Say Cheese Tip of the Day
You may have to "say cheese" twice if you're ordering food at Wendy's drivethroughs. Turns out many of the dual lane Wendy's are actually taking your order remotely to be more efficient, more customer-service based, and more likely to upgrade your meal. We heard this was the case, but wanted to verify at a local Wendy's in Nicholasville. Turns out it's true! The employee informed us that our order was taken in Lexington by a call center. So then we got to wondering how the whole 2-lane thing works. How do they know which person gets what? Well, it's because the order taker actually snaps your photo as you order! So, the clerk at the store matches the order up to the photo taken of you! So, if you're adding cheese to your hamburger, you better "say cheese" twice!
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Seriously, I never ever go through a drive-through if I can help it. I think it's that sensation of sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic that bothers me.
Depending on the time of day, it's often faster to go inside anyway. And (I tell myself) it's a little bit of exercise, to offset the delicious Nuke-Your-Metabolism Thickburger. :)
Hardees has a similar sandwich, the Monster Thickburger. Basically the same, except 2/3 lbs of meat to Wendy's 1/2 lb and Hardee's butters and toasts the bun for good measure.
Somehow, Wendys claims their Baconator is only 830 calories, though, which seems low. (Their 3/4-Pounder is 980, which I'm also suspicious of.)
Hardees' Monster T-burger clocks in at a staggering 1410 calories. If you get the small fries (340 cals) and a small soda (approx 250 cals), you really don't need to eat anything for the rest of the weekend.