You guys have too many fast food options
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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Latish reply, but how do you make yours? Do you do the 'restaurant' steps of using water & freezing to get the starch out?
Me, I just slice up baking potatoes and pop them in my air fryer for a while, turning and re-basting with oil a few times. Not restaurant grade, but good enough.
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We only have McDonald's and Burger King here and i wouldn't eat there when i was starving
I have never seen so few fries from Five Guys before.
There's more but they had to crop out the 1ga bag of fries that they use as insulation for your burger.
The fries act as ballast too
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As a non-american it blows my mind that you have so many fast food companies.
What blows my mind is that it's all large franchise. We have tons of independant selling various form of fast-food. Stuff like Sandwiches, Pizza, kebap and more. But I can't think about only 2-3 large chain, basically we have Mc-Donalds, Quick, and that's it ? or may-be burger kind did a comeback last years, not even sure...
What really amazes me is that, that's not all of them
I was pretty sure most of them were made up. I hope this crap never makes it over here
To be fair, where I'm at in the south we have these. Still a lot but most are very regional
I'm a human not a french fry
Top two picks from each row:
- McDonalds is a standard, but I prefer Arby's seasoned curly fries
- Wendy's recently changed their fries and they're good enough, but prefer Smash fries.
- (Special mention goes to Canadian KCF, which offers fries and gravy instead of mashed potatoes and gravy. I don't know if their US fries are different because I don't mess with that if mashed 'taters are an option.)
- Five guys and Checkers
- Steak 'n Shake and Popeyes
Overall, if I were choosing a place based solely on the fries: Smash > Five Guys > Popeyes > Arby's
The top two spots were tricky. I like the 5 guys fresh cut style, but Smash mixes a traditional thin cut fast food fry with rosemary. And they don't make things weird by giving you more than you can or should eat.
The only one I actively dislike is Chick-fil-A, but some of the other offerings are 'meh' enough that they need ketchup.
Missing entries: Penn Station and Skyline. They're both regional, but I like both of them over most of the other offerings. Penn Station has fresh-cut style and Skyline's fries are thin and crispy.
Arby's curly fries are peak fast food fries.
I genuinely love McDonald's fries. I don't love anything else there and I go maybe once or twice a year, but they really are my favourite fries.
Checkers/rally's fries are my #1, plus I think they're the only ones on this list that backup their fries with a guarantee.
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Wendys old fries were the best, but currently culvers.
Jbox curly fries are on point. Def S-tier.
Then BK, McDonalds.
Iβll lump all the rest in the middle scribe I donβt think Iβve had them.
And F- for In-n-out good lord do they make terrible fries, (B- if you make them animal style)
OP is looking to start some fights.
Checkers. And I don't even normally like that type of fry.
None of these, I really donβt get why people like fries so much. Those baked potato wedges on the other hand are great
If you could get McD's fries but animal style, we'd have a clear winner. Source: username contains the word obesity
McDonald's and burger king, in that order
I'm all about Jack in the Box/Arby's curly fries.
I don't know why they are always separate things on these tho. They are literally the same fries.
Those Taco Bell fries are also pretty damn good. I didn't expect much (because it's Taco Bell) but God damn! They're like the best potatoes you can get at TB.
Didn't like the Popeye's sweet potato fries at all. I love sweet potato, but... That's not the flavor I seek with french fries. Too sweet for something that my brain associates with salty only.
Every other fry is just kinda... There. They don't suck, they're just not amazing.
Screw fries, tots are where it's at.
Arbys I HAVE TO BEAT MY MEAT
This is Taco John's potato olΓ© erasure, and I will not stand for it.
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