While other fast food places also have them, Arby’s is the chain that’s really known for its curly fries. The special treat? The one fry that didn’t quite uncurl and left the fryer in one giant potato-y, batter-y lump. Always consistent, with their burnt sienna coating and powdered onion and garlic flavor, and always delicious. These fries are long and skinny, but not quite shoestring, with a slightly thick exterior that provides a satisfying crunch.īlessed be the curly fries, and my memories of eating them in the high school cafeteria. The chain’s signature Steakburgers, ground from sirloin, round, and T-bone cuts, allowed it to thrive in Midwest despite the Great Depression.Īs stated, I’m a fan of a narrower fry. If you lived in Normal, Ill., in the 1930s, it was probably exhilarating to pull into a Steak ‘n Shake, founded by ex-Marine Gus Belt. Even better was that the employee who took my order gave me packets of both ketchup and smoky hot sauce with my order. Hello, upset! This was a very decent batch of crinkle fries, with a crispy, salty outside and nice, fluffy center. I came in with the lowest of expectations for Del Taco fries – this is a Southern California-based taco chain after all, and I didn’t even know they had fries until I went in. In this ranking, Del Taco is the University of Maryland, Baltimore County taking out Virginia in the first round of March Madness.
Times Today airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. But I love a thin fry and, perhaps more, I love the memory of great McDonald’s fries I’ve had in the past. The batch I sampled was warm, not piping, so their greatness was compromised.
But their half-life is astoundingly fast, and by the time these babies are cold, they taste like mealy little icicles. McDonald’s fries, for approximately 4½ minutes, while they’re absolutely searing hot, are the greatest food on Earth. These were the fries that tasted most strongly of tuber.Įxcellence comes with a price, though – a medium order of these fries costs roughly double that of other chains. Five Guys fries in peanut oil, which imparts a milder taste than more industrial oils that mask potato flavor.
You get a generous heap of hot, properly salted, natural-cut spuds, with a good balance between crispy fries and the odd one that’s pleasingly soft. 1, but it’s also so far ahead of everyone else it’s almost unfair. 1 with an asterisk, like Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 points, or Cy Young’s 749 complete games.