the Baconator is a winner and so is the frosty but these items are not here are the 10 biggest
Wendy's failures of all time the super bar buffet style restaurants have somewhat fallen out of
fashion as of late with there being an increased concern regarding exactly how many people have
been touching your food when you go out to eat but back in the 80s there was a time when
buffets reign supreme as the Ultimate Experience in affordable dining you could fill up your plate
with Pizza and Pasta while still paying the same as if you'd only ordered one of them yes please
and although Wendy's has definitely solidified itself as a drive-through dream over the course
of the restaurant's lifetime there was a period of time where they dipped their toe into a more
dine-in buffet style back in the 80s though not necessarily in the way you might expect there
was a lot more than just Burgers and Fries on the buffet line with one commercial at the time
advertising items like nachos and fettuccine all of this was available for less than three
dollars a serving as well and while these great prices made the super bar extremely popular among
customers they would also make it extremely expensive for Wendy's to maintain customers
would also frequently complain about the quality of the superbar as Wendy's employees would often
have a difficult time making sure that everything was properly stocked and cleaned between diners
Wendy's ultimately decided to close their super bar back in 1999 and while there are still some
who would like to see them take this idea back to the drawing board considering the recent
decline in the popularity of Buffets in general we doubt that we're going to see another attempt at
a windy super bar anytime soon the food poisoning incident while Wendy's has become a beloved staple
all across America and Beyond over the course of the 50-plus years they've been open they've had
a more difficult time with First Impressions in other countries for example Wendy's had to close
down 71 restaurants in Japan in 2019 after they had failed to impress the public by not offering
anything new on their menu while other restaurants will often expand their menu to include some of
the customary Taste of the country they're moving into such as McDonald's roasted soy sauce double
thick beef in Japan Wendy's just kind of stuck to their standard regular American menu and it
wasn't really what fast food diners in Japan were looking for but Wendy's worst luck when it came
to expanding to other countries had to be back in 2015. when they quickly had to close 12 locations
in Singapore apparently because the quality of the food had gotten to be so bad that customers
were coming away with food poisoning some also speculated that the cost of rent in Singapore
may have played a factor in Wendy's decision to move out but still the fact that they expanded
so quickly into a new country that they weren't even checking the quality of the meat they were
sending out is concerning we understand that it's supposed to be fast food but still let's all hope
Wendy's took this as an opportunity to learn to slow down and make sure that they're totally
prepared before jumping in head first gold frosted donuts a chocolate bowling ball and a fresh pork
sandwich frescata sandwiches if you've come to associate Wendy's with guilty pleasures like the
Baconator then you may be surprised to hear that there was actually a time where their menu offered
fresh deli sandwiches loaded with meats and tons of vegetables Wendy's frescato sandwiches debuted
in 2006 inspired by the recent success of Subway and the clear demand for fast food options that
felt a little bit healthier but as much as this lighter cleaner option may have seemed like a good
idea at the time there were a number of reasons why it failed in execution for one thing the
sandwiches were meant to be made to order which meant that it simply took too long for Wendy's
employees to put them together for drive-through orders so if anyone ever did order one it would
slow down the drive-through line enough just to become a major hassle on everyone yeah there's
definitely a reason why Subway doesn't have a drive-through window let's just say that not
to mention the sandwiches themselves tended to be kind of inconsistent which really didn't encourage
customers to continue ordering them only two years after Wendy's debut you there frescata sandwiches
they decided to scrap the whole idea and went back to their burgers and fries Roots which hey that's
clearly what they do best anyway whoa did you turn yourself into a Wendy's frosty Chino are you
like Frosty Rick now Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty Wendy's frosties are among the most popular items
on their menu and while chocolate and vanilla will always be fan favorites The Coffee Toffee
Twisted Frosty enjoyed a much briefer run this invigorating flavor was released as an option in
2009 and Wendy's advertised it with a slightly cringy but also sort of catchy commercial that
capitalized on the popularity of boy bands at the time while the Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty
was popular enough to develop a bit of a cult following Wendy's decided to pull it from their
menus only two years later much to the dismay of their customers change.org hosts a petition to
bring back the deliciously layered dessert with the description even pointing out that Wendy's
frosty options are currently kind of limited whereas The Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty offered
some much needed variety it's sort of doubtful that Wendy's will bring the Coffee Toffee Twisted
Frosty back at this point in time but here's hoping they at least listen to the request to step
outside of their comfort zone a little bit when it comes to their Frosty flavors that's the breakfast
Baconator Frosty Chino and honey butter chicken biscuit chicken biscuits a Bruiser Morty do not
mess with that guy when Wendy's canceled breakfast this is one time where it seems as though Wendy's
actually learn from their own mistakes in 1985 they rolled out a breakfast menu that was meant
to compete with the likes of McDonald's hotcakes including items such as French toast made to order
omelettes and toasted sandwiches but just like with the frescata sandwiches employees
were having a difficult time getting breakfast out to customers in a timely manner and so they
just scrapped the whole idea but that being said they did experiment with items such as
breakfast burritos and sausage biscuits in 2013 before finally re-releasing an updated breakfast
menu in 2019 primarily consisting of breakfast sandwiches they even included a breakfast style
Baconator this time around proving that you don't need to copy someone else's homework
to be good just work with what you're already good at and it'll all turn out in the end while
those who were able to try the breakfast menu in the 80s will still hold on to that first attempt
at a breakfast menu as a disappointing example of what happens when one chain tries to act a little
bit too much like the other we're glad to see that it all worked out for Wendy's in the end
spicy chicken nuggets if you're a fan of spicy chicken then chances are that Wendy's spicy
chicken sandwich is among your go-to's with their tender chicken in the perfect mix between flavor
and heat it's clear to see why customers just can't get enough and so when Wendy's rolled out
their spicy chicken nuggets back in 2010 they were almost just as popular in fact people preferred
them as a slightly more cost efficient but equally as delicious option this made it somewhat
confusing when Wendy's decided to quietly remove the nuggets from their menu in 2017. outraged
customers took to Twitter demanding to know what had happened to their precious nuggets and if
they could ever expect to see them again forcing Wendy's to announce the official retirement of
the spicy chicken nuggets with only a few select locations continuing to offer them spicy chicken
fans everywhere were devastated that day that is until Burger King decided to add spicy chicken
nuggets to their menu offering any customer who could prove that their name was Wendy a free
order hey maybe bring he should have listened to their customers when they had the chance
tweeting the wrong memes Wendy's has taken on an entirely new life in the age of Twitter
their account has really helped develop a new sense of identity for the restaurant and that
identity apparently is a bit of a troll between their deadpan sense of humor witty comebacks and
tendency to tease other fast food chains for no apparent reason they've definitely given fans a
few reasons over the years to be interested in what they're posting but in January of 2017 the
Wendy's Twitter page posted an image of popular internet meme Pepe the Frog dressed up as the
Wendy's mascot what Wendy's hadn't realized at the time was that Pepe the Frog had actually been
co-opted into a modern day symbol by hate groups and that's primarily used in racist contexts
Wendy's was quick to delete the meme from the page explaining that they'd had the meme on backup
for a year or two prior and that they hadn't been aware of its recent adaptation into a hate symbol
it's definitely good to know that Wendy's didn't mean anything by it but at the same time we can
also see how the post may have outraged few people Wendy's fresh stuffed pitas if there is one thing
this list proves about Wendy's it's that they are very attuned to what's trendy at any given time
and what proves that more than their introduction of fresh stuffed pitas in 1997. the most popular
among their selection was by far the chicken caesar Pita and while you can still just order a
salad and wrap it in your own pita bread there was something about the perfect softness to Wendy's
pita bread that's just difficult to recapture in quite the same way these days roughly three years
after the stuff Pita's release Wendy's began to quietly pull them off menus reportedly because
it was simply too easy for customers to recreate the meal cheaper from home this does mean that
there are plenty of copycat recipes that you can find all across the internet so if you wanted to
give this one a try you can definitely do it that way but it's unlikely that Wendy's will
stock their fresh stuffed pitas again anytime soon instead they've decided to shift their attention
towards recipes that don't seem to immediately make people say yeah I can just make that at home
some chili rumors Wendy's chili has a bit of a polarizing reputation some customers Rave and
can't get enough of it but among those who don't like it they consider the borderline
mystery meat that it's made out of to be almost suspiciously questionable this has led to rumors
like the one that Wendy's chili is actually made out of old chopped up hamburger patties in an
effort to conserve the meat shelf life and save the company a bit of money another variation on
the rumor claims that even hamburger patties that have been dropped on the floor get repurposed into
the chili a woman claimed to have found a partial human finger in her chili when she went to take a
bite in 2005. this would later turn out to be a scam when the woman admitted to buying the
severed digit from her husband's co-worker who had recently lost the finger in an accident she
slipped it into the chili herself potentially figuring that everyone would just accept the
fact and Wendy's would give her a ton of money but scam or not and even after the trial and jail time
Wendy's would still go on to lose an estimated 21 million dollars in Lost Revenue as a result of
this bogus claim although the Chile continues to be served as an option at your local Wendy's and
there are still plenty of satisfied customers who aren't put off by the rumors there is definitely
a reason why more and more people are opting for less suspicious items pretzel bacon cheeseburger
if you're feeling a little put off at the idea of Wendy's chili right now then the pretzel bacon
cheeseburger may just be the item you need to put those nasty rumors out of your mind
it's difficult to improve the already classic recipe of a Wendy's cheeseburger but in 2013
the company came up with an idea that would prove to be an immediate hit pretzel buns the pretzel
bacon cheeseburger was especially popular and as much as it had always been intended to be a
limited time release customers loved it so much that Wendy's even announced that the burger was
to be a regular part of their menu in 2014. this was great news for pretzel bun lovers
and yet for some unknown reason the pretzel bacon cheeseburger was discontinued again
in 2015. it's possible that the burger just didn't receive the sort of sales that Wendy's
was expecting but that isn't to say that it didn't have its Die Hard fans who have been
scrambling to see its return ever since in an interview with brand eating a windy spokesperson
once referred to the pretzel bacon cheeseburger as one of the mo most successful limited time
offerings in Wendy's history and so it's entirely possible that we may see its return as a special
limited time offer sometime in the future but considering how widely beloved this burger is
we're sort of surprised that Wendy's hasn't made any recent attempts to push it any more than that