ADIK BERADIK BURGER CHALLENGE: Wendy’s Burger Review!

After a month break from the 1st Adik Beradik Burger Challenge Review on Carl’s Junior, let’s resume with the second fast food burger review. Let me introduce, WENDY’S!

Wendy’s came into Malaysia quite recently, somewhere early this year of 2008. It originates from land of burgers, the United States since 1969. Personally I never heard of Wendy’s until I saw the buntings hanging by the roadside of Sunway Pyramid when it first opened few months back.

Fast forward a few months, the “Adik Beradik� team gathered in Sunway Pyramid despite our busy schedule, to try out Wendy’s and write a full review about it. Wendy’s has a few outlets in Malaysia (Jaya 1, Kiara, Sunway, IOI Mall, Jalan Sultan Ismail) but we decided to try the 1st outlet as it is the nearest to Shah Alam.

The crowd was quite big inside and outside the outlet when we arrived.

It was lunch time and the fact that it’s located in a heavy traffic area does not help the crowded feeling that I felt. The area of the restaurant is quite small although pretty manageable during normal hours. The tables are arranged very close to each other, giving it a ‘cheap-fast-food’ ambience! NOT GOOD!

Next stop is Menu,

Wendy’s has a good variety of choices ranging from beef, chicken and seafood. For vegetarians and health conscious people out there, trouble not, there are variants of baked potatoes that guarantee to make you full. Chili Beef is another unique offerings served in Wendy’s. Another specialty of Wendy’s is the Frosty which are drinks mixed with ice cream. Two things that I like about the menu is the fact that they offer various sizes across the menu and the menu is simple enough for a ‘fast-food’ newbie. Well Done!

Waiting time was surprisingly minimal, thanks to hardworking, fast, yet friendly staff at the counter and the supervisor/manager that took orders while customers were queuing. The menu on the wall that is simple and straight forward helps to fasten the orders.

Nevertheless, Edy was hungry and can’t wait for FOOD!

To have an overall view, we decided to order different meals and share.

1st Stop, Chili Beef…..Ground beef with Chili, Baked Beans, Tomato? Etc….

It tasted quite good. How do we eat it? With fries, burgers, anything also can…

Next was Baked Potatoes…3 BAKED POTATOES! Ok it was my mistake, I thought the potatoes are those small cute ones served in western meals in fine dining restaurant. I was wrong as the size is quite big!

Chili and Cheese

Broccoli and Cheese

Sour Cream and Chives

Amongst all three, I think sour cream and chives are the top one. It is a classic choice! Going for the Chili and Cheese was again a bad choice as the chili is the same one served in Chili Beef.

Then it was time for the real test… THE BURGERS!

Edy had the kid’s meal, the normal fries+toy+cheese burger+ribena kind of meal. And he wasted no time at all!

On your mark…

Get Set

Ahhhhh……awesome..

My brother had Single Cheeseburger…

In terms of appearance and presentation, the burgers are well wrapped and well prepared. As you can see on the photo above, it has a nice delicious look and I can tell that the kitchen staff went all out to ensure the presentation of the burger to be as appealing as the photos on the menu. Well Done!

DELICIOUS!

Similarly I had the 1/2 pound cheeseburger and it was one heck of a meal. VERY HEAVY and not to forget unhealthy! (hehehe)

YUMMY

The burgers are well prepared, acceptable size and most important tasty. It taste differently from other fast-food burgers. Personally I think when it comes to signature dish of Beef Burger, the taste is good but not as superb as Carl’s Jr. But close enough!

But when it comes to Shrimp Burger, it’s a totally different story. Wendy’s Shrimp Burger ROCKS! My sister had the shrimp burger. It’s not so big but it’s a pocket dynamite. The moment you munch your first bite, you can feel the juicy shrimp and the soft burger buns…(drool…..)

Secret Weapon of Wendy’s SHRIMP BURGER…simple but delicious…

Feel it….

Finger licking good…

Price-wise, it offers “the bigger the burger, the more expensive the price� which is a fair deal as not everyone wants to eat super huge and expensive burgers!

Overall Wendy’s is a restaurant for everyone. It has a range of menu wide enough to cater for different age groups and taste buds. The burgers are good and different sizes means flexibility. The beef burger might not be as tasty as the ones in Carl’s Jr but it has it’s own specialty!

I give Wendy’s a FIVE STAR!

Satisfied customers…