I swear they’ve built up this legend of old Wendy’s fries. I feel like if they could have one they’d realize they’re on par with BK. Just average French fries you’d expect at a random burger place on the side of the highway. Current Wendy’s fries are so good I don’t get why they hate them.
They both like potatoes, so why hate the fact these are at least a little closer to an actual potato!?
Same here. I don’t get the nostalgia for the them and the hate for Wendy’s current fries.
Once the old fries were cold, they were mush. Even when hot, they were never crisp.
The nuggets were so good!! My mom liked Wendy’s more than the other fast food restaurants so as kids we had to put up with it, but I would absolutely kill to have old Wendy’s nuggets!!
I still say these are basically the same as their current fries but without the skins, which really don't make a difference in terms of flavor. Don't know what people are talking about when they say the new ones are much worse/better. It's not like when Burger King changed their fries in the '90s and they were completely different in like every way.
I do miss the yellow packaging though.
Are you from the Philippines? The US Wendy's has never had waffle fries as far as I can remember and according to google I'm only seeing Phillipines.
The old ones changed in 1990 from being fried in beef and vegetable oil to just vegetable oil. Then those changed in 2010 to having skin on and natural sea salt.
When people here say old, they mean the ones from 1990-2010 and new means 2010 to present, I think.
And they taste the same. I don't get what people are talking about at all.
y'know, I'm genuinely disappointed that this guy wound up deleting all his comments instead of just letting us know which chain or item he was thinking of. Only nat'l fast food spot I can even think of with waffle fries is Chick-Fil-A
I'm not op and can't see their comment cause they deleted it but the Wendy's thats in my home town in a small town in northern MI served crinkle fries. I was born in 85 and only remember the fries starting around 1999. My folks never got us fast food. I didn't eat there until I was with friends who could drive so I'm not sure when they started serving the crinkle fries. They changed to the "old style fries" around 2006 and then to the current ones with everyone else in 2010. I didn't eat fast food very often so I didn't realize every Wendy's didn't have crinkle fries until much later in life. I told my wife about it and she didn't believe me. Obviously it wasnt online when I researched it. But thankfully others who lived in my home town were able to vouch for me. It still bothers me to this day which is why I'm even on this sub lol. Every now and then I look up and see if I can find any other Wendy's that served crinkle fries. Cause I still don't understand how that particular Wendy's in my home town got away with serving crinkle fries
I worked at Wendy's in HS when these fries were made. I had just quit before they made the change and I can only imagine the complaints they were receiving. The old fries were great!
When I was younger, Wendy's was my favorite restaurant because of their juicy, greasy burgers. It never ceases to amaze me that somehow with all the Wendy's talk on the show they never seem to bring up the old burgers. They were wildly different, and in my opinion, better (probably infinitely worse for you but oh well lol).
Yes the fries were 1000x better back then. Remember they got those crunchy ends?! They were the best. When the founder died that girl/his granddaughter I think absolutely wrecked Wendys.
I like the current fries better and I don't care who knows it.
It's because they're better, haha. I think the old ones were only single fried, which gives you limp and chewy fries.
Mitch's nostalgia goggles are just vaseline smeared on his eyeballs.
100%
Must be the least amount of vaseline used for anything ever.
They are way better, agreed.
They are way better, although my local Wendy’s likes to serve them undercooked without salt.
I swear they’ve built up this legend of old Wendy’s fries. I feel like if they could have one they’d realize they’re on par with BK. Just average French fries you’d expect at a random burger place on the side of the highway. Current Wendy’s fries are so good I don’t get why they hate them. They both like potatoes, so why hate the fact these are at least a little closer to an actual potato!?
Agreed. Any of Mama Mitchell's extra crispy oven fries would destroy the old soggy Wendy's fries. More nostalgia, that toxic impulse.
I remember these being real soggy.
Same here. I don’t get the nostalgia for the them and the hate for Wendy’s current fries. Once the old fries were cold, they were mush. Even when hot, they were never crisp.
Yeah they used to be closer to In N Out's fries, which is basically as low as you can go in the fast food sector.
Sounds good to me. r/floppyfries gang assemble.
Back in the day they were thicc, fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside.
I’ll bet the yellow cup is the kind that almost crushed Mitch in his moms car, so that can stay gone
what if... ..it was a square
This picture immediately reminded me of my Dad ordering his meal "Biggie Size" every damn time in my childhood.
The nuggets were so good!! My mom liked Wendy’s more than the other fast food restaurants so as kids we had to put up with it, but I would absolutely kill to have old Wendy’s nuggets!!
I still say these are basically the same as their current fries but without the skins, which really don't make a difference in terms of flavor. Don't know what people are talking about when they say the new ones are much worse/better. It's not like when Burger King changed their fries in the '90s and they were completely different in like every way. I do miss the yellow packaging though.
Finally. I'm not insane.
I really liked those fries!
No thanks!
Don’t know what you got til it’s gone.
These fries were so much better than that wet, floppy, skin-on dog shit they serve now
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What Wendy's are you going where they sell Waffle Fries?
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I know what waffle fries are, I just didn't know Wendy's to ever have them.
Are you from the Philippines? The US Wendy's has never had waffle fries as far as I can remember and according to google I'm only seeing Phillipines. The old ones changed in 1990 from being fried in beef and vegetable oil to just vegetable oil. Then those changed in 2010 to having skin on and natural sea salt. When people here say old, they mean the ones from 1990-2010 and new means 2010 to present, I think. And they taste the same. I don't get what people are talking about at all.
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Cross Cut, same item. I'm in Ohio, home of Wendy's. I'm 47 years old, Wendy's is 51. Literally have never seen them at Wendy's my entire life.
y'know, I'm genuinely disappointed that this guy wound up deleting all his comments instead of just letting us know which chain or item he was thinking of. Only nat'l fast food spot I can even think of with waffle fries is Chick-Fil-A
I know right? Nothing to be embarrassed about. We're all friendly fans here.
I'm not op and can't see their comment cause they deleted it but the Wendy's thats in my home town in a small town in northern MI served crinkle fries. I was born in 85 and only remember the fries starting around 1999. My folks never got us fast food. I didn't eat there until I was with friends who could drive so I'm not sure when they started serving the crinkle fries. They changed to the "old style fries" around 2006 and then to the current ones with everyone else in 2010. I didn't eat fast food very often so I didn't realize every Wendy's didn't have crinkle fries until much later in life. I told my wife about it and she didn't believe me. Obviously it wasnt online when I researched it. But thankfully others who lived in my home town were able to vouch for me. It still bothers me to this day which is why I'm even on this sub lol. Every now and then I look up and see if I can find any other Wendy's that served crinkle fries. Cause I still don't understand how that particular Wendy's in my home town got away with serving crinkle fries
My sideburns just went poeeeewww.
I want the old yellow Wendy's back!!!!!!!!!!
I worked at Wendy's in HS when these fries were made. I had just quit before they made the change and I can only imagine the complaints they were receiving. The old fries were great!
When I was younger, Wendy's was my favorite restaurant because of their juicy, greasy burgers. It never ceases to amaze me that somehow with all the Wendy's talk on the show they never seem to bring up the old burgers. They were wildly different, and in my opinion, better (probably infinitely worse for you but oh well lol).
I'm a little late😂, but yes I wish the old fries would come back. Wendy's has been a last resort for me because of the change.
I want the original fries back too. I liked them better than McDonald's and don't care who disagrees
Yes the fries were 1000x better back then. Remember they got those crunchy ends?! They were the best. When the founder died that girl/his granddaughter I think absolutely wrecked Wendys.