A new Wendy’s has opened its doors in this growing Midlands area. Check out where
Where’s the beef?
In Red Bank, actually.
A new Wendy’s restaurant recently opened its doors in the Red Bank area of Lexington County. The latest location of the well-known chain — where you can pick up burgers, breakfast and, of course, a Frosty — is located at 5419 Platt Springs Road. The restaurant has a modern design and a covered outdoor patio for dining.
The Platt Springs Road Wendy’s is open from 6:30 a.m. to midnight, according to a message on its roadside sign Tuesday morning.
There are more than 6,500 Wendy’s stores in operation across the globe, according to the company’s website. With the newest addition in the Red Bank area, there are now 19 Wendy’s locations in the Midlands area.
The new Wendy’s on Platt Springs Road is the latest example of growth in that corridor. A new Chick-fil-A restaurant opened last year at 5465 Platt Springs, directly in front of a Publix grocery store. In June, an Express Oil and Tire Engineers location opened right beside the Chick-fil-A, at 5449 Platt Springs. And, earlier this year, developers announced plans for a more than 60-acre mixed-use development directly across the road from the Publix shopping center, at the intersection of Platt Springs Road and Old Orangeburg Road.
Lexington County has continued to see growth across several decades. Census statistics show the county’s population has swelled from 167,000 in 1990 to 300,000 in 2021.
