**INITIAL REVIEW**
For the longest time, the one restaurant and/or eatery that I would associate with gourmet pretzels was Auntie Anne's. However, if I ever wanted one, I would have to take the 20-minute drive from where I live up to Melbourne Square Mall. Ergo, I am thankful Wetzels Pretzels opened up nearby me. Though they may not have the same "popularity" as Auntie Anne's, their similar food fare, to me, is just as good.
Though an address is provided, Wetzel's Pretzels (which I will shorthand simple to Wetzel's for the remainder of this review) is one of the two restaurants located inside the Walmart Supercenter on Malabar Rd. If it helps, they are closer to the west entrance, the one closest to the garden center, pharmacy, and auto center.
For starters, Wetzel's is set up like a restaurant/eatery in the food court of a mall without the huge seating area. It was clearly designed for patrons to either order food before they shopped or after checking out. There probably are some people who come into Walmart specifically for Wetzel's, but that is probably the minority as I know most people will avoid Walmart if they can.
If you've ever eaten at an Auntie Anne's, then Wetzel's fare shouldn't be anything too foreign to you all. They have different versions of jumbo pretzels, cheese pretzels, "pigs in a blanket" hot dogs, bites, sauces, and cold drinks.
How long it takes for you to get food depends on specific factors. For example, if you are the only one there and what you order is already premade, you'll be in and out, lickity-split. Waiting time increases if 1.) there are more than one patron ahead of you in the cooking time queue or 2.) the food you ordered needs to be made fresh.
Wetzel's is neither better or worse than others just like them. Their food and service is no better than the next big competitor. I just happen to go to them because the time it takes to get to them from home is much shorter. But that is a personal preference compared to their overall experience.
I will give Wetzel's Pretzels a solid three out of five stars, earned over the course of multiple visits whenever I shop at Walmart. Not a place I would go out of my way for, but if I am hungry and happen to be inside Malabar Rd.'s Walmart or if I am hankering for their kind of food fare, I am glad Wetzel's is there read more