Keith Eats Everything At Wendy's

- On November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, Dave Thomas opened his first old-fashioned hamburger restaurant. The burgers would have square patties so customers could see the quality of the meat. He would name this restaurant after his fourth daughter, Melinda Lou Wendy Thomas. Today I eat

everything

at Wendy's. Your current slogan? We got you. But Wendy's, I got you today. (dramatic music) Baconfest is here! And the spicy buds are back. - Panda Express says. -Panda Express. Ignore the Panda Express sign. This is a video for Wendy's. (upbeat music) So today we're going to go through the drive-thru for each round of things we need to pick up.

I don't know if you saw Pizza Hut's Eat-the-Menu, but it was a total shit show. We were wrong about many things. Not us, they got a lot of things wrong, so today we decided to buy a big van and keep going through the drive-thru until we've actually tried

everything

at Wendy's. If they screw up an order, we can keep the receipt and be like you screwed this up. So today we get to try everything at Wendy's. - Anything else? Add a cookie for 99 cents today? - We'll come back later. - I'm sorry? - You don't need to tell them that we will be back.

Can we turn around? - Oh, fuck yes, buddy! Let's do it! First, the fries. Oh man, they are so soft. They are warm and soft. What the hell is up with that? (brilliant classical music) As bad as the legend says. French fries with cheese and chili. Nobody likes Wendy's fries. What about Wendy's? Why can't they figure out the fries? (soft country music) It tastes super smooth. I barely taste some of the things I just ate. Don't try the chili, don't try the cheese. Not delicious. (laughs) Okay, well, we can only go up from here. Baconator fries.

Wow, cheese stretches. I mean this looks visually amazing. (upbeat rock music) Jesus Christ. Day and night of the other fries. Potatoes are still boring, but it doesn't matter because bacon. The jalapeño cheese and bacon fries with a mystery sauce. What is mystery sauce? (vibrant country music) Oh, yeah. - Yeah? - Yes. The bacon is very salty and fatty, but the jalapeño is very, somewhat sweet and a little spicy. This is greasy gamer food and it's good. Let's go back to a more homemade potato, the baked potato. I will only judge it by its general character.

God, it's fucking hot. Hot, hot potato. (breathes) Excellent potato, but let's move on to slightly tastier potato land, shall we? These are so hot. The potato with cheese. I'll say the stretchability of the cheese, like they have some cheese from the Internet here. It's a bit disappointing. This still needs a lot of other things. Chives and potatoes with sour cream. (soft music) Mm-hmm, delicious. I wish I had a big roast beef to go with it. Every time I touch a potato, it's so hot. I'm playing Hot Potato alone. The potato with cheese and bacon. Now, if this is anything like bacon cheese fries, you know it's going to be good.

Very hot. (breathes heavily) It's okay. Just because the bacon here is really that good, this guy is the Chili Cheese Baked Potato. It's almost full to the top of where the potato should be. I'm surprised that this chili has so many beans because it's like a chili that you put on things, and normally a chili that you put on things doesn't have beans. Beans and potatoes? They are just mush, mush. It's just squishy softness. It's okay, but the Baconator is the best. This chili is very soupy, I can't tilt it, chili! And I respect them because they make their chili with the leftover meat from the burger.

They can't freeze meat, which means if the meat has been refrigerated and is about to go bad, turn it into chili because chili is already bad, baby. How come chili is so good on its own and not so good with potatoes? The potatoes ruin the chili. The nuggets. We will try one bite alone and another with my favorite sauce. Damn, are there any more fries? Jesus, wait. Everyone pause. You don't see the nuggets here. Fries with cheese. They're not going to be good. (rock guitar music) They are not. (laughing) They're not good. So soft. Back in action, chicken nuggets. (vehement rock music) Almost tasteless.

I never noticed how little flavor they have. I guess I have to wet it. I'll dip it in honey mustard because it's here. I am very surprised. It tastes like honey mustard. Wendy, girl. Maybe that's why spicy nuggets are so popular. Maybe they taste like something. The spicy buds. They smell like something. These are 1000 times better. Spicy nug with a little ranch. I have hair in my mouth. They are back and should completely replace the other nuggets. Well, that's it for the sides, now we go through the drive-thru once again, and this time we are going to buy chicken sandwiches. - Can I get the Jalapeno Bacon Chicken Sandwich, Homestyle Jalapeno Bacon Chicken Sandwich, Homestyle Avocado Chicken BLT Sandwich? - Oh Lord. -The crispy chicken BLT? -Can I just say, this Wendy's, they numbered all the bags with the sandwiches and they numbered the receipt so we knew which was which, so I don't have to make those stupid assumptions I always make? (exclaims) Let's dive in.

The jalapeño fried chicken sandwich with spicy bacon. Oh, it smells good. This is what Arby's was trying to do. I'm fine. That's good. I'd have a second bite, but I know how far I have to go, so I know it can't help but be fucking delicious. The jalapeño with homemade bacon, which is the same as the previous one, just not spicy, but it still has jalapeño. Who would order a jalapeno chicken sandwich but not put spicy chicken on it? Did you know? I like this better. Damn, their fried chicken sandwich is good. For a burger chain, they have always killed it with fried chicken.

The Food Babies should come, because they are good leftovers today. They are good leftovers. Now to mix things up, the grilled jalapeno and bacon sandwich. Same thing, this time grilled. I kind of want another bite of that big jalapeño over there. I'm really in favor of these jalapenos. Spicy roast chicken. (upbeat trumpet music) Another hit! Shit! The chicken is so good that it doesn't need all that extra stuff, but it gives you a big bite of pickle, oh doggie. I'm sweating under my eyes. We're going to have to take a break. (laughs) We're going to have to turn the air conditioning on full blast, I'm dying.

I wear a wig. Wow, how do drag queens do it? The homemade avocado BLT, but it's also a chicken sandwich. (laughs) Wow, this looks good. Look at that big leaf of iceberg lettuce, that mayonnaise, that guacamole. This looks delicious. It's like a good cake. That's how I put it. Ladies and gentlemen, it is time for our first guest. Welcome to the back of the truck, Jared Popkin! - Wow! The bitch is back, let's go. Oh God. - Wow, has this been your fourth or fifth time on the menu show? - It has to be a friend. - Let's move on to the first sandwich for Jared. - Spicy chicken. - Oh, it's radiating heat.

Keep your hand around it. -How long have they been here? - Keep it warm and (mumbles) - This is hot. - It's hot. - Do you want to go first? - Forward. - No. - Dive in, live your life, the bitch is back. Oh, the mayonnaise is dripping. - Alright. What more do you want from a chicken sandwich? - Mm-hmm. - What else do you want? I love spice. It gets a little spicier as you chew it, although in a good way. - Yes, I remember that my brother always loved it. I also remember this chicken sandwich used to appear in the commercials where Dave Thomas made bikers cry.

Remember that? - I completely forgot about them. -They made him eat something spicy and he went dab, dab, dab, dab. And then he'd make them eat something spicy, they'd make (hot sound effects) and he'd say it was okay. He would screw those bikers. - Homemade chicken. - Just so you know, as we eat this, the world is still in an uproar over the Popeye's Chick-fil-A situation. For me this is the first fried chicken sandwich on the market. - The OG yes. - Be careful, it's just a caricature. (laughs) - This is the OG for sure. Does it taste like OG?

Has the dog returned? - Mm-hmm. The bitch is back. - She never left, this is great. -For those looking to watch their weight, there is also a grilled chicken sandwich. And look at these leaves. - They do not look so well. - What are they? - That doesn't look good. - Mescaline. Mescaline in a sandwich. That? Who is it? That's crazy. - I'm not excited about this one at all. - There is also an exclusive sauce. I think this is the amazing sauce. I'm excited to see if it's amazing. - Pretty bad (laughing) because it didn't look very good. (laughing) I love you, Keith. - Ah, it's bad.

I want to do that but I can't. - Nobody is perfect. Good? Wendy's had to have something wrong. - Oh, it's disgusting. - It's really bad. - I have to tell you. - That's maybe the worst thing we've tried on the menu. - It is awful. I really don't even want to dwell on it. It bothers me how bad it is. It is very bad. It's super bad. It's super bad. The Asiago Ranch Homestyle Chicken Club. We could do this with Lady and the Tramp if you want. He is a big boy. - Oh, fuck yes. - You have mayonnaise everywhere. - All over my face. - Everywhere. (mumbles) - Oh, this is the napkin I spit on. - It's on your shirt, here. - God. - Oh, fuck.

It's not bad, but it doesn't taste any different, so I don't know why I would buy it. This is the Asiago Picante Club. The spicy variety in this situation is better, while the homemade spicy jalapeño sandwich is actually better. - This is clearly better. - I was going to make you leave after five, but I'm having a good time. Let's keep rolling. Now we had some bad experiences with the previous grilled sandwich. But the first grilled sandwich wasn't bad, so I hope this grilled sandwich is better. This is the grilled Asiago Ranch Club. They make me salivate a lot. - I wouldn't buy roast chicken. - No, I think fried chicken is the way to go.

You're already eating fast food, don't lie to yourself. This is Wendy's Crispy Chicken Sandwich. It's basically a giant chicken nugget. - Simple, elegant. - Oh, I like that. - Dude, Wendy's got the chicken down, man. - This must be the Crispy Chicken BLT. It looks pretty good. I think this is going to be excellent. This is kind of like the junior bacon cheeseburger from the cheap chicken sandwich. You're 19, you don't have much money, you're enjoying the Wendy's drive-thru, this is your baby. OMG, what surprises me the most is how good it is. Okay, that's a really good one.

I would eat all of that even right now. - I don't know how you could. - Now I hate wrappers. I hate fried chicken wraps. What are you trying to do? Oh, are you trying to wrap your hair? - Yes. - You're so stupid. I hate wraps at fast food places because they're just a shitty tortilla with other things inside. It doesn't really work. It's not that they decided to make a good wrap, they were just like people like wraps, what can we put on a damn flour tortilla? I think this is the spicy chicken wrap.

It smells spicy to me. - How do you do this show? - I, you know, this is the same, but it seems like they really gave up. Like uh whatever. This is just the regular chicken. Let me tell you, there is something about fast food that makes me salivate so much. My sage, I must be half spider because it is fibrous. It's grilled chicken, which we've already talked about several times, it's not our favorite. - Yes. - It bores me. Thanks Jared, you are amazing. - I love you friend. - Good to see you. - Good to see you.

Also guys, museum. You don't understand it, but they do. - How are they going to get it? - They hated me because I said museum. - Ooh, I don't read the comments. Salads. Wendy's has six salads. It's taken me a little while to figure out which salad is which. And I think one of them is supposed to have chili in it. That's something we'll do at the end. Caesar salad. Hmm. Caesar salads are simple. As long as it's not bad, I'll say it's good. It's good. Not bad. It's not great. I hate eating the salads in these videos.

It's like what am I doing here? Who are we kidding? It's not going to be good. It won't be what we want. Let's move on to this salad. I know it's green, but doesn't it feel tan? Like beige. Does beige not evoke you? Oh, the ranch is bad. I hate bad ranch. It tastes cold, so on a hot summer day it's a good attribute. Chicken Caesar salad with parmesan. It tastes like frozen Tyson chicken. They literally cook chicken all day and it tastes better than this, why is their chicken salad like this? (somber music) Pecan Salad with Walnuts and Blue Cheese and Apple.

I mean this is probably the best deal out of all of them because it comes with nuts. Nuts are expensive. It's just a nightmare. You know these salads are bad. They have all been bad. Oh no, Wendy. I don't know, I'll eat it without dressing. The dressing is perhaps the worst part of salads. The salad is good. So far the least bad. This is what I look forward to most. This is a taco salad, it comes with salsa, fries, sour cream and chili. Did you know? I'm not even cut out for that. Very moist, like a soup.

That was horrible. Thank goodness we outgrew the salads. Now we can see some hamburgers. And boy do we have a lot of kids coming up with those burgers. -Can I get the bacon jalapeno cheeseburger? Then Dave's single, a Dave double and a Dave triple. - He accompanies us to begin our adventure through the alley of theforest. This. Hmm. Very citrusy. Refreshing, but a little false. Strawberry. Almost as good as a Sonic Strawberry lime soda, but it's not. Mmm, that's good. There's a bolt of lightning from that car that hits me right in the eyes. Can you see it in my face? - Yes. - This is very difficult.

But I'll hide here. Very sweet. It definitely tastes like Wild Berry Starburst. This is the other one. Everyone is fine. If you already like flavored lemonade, you're going to love this. Guys, why are we wasting time with lemonades? It's not about slurping the menu, but about eating the menu. And here to help us eat Wendy's kids' menu, welcome Food Babies. (clapping) It's okay, just come. - You go first. - So, let's start with this children's menu. This food for children. First of all, oh fool. - Stickers. - Stickers and cups. - Fun style chicken wrap. (burping) - Suck it again. (laughing) - It's good, right?

It's not that bad though. I wish it were spicier. - I had the spicy one and it was better. This is very dull. - I think it's strange to serve a child. - Mm-hmm. - Children cannot hold a wrapper together. - Yes. - (mumbles) stupid hands. (laughs) Yes, if you work on the stickers, I'll prepare the next kid's meal. - Oh. - Before finishing the last one, there were also apples as part of the children's meal, so have a small apple. - My mom used to cut my apples like this. - Oooh. Brilliant. - Nutrition for children. - Hmm.

This one comes with seeds. - Oh nuggets. - Nuggets. - It brings me bad memories. Cheeseburger for kids. - I like it. It tastes like a cheeseburger (mumbles). - Yes Yes. - Mm-hmm. (laughs) - Here you go, try a nugget. - This is my first nugget since the nugget (murmurs). - Yes, this is my first nugget. - Well, you won't, they're boring. - That was pretty good. - Yes. - Soft. - I still prefer McDonald's, but I feel like this one has more seasoning. - Mm-hmm. - Actually? - I don't think you need sauce with this, it's pretty good. - What are you talking about? - Hamburger without cheese.

Bored. - (laughs) We try not to editorialize the beginning. But I agree. And a little chili because kids love chili. Everyone loves chili. You didn't try the chili. Try the cili. Are there spoons? You can just take a sip. Take a sip as if it were a drink. - Oh, okay, okay. - Mm-hmm, to sip. - It's thick. - I think it will be too thick for a straw. You may have to do it, it may be stuck to a piece of meat. - Oh, I hate that sound. -Wendy's maybe we're onto something here. - Solid chili.

I'm sweating. - Me too. It's hot. - Well, thanks Food Babies for stopping by. You are always a pleasure. And see you next time. But don't go anywhere. We have desserts. You know, the desserts are the best part of the video. Let's start with everyone's favorite, the chocolate chip cookie. It's soft, it has a nice curvature. I like that. Let's see how the cookie breaks. Beautiful. But I didn't have chocolate. Let's see if I can get it to break over a chocolate chip to make it sticky. No, we can't, but we'll try anyway. Nothing bad. You definitely need a big glass of milk.

Sugar cookie. I think sugar cookies are almost always boring and not worth eating, but this one isn't bad. It has a nice nutty roux flavor that is actually quite pleasant. And the last cookie, what people really expect. This chocolate chip cookie (mumbles). I guess it was supposed to stand on its own, but it got crushed. (mumbles). A little too crunchy for my taste. I like them a little softer. It's so big, if a kid had this they would say, wow, mom, look at this cookie! Alright, let's have some coffee because after eating all that food I need some, wait a minute, is this supposed to be hot? - Mm-hmm. - It is not.

It's not hot. You can't do this with coffee without screaming. Well, if you're looking to cool off on a hot summer day, come get Wendy's room temperature coffee. They make it fresh every morning and it's four in the afternoon. I think they made it this morning, no one bought it, and then we got there and they said these idiots have been ordering food all day, give them shitty coffee and get them out of here. Wow. Not good. Obviously, we will leave the Frostys for last because they are the most characteristic. But here they have another type of cookie ice cream that really intrigues me.

It has a pleasant sweetness. Looks like good soft serve. MMM. It's good. If you like ice cream with cookies this is good. Wow, that's thick. You can almost lift the drink with the straw. So how do you hug? He's trying to hold on. Awesome. It's good. Good vanilla flavor. You know there's something about not wanting (cough sound effects), there's something about knowing you'll be challenged at the end of a meal. You know you just want something simple and easy. But this one, the Frosty chocolate. ♪ Ahhh ♪ - Voices of angels sound. The children smile through the fog.

I know it's actually a scary image. (laughs) It was very foggy and there were only children smiling on the other side. You know, you get it. It's iconic. It's one of the most important things for Wendy's. Wendy's is known for its good burgers, ice cream and chicken sandwich. And since this is up there, it's one of the most important things. It just tastes like chocolate milk. I think that's what people like, it reminds you of when you were in third grade, (mumbles) school, your mom said you can only drink white milk, but today you bought chocolate milk.

Oh very good. Now, I could get in a lot of trouble on the Internet if I didn't dip some fries in this Frosty, since people say that's the only good thing you can do with fries at Wendy's. I never do this like this. (fast instrumental music) I don't like it and I don't understand it. I can usually understand why people like something. I just think these fries can't be saved. If anything, you're just lying to yourself and trying to have an excuse to eat the fries and you're just covering it with ice cream. And now I have to decide what is the best and what is the least best.

The least best thing about today is that there were really only a few things I hated. I could say (burping). I could say that overall I didn't enjoy the salads at all. They were so bad. The lettuces were bad. The chicken was insultingly bad. And the toppings weren't good either. I was supposed to put chili on a salad, that's weird. It just didn't make any sense and doesn't fit with the amazing flavor profiles of the rest of the menu, which is sad because Wendy's used to have a salad bar. Salads used to be the best thing at Wendy's.

You could go buy a baked potato and go to a salad bar. It was like, that's amazing for a fast food place, it's so healthy. So it's sad to see that they've gone downhill a little bit. The best item I ate today is tough, you know, I guess I have to hand it to the jalapenos line of burgers and chicken sandwiches. I thought they had a tremendous amount of flavor. And I usually don't choose what has a lot of extra ingredients. I like simple things. But the traditional jalapeno chicken sandwich was the best. It had tons of chicken flavor, a nice mild amount of jalapeno, and a nice crunch.

Other notable favorites, you know, love the JR. Cheeseburger and bacon. I love most chicken sandwiches. And all the burgers were good. I don't think you ever need three levels of meat in anything. Like you're not going to a steakhouse and to make the steak bigger they just stack three steaks on top of each other. I guess they could. Did you know? Probably the best thing about Wendy's is the bacon. The bacon festival is here. It's truly the best ingredient they had. Anything with bacon was better, and I think that's something that should be praised in a fast food world where most bacon is pure horse shit.

So congratulations Wendy's, I think you are, one of the great fast food menus, probably one of the ones I enjoyed the most. Arby's had the best sandwiches that were like healthy sandwiches. But this had the best as fast food. I think the quality made the difference. Congratulations Wendy's, not only do you have a fun Twitter, you also have good food. See you next time at Eat the Menu. Thank you to all our guests today, to the Food Babies, to the (murmurs) of thousands, to the entire crew. (mumbles) operating a giant van through very narrow hallways. And it has been a great moment.

See you next time at Eat the Menu. What menu should I eat next? I don't feel terrible, but I don't feel good. (upbeat music) some ketchup. A little ketchup. Wendy's Ketchup (mumbles). A little ketchup. A little ketchup. Wendy's Ketchup (mumbles). A little ketchup. A little ketchup. (mumbles)