Wendy's Chili

Conky · Mar 24, 2005

Diner finds finger in chili
Thursday, March 24, 2005 Posted: 7:13 AM EST (1213 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said Wednesday.

"This individual apparently did take a spoonful, did have a finger in their mouth and then, you know, spit it out and recognized it," said Ben Gale, director of the department of environmental health for Santa Clara County. "Then they had some kind of emotional reaction and vomited."

Local officials launched an investigation after the incident Tuesday night and the medical examiner determined Wednesday that the object was a human finger.

Officials are trying to determine whether the finger came in the raw materials Wendy's used to prepare the chili, Gale said.

Wendy's International Inc. corporate office did not immediately return a call for comment. Wendy's is the third-largest hamburger chain.

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I don't think I'll be eating at Wendy's any time soon. :disgust:

SynthDude2001 · Mar 24, 2005

lol....first the "finger in a salad" thing yesterday, and now this :Q

quakefiend420 · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
lol....first the "finger in a salad" thing yesterday, and now this :Q

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KidViciou$ · Mar 24, 2005

i think in a study, wendy's turned out to be 1 of the, if not THE cleanest franchise

Modeps · Mar 24, 2005

I thought that they made their chili from unused burgers right in the store.

SynthDude2001 · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
lol....first the "finger in a salad" thing yesterday, and now this :Q

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link?

ummm...hold on, I know I just posted in it less than 8 hours ago

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blurredvision · Mar 24, 2005

Wish that me, I'd be rich now

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edro · Mar 24, 2005

Haha! I eat Wendy's Chili at least 3 times a week! I love it.

GeekDrew · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i think in a study, wendy's turned out to be 1 of the, if not THE cleanest franchise

IIRC, McDonalds was actually the cleanest. Wendy's wasn't *too* bad, though.

I ate there 90% of work days last summer... never had a problem with that location, it's the cleanest one I've seen.

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I was talking about the Wendy's on Hamilton, close to the 33 exchange... beside Bob Evan's.

edro · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i think in a study, wendy's turned out to be 1 of the, if not THE cleanest franchise

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IIRC, McDonalds was actually the cleanest. Wendy's wasn't *too* bad, though.
I ate there 90% of work days last summer... never had a problem with that location, it's the cleanest one I've seen.
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I was talking about the Wendy's on Hamilton, close to the 33 exchange... beside Bob Evan's.

I know which one you're talking about. I used to live close to there. I haven't eaten at that one before though. There are only like 4500 Wendys in Columbus

GeekDrew · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: edro13

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i think in a study, wendy's turned out to be 1 of the, if not THE cleanest franchise

Click to expand...

IIRC, McDonalds was actually the cleanest. Wendy's wasn't *too* bad, though.
I ate there 90% of work days last summer... never had a problem with that location, it's the cleanest one I've seen.
<edit>
I was talking about the Wendy's on Hamilton, close to the 33 exchange... beside Bob Evan's.

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I know which one you're talking about. I used to live close to there. I haven't eaten at that one before though. There are only like 4500 Wendys in Columbus

I'm not sure that 4500 includes the suburbs such as Groveport, Reynoldsburg, and Pickerington

But for the love of anything precious to you, *nobody* go to a Wendy's in Lancaster. I've never seen a restaurant so filthy... at least the one on East Main. The one inside River Valley isn't bad.

Bassyhead · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: GeekDrew

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
i think in a study, wendy's turned out to be 1 of the, if not THE cleanest franchise

Click to expand...

IIRC, McDonalds was actually the cleanest. Wendy's wasn't *too* bad, though.

I ate there 90% of work days last summer... never had a problem with that location, it's the cleanest one I've seen.

<edit>

I was talking about the Wendy's on Hamilton, close to the 33 exchange... beside Bob Evan's.

Dateline did the fast food cleanliness thing recently. See the results here. McDonalds rated the worst of the top ten fast food chains the surveyed. Wendy's was ok at third. I'm sure that the cases with the fingers are very unique circumstances and surpass what food inspectors normally look for when they do a surprise inspection.

smc13 · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: Modeps
I thought that they made their chili from unused burgers right in the store.

They did when I worked at a Wendy's in '86. I am wondering if one of the employees is missing a finger.

Fritzo · Mar 24, 2005

Hopefully Wendy's will start pointing fingers....because then they'll be able to tell that guy pointing with the missing finger is the one that lost it

quakefiend420 · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Hopefully Wendy's will start pointing fingers....because then they'll be able to tell that guy pointing with the missing finger is the one that lost it

LOL

Bassyhead · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Hopefully Wendy's will start pointing fingers....because then they'll be able to tell that guy pointing with the missing finger is the one that lost it

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LOL

ATLien247 · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
lol....first the "finger in a salad" thing yesterday, and now this :Q

Gives new meaning to the term "finger food", eh?

MisterJackson · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: ATLien247

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
lol....first the "finger in a salad" thing yesterday, and now this :Q

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Gives new meaning to the term "finger food", eh?

Beat me to it.

Lorax · Mar 24, 2005

i guess wendy's gave that customer the finger.

kranky · Mar 24, 2005

I hope that person nails them with a big lawsuit and when Wendy's has to knuckle under, his bank balance will have a whole lot of digits.

Mutilator · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: kranky
I hope that person nails them with a big lawsuit and when Wendy's has to knuckle under, his bank balance will have a whole lot of digits.

That's enough Austin.

Jfrag Teh Foul · Mar 24, 2005

How 'bout I give you the finger, and you give me my phone call.

osiris3mc · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: MisterJackson

Originally posted by: ATLien247

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
lol....first the "finger in a salad" thing yesterday, and now this :Q

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Gives new meaning to the term "finger food", eh?

Click to expand...

Beat me to it.

You were both beaten to it - see thread.

kranky · Mar 24, 2005

Originally posted by: Mutilator

Originally posted by: kranky
I hope that person nails them with a big lawsuit and when Wendy's has to knuckle under, his bank balance will have a whole lot of digits.

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That's enough Austin.

LOL!

ttown · Mar 24, 2005

My usual order is a "Double-stack, no pickle"

I guess the next time I go I'll say "Double-stack, no pickle, no finger"

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