West Ames Wendy's

[ianoconnor]

Gonna have to disagree with you on this one.

Correct

 

[LindenCy]

Chick-fil-a has the best, but Wendy's is a close second, on all chicken sandwiches.

 

[CysRage]

Maybe Chick-Fil-A can build where the old west Ames Wendy's is! :yes:

 

[Cycsk]

Maybe Chick-Fil-A can build where the old west Ames Wendy's is! :yes:

Now, that would be a nice turn of events.

 

[A-town Cy]

RIP..

 

[sunnysideup]

It is closed for good. I know the franchise owners and they originally were going to build a new store out by the highway near West Towne Pub and the bowling alley but they trashed that idea. Apparently business has been shrinking for years and the new McDonalds was really digging into them as well.

 

[ElephantPie]

Chick-fil-a has the best, but Wendy's is a close second, on all chicken sandwiches.

Perfectly stated.

 

[Cycsk]

It is closed for good. I know the franchise owners and they originally were going to build a new store out by the highway near West Towne Pub and the bowling alley but they trashed that idea. Apparently business has been shrinking for years and the new McDonalds was really digging into them as well.

Surely, there will some day be a drive-thru in that area.

 

[dahliaclone]

West Ames area near HyVee has been in need for a huge renovation here lately. Nice to see McDonalds rebuilt, but with Wallabys moving and no WestCyde Wings, that area is moving downhill fast.

False.

 

[dahliaclone]

Maybe Chick-Fil-A can build where the old west Ames Wendy's is! :yes:

no chance

 

[JSmoove]

This is all good and fine but is Litzel Lumber coming back to the area anytime soon?

 

[Cycsk]

no chance

Get coal in your stocking? Quite the burst of negativity.

 

[dahliaclone]

Get coal in your stocking? Quite the burst of negativity.

ha, nope. it's called being realistic. tell me how west ames makes perfect sense for a Chick Fil A. If Ames ever gets one it will be on Duff. It's called high traffic/easy access.

 

[Tre4ISU]

ha, nope. it's called being realistic. tell me how west ames makes perfect sense for a Chick Fil A. If Ames ever gets one it will be on Duff. It's called high traffic/easy access.

Nothing about Duff is easy access. Nothing. That is the worst road in Iowa.

 

[dahliaclone]

Nothing about Duff is easy access. Nothing. That is the worst road in Iowa.

You're right. West Ames makes way more sense.

 

[Cycsk]

ha, nope. it's called being realistic. tell me how west ames makes perfect sense for a Chick Fil A. If Ames ever gets one it will be on Duff. It's called high traffic/easy access.

Not saying it makes "perfect sense," but I would love to see it. Some rationale would include: the rebuilding of McDonalds, the renovation of the West HyVee, the departure of competition, and the rapid growth of apartments in SW Ames.

 

[Freebird]

It is closed for good. I know the franchise owners and they originally were going to build a new store out by the highway near West Towne Pub and the bowling alley but they trashed that idea. Apparently business has been shrinking for years and the new McDonalds was really digging into them as well.

Tell him it was shrinking because that Wendy's was an absolute dump and no one would go there anymore. A new one would do great on the West side.

 

[Tre4ISU]

You're right. West Ames makes way more sense.

I lived close to neither and would have gone to West Ames first. If I lived 2 blocks from Duff I would have gone to West Ames first.

 

[sunnysideup]

Tell him it was shrinking because that Wendy's was an absolute dump and no one would go there anymore. A new one would do great on the West side.

I think there would be a decent chance that the owner would have tore it down and rebuilt it on that land but they don't own it. When the owner originally got into the business the first two stores he had were the two in Ames and he got them from the previous franchise owners. He was basically renting the land and the buildings for both stores on Lincoln Way. In the early 2000's he bought new land on Duff and moved the east Lincoln Way store and his plans were to eventually do the same on the west side. But like I said, sales have been dipping at the west store since the mid 2000's and after weighing the options he decided to just close shop and not build a new store. It's not like he's hurting for business since he owns Duff Ave, Marshalltown, and Clear Lake and I think he has partial ownership in the one in Newton.

 

[Freebird]

I think there would be a decent chance that the owner would have tore it down and rebuilt it on that land but they don't own it. When the owner originally got into the business the first two stores he had were the two in Ames and he got them from the previous franchise owners. He was basically renting the land and the buildings for both stores on Lincoln Way. In the early 2000's he bought new land on Duff and moved the east Lincoln Way store and his plans were to eventually do the same on the west side. But like I said, sales have been dipping at the west store since the mid 2000's and after weighing the options he decided to just close shop and not build a new store. It's not like he's hurting for business since he owns Duff Ave, Marshalltown, and Clear Lake and I think he has partial ownership in the one in Newton.

I haven't been to the West side Wendy's since he opened the one on Duff. Too bad he couldn't or didn't want to rebuild that one too. Prefer Wendy's X100 to McDonald's.

This might be a perfect time for Hardees to reenter Ames since they are good again. Could also use a B-Bops on that side of town.