Wendy's — Restaurant in Garfield Township

There’s a certain kind of radiant madness in this world that can’t be bought, bottled, or trained into a person — and somehow, it’s alive and thriving in the drive-thru at this Wendy’s.

You roll up expecting the usual corporate fast-food fatigue: the soulless headset crackle, the muttered “what’ll you have,” the air of existential dread hovering over a tray of lukewarm fries. But no. Out of the speaker comes this voice — warm, buoyant, sincerely glad you exist. Like a sunrise breaking through the monotony of modern America.

This young man, whoever he is, has cracked the code to human decency. He’s cheery without being fake, efficient without being mechanical, and so genuinely kind that it borders on spiritual intervention. I’ve had more transcendent emotional experiences in this drive-thru than in most church services.

Dr. Laura would tell you this kind of joy comes from self-respect and good parenting. Hunter S. Thompson would say it’s a miracle of the human condition — a flash of light in the dull machinery of the republic. Either way, I left with a Frosty and a renewed belief in mankind.

Give this man a raise. Or at...

Editing to add that my husband didnt recieve what he ordered he asked for a meal and then an extra side of fires. We only recieved one side of fries. Went to wendys tonight because we didnt feel like cooking we always are sure to be polite and patient as we know how understaffed fast food is. When ordering my husband couldnt understand the woman at the window, she was mumbling and sounded miserable, he said pardon and she repeated louder and more rudely but that was whatever. It was when we were at the window when this older woman didnt say a single word and started tossing out the items she gave my husband the wrong drink so he said he ordered a coke she took it back and his card and went back and coke the coke tossed that and the food out without a single word my husband said thank you! Qnd she closed the window. I understand the frustrations but this kinda behavior is absolutely unacceptable especially to customers who are trying to be kind and patient! Do...

Update: I wish I could go negative. We're up to 6 for 6. The skinny blonde/Brown hair woman manager needs to go. One time she took my cash and didn't remember and tried to get me to pay again. There's a full staff now so stuff that excuse in the empty bags you're handing out. I'm going to start driving across town to the other one if I want it so I don't have to deal with literally the worst fast food place in TC. Literally the worst place to go for fast food. Out of the last 3 orders 3 were wrong. Don't go here unless you want to play burger roulette. They'll give the the right amount of sandwiches for a false sense of a correct order but then you'll look inside and everything is wrong. The Arby's on south airport has been more consistent and they were the...