them. They also have great wraps. Your menu also offered items we do not have. The frosty is called a malt here which most dip their fries into. Glad you enjoyed your experience !!

Wendy's was my first job when I was at university. Burgers, chips, Frosty, and chili - that was the entire menu. And if they still stick to the same sort of cleaning discipline we were given, it really is one of the cleanest fast food places. I think the spud challenge would be brilliant!

The "FROSTY" is a soft ice cream you eat with a spoon. The chocolate flavor is great,

I’ve eaten at Wendy’s in the US since it opened and your meal looks better than what we get here 😆

I went to the Wendy's in Kingston last week for the first time and was quite impressed. Price wise it's between McDonald's and Five Guys but I think it's the best value for money. The burger came with fresh ingredients and I was served almost instantly. I don't visit fast food places often but I will go again soon because it was clean and they serve quality products. Apparently dipping your fries in a chocolate Frosty is a thing Americans do. Thank goodness they're over there and we're over here.

Hi Gary, been watching your videos for a couple of months now, I'm a classically French trained Chef for over 40 years & love your proper honest opinions, it's obvious when you dislike something, you go red but still try to find a positive in the food, I love your passion for food but don't be shy of calling out the bad food, it's not your bad it's their bad, eg, German donner

I didn't even know we had Wendy's in England! I'm certainly going to give it a go.

Was just thinking the bacon looked much nicer than McDonalds, then you said it! If I see Wendy’s I might try it actually! Another great review Gary! 👌

Young Gary looking fresh with a smart haircut.

Another great review of a popular fast food restaurant that is making a comeback in the UK. My late father loved Wendy's chili and I do like their cheeseburgers. I would love to see you review a jacket potato from The Spudman. I have seen some other videos, in particular the one on Rate My Takeaway, and they look amazing. Take good care of yourself and enjoy your week. Kindest regards, Anna-Marie from Pennsylvania, US!

Thanks for another great video gary always love watching you

You can’t get a jacket potato from Mac Donald’s, going to try Wendy’s looks lovely

Ah man Wendy’s…. There used to be one on the corner of Gt Windmill St and Shaftesbury Ave in London. The square burger was a constant source of fascination. They were nice burgers, too. It’s fascinating that McDonald’s became so dominant, given that if you put their burgers against BK and Wendy and Wimpy, they definitely come 4th 😂 there’s no accounting for taste.

Excellent as always, thanks Gary

Nice one Gary, great to see you on my home turf! Not been able to go into that Wendy's for a little while; it was a favourite of a friend who recently passed away, but your video cheered me up! Keep doing what you're doing 🥳

Yes I’d like to see a jacket potato video, it’s my favorite food! At Wendy’s you’re supposed to dip your fries into your Frosty, as tradition would have it. Good video, thanks for giving it a go! 🎉

Also Gary excellent plan on the jacket potato comparison front !! 🙌😉

Wish we had a Wendy's round our way. Everyone who I know who's had one always rates it. Cheers Gazza!

Another great review Gary and a definite yes to the spud challenge 😊

When living in Vermont, Wendy's was my personal favorite. The Frosties are not shakes - more like dessert. After moving to Tennessee, very disappointed in most fast food here (we seldom eat it anyway) but discovered Freddie's (smash burgers). Love their burgers & custard (ice cream). All time favorite here in TN - Five Guys. Great burgers, best fries in the industry in my opinion. Very pricey, though. Had hubby take me there for our 27th anniversary on Valentines Day (I'm a cheap date😅) and loved it! I continue to love your work, Gary and am doing my best to catch up on your earlier work. Keep doing what you're doing - it's awesome!❤😊

Hi Gary, I went to the Little Portland Cafe today with my son. I had sirloin steak, chips, peas and egg. My son had home-made steak pie, chips and peas. We both had sticky toffee pudding with ice cream and 2 cups of tea, £29.40. Very friendly staff and the food was excellent. It was easy to find and at midday today it was only half full. I spoke to the owner and he told me that he remembered you going there. I said I had seen your video and wanted to “give it a go!” Cheers 😊

The frosty is always super thick like that - it's actually closer to soft-serve ice cream than a milkshake. I never get it with my meal as a drink - I go back afterwards and pick one up for dessert if I decide to go for it. And you're right - you should have gotten the chocolate, which is quite mild but really nice. For years that's the only flavor they sold. Wendy's here in the states had a bit of a dip in quality after Dave died some years back. I dont think they've completely rebounded - here at least - but they've been fighting to regain ground. I hope for the best, because they were my favorite fast food for a long time. Now its between them, Shake Shack ( originated in New York), Culver's (Wisconsin native, I think), and maybe In-and-Out (California kid all the way). But the latter 3 are not as widespread. Glad you enjoyed it. Oh - they've done the potatoes for years (maybe always), the chile is made with their burger meat, and the chicken is cut from breast meat instead of the reformed chicken product used by many (looking at you, McD's).

This is a special treat Gary there's not to many UK Wendy's reviews out there. Well done

Great review on a fast food outlet. You were very honest with your review, fantastic.

I enjoy your videos Gary mate, you seem a genuine good geezer. Put it there🤝

Great video as always Gary, your a breath of fresh air on KZfaq 👏👏👏

Enjoyed this video. Good job!

Gary, another great review food, looked very nice and value for money 😊

I rarely eat fast food, but tried the Wendy's in Camden Town. I had a filled croissant , because I don't like burgers. It wa super and so fresh. The staff were friendly and we could see the food being prepared. So impressed.

Another good video, Gary. Great review 👍

Looked great i will try this place great review again Gary 👍

Hi Gary. After a long absence, it was announced in August last year that Wendy’s are returning to Australia and opening 200 outlets. I’m hoping that their Jacket Potato will be on the menu. McDonalds here need a good shakeup. This could be it. As always, an important and enjoyable review.

Yes please to jacket pot comparison.. Great vid as always ❤

Love this channel, great review !

Wow. Took me back to the 80s when my parents took us on holiday to Florida a few times. Wendy's was streets ahead and their was a salad bar for my parents. Was fortunate enough to have a local Wendy's in London some years ago. Then it was very clean, good ingredients and very tasty. Hope one is opening near me soon. I vote yes for the SPUD challenge.

Can you ask the lass behind the counter and pay cash as opposed to using that wretched machine? Cash is king and should be safe guarded.

Spud challenge, oh Hell yes!

Looks lovely Gary fair play great content as usual.

Top quality filming presentation, The Musical interlude at beginning, Gary has Class🎉

Next burger review should be Five Guys. Top quality or overrated and too expensive? Only you can tell us.

I'm 53 (from Birmingham) and I don't recall ever seeing a Wendy's anywhere in the UK in my life.

Another great video Gary..

Great review as always Gary food looks fantastic keep up the varied content top work

Great Thumbnail Fantastic upload as always Lads, Keep them popping 🤘

Gary, the healthy option is healthy because it has lettuce in it. You should know that lettuce neutralises all the bad stuff like chicken skin, bacon, and cheese 😉

Always interested to see what you come up with Gary, I'm not a great fast food fan but I don't mind a burger now and again, but unlikely to darken Wendy's doors. Your reviews are always honest and give people like myself an insight into different culinary experiences, thank you and best wishes.

It must be my age but I do like the idea of going to a counter and ordering in person ? Wendy’s does look competitively priced. Look good too!

They are pretty big in Canada too. They just backed off on surge pricing in North America. The best two things at Wendy’s are the baked potatoes and unlimited refills when dining in. Still, just like every fast-food restaurant they have gone up in price a lot, the best of the worst.

Best at Wendy's is their chili! I like it with a plain baked potato because I have to be dairy free but I do have the butter. Single with tomato and mayonnaise if I feel like a hamburger. I don't eat bacon, too salty and fatty. Try their breakfast menu also sometime. I do have one of their salads now and then.

Great review as always Gary! Have to say the food looked infinitely better than the main competitors. Price point seemed reasonable too as the food ordered could feed three easily for lunch. Definitely looking forward to the baked spud comparison 👍

Nice video, Gary ; I paid a visit to Wendy’s in Peterborough I found it expensive but excellent quality 👍 thank you for sharing CQ

I remember Wendy's in the West End on Shaftesbury Avenue - used to love the Salad bar - used to fill up on that for about £5 Cheers Paul

Echoing some others, the Frosty is usually eaten with a spoon rather than fruitlessly trying to drink with a straw - I'm surprised they didn't give you a spoon. The default flavor of a Frosty is actually chocolate, the vanilla is something they introduced in 2006. They've introduced other flavors over the years in the US on and off - strawberry, a Holidays peppermint, and an autumn pumpkin spice - but chocolate is the original Frosty. As for all that bacon on the burger... well, they don't call it the Baconator for nothing.

Great vid yet again Gary! Get over to north wales ! We will look after you Gary, Best wishes as always, Mallet & Si x

Gary, the Frostee is not classified as a milkshake. Back in the 50’s North America, there were places known as Malt Shoppes because they used chocolate flavoured malt (a little like Ovaltine) to flavour thick frozen whipped milk and cream. Wendy’s has kept that tradition and it’s the only time I indulge in that kind of thing. They’ve changed their formula a bit in the last decade but it’s still alright. I appreciate the density of it. Quite nice. Thanks again for the post.

Gary , great to see your subscriptions rising substantially , that is because you do an honest ' say it as you find it ' review in a way that makes me think ' I'd like to try that ' , you order a cross section of the menu , you'll be at 100k subs very soon and it will be well deserved , great review , I'm now googling for my nearest Wendy's lol.

never been in there ,it will be another very interesting video to watch , As always... thanks Garry

Your baked potato looked to be the highlight of the meal (to my tastes).Last year Wendy's announced that they are going to try to establish a market in Australia over the next decade with 200 outlets (failed badly the first time).After listening to your comments they may have a better chance this time if they adjust to our market as all countries are different and what works in the USA does not always work elsewhere.Great review again and i would have given it an 8 which is high for me considering it is a takeaway place

I've ever only tried Wendy's once then it closed down in Leeds! That was 26 yrs ago. My old friend slipped and dropped his food, so I had to share mine!!!

I checked the Wendy's menu here in America, and the Frosty is described as a dessert. So I don't think it is meant to be the consistency of a milkshake. It can be misleading as they give you a straw with it, but I'm pretty sure they also provide a spoon.

That salad and burger look amazing....

Great review Gary. Have been to Wendy’s, when on holiday in America and compared to other fast food restaurants, Wendy’s is the best. Enjoyed your review and score. Would be interesting to see your presentation on baked potatoes. Many thanks for sharing with us 👍👍👍

I'm also really impressed with Wendy's. Of the big burger chains I've tried, I'd rank them: 1. Five Guys (top quality burger and, so long as you order wisely, good value for money) 2. Wendy's (perhaps the best all rounder in terms of food quality, options and price) 3. Shake Shack (excellent burger - for me even better than Wendy's - but a bit overpriced) 4. Burger King (very decent burger but limited side order options and I just find the restaurants themselves really bleak) 5. Wimpy (nice burger in decent surroundings but hopelessly overpriced) 6. McDonalds (mediocre food that can't even claim to be all that cheap anymore)

Oh yes please. The jacket potato video sounds a good one Gary Xx ❤️

really like the range of items reviewed here! Good representation of what Wendys offer

When you ordered that jacket, I instantly thought ‘he should try spudmans jackets’ and then you dropped the hint! Can’t wait to see that one !

As soon as you say ‘come on then, let’s give it a go’ you have to smile! Great vid Gary 👍

That looked amazing Gary, really impressed. McDonald's chicken salad is some sad looking lettuce with some dry chicken, this looked so much better. I'll be giving it a go!!

Glad you like our hometown fare ! Dave Thomas opened his first Wendy’s in downtown Columbus, Ohio in 1969 and we have been enjoying his for since! Dave was a great guy, an orphan himself he always took part in the community. I grew up eating his creations . The baconator is delicious, as well as his regular burgers ( if you missed the lettuce and tomato) and my mother always opted for his jacked potatoes. A great winter combo is a large bowl of chili washed down with his Frosty .

Another fab video Gary. Never been but quietly impressed by how it looks - and for the price! A few pickles on the burger or, as you said, maybe some lettuce, tomato, onion would've kicked it up a star.

I think Wendy's is the best fast food chain out there (except maybe the higher level Five Guys or In and Out), it's always my go to when I'm in the US. We had them in Germany back in the early 80's, I wish they come back here!

Another brill review mate👍

That looked really tasty, and regards anemic undercooked bacon I totally agree, not a problem here. I've never tried a Wendy's but will definitely 'give them a go' if there's one nearby. Well regards fast food you've now got to try them all Gary! I don't eat much fast food (just now and again) but I personally would go with KFC for chicken and Burger King for burgers.

Ah, brings back memories. I used to flip burgers back in the 80's at a Wendy's in Chicago. Before the Baconator, there was Dave's Deluxe: bacon of course, but also sautéed onions, the works.

Yes yes yes for the spud challenge ,as for Wendy’s ,based on your comments and facial expressions it was a definite 8/10 .Another entertaining video and keep it up !

I was quite surprised and impressed at the quality there actually Gary I would of quite happily scoffed the lot. They certainly have a good business model shaming all the other fast food restaurants out there, quality will always keep you in business. Take care Gary, Gareth

Totally agree with you I went to the Wendy’s in Brighton and throughly enjoyed it , proper fast food cooked well

Huckleberries was a chain that never really took off in the U.K. back in the early 80s, I remember a branch at Turnpike Lane.

A couple of things: 1. The Frosty isn't a shake, it's why they serve it without a lid, but it's softer than soft-serve ice cream, too. That straw was never going to work...unless you wait until it's considerably melted. 2. Fun fact: their chili is made with the leftover fresh beef they use for their burgers. Less waste that way!

Yes please do the spud challenge, can't beat a good jacket potato!!! Love your channel Gary because you're so down to earth.

The first cultured food reviewer I have seen - it makes a refreshing change ,thank you .Good luck with your channel

Wish we had one near us and yes to the jacket spud challenge

Isn't it great that the Wendy experience was such a success? Not cheap, of course. I am not into fast food, but it all looked really fresh and well presented. Thank you. Yes, do the challenge, please!

Ahhh Wendy's!!! What memories! Used to go there when I lived in Milan in the '80's. No longer into fast food but I'd definitely go as a one-off if they reopen here in Italy or maybe next time I'm in the UK. Thanks Gary.

Ah wendys chili, I remember it fondly. I haven’t eaten fast food in many, many years, but when I did, Wendy’s was a favorite. Nice hair cut Gary. Always good to see you! Thanks again

When I saw a fast food restaurant review I didn’t expect it would go so well. I’m very impressed.

Really enjoy watching your channel. Usually late at night so I won’t feel deprived 😂 Thank you for your always cheerful nature whatever the food. 🤗

The jacket potato comparison video sounds good Gary, give it a go!

I haven't had Wendy's since I was in florida in 2001!!!! One thing though, if i missed it, I do apologise! But I never hear you comment on the temperature of the burgers you're reviewing? I've had countless mcdonalds and burger Kings. And to be honest I'm lucky if they're just warm! Would love to know if your food is hot, cold, warm or could be hotter! Thanks Gary, always a joy to watch!

Great to see you in my home town Gary. Sorry I missed you - was looking for myself, or people I know, in the background as I work just 2 mins walk from Wendy’s and where I live is 5 mins away! I’m always up and down that hilly high street haha. Glad you liked it. I’ve surprisingly only been a couple of times so far

That whole thing looked absolutely Delicious and Very reasonably priced too...

Smashing upload Gary my friend. 👍👍👍

I've never been to a Wendy's. But after watching this Gary, i might try it. Bit expensive but, the food looked nice, and definitely give the jacket potato a go gary. Would like to see that. Great video as always Mr Eats 👍

Great watch and I love the saying my salad is getting cold lol ❤

Great review Gary! Sorry you had to visit Sutton though :D

Nice to see some good competition!

Yes jacket spud test sounds good to me 😀

Hiya Gary really happy to see u doing a review on Wendy's I worked for them in the mid 80s n loved it . Well worth every penny . Lovely seeing u again take care till the next video

Great review as always gary. The food looks good. Have never been to Wendy’s. 👍👍