The Simple Way To Get A Hot And Fresh Wendy's Burger

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When dining at Wendy's, even though it is fast and convenient, no one wants to end up with a dried-out burger. And if you receive a subpar sandwich, it can be bothersome or downright embarrassing to ask for a freshly made replacement. Still, no one should feel bad about expecting food that hasn't waited around on a warming tray when there is a simple way to get it hot and fresh: Order your burger with no salt.

Because Wendy's burger patties are marketed as fresh and never frozen, if you ask for a fresh burger, you may receive some pushback. After all, "fresh" is a relative term, especially in a busy fast-food restaurant. Asking politely for your food to be "made to order" might result in the fresh burger you are looking for, however, the patty may still come from a warming tray and not hot off the grill, even though its assembly is made to order. According to Reddit, Wendy's employees salt burgers after cooking them, so ordering one with no salt ensures your patty is part of a new batch.

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Ordering any food to be made "special" usually means you can expect to wait longer. So, if you are in a hurry, maybe stay away from making a large order or trying out Wendy's secret menu meat cube burger. Then is the best time to order fresh food when the restaurant isn't busy? For those really big orders, that may be the case, but according to some Redditors, you should actually avoid eating at Wendy's when it's slow.

A former Wendy's employee said on Reddit that "peak hour was the best time to order," because the restaurant was well-staffed with experienced workers at every station: "Fresh food was constantly being made and sold, so everything was straight out of the fryer or fresh off the grill, and it was rare to have a customer wait over [two] minutes." Another former worker posted on Indeed that "the afternoon and the evening times were the most hectic. With people coming for lunch and then dinner." One Redditor suggested going right before the lunch rush, reasoning, "You'll get shorter lines and the staff should have prepared a fresh inventory of food for upcoming sale."