# Hey! Wendy's! Whaddya mean, limited time only? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 19, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053 "2006-10-19T03:56:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/21 "2006-10-19T18:57:47Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] It also strikes me as strange that besides the normal taco/burrito faire, I’ve never been to a Mexican resturant that has things called Gorditos or Enchiritos. I’m worried that one day someone will tell laugh at my lunch and say “Hey man, don’t you know that ‘Enchirito’ is Spanish for 'Dead Bathroom Roaches?” [/QUOTE] We don’t have Enchiritos here, but it’s probably just a burrito with the red sauce on the _outside_, but we have Gorditas. They also have baked apple pies with an odd, tortilla-like crust called an Empanada. If there’s any truth in the translation, it means “Pie filling in deep fried cheesecloth.” ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/22 "2006-10-19T19:10:13Z")
One glorious summer, Taco Bell had a montery jack chicken quesedila, and the seven layer nachos. Then they left, and I wept. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/23 "2006-10-19T20:33:40Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] It also strikes me as strange that besides the normal taco/burrito faire, I’ve never been to a Mexican resturant that has things called Gorditos or Enchiritos. I’m worried that one day someone will tell laugh at my lunch and say “Hey man, don’t you know that ‘Enchirito’ is Spanish for 'Dead Bathroom Roaches?” [/QUOTE] And I suspect “chalupa” is just the noise your digestive system makes after you eat one. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/24 "2006-10-19T22:23:14Z")
[QUOTE=Lips\_Obsession] And even though a lot of people think they’re awful, I think McDonalds should keep the McRib as a permanent part of their menu. Sadly, around here it only appears for a few weeks at a time every couple of years… [/QUOTE] A McRib sandwich was the straw that broke my momma’s gall bladder. It’s probably best for the population that there are an occasional thing. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/25 "2006-10-20T03:40:05Z")
I’m devastated that Dunkin Donuts didn’t bring back their pumpkin spice donut for Halloween this year. I must have eaten one for every day in last October. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/26 "2006-10-20T04:52:08Z")
I’m upset that the triple cheese and bacon sandwich wasn’t on the menu the last time I went to Arby’s, and I ended up ordering something similar but not nearly as good and it was served on an onion roll (ew). The triple cheese and bacon from there is fricking HEAVEN! My friend got them to make it but I ordered before him and flubbed. 'Twas depressing. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/27 "2006-12-01T05:54:41Z")
When I was around 8 or 9 (late 70’s) McDonalds came out with the Chopped Beefsteak Sandwich. It was great. But they never brought it back. I still remember it over 25 years later. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/28 "2006-12-01T05:56:47Z")
I miss Wendy’s chicken caesar pita wraps. Those things were soooooo good. Vanilla frosties? I MUST try! ---
**Author:** ![Malienation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/29 "2006-12-01T06:03:36Z")
[QUOTE=Guinastasia] I miss Wendy’s chicken caesar pita wraps. Those things were soooooo good. Vanilla frosties? I MUST try! [/QUOTE] I’m with you on the wraps. Tasty, but messy; stuff was always falling out of them and the pita was too fragile. ☹ Vanilla Frosties? Trust me, you’re missing nothing ☹ . ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/30 "2006-12-01T14:14:02Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] …Back to Wendy’s, they also used to have really good chili, but in the past five or six years (maybe longer) it seems like the meat in the chili has just been scrounged from cooked but unsold burger patties, evidenced by the fact that you can usually find one of the square burger corners lumped in there somewhere. (No fingers yet, however) [/QUOTE] Um, I used to work at a Wendy’s in high school (30 years ago), and that’s _exactly_ where the meat for the chili comes from. Burgers that got broken up on the grill, spent too long on the grill, or got a little overcooked. We’d bag them up in 48-count bags, put them in the fridge 'til the next morning, then chop and make them into a pot of chili. The meat was perfectly wholesome, just not servable as burgers. But their chili is really not very good and hasn’t been for years - they reformulated it some years back. Now it’s bland, flavorless, and has an odd texture to the vegetables. No spiciness whatsoever. I still eat it on occasion because it’s relatively low-fat (the fat cooks off when the burgers cook, and the other ingredients are low/nonfat) but I don’t really enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/31 "2006-12-01T17:05:21Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] We don’t have Enchiritos here, but it’s probably just a burrito with the red sauce on the _outside_, but we have Gorditas. [/QUOTE] Around here, that’s a burrito mojado, and you have to go to a real taqueria for it. What’s irritated me is that Carl’s Jr dropped their low-carb breakfast bowl. For $2.99, the thing was a tasty heap of eggs, sausage, bacon and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/32 "2006-12-01T17:12:01Z")
Ok, Wendy’s is now hawking the Jalapeno Double Melt, which is the messiest and tastiest glob of heart stopping muck I’ve ever torn into. 2 quarter-pound hamburger patties, bacon, pepperjack cheese slice, cheese sauce and jalapenos on a bun. I’ll only ever eat one maybe every six months or so, but damn they better have it when I’m ready for another one. It’s the Wendy’s equivalent of the KFC bowl- take everything you have and throw it on! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/33 "2006-12-01T17:14:37Z")
I love the McRib too, and recently had my first one in years (actually, on my first trip to McDonald’s in about a year). Apparently they do well in the Midwest but sell relatively poorly on the coasts and any barbecue hubs (Texas, Memphis, the Carolinas, and so forth). But for those of you who like McRibs, you can buy the “boneless barbecue pork rib-shaped patties” from En-Cor Foods, a big yellow box of six of them, from your supermarket’s frozen foods section. They’re pretty much identical, and I think only $3 for the package of six. It shouldn’t be too hard to find comparable buns, either. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/34 "2006-12-01T17:17:22Z")
I wish Fazoli’s Pizzarino would be permanent. It used to be then they cancelled it about 5 yrs ago. They brought it back just for the month of October and I had it every other day or so even tho it’s 5 miles out of the way. Then they stopped it again…mmmmm, warmed over cheese and spices :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/35 "2006-12-01T17:33:42Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] But for those of you who like McRibs, you can buy the “boneless barbecue pork rib-shaped patties” from En-Cor Foods, a big yellow box of six of them, from your supermarket’s frozen foods section. They’re pretty much identical, and I think only $3 for the package of six. It shouldn’t be too hard to find comparable buns, either. [/QUOTE] I can attest to this. I’m sure there’s just as little nutrition in the En-Cor patties as in the McRib, but they’re very tasty. I think the supermarkets around here have stopped carrying them, though, they’ve become very hard to find. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/36 "2006-12-01T17:49:55Z")
[QUOTE=BayleDomon] I can attest to this. I’m sure there’s just as little nutrition in the En-Cor patties as in the McRib, but they’re very tasty. I think the supermarkets around here have stopped carrying them, though, they’ve become very hard to find. ☹ [/QUOTE] If they weren’t perishable, I would happily ship you some! ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/37 "2006-12-01T23:18:46Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] [QUOTE=Mindfield] I never really got into most of the Wendy’s specialty burgers. I tend to avoid any mushroom-melt type arrangement because the mushrooms are invariably canned and therefore taste like salted rubber. Only when the mushrooms are real, fresh, sauteed mushrooms will I partake. > [@](#): > > Not sure what it is now, but when I worked there (1992-1994) it was always fresh mushrooms. > > Again when I worked there, this was how it was. Standard chili procedure is that any patties that have been on the grill too long to serve on a sandwich were put in a bin in the warming drawer, then put in the walk in fridge until needed. Then it would be chopped into small pieces and cooked with the chili. That has been the official chili method since at least 1992. They did this when I worked there in 1979. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/38 "2006-12-01T23:29:21Z")
Now I don’t really NEED the Wendy’s Wild Mountain Chicken Sandwich made with hickory bacon, colby cheese, a spicy chicken fillet and pepper sauce, at 600+ calories and 30g+ of fat. But damn if it isn’t one of the best fast food sammiches. I’d have one now if it was still around. ---
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2006, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/39 "2006-12-01T23:53:25Z")
[QUOTE=Big Bad Voodoo Lou] I love the McRib too, and recently had my first one in years (actually, on my first trip to McDonald’s in about a year). Apparently they do well in the Midwest but sell relatively poorly on the coasts and any barbecue hubs (Texas, Memphis, the Carolinas, and so forth). But for those of you who like McRibs, you can buy the “boneless barbecue pork rib-shaped patties” from En-Cor Foods, a big yellow box of six of them, from your supermarket’s frozen foods section. They’re pretty much identical, and I think only $3 for the package of six. It shouldn’t be too hard to find comparable buns, either. [/QUOTE] Also, I’ll probably get laughed out of the thread for mentioning this, but Gardenburger makes a fake rib-meat patty called a Riblet, if memory serves, that is remarkably similar to a Ribwich except, y’know…healthy. They are quite tasty. We chop them up and put them in chili. Check in your grocer’s freezer next to all the other meatless stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053/40 "2006-12-02T00:00:01Z")
[QUOTE=RSSchen] Those _other people_ just weren’t happy with my Buf Puf so - away it goes. [/QUOTE] You can still order the Buf Puf from [drugstore.com](http://drugstore.com)! > **[Walgreens: Pharmacy, Health & Wellness, Photo & More for You](https://www.walgreens.com/)** > > Your go-to for Pharmacy, Health & Wellness and Photo products. Refill prescriptions online, order items for delivery or store pickup, and create Photo Gifts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-whaddya-mean-limited-time-only/377053.md?page=3)