# wendy's fries. It only took 35 years. WTF took them so long? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317 "2011-04-05T21:17:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/1 "2011-04-05T21:17:57Z")
I have to say, the new Wendy fries are downright good. They make a great alternative to McDonalds, and can be eaten alone or with the meal. This is a vast improvement on Wendy’s previous offering, some of the saddest fries in the fast food industry. My only question WTF took them so long? Did they have to wait 5 years after Dave died? ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/2 "2011-04-05T21:25:32Z")
Hmm…Wendy’s fries were good for only one thing: Dipping them in a Frostie. If the new fries aren’t good for that (and McDonald’s fries, for example, aren’t so good in this context) then the world has suffered a loss. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/3 "2011-04-05T21:28:20Z")
The new fries tend to be a little sturdier than the old ones, in my experience, so they probably hold up better to the Frosty if that’s your thing. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/4 "2011-04-05T21:34:25Z")
Personally I wanted them a bit limp. Or you run the risk of them breaking off. Limp enough and you can fold them in half, creating a loop that is perfect for conveying an increased amount of Frosty with each fry. Of course, it is somewhat moot since it has been years since I’ve eaten at a Wendy’s. But still, it is important to me that this experience continue to be possible and and not diminished if I ever return. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/5 "2011-04-05T21:38:58Z")
I always loved Wendy’s fries. I was dissappointed when I heard they revamped. But I tried them and theyre tasty. I like the sea salt thing… ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/6 "2011-04-05T21:49:16Z")
I liked the old fries better. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/7 "2011-04-05T21:58:23Z")
Wendy’s fries were always my least favorite of the fast food chains, the only place were I would regularly skip getting fries. And they were always bad for different reasons, which I never understood. Either they were undercooked, overcooked, dry, greasy, too salty, not salty enough. I do like the new ones a lot more, although I would still put them behind McD’s and BK. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/8 "2011-04-05T22:56:03Z")
Wendy’s fries were always top-notch. I even preferred them to McDonald’s (though not by much). The new version is even better. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/9 "2011-04-05T23:00:54Z")
Meh. They’re an improvement, but still passable at best. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/10 "2011-04-05T23:09:09Z")
I haven’t had the new ones, but always like theirs the best of all the fast food joints. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/11 "2011-04-05T23:13:44Z")
The new ones are excellent. Whataburger still has the best fries, though. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/12 "2011-04-05T23:47:11Z")
I liked the old ones better. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/13 "2011-04-05T23:59:32Z")
I liked the old ones better, too. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/14 "2011-04-06T00:12:19Z")
I liked the old ones. I like the new ones, but as I said to a co-worker, they are at least 50% SALT. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/15 "2011-04-06T00:43:34Z")
Wow, I always thought Wendy’s had the best fries. I hope I don’t hate the new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Prox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@Prox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prox)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/16 "2011-04-06T01:21:52Z")
Old ones were good. New ones are good, too. In fact, I’d probably prefer the new ones except they seem to put much more salt on them now. And while I can see not liking the old ones, I don’t see how they can be the worst when Burger King fries still exist in this world. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/17 "2011-04-06T01:24:04Z")
I like McDonald’s and Wendy’s both a lot, with each being favorite depending on my mood or which I was craving. They were both good in different ways. I’ve only had the new Wendy’s fries once, and I thought they were awful, even worse than BK’s. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/18 "2011-04-06T01:27:18Z")
Fry quality is irrelevant when the food quality overall has dropped so far into the shitter over the last few years. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/19 "2011-04-06T01:31:59Z")
I liked Wendy’s old fries, haven’t had a chance to try the new ones. I liked the old ones so much, in fact, that back in the tight-budget college days when the cafeteria was closed on Sunday, my dinner would consist of a Biggie fry and Coke. Money well spent 😃 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317/20 "2011-04-06T01:32:03Z")
I always liked the old Wendy’s fries, but I will say that they seemed to have the most rapid transition from hot deliciousness to sullen inedibility as they cooled. I would still rate them well above, say, Burger King and Whataburger’s offerings. The new ones are…not bad, definitely not better than the old, just different. Personally, I find them a bit dry. Now that I think about it, if one of the major fast-food joints would do crinkle-cuts, they probably would never see the end of me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-fries-it-only-took-35-years-wtf-took-them-so-long/577317.md?page=2)