Beta Test A Restaurant?

[vakkotaur]

The local Wendy's that was planned and under construction for a while is finally opening. I'd heard the target date was this past Monday, but slippage was to be expected. I drove past the site Monday evening and the entrance was blocked off.

Tonight the entrance wasn't blocked and there were a (very) few cars in the parking lot and no obvious activity inside. Curious, I stopped in anyway expecting the doors to be locked. They weren't, so I went in. It was clear that things were very close, but not quite going yet. Eventually I called to a fellow who had his back to me and asked him when the place would be open for real. He replied that the first real day of business would be Thursday.

But that's not all. There will be a couple practice runs tomorrow, one around noon and one in the evening. Wendy's will not be truly open during these times. But one of the results of my stopping in tonight is that I now have a ticket to get in to this restricted run. So supper tomorrow night will be at Wendy's.

Comments

[chakawolf.livejournal.com]

Huh, that's pertty cool!

"How is the chocolate shake, sir?"
"Uh, it tastes like a double meat cheeseburger with onions."
"Oops! We'll need to tweak the shake machine a bit."

[malterre.livejournal.com]

I like Wendys!

[yakko.livejournal.com]

That's nifty!

Strangely, all I can think about is, "I'll have a #6 with a coke, please," which is what I bellow into the tiny box at the drive-through.

Followed by, "No, thanks" to the inevitable question of doubling my sugary and fat-tastic pleasure, aka "biggie-size it."

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

What? No Frosty?

[yakko.livejournal.com]

No frosty only because I can't eat it -and- drive my car. :o)

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

Wendy's is my favorite fast food place, order from the 99 cent value menu and you can get a five course meal for $5.

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

So how was it? Like a Wendy's?

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

It was crowded. I don't think I've seen a line that long in this town since the 2004 election, before the polls opened. The food was what I'd expect from a Wendy's. I had the Spicy Chicken and it actually was spicy, unlike the attempted spicy chicken at Hardee's.

The crew was doing very well for their first real run, I didn't see any real problems aside from one guy who needs to be a bit more logical about placement of food on the tray (not putting the hot stuff in direct contact with the cold stuff - but the gal working the register caught that, at least). There wasn't anyone at any of the doors checking for tickets, but when I ordered I handed over my ticket and that was all the payment that was needed. The full order was rung up and all, so the only the cash exchange and dealing with change was missing. I wasn't arguing.