ELMVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill.—A neighborhood Wendy’s location has filed a request for official recognition as the area’s good Wendy’s, citing new self-order kiosks and “no pickles when you say no [expletive] pickles” in the briefing.
“When you order a Frosty, they write ‘Enjoy!’ on the cup by hand,” said one patron. “Or, ‘Mmm!’—sometimes they write ‘Mmm!’”
Another source added: “When Brenda is there, she puts two exclamation points and makes them into a smiley face.”
If granted, the petition would reinstate the location as the good Wendy’s for the first time since 2013, when it was designated the crappy Wendy’s on account of long drive-thru waits and a parking lot that always smelled like weed.
“Customers often come in expecting one thing, then feel overwhelmed when they see the lights are all on and no one’s in labor,” said assistant manager Scott Glenn. “Once we have recognition as the good Wendy’s, it will help avoid a lot of unnecessary confusion.”
As of 2022, the role of good Wendy’s has gone to the Brent and Main location, due primarily to working ketchup pumps and toilets that flush.