# Wendys pretzel bun sandwiches. Anyone tried them yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 30, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658 "2013-10-30T16:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/1 "2013-10-30T16:03:29Z")
Some of my coworkers want to make a Wendys run today. I’ve never had any pretzels except those terrible stale things they sell at the grocery store. I got to admit the pretzel bun sandwiches look good in the commercial. Especially the pub chicken. The bacon cheeseburger looks good too. [http://www.wendys.com/en-us/chicken/pretzel-pub-chicken-sandwich](http://www.wendys.com/en-us/chicken/pretzel-pub-chicken-sandwich) Anyone tried these yet? Whats that pretzel bun like? Hope its not salty and rock hard like those grocery store pretzels? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/2 "2013-10-30T16:18:31Z")
I had one a while ago, and it made very little impression on me. It just seemed like a slightly chewier bun than usual. I didn’t notice any other difference. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/3 "2013-10-30T16:21:59Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > I had one a while ago, and it made very little impression on me. It just seemed like a slightly chewier bun than usual. I didn’t notice any other difference. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/4 "2013-10-30T16:27:33Z")
I tried one. Hated it. It added a gross taste, IMO. Maybe I just don’t like pretzel buns in general. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/5 "2013-10-30T16:30:08Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > I had one a while ago, and it made very little impression on me. It just seemed like a slightly chewier bun than usual. I didn’t notice any other difference. Feel the same way. It didn’t really have a lot of pretzel flavor to it. I much prefer the pretzel rolls they sell at Trader Joe’s. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/6 "2013-10-30T16:38:07Z")
It worked ok with the burger. Less so with the chicken sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/7 "2013-10-30T16:55:26Z")
I tried the pub chicken sandwich. It’s fine, but nothing special. The bun is like an unsalted soft pretzel in terms of texture, and not super-flavorful. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/8 "2013-10-30T17:02:45Z")
They’re both very good, but I could go without the honey mustard on the burger. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/9 "2013-10-30T17:30:56Z")
I like pretzel buns. I like most burgers at Wendy’s. I did not like the pretzel burger at Wendy’s. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/10 "2013-10-30T17:53:45Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > I had one a while ago, and it made very little impression on me. It just seemed like a slightly chewier bun than usual. I didn’t notice any other difference. Yeah this. I like the sauce they use, though. On both the burger and chicken. The burger has been out here in Ohio (or at least my neighborhood) for about a year. I think we’re a test market, being that Wendy’s is an Ohio joint. I’ve gotten maybe 5 in the past year. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/11 "2013-10-30T18:15:24Z")
Just finished my first Pub Chicken. Tasty. Really liked the honey mustard sauce and melted cheese. A bit drippy but I managed to keep it off my shirt. It had some kind of leafs on it like Bay leaf? Whatever they were, they got chewed up with the chicken as I ate. I agree the pretzel bun isn’t anything special. I didn’t notice much pretzel taste because the sauces were so strong. Someone mentioned the bun was more chewy and I agree. I’ll get another one. It’s a nice change from a boring burger. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/12 "2013-10-30T19:05:00Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It had some kind of leafs on it like Bay leaf? Whatever they were, they got chewed up with the chicken as I ate. Probably lettuce. It’s a leafy green vegetable. It’s good for you. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/13 "2013-10-30T19:08:30Z")
It’s spinach. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/14 "2013-10-30T19:59:25Z")
I tried the pub chicken sandwich at a Wendy’s we stopped at for lunch on a road trip across Kansas last month. It would have been better without the cheese sauce goop. The pretzel bun was fine but the sandwich was meh. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/15 "2013-10-30T20:18:39Z")
Am I being a total unbearable foodie snot if it cracks me up that someone is reviewing a sandwich with unidentified leaves on it, and it’s spinach? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/16 "2013-10-30T20:28:51Z")
The websites I’m finding identify the vegetable material in the Wendy’s Pub Chicken sandwich as only “spring mix”. I don’t think there is any official definition as to what constitutes spring mix, so it could be spinach or lettuce or something else. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/17 "2013-10-30T20:39:14Z")
Hmm, I coulda swore I read that it was spinach. Or it was in a TV or radio ad or something. I even remember that I bought the chicken sandwich with a twinge of excitement that I’d be eating something slightly nutritional. It’s definitely not a bay leaf, though. **aceplace57** do you have any idea what a bay leaf is??? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/18 "2013-10-30T20:50:29Z")
I tried it a few months ago. It was okay. Not bad, not great. To be honest, the bun was a little heavy for my tastes, but I only got a single burger. Maybe on a double it would have been better. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/19 "2013-10-30T21:25:20Z")
Looking at the picture on the Wendys website it has that purple weed that they put into “spring mix”. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658/20 "2013-10-30T22:12:18Z")
Use bay leaf all the time cooking roasts. I know it’s not edible. Bay leafs can cut up your gut. But the pretzel bun chicken sandwich had a couple leafs on it with that shape. It also had some spinach on it too. quite tasty. > [@UnzippedJJ](#): > > Hmm, I coulda swore I read that it was spinach. Or it was in a TV or radio ad or something. I even remember that I bought the chicken sandwich with a twinge of excitement that I’d be eating something slightly nutritional. > > It’s definitely not a bay leaf, though. **aceplace57** do you have any idea what a bay leaf is??? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-pretzel-bun-sandwiches-anyone-tried-them-yet/672658.md?page=2)