Wendy's Natural Cut Fries - Revisited

The last time I went to Wendy’s to try their new Natural Cut Fries I was not pleased. The new fries were awful. Per the request of a friend and Jason from BevNerd I decided to give the new fries another chance. Against my better judgment, I went back to the first place I went to. It's way closer to Brian's work than the other Wendy's in town, and he was on his lunch break. On this visit, the fries were delish! I guess I really did just get a bad batch last time. These were more like the old fries. They were soft and squishy, perfectly salted, and even had some skin on them. The fries seemed less greasy as well, but that might have just been the particular batch I had. Brian likes them alright but prefers the old ones. All I could get him to say about them is that they taste “different.” I agree, but I think they taste good different. I now give Wendy’s new fries two thumbs up. If you haven't checked them out yet, I suggest you do. A value size is only $.99.

Wendy's Natural Cut Fries

I don't know about you all, but I love Wendy's. One of my favorite things about them (beside their spicy chicken sandwiches and nuggets) is their fries. Well, that's no longer the case. They've unveiled their new, natural cut fries. These ones are cut and fried with the skin on them and are flavored with sea salt. Despite my love for their old fries these sounded delicious and I couldn't wait to try them. I'd even received a coupon in my e-mail (yes, I like Wendy's so much that I'm on their mailing list) for a free 'value sized' fries. Boy, was I disappointed.

For starters, my fries didn't even have any skin on them. Disappointment. I'd heard (haven't done my research, so I don't know for a fact) that the new fries have more salt on them but mine certainly didn't taste like it. You know when you go to McDonald's and you get those hard, somewhat over cooked fries in your fry container? Well, Wendy's new fries were like that. But all of them were like that. Gone were the moist, squishy fries that I had loved.

Comments on their Facebook post about their new fries features mostly negative comments about the new fries. Hopefully they'll change them back soon. R.I.P. Wendy's delicious fries.