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Wendy’s has officially brought back the popular dipping sauce to its menu, and the details of its return are sure to strike a chord with fans, both sour and sweet.
On Monday, April 27, Wendy’s officially brought back its popular sweet and sour sauce. This tangy dip was originally discontinued in September 2025. However, by December, the uproar over the repeal had grown so large that the burger chain announced a change of direction.
“After nearly seven months of thousands of social media comments, posts and tags calling for its return, the popular tangy dip is back,” Wendy’s said in a statement to USA TODAY.
“Sweet and Sour Super Fan” takes the lead
The person who spearheaded the effort to bring sauce back to Wendy’s was content creator and self-proclaimed “sweet and sour super fan” Jazz Smith.
In October, Smith posted a video that has since received more than 17,000 likes, saying she was “appalled” to learn that Wendy’s would quietly take her favorite sauce off the menu.
“This is very serious,” Smith said in the video. “I think Wendy’s has the best Sweet & Sour, and I’m appalled that they would do something like that. So this is my plea for Wendy’s to bring back Sweet & Sour.”
Wendy’s enlisted Smith in December to share the news of his successful campaign.
“No dream is too big,” Smith said in a TikTok video at the time. “We did it, folks. We called Wendy’s and they agreed that we need to bring back the sauce. It’s going to take some time, but some exciting things will happen in the meantime.”
Limited time?
Unfortunately, for die-hard fans of the sauce, this news isn’t all good news.
In its rollout, Wendy’s said the sweet and sour sauce will only be available for a limited time unless customers band together to “order the sauce and show us how much you love it by liking, commenting and sharing this post on Instagram.”
As of April 27, the post has received over 1,400 likes and over 200 comments.
“It’s been 8 years since I left America and I didn’t hear this tragic news that sweet and sour sauce is no longer a regular sauce??” one user wrote. “This is literally my childhood, and every child deserves a sweet and sour nugget.”
“This sauce is my Roman Empire. Please never take it away again,” wrote another, followed by two crying emojis.
Two users also included playful threats.
“If you go off sour again, I’ll be sitting at your headquarters door meowing like a stray cat,” one person wrote. “I swear if you guys take it back and hurt me like that again, this relationship is over,” another man said jokingly.
However, not all comments received the bittersweet certification. Some followers used the opportunity to demand the return of Ghost Pepper Ranch, another discontinued sauce.
“I would love to see Ghost Pepper Ranch come back too,” one user wrote, along with a pleading eyes emoji. “I love you guys.”
Sweet and Sour and Ghost Pepper Ranch, as well as BBQ, were part of the Original Sauce lineup that was discontinued in September. Six new sauces have been revealed, including Sweet Chili, the de facto replacement for Wendy’s Signature, Scorched Hot, Creamy Ranch, Honey BBQ, Honey Mustard, and Sweet and Sour.
