Wendy's

4935 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines
(515) 270-0771

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Chad Brown

The Chili here is reasonably priced and pretty good for a fast food restaurant. I also like their Chili Cheese Fries. Now, the all-time best item is the $5 and $6 Biggie Meals. These meal deals include a sandwich or burger, a side of chicken nuggets, a side of fries, and a soft drink. The kids meals are some of the best from any fast food restaurant. I highly recommend Wendy's.

Vegetarian options: Can always order a meatless item.

Dietary restrictions: Dietary information is available just ask.

Parking: Ample, free parking.

Kid-friendliness: Fantastic kids meals.

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible and a drive thru.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chili, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Jr Bacon, Fries, Sandwich, Cheeseburger, Wendy's Hot & Crispy Fries, Wendy’S Baked Potatoes, Chili Cheese Fries, Cheese Fries, Jr Cheeseburger, French Fries

DONNA HARRIS

I would not advise taking child or elderly to this restaurant. The employees smoking pot and the whole restaurant smelled I used restroom and instantly got sick from smell
I had my young granddaughter with me
Very upsetting

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Ricky Burns

Entire restaurant reeks of marijuana. Do not recommend eating here. Management is incompetent at best allowing this.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

William Lane

This location has it together. Drive thru is efficient, staff is organized, and polite, food is fresh. Wishing other Wendy's locations were as solid as this one.

Wheelchair accessibility: ADA compliance is followed. No issues noted.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Sandwich, Wendy’S Baked Potatoes

Columbus

I will never go to this restaurant anymore as long as I live and I advise others not to either.. I took my 9yr old to get food from here tonight.. We sat in drive thru for a few seconds before someone said be right with you… Seconds later 3 people jumped out of a car parked by the back door and went into the restaurant through the back door… The smell of marijuana completely filled my car… Seeing the two male workers and a female that looked like the manager getting out of a car filled with the smell of weed just wouldn’t allow me to order food for my child… This is really sad to see because I’m pretty sure there are people out here that would love to have that job and take pride in what they do…

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Michael Curry

Cold fries. Decent cheese burger but far from "what the pictures look like".

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Alicia Henry

Never again with this location. I tried to give it another chance but as usual a disappointment. The customer service is horrible. There is an older women there that never seems to have a good day and her attitude seems to come off rude. Today she did not allow time for me to comfortably place my order, did not give me a total or my receipt, asked me to pull forward and after waiting for awhile I nearly pulled off without my food before some guy came out and handed to me. When I received my fries they were cold and nearly half full. This is the only location I’ve had issues at

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cindy Day

I requested the bacon mushroom cheese burger combo and it was awful and actually didn't look anything like a Wendy's burger (except for the shape of the burger) I have ever had. When I opened the burger I couldn't even recognize any mushrooms unless the were chopped finely, the cheese tasted weird and it was excessively slathered is a sauce. The fries were lukewarm and tasted like they had been sitting around for a while. I love Wendy's but highly suggest not to visit the one by I-80 and Merle Hay Mall in the Des Moines area!! The service was less than desirable at the drive up as well!!

Food: 1

Service: 2

Leon

I stopped by this location to get breakfast and I don't normally stop at this Wendy's it's never hardly any cars there, but I stopped by at there's people in the Lobby and I get out of my vehicle the people looking at me and never acknowledge that the Lobby was closed, I didn't understand why someone couldn't say Hey Sir Lobby is closed due to staffing issues or whatever. So now I don't want anything from here, inwhich they probably won't care because they are paid anyway, by the hour or salary so what does it matter to them . That's one thing you can't teach people is how to care 🤔

Shawn Farmer

I don't know who the lady was with the long blonde wig running carry out today at about 1145. She's rude and when your trying to finish ordering she interrupts. Wendys teach your employees manners.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fries, Sandwich

Neal DeSomber

Slowerst fast food ever. Staff is barely moving and I've waited 20 minutes in an empty store for nuggets and a sandwich. Worst Wendy's experience so far. Still waiting now.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Josh Schwartz

Nov 27 at 8:pm. Everything I ordered was not available at the time or it was a ten plus min wait for them to scrape it up off the floor, the order taker was EXTREMELY RUDE! AND HAD ZERO SHITS TO GIVE TOWARDS MY ORDER. she told me to go elsewhere if I wanted anything more, I even called the store and asked for manager and this supposed person hung up on me while expressing my concerns, when I tried calling back the phone was off the hook for a hour at least before giving up on the situation, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND AVOIDING THIS LOCATION DUE TO LACK OF PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND CARING OF CUSTOMER ORDERS. TO THIS DATE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT OR MAKE SITUATION RIGHT, these people are the bottom of the short list of employees!!!! All are uninformed of their dutys as public servants and fail seriously bad!!! MOST PATHETIC RESTAURANT IN THE AREA!!!! ZERO OUT OF TEN IN ALL AREAS! MANAGER IS THE RUDEST AND PROBABLY THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, LEADERSHIP REFLECTS HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE AT THIS LOCATION

Service: 5

Jessica Martin

Visited around 5ish on 11/16/24

Dakota was amazing! Super friendly, very patient, and a hard worker. Most workers seem annoyed when you are indecisive, not Dakota. Dakota was super chill. All around one of the best Wendy's we've been to! Food was also hot and delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries

mplstravel

i purchased chili and then was told there were no spoons. i asked for my money back and after the cashier said, “i’ll be right with you” she ignored me and never refunded me. i was the only person in the dining room.

Danny Walsted

People at this location are very rude. Went once, drove off because guy was rude. Gave them a second chance and the woman in drive thru was also rude, so I will never return. Too bad.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

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