Wendy's New $10 Spooky Menu Is Here, So I Tried Everything — And Here's What I Did (And Didn't) Love
Calling these "new menu items" is a bit of a stretch.
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You know how many people begin celebrating the Christmas season before they've even digested their Thanksgiving dinner? That's how I am with Halloween. Spooky Season begins September 1, regardless of where Labor Day lands that year.
Brands have really started to pick up on this, releasing their spooky-themed content earlier and earlier. That's how we get things like Season 2 of Wednesday on Netflix as early as August 6.
And in the time-honored tradition of TV shows teaming up with brands (who can forget when Fred Flintstone sold cigarettes?), this season of Wednesday paired with Wendy's for some new Addams Family-themed menu items. Two little girls with pigtails? The marketing wizards didn't have to think long about this one.
Since I'm a little spooky freak, it's only natural that I hit my local Wendy's to test out these new items. When I entered the restaurant, there was a crack of thunder, and all the other guests got up and fled. Perfect! No line for me to get my meal.
The "Meal of Misfortune" contains Rest in 10-Piece Nuggets, Cursed and Crispy Fries, and a small Raven's Blood Frosty. With the exception of the "raven's blood" in the Frosty, all of these are foods you can get any time at Wendy's. The main gimmick of the whole meal is the Dips of Dread.
Wendy's calls these "inferno-inspired mystery sauces," so you know going in that they are going to be spicy. And they all have clever names: You Can't Hyde, This Will Sting, Grave Mistake, and Nowhere to Woe. Gotta be honest: They should hire me to come up with these names; I would absolutely kill it. Wendy's marketing team, you know where to find me.
You get two mystery sauces with your meal. I asked the employee at the counter if it was possible to try all four in the name of journalistic integrity. She admitted that while they are a mystery, they found a way to know the differences between them by reading the ingredient list on the label. Immediately after she said that, she burst into flames, so I only got two of the four sauces.
The first sauce I tried was this light pink one, which looks like brain matter that was liquefied in a blender. It also gave the impression of having some kind of cream in it, so maybe it was a spicy ranch? Flavor-wise, it was the spicier of the two, but all I got from it was spice and nothing more.
Sauce number two was a deep, velvety red color that did actually look like blood. It's far more solid when compared to the first sauce, giving it more of a ketchup vibe. I preferred the taste of this one; its spiciness was followed by a fruity sweetness that kind of reminded me of cranberry sauce.
It's hard to guess which sauce is which because the punny names don't give a ton of clues. I'd say sauce one is Grave Mistake, and sauce two is You Can't Hyde. Unfortunately, I would not choose either of these sauces over something like ketchup, barbecue, honey mustard, or buffalo sauce. Perhaps the two I didn't taste are better. That's where the tricky marketing comes in — they want you to come back to try them all. The hooks are in!
Now for the Frosty. First of all, the Frosty they gave me was massive. I was expecting a small, but this was definitely a large. It also comes with this fun purple spoon that is Wednesday-themed. The vanilla Frosty is laced with "raven's blood," which looks a lot like some kind of cherry syrup.
I have to admit that I have never had a vanilla Frosty. My go-to as a kid was always the chocolate one, and, for my money, it is perhaps the best fast food item to ever exist, at least in the top three of all-time. This vanilla one was good, and the fruity syrup added a little extra to it. I even gave it the ol' fry dip taste test, and it held up. But overall, I was left pining for a chocolate Frosty; I wonder if they would make one of these with chocolate?
A word of warning, dear reader. If you are given a large Raven's Blood Frosty, do NOT consume it all. A small is plenty, and the extra syrup that pools at the bottom may seem appealing, but you will regret it later. I made the fool's mistake of eating the entire Frosty and later that evening...well, let's just say it changed me.
The whole meal cost me $10.79 plus tax. Was it worth it? I think if you are going to go to Wendy's and order 10-piece nuggets, fries, and a Frosty, you may as well try this, especially if you are into the spooky vibes. But you don't have to rush out and get it. There isn't much being offered here that is "new." But it certainly is frightening.
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