US vs UK Wendy’s | Food Wars

From calorie count to portion sizes, we ordered everything on the UK and US Wendy’s menus to find out the big differences between the two.
0:00 Intro
0:10 Portion Sizes
4:32 Price
5:53 Nutrition
7:06 Ingredients
9:17 Exclusives
Additional Camera: Sarah Medroumi
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US vs UK Wendy’s | Food Wars

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

I did not expect Joe to tackle the meat cube the way he did. Pretty damn smart.

[@JoeAvella]

Years ago I interviewed a competitive eater who share some tips. Never thought that info would come in handy!

[@whoareyou3781]

@@JoeAvella ratioed

[@dumbbellenjoyer]

@@whoareyou3781 No

[@izazahmed6447]

@@whoareyou3781 counter ratio

[@Wiley_Coyote]

@@JoeAvella Yeah, I was thinking it had to be that the moment I saw you pop the top...

[@harrykersh]

I need a meat cube rematch, my big mouth combined with Joe’s technique and I’d be unstoppable

[@JoeAvella]

Anytime anywhere buddy!

[@whoareyou3781]

@@JoeAvella you cheated People thought I actually was serious 😭

[@emersonkeller6517]

What will you guys do next for food wars?

[@Akaashi__]

You guys need to call Matt Stonie to watch this competition lmao

[@user-tr1qd4ss8m]

@@whoareyou3781 competitive food eaters use the same technique joe was using, not really cheating.

[@phylazen5649]

Joe went pro on that tactic. Wouldn't put it past him to be a fan of food challenge eaters tbh

[@coryshannon3815]

Question is, could Joey Chestnut eat 8 meat cubes before Joe and Harry finish one?

[@keithyinger3326]

We need some reaction clips from these restaurants when the crew comes in and says "I'd like one of everything on the menu please."

[@johnr797]

Surely they would call ahead

[@jeffreyventura6311]

@@johnr797 Hear the reaction on the call then

[@johnr797]

@@jeffreyventura6311 "hi this is a famous KZbin channel and we're going to do a video on all the food items on your menu what day would we be able to come in for that order?" "Tuesday should be fine, around 3 o'clock?" "Ok"

[@jeffreyventura6311]

@@johnr797 put that on a vid and you got 3 mil views easy

[@johnr797]

@@jeffreyventura6311 why? Why would that conversation be interesting? How do you think these things happen?

[@marinadeburgos8666]

Long story short: UK: reasonable portions but it's "expensive" US: eat 'till you vomit for less than 10$ Both: you need a degree in chemistry to understand/say the ingredients

[@albamurataj5246]

Yeah but did the us guys include tax in their price cause otherwise it's the same

[@Wiley_Coyote]

My big knock on this show is they do a bad job of explaining that often the ingredients are more similar than implied. The US labeling requirements are stricter, so they bundle ingredients less and elaborate more.

[@caffeinepizza]

I have a bachelor of science in chemistry. Yea, I can pronounce all of the ingredients, but otherwise most mean nothing to me without looking them up. LOL

[@ronaldmcdonald6067]

UK is expensive for no reason its a scam

[@JimWhitaker]

@@caffeinepizza Me too.

[@JoeAvella]

Meat cube champion! 🥩🧊🏆🇺🇸

[@ashbunny2645]

👏👏👏 Harry tried valiantly lol. Gotta ask... Do you ever end up with indigestion or heartburn after these videos?

[@JoeAvella]

@@ashbunny2645 hard to tell. I have indigestion and heartburn all the time all the time.

[@amykathleen2005]

Need a matchup when you guys can finally get together.

[@eddmario]

@@JoeAvella I mean, that's probably BECAUSE of this show so...

[@TomUniverse]

@@JoeAvella I still have trouble eating meat, and you are a meat cube champion, wow. I was vegetarian all of my life, but I have to eat meat for my health now.

[@zacharyliles8657]

What nobody ever talks about is how in the US fast food cups are filled mostly with ice. Yes the cups are way bigger, but when you remove the ice the amount of soda is basically the same

[@mozyman05]

Yeah that happens in the UK aswell. Luckily we can make our own now😅

[@Qxeenbxlla]

THATS why I get no ice or wash ice in my drinks , also there’s extra larges here

[@joerobertson8650]

Been waitingages for this!

[@AhmadHassan-uk7ve]

Whenever I think this show is out of content they come up with another new banger

[@zayedibrahim]

Fr

[@whoareyou3781]

Ikr

[@blobbymcflobby2]

So true

[@dwaynewilson8919]

Sidemen Varicocele the USA crews getting fed well ?

[@pablopablo3834]

Wendy's only reopened in the UK within the last month or less after 21 years of absence a lot of places they have covered are only in London whereas Wendy's is opening around the country

[@Benni777]

“Americans LOVE drinking our calories!!” Plz put that on a T-shirt!! 😂🤣

[@KCH55]

And we put ice in it too..... and it's default personally I say light to no ice

[@dwayner901]

Finally, I've been waiting for this video for weeks 🙏🏾😀💛

[@leehartman4876]

Lol I do love food. Do you?

[@onnisarpo617]

This show is bloody brilliant!

[@kates7277]

When Harry and Joe share a meal, Carbs, fats, calorie counts they reveal. They taste, analyze Sugar, salt, portion size. In horror, both Yanks and Brits squeal!

[@SusanAjayi]

I love this so muchh

[@kates7277]

@@SusanAjayi xo

[@junipeayt]

the food wars song

[@dwaynewilson8919]

Varicella

[@dwaynewilson8919]

Varicocele the USA crews getting fed well ?

[@Paggathovenaar]

I like how insane the us is with the large and medium

[@moogleking]

that's why they are number 1 in food quantity sizes

[@laszlokanya9966]

@@moogleking and in obesity

[@__aceofspades]

Its misleading though as like 70% of the cup is ice unless you ask for little or no ice.

[@marinadeburgos8666]

@@moogleking i remember watching supersize me (documentary in the 2000's) and the portion sizes were ABSURD, even after those were retired

[@tahmkench118]

@@laszlokanya9966 I thought the country of Nauru was the most obese in the world

[@ab3040]

I'm more shocked Harry stopped his clock at exactly 32 seconds😳

[@SheaRants]

But he finished first and stopped his timer a bit late so technically the u.k won

[@alyssaruc871]

I love your videos so much I made a playlist for the videos I love

[@allyho5377]

Food wars is the best of food insider - always look forwards to a new one

[@5ashll303]

It’s why I’m subscribed

[@fokuz2023]

@@5ashll303same

[@rodrigul3]

Yo, when Joe put the sweatband on, I lost it! LOVE THIS SHOW!! ❤️🙏🏼

[@marqetteliz]

His resemblance to Danny in the original Karate Kid was spot on....intentional or otherwise

[@lpnedwards]

Food Wars is the best! More videos with Harry and Joe, please!!

[@franciscoroque2383]

Yes right plz never end it!!!!

[@dailydeliciousdelights1488]

Great series. ❤️

[@gingerjo1791]

Honestly food war episodes make my Sunday!

[@MyChannel-od3pf]

Best Food Series on KZbin Change my Mind

[@ibraheemalqam6826]

International taste test or will it, both from good mythical morning

[@nickymccool]

Worth it ?

[@roseomeara6226]

my favourite duo back at it haha

[@washuotaku]

Wendy's also do region exclusives. Where I live we have the Carolina Classic, which is a quarter-pound burger with chili, diced onions, mustard, and coleslaw.

[@nicholas104]

Damn. Now I kinda want some coleslaw. :(

[@Ozviewer976]

That Frosty drop. 😂 there really is a difference when UKs is smooth while US have a bit of the chunky side of the frosty. Happy you doing a Wendy’s food war.

[@FionaA17]

It may have just been left for longer

[@EVILBUNNY28]

Considering there’s only 1 Wendy’s in the UK and it’s in Reading and the UK Insider Inc. Headquarters is in Shoreditch it would’ve been over an hour drive to bring it back to the offices to film. I'm in the UK and had a Frosty today and it’s just like the ones in the US. It had definitely melted by the time they started filming

[@scottbecker4367]

The difference was probably time.

[@leaf2180]

Well not really. The frosty is supposed to be like soft-serve ice scream, not milk.

[@letsjustohh]

the taco salad isn't just that container with lettuce/cheese... it comes with tortilla chips and a cup of chili and salsa and sour cream on the side. it's practically like two meals.

[@redpilling5575]

Just found this channel and im going to binge these episodes 😂

[@evegreen5573]

This so funny .. I’m glad u guys challenge each other 🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@JimWhitaker]

This is a great series.

[@nicholasreyna2164]

0:29 Are they not going to point out how Wendy’s says the large Frosty in UK is 592 ml, but Harry measures 300 ml. That’s almost half of what they say they give you

[@MusharnaMush]

hoping thats an error for one of the 2 things, else UK folk get scammed

[@jenniedarling3710]

I wonder if he drank some and that's why he kept quite. (just a theory).

[@izzfitri6888]

Ohh, Wendy gonna get roasted about this!

[@shawngeanakakis1050]

It is notoriously difficult to portion a soft serve ice cream to it's full capacity. The swirl of the machine often creates air gaps and it's difficult to stop the dispense at the right time

[@VipermanSBD]

Just for reference; here in the U.S., Wienerschnitzel also has a chili option besides Wendy's! And it also is really good if you get it with the onion option! 😋 Cheers!

[@Ronald5Oh]

True but I think they meant a nationwide/ widely available restaurant chain. Like you can go anywhere in the country and find like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King etc but there’s restaurant chains that are unique to certain regions/states like in-n-out, whataburger, etc

[@eduardoceja5998]

Former wendys worker here. There’s actually 5 drink sizes at American wendys. Large, medium, and small (for the meals, or biggie bag). Value or junior depending on what you call it (for the 4 for 4). And lastly the kids size (for the kids meals) it’s the little white cup used for small frosties.

[@flame-29936]

Only just found this channel 2 days ago and iv already binge watched the food wars play list, can't wait to see more fast food chemistry 😁 absolutely love Harry and Joe's reactions, and it's always nice to learn what's going into our food.... I say while stuffing my face with a stacks burger 🤤

[@AaronsShots]

I suggest you do Cinnabon,they have recently expanded to the UK and are in EG petrol stations

[@kyffu6twer]

They used to have a store in London, but that shut down :c Where did you see it?? 👀

[@tc4071]

@@kyffu6twer I believe they’re coming to some Asda stores! Give it a Google 😊

[@aybusiness19]

@@kyffu6twer there's a cinnabon in Westfield in stratford, london iirc, had it before once and it was great!

[@coyotelong4349]

Wow, clearly the UK is now officially just the USA of Europe 😅

[@AaronsShots]

@@kyffu6twer in EG garages. I didn’t even know until I went to pay for petrol once there was one in the corner

[@awestruckbeaver3344]

Considering the price tag of Wendy's and the fact that there are only a few locations, I'm not feeling left out not having this.

[@connermanning5837]

I’ve been working at wendys for over a year and this is super interesting to see

[@AM-mv6ro]

Great work guys, I remember asking for Wendy’s and you’ve done it!

[@olavbjortomt1596]

You're lucky. Wendy's only returned to the UK in June (I think they have two stores here so far)

[@jenniedarling3710]

@@olavbjortomt1596 there's going to be one in my home town Oxford soon (I watch this to see if it will be good to try it).

[@shrekwazowski3836]

The UK person sounds so smart and I love it!

[@stanleytaylor9498]

Dont say ur from America

[@AM-mv6ro]

It’s the accent!

[@yaziyo]

Just imagining your intern driving thru "Hi, I'll have one of everything. Thanks"

[@loufancelli1330]

I don't eat much fast food anymore but since I am from the same hometown as Wendy's they were our go-to place as a kid in the 70s and 80s. When you said "something called hot chili seasoning" it immediately took me back to childhood. Of course back then their menu was much smaller, but when we got chili we always got those packets of hot sauce to go with it. I'd sneak an extra one or 2 to put on a burger if I could. Wendy's might have been the first fast food place to have a sauce other than ketchup, now that I think of it.

[@idkmynameanymore4866]

binged watched all the other episodes waiting for a new episode. LOVE THIS SERIE

[@DavidDarnes]

Me in the UK seeing a Food Wars title: “We have one of those!?!”

[@littlemissgiggles165]

in Reading, not worth the queue

[@DavidDarnes]

@@littlemissgiggles165 good to know, thanks!

[@RooRooJY]

​@@littlemissgiggles165There are also 2 in London

[@lambo90dmc12]

When at I worked at Wendy’s in the US in high school the taco salad came with chili. If it was served for dine in the chili was poured on the salad before serving it to the customer. If it was to go it got served in the small cup.

[@Lost_scotsman]

There are like 3 Wendy's stores in the whole of UK right now. Glad they've made a come back though. Can't wait to be able to try one out! :D

[@BassBanj0]

I'm still waiting for them to come to Coventry, even Birmingham would be fine because then I'll finally be able to try it aha

[@laurencrawford3332]

As a Canadian, I feel like in most of these we get the best of both worlds.

[@simmerszalai9196]

indeed we do though wish this was on yesterday cause I had wendy yesterday XD

[@johnr797]

Same

[@sharxzy8582]

Me: mum can we buy Matt stonie Mum: we have matt stonie at home Matt stonie at home 1:15

[@JoeAvella]

Lol

[@MattYoung2299]

Their asiago chicken sandwich is my favorite fast food item ever. Also, Sonic and A&W also have chili. If they have Sonics in the UK you guys should totally do them

[@toteorison594]

Seeing you guys makes me wanna eat these more🤤🤤🤤

[@theultimatepenguinbtw9936]

I'm pretty excited for the plans to bring Wendy's to the UK. Those burgers look like a serious contender for my new regular fast food place but I'll have to see.

[@FailedFlea93]

Wendy's is not that good. You're not missing out on anything. The best thing they have is the frosty.

[@rfield4308]

In the uk they have to use hormone free meats they’re going to taste much better

[@littlemissgiggles165]

agree, i hated the chips

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

The quality is probably a little above McDonalds and Burger King, but way below Five Guys. But on the plus side, the prices are also better than Five Guys.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

@Nick yeah, I never go to Wendy’s. My go-to is either In-N-Out, Five Guys, or Smashburger. These UK guys in the comments would have their minds blown if they had a Smashburger.

[@maenad1231]

Our smallest Soda being bigger than the UK large was a nice throwback

[@ilacjones]

The meat in the Taco Salad comes from the chili that comes with it to pour over

[@leehartman4876]

Lol yes and it is great. How do you do?

[@relaxingvideostofallasleep1303]

This actually made me want to go to Wendy's again, so I looked at their menu and saw some really good specials. Now I haven't went there in over a year since the last 4 times I went before that they didn't have the specials at my local one (this was even before Covid) and when I went in again today, they were out of the specials. I give up. This was a good store locally until a new franchise owner took over about 4 years ago in my area and since then they never have the specials.

[@jeanettewilson3195]

I have to do a 30 minute drive to get a good meal at my favorite fast food place. Sounds like you may have to do the same

[@ericforest9186]

“Something unsettling about a burger having a son.” Let me tell you about the A&W Burger Family…

[@BlueAversion]

I've been craving a takeaway all weekend. This has put me right off. I thank you.

[@mommyrome2000]

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[@DatGuyAegis]

5:49 hes right... little order I learned with the 4 for 4 to kinda get the most out of it, get your 4 for 4 and then ask to upgrade only the drink to a medium frosty and get an extra 4 piece nuggets and its $6 even One of my go to broke boy lunches in college next to Little Cesar's, you can sub the fries out for chili too

[@doccornn7764]

Yessss I need more food wars

[@Phrophezy14]

Been waiting on one for wendys.

[@jamieandtherandomstuff]

Hoping the UK menu might get larger with the more branches they open here. Lucky enough to live localish to the first one that opened recently and have had a few items from the menu but wouldn't mind trying a few of those US only menu items. Would really like to try those breakfast biscuits.

[@coffeenator3219]

This series is just too goood

[@charlotteforsyth438]

I love when your eating the meat cube I am in frankie and bennies eating a double cheeseburger

[@carloncho_jodon1303]

I don't know why I like watching food related videos, especially the time I always watch them which is always late at night. They always leave me very hungry after watching and I don't like it. But at the same time I find this very interesting and informative. ( at the time I am watching this it is 2 am and there is no food in the house other than cinnamon toast crunch and I already had 2 bowls an hour ago and I can't bear to eat another) If someone can relate to my dilemma please tell me how you put up with this, and mabye send me a large bag of takis or doritos so I can deal with this problem.

[@carloncho_jodon1303]

@Da Contradiction the big sad :(

[@funakfunak2740]

Seems kinda unreasonable to whine about sodium nitrate, I mean that's pretty much used in all meat curing.

[@ryandempsey4063]

For any one wondering the us have larger cups and sizes to account for ice in the drinks

[@user-gg9ue4cb7o]

I used to order Dave's triple in combo. The fresh ground beef is really tasty. Best beef hamburger in a fast food restaurant.

[@invaderjill8054]

Joe ate that meat cube like a pro competitive eater. :)

[@adamt7413]

I appreciate the dual screen comparison on the frosty’s-it was nice not having to try to remember what the differences were so I hope this becomes a regular thing

[@toastedmarshmallowkitty]

steak n shake also does chili my grandpa used to order it everytime we went there

[@yal-frenzy7589]

its really fun watching this considering the fact that i work at a wendy’s in canada xD

[@trueexposure7487]

Wendy’s is my favorite fast food by far. Where I am it looks way better!

[@melsyoutube]

5:30 big mistake not bringing the 4 for $4 offer to the uk. would've been a huge marketing boost, it worked so well for subway for YEARS!

[@kenny4200i]

4 for 4 was actually supposed to be a limited time thing but then everyone just kept buying the shit out of them

[@maliamalis6389]

Dollar and pounds aren’t the same. Pounds is more so I can’t imagine it being 2 pounds

[@p1mpjunior12]

You guys should do a steak and shake episode! They also have chili and it's pretty good lol

[@Juniior863]

I love theses vids

[@anewanoo7]

We need a video of joe just reading out each ingredient with expressions of sheer frustration! It is all of us trying to work via zoom calls!

[@julianbernal284]

I used to work at Wendy’s and you can actually get your chili in 3 sizes small large and wait for it, a batch of chili which cost $116 I believe

[@dianaadamo5574]

Oh gosh, how much is the batch? If I need that much chili I might as well just make it for less than half the price!

[@holydoggo4822]

EXCUSE ME WHER

[@henryjt2377]

These videos are super awesome, but they make you really hungry

[@yal-frenzy7589]

this was enjoyable to watch considering the fact that i work at a wendy’s in canada

[@yellowcupgal5188]

I love how the UK large frosty didn't even come close to 20 ounces.

[@jenniferjuliana10]

Now that Wendy’s came back to UK after 20 years, I’m excited to finally try it. Too bad still didn’t arrived in North West but I will wait !

[@katashworth41]

We’ll get them eventually (though given how long it took Preston to get a city centre Burger King I might be using a Zimmer frame)

[@thelightinthedark8344]

I am waiting for chick fil a too personally

[@timrollpickering]

@@thelightinthedark8344 Probably not going to happen. They tried launching in the UK a couple of years ago and immediately attracted protests to the point that one landlord immediately declined to renew the contract and they abandoned their only other outlet soon afterwards.

[@charlottestreet3301]

@@timrollpickering why did the wendys in the UK attract protests

[@timrollpickering]

@@charlottestreet3301 It was Chick Fil A (sp?) that was protested to the point their first landlord chose to not offer a renewal after just one week.

[@luisorciagonzales637]

9:08, was not prepared for that jump scare 😅

[@robertspadorcia8175]

in canada it was a thing to be able to ask for the grand slam, which was 4 patties. niagara region specifically.

[@michael0o5]

Bacon Pretzel Pub TRIPPLE!

[@clapsgallaxy7593]

Since when did we have Wendy’s in the UK?

[@joshmundy7935]

About a month or two ago one opened in Reading

[@AM-mv6ro]

There’s one in Reading but the company will be opening plenty by the end of the year across the UK

[@jonathanfinan722]

@LegalOrez So? Two or four?

[@olavbjortomt1596]

June 2 - they opened their first restaurant in Reading

[@jokeaaaa]

I did'nt even know Wendy's came back to the UK.... will check out the one in Stratford, London

[@AzraelXJM]

I assume you went to the Reading one in the UK? I went to the Stratford one when it opened this weekend and they offered to triple my Baconator, so they do offer different sizes on it, although that wasn't printed on the menu

[@Caitlin-rz1xe]

The taco salad "meat" is actually a side of chili, then you also get a bag of nacho chips. Before the nacho chips, you'd actually get a baked potato.

[@chrisanders713]

It sucks that Wendy's doesn't have the Bacon Mushroom Melt anymore. One of the best burgers ever!

[@lilsunny7399]

Man i wish we had wendys here in NI. I'd love it. Shame it's only really been tried out in England in the UK.

[@melsyoutube]

WE FINALLY HAVE WENDYS?! i need to try a frosty omg

[@bunnyford]

I worked at Wendy's in Canada for 5 years, more than 20 years ago, before triple burgers were officially on the menu, and the "meat cube" was referred to as "Grand Slam"(I'm assuming referencing baseball).

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

They also have grand slams in tennis

[@bunnyford]

@@DeltaAssaultGaming hadn’t thought of that

[@somerandompersonontheinter9211]

I know someone who used to work at a Wendy's and they said the chili meat is just burned burger patties.

[@PhoeFireaga]

Yes. It's reject burgers that's been ground and put into the chili. Way to use the meat instead of throwing it away.

[@petervolkovoy7516]

FINALLY!!! A Food War about Wendy's!

[@samthunderz6130]

3:25 over here in Canada Tim Horton's has Chili and it's amazing!

[@orangejuice4860]

Finally!!!

[@Sanyu-Tumusiime]

lol i felt bad for joe and harry when they had to rush eat the burger

[@patrickbeisel1972]

UK Wendy's exclusives are cheeseburger deluxe, veggie stack, avocado chicken club, avocado veggie salad, Apple cranberry chicken salad, veggie bites, garlic mayo, Heinz sweet chili, egg and cheese sandwich, plain porridge, cranberry seed porridge,

[@undergamer1361]

Wait. UK has Wendy’s?

[@crimsontheotter]

Yep

[@rachaelrebecca7905]

A burger being 1,000+ calories is so absurd to me, like how can something of that size be so calorific. Wow

[@Crimson_Logic]

Baconator comes in two sizes in the UK. You can get the triple if you ask. As I was told when I was in the Wendy's in Croydon.

[@TechTrendsetter848]

i really love the price comparison

[@mikekaraoke]

Yeahhhhhhh, I'm soooooooooo happy that Wendy's has come back to the UK! They were here for a very long time from the mid 80's till 2000. Then closed up to concentrate on the US/Canadian Market which was such shame! So the only ever times would have one would be when went to US/Canada on holiday!