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Dave’s Double

    The Single with a second patty and a second slice of cheese, and the version most regular Wendy’s eaters settle on. The extra beef balances out the heap of fresh toppings, which can make the Single feel a little salad-forward. Big, but still eats like a normal burger rather than a stunt.

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    The story

    The Double has been on the menu since the first Wendy’s, but the burger sold today dates from a rebuild in late 2011. Wendy’s relaunched its Single, Double and Triple as Dave’s Hot ’N Juicy: a thicker patty with its square corners slightly rounded, cheese kept warmer so it melts all the way over the beef, a new bun and red onion instead of white. In 2016 the line was updated again with bakery-style buns and renamed simply Dave’s, after the founder, Dave Thomas. The square patty itself is practical as much as symbolic: more of them fit on a grill.

    What’s inside

    Make it at home

    There is no copycat of the Dave’s Double yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.

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    About Wendy's

    • United States
    • Since 1969
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    Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy’s in Columbus, Ohio, in November 1969 and named it after his daughter Melinda, whose childhood nickname was Wendy. His big idea was that fast food did not have to mean frozen and flavourless, and his most visible idea was the square patty: the corners stick out past the round bun so you can see the beef, and the company still repeats his line that Wendy’s does not cut corners.

    Around 7,000 restaurants, most of them in the United States, and a growing presence in the UK.

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