Jim F.
Yelp
That was some kind of experience.
Holy Cow. Passing through Lafayette on our way to Chicago on a Saturday and decided to stop here for lunch. Hadn't had Wendy's in a while and it sounded pretty good.
When we walked in the dining room was pretty well destroyed. Dirty tables, the drink station was wrecked, and a couple trash bins were pushing maximum density.
We got in line to order and it then became apparent what the reason for the catastrophe in the dining room was. Not only did they only have one register open, but that cashier was also tasked with taking care of the dining room. He was also tasked with refilling drink cartridges in the drink machine.
I actually felt sorry for this guy, because during a Saturday lunch he was taking care of everything in the front of the house while a not insignificant amount of staff roamed around in the back. During the entirety of our visit he was the only person to come out from behind the counter.
My wife ordered a salad and I got my usual: A Single (no modifications) with fries and a drink. We were third in line to order. The poor guy on the register was pleasant, but you could also tell that he was being run ragged.
Our food was delivered in about ten minutes and was delivered accurately. My burger was rather sloppily assembled, so I had to fix that before I could eat it. The fries were ok. Remember a few years ago when Wendy's said they improved their fries and that you'd like them more than McDonald's? Yea...not the case.
To add insult to injury, as we sat eating our food a bus pulled in to the parking lot. Fortunately we were about done, but I started to feel even more sympathy for the young man on the register as he was alone, out front, doing the best he could.