Wendy's on 90th closed

[bbinks]

I'm really surprised it took this long. I tried to use their drive through about a year ago, pulled out of line after 10 minutes. They have many poor Google and Facebook reviews of the same nature. That location has been there as long as I can remember.

[Omaha Cowboy]

North 90th right?..

I honestly didn't think it was still open. Don't think I've been to that location since the 1980's (albeit, I don't frequent Wendy's very often generally)...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

[Brad]

90th and Maplewood Blvd?

[debradomayer]

90th and Maplewood Blvd?

The Wendy's on 54th & L is closed and for sale as well.

[Busguy2010]

90th and Maplewood Blvd?

Yes, a couple parcels north of that intersection.

I'm not surprised really. A lot of businesses along North 90th have seen their hardships in recent years. I'm afraid to say I think this will be a trend for a long time to come for northwest Omaha in general. The area used to be at least alright, now more often I see various signs of degradation.

[Greg S]

90th and Maplewood Blvd?

Yes, a couple parcels north of that intersection.

I'm not surprised really. A lot of businesses along North 90th have seen their hardships in recent years. I'm afraid to say I think this will be a trend for a long time to come for northwest Omaha in general. The area used to be at least alright, now more often I see various signs of degradation.

I think the Wendy's is more of a closing on it's own. I used to live over there and it was literally the worst Wendy's to go to. We would drive past it and go to the one at 132nd and Maple to avoid it.

Greg

[Padre]

I haven’t found one in town that is well run. I haven’t been in one since last winter. The temperature outside was about 10 degrees and inside was probably about 20 degrees. Talk about frozen food!

[omaha79]

I think it's a failing brand to an extent. I think it's still popular in smaller towns and some parts of the country, but it hasn't been able to keep up for years. The food quality is hit or miss and greatly depends on each store. Their doubling down on triple baconators is tone deaf to a society that's at least trying, on the surface, to eat healthier. Burger King made this mistake with the "have it your way" campaign that focused on making the unhealthy food even unhealthier somehow.

I think the brand lost its way after Dave Thomas passed. It hasn't been the same since.

I went to the location on 120th and Center a couple of years ago and it was the single worst fast food experience I've ever had...and that's saying something. It took almost 15 minutes to get my order. I never found out as I got my money back before they even got it finished. Most of the stores are dingy and have the same look now that they did in the early 90's.

[jessep28]

The chain might be more popular in other regions.

I think that the franchise operator has a lot to do with a perception of a brand in an area. Most, if not all the Wendy's in Omaha look to be operated by the same franchise owner out of Freeport, IL.

[Uffda]

I think it's a failing brand to an extent. I think it's still popular in smaller towns and some parts of the country, but it hasn't been able to keep up for years. The food quality is hit or miss and greatly depends on each store. Their doubling down on triple baconators is tone deaf to a society that's at least trying, on the surface, to eat healthier. Burger King made this mistake with the "have it your way" campaign that focused on making the unhealthy food even unhealthier somehow.

I think the brand lost its way after Dave Thomas passed. It hasn't been the same since.

I went to the location on 120th and Center a couple of years ago and it was the single worst fast food experience I've ever had...and that's saying something. It took almost 15 minutes to get my order. I never found out as I got my money back before they even got it finished. Most of the stores are dingy and have the same look now that they did in the early 90's.

Doing a quick search, I think it might have to do more with Omaha franchise owner and how the Wendys are managed. It looks like Wendys is ranked in the top 5 and several different articles/polls.

From July 4, 2018

Chick-fil-A, Wendy's and Chipotle among US favourite fast-food brands

Meanwhile, Wendy's has knocked Burger King off its perch to become America's favourite fast-food burger brand. In third place is Jack in the Box, while McDonald's ranked last in both burger and overall fast-food restaurant categories overall.

https://www.malaymail.com/s/1648459/chi ... ood-brands

Also the "dingy" comment -- the one on west Maple did a major remodel a few years ago and it is far from dingy

[jessep28]

Doing a quick search, I think it might have to do more with Omaha franchise owner and how the Wendys are managed. It looks like Wendys in ranked in the top 5 and several different articles/polls.

I tend to agree with you. Also, I think Runza poaches a lot of the customer base that would otherwise visit Wendy's over McDonald's and Burger King..

[Busguy2010]

I think the Wendy's is more of a closing on it's own. I used to live over there and it was literally the worst Wendy's to go to. We would drive past it and go to the one at 132nd and Maple to avoid it.

Greg

Maybe that is the case. Obviously its very subjective, but there are some examples of various businesses in that area not necessarily being the worst, but definitely declining or losing to their competition, at least based on my former and ongoing experience with the area.

[Ebburkrevus]

Used to eat at Wendy's rather often. Now only as a last resort. The workers are terrible, the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers are a joke, the stores in my area are filthy and outdated, the order is wrong MOST of the time, and the food is just generally not good anymore. I don't know how anyone can market the trash burgers Wendy's serves as "fresh never frozen" beef.

[nebugeater]

Never go to Wendy's in Omaha any more because of the reasons already stated. Will occasional in another location and there is no issues. Eat at the one in DT Lincoln occasionally near 14th & Q. It is clean, service is quick and accurate, food is fine for its market category. Never had a order accuracy issue. They have four kios ordering stations that I use about 1/2 the time with no issues.

Before you throw the chain under the bus try one that is outside the Omaha area. The Omaha ones seem like the owners do not care and are mailing it in.

[jessep28]

I stopped at the one in York, which is run by a different franchise operator. The service was good, my food was ready quickly considering how busy it was, and the food was fine.

The dining room was a little trashed, but I had the impression that they were swamped tonight.

[omaha79]

Never go to Wendy's in Omaha any more because of the reasons already stated. Will occasional in another location and there is no issues. Eat at the one in DT Lincoln occasionally near 14th & Q. It is clean, service is quick and accurate, food is fine for its market category. Never had a order accuracy issue. They have four kios ordering stations that I use about 1/2 the time with no issues.

Before you throw the chain under the bus try one that is outside the Omaha area. The Omaha ones seem like the owners do not care and are mailing it in.

Fair enough. I wonder what it takes for the chain to revoke a franchise owners locations? They certainly aren't doing the chain favors in a market the size of Omaha. That location on 120th and West Center is an abomination: outdated, unclean, and poorly staffed. I've had order accuracy issues at the location in Papillion as well.

When you've had these issues, it's just easier to go someplace like Runza.

[bbinks]

Even the one on 138th & Maple is more miss than hit the last few time I have been there. A friend of mine who is a postal carrier was in the 90th store few weeks back to use the restroom. Said it had roaches in it. Makes you wonder what was in the food prep areas.

[Omaha Cowboy]

I don’t eat at any Wendy’s in Omaha for all the reasons stated here. If fact, I can’t remember the last time I have.. Maybe 3 years ago or so..

As to the 120th and West Center location- avoid that one, like the plague. I’ve heard it’s filthy, poorly ran and as stated here, provides poor service. I’m surprised that location is still open and functioning...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

[GrandpaaSmucker]

When you've had these issues, it's just easier to go someplace like Runza.

I was having a malt at Runza this year and almost swallowed a piece of glass that was in it. When I took it to the manager he said he was sorry and walked over to the malt machine and started pouring me another. I said "Hey you got to clean that whole machine out before you serve anyone else out of it." He looked at me like Huh? Then another employee said yeah we got to shut the machine down. So I was not even offered a refund. Its fast food baby no matter what brand it is and anyone of us that starts trying to defend any one brand is going to end up making our self look like a fool! I got a handful of real doozy Runza stories but then again I got a story for just about any place I eat at regularly. You play the eating out game ya take your chances.

Wendys is well known to hire ex cons and felons. Which is a good thing kinda because we got to give those folks a shot at getting back into the real world. That being said it does not always work out well. I knew a meth head who got out of jail and treatment that got a job at Wendys. It turned out that the manager was a meth head too and the employees would often takes turns on their shift sitting in a car behind Wendys getting blasted.

[Brad]

As to the 120th and West Center location- avoid that one, like the plague. I’ve heard it’s filthy, poorly ran and as stated here, provides poor service. I’m surprised that location is still open and functioning...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Just drive by 120 and Center and it’s closed...

[Omaha Cowboy]

As to the 120th and West Center location- avoid that one, like the plague. I’ve heard it’s filthy, poorly ran and as stated here, provides poor service. I’m surprised that location is still open and functioning...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Just drive by 120 and Center and it’s closed...

This doesn’t surprise me at all. That place was a health hazard...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

[RockHarbor]

Gosh, the Wendy's I go to here is super nice & clean. Great burgers and sea salt fries... Chile, hot baked potatoes, shakes... Good stuff. The manager makes a difference -- for sure. They are the ones who "crack the whip" or who don't "crack the whip."

If I were a manager, those workers would probably be breaking out in song w/ mops & brooms: "It's a hard knock life...for us!" No dirty restaurants allowed here.

Some managers are afraid to press people and make them really work -- afraid they will walk out and quit. One I worked under, was used to me working hard, and the others slacking. When I got tired of the unfairness, I would slack off on purpose, and look at my phone. The minute he noticed, he would "crack the whip" suddenly. I thought something like: "I am NOT your 'Cinderella' here, while the 'stepsisters' always get to slack." Lol. (It was ridiculous. It was the only way to get the others to pitch in.)

(After I shared that with family, one member was disappointed with me, thinking I should have just worked hard, without worrying about others. I'm sorry; Unless I know I'm marrying royalty soon, and will be the center of attention at a BALL in the near future, I'm not playing Cinderella's pre-prince part for ANYBODY.)

You just never know what's going in a restaurant.

[Brad]

As to the 120th and West Center location- avoid that one, like the plague. I’ve heard it’s filthy, poorly ran and as stated here, provides poor service. I’m surprised that location is still open and functioning...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Just drive by 120 and Center and it’s closed...

This doesn’t surprise me at all. That place was a health hazard...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Lol, if you think that one is a health hazard, ever been to the one on 84th and F street... disgusting!

[Omaha Cowboy]

As to the 120th and West Center location- avoid that one, like the plague. I’ve heard it’s filthy, poorly ran and as stated here, provides poor service. I’m surprised that location is still open and functioning...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Just drive by 120 and Center and it’s closed...

This doesn’t surprise me at all. That place was a health hazard...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

Lol, if you think that one is a health hazard, ever been to the one on 84th and F street... disgusting!

Yet another example of why I never eat at Wendy’s, lol...

Ciao..LiO...Peace

[advcomp2019]

I still remember an issue from a good number of years ago about Wendy's, and that is why I don't eat there unless it is a Frosty only.

I will not get into a great detail, but I will say this tho. When I was coming back from West Liberty from a hamfest, I stopped in Iowa City. Then after getting done there, I stopped in Des Moines for a few things. Then I stopped at Office Depot in Des Moines on University, and they did not like it after I was there. So I thought it was fluke. So about a month later, I had Wendy's again, but the Wendy's was in Lincoln. The McDonald's near Nebraska Crossing almost had about the same problem, but it did not become another Office Depot issue. Ever since those, I have not had Wendy's food but for the Frosty.

[GrandpaaSmucker]

I still remember an issue from a good number of years ago about Wendy's, and that is why I don't eat there unless it is a Frosty only.

I will not get into a great detail, but I will say this tho. When I was coming back from West Liberty from a hamfest, I stopped in Iowa City. Then after getting done there, I stopped in Des Moines for a few things. Then I stopped at Office Depot in Des Moines on University, and they did not like it after I was there. So I thought it was fluke. So about a month later, I had Wendy's again, but the Wendy's was in Lincoln. The McDonald's near Nebraska Crossing almost had about the same problem, but it did not become another Office Depot issue. Ever since those, I have not had Wendy's food but for the Frosty.

I can make heads or tails of this other then the part about you saw frosty the snowman out at the Nebraska Crossings

[RockHarbor]

Ive never had a problem w/ Wendy's. Course, I only mainly went to the one at 127th-ish & L, and the one on about 42nd & Dodge -- not the ones mentioned.

Maybe you should only try the new & remodeled stores? The one I go to here is new or remodeled. Their app has great deals & coupons.

[advcomp2019]

I still remember an issue from a good number of years ago about Wendy's, and that is why I don't eat there unless it is a Frosty only.

I will not get into a great detail, but I will say this tho. When I was coming back from West Liberty from a hamfest, I stopped in Iowa City. Then after getting done there, I stopped in Des Moines for a few things. Then I stopped at Office Depot in Des Moines on University, and they did not like it after I was there. So I thought it was fluke. So about a month later, I had Wendy's again, but the Wendy's was in Lincoln. The McDonald's near Nebraska Crossing almost had about the same problem, but it did not become another Office Depot issue. Ever since those, I have not had Wendy's food but for the Frosty.

I can make heads or tails of this other then the part about you saw frosty the snowman out at the Nebraska Crossings

To make it simple, the Office Depot had to clean the bathroom's floor and walls, and the hallway going to bathroom. I had some milk too. I don't want to go any farther then this.

[bigredmed1]

Nothing that bad, but I recall ordering a salad which came with about 1/2” of water at the bottom. Showed the employees and they just smiled and shirked. Never went back.

[Brad]

Parcel ID (PIN) - 1935371394
Property Address - 3706 N 90 ST

Building Permit from Feburary of 2026

Wire in your old Wendy’s store to make it a liquor store

Building Permit from March of 2025

Liquor Store Tenant Finish - 555 SF - Original Description: Demolishing space at the end of west side of building and adding new larger space.