Which Fast Food Company has the worst French Fries?

Flasch186 · 06-03-2006, 11:51 AM

I just had Wendy's and they were devoid of any salt or flavor, inconsistent in that some were hard and some were oil saturated....basically while eating them I decided that they were simply a ketchup carrier.

duckman · 06-03-2006, 11:52 AM

Burger King has the worst fries. I don't know what the deal is with them, but the damn things get cold as soon as they cross the counter.

ice4277 · 06-03-2006, 11:55 AM

I voted Hardee's/Carls, but you could definitely make the case for Wendy's.

Young Drachma · 06-03-2006, 11:57 AM

I voted for our favourite chain from Coming to America, but, in reality....Burger King fries just fail to get it done.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-03-2006, 11:59 AM

Burger King fries are almost always awful, with Hardee's a close runner-up. The saving grace for Hardee's is the presence of the curly fries as an option, they aren't great by any means but they're nowhere near as bad as their standard fries.

sabotai · 06-03-2006, 11:59 AM

Burger King used to have the best fries, but sometime in the late 90's (I was a sophmore in college...I remember because I was so upset about it) they changed them. And then they became the worst fries ever...

Joe · 06-03-2006, 12:09 PM

mcdonalds. it is basically a salt stick

larrymcg421 · 06-03-2006, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George W Bush

mcdonalds. it is basically a salt stick

And this is bad?

larrymcg421 · 06-03-2006, 12:11 PM

I'd have to vote for BK as well. Their fries are so scratchy, they tear your throat apart on the way down.

For best fries, I'd have to vote Checkers by a long shot.

miami_fan · 06-03-2006, 12:12 PM

All of the above. Over the last few years, I have come to hate all fast food french fries. I have a hard time finishing even a small order of fries.

Joe · 06-03-2006, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

And this is bad?

yes

JW · 06-03-2006, 12:18 PM

Burger King has the worst fries.

Wendy's has very good fries. They are plump and crispy on the outside while soft on the inside. Sometimes they aren't salted enough, but I see that as a minor problem.

VPI97 · 06-03-2006, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

Burger King used to have the best fries, but sometime in the late 90's (I was a sophmore in college...I remember because I was so upset about it) they changed them. And then they became the worst fries ever...

Exactly...people think I'm crazy when I talk about that, but BK went from having good fries to these things that are just awful.

RPI-Fan · 06-03-2006, 12:41 PM

Wow, I think Burger King has BY FAR the best ones!

tucker rocky · 06-03-2006, 12:58 PM

Krystals here in Florida, undercooked, overcooked, just awful.

As for best fries, I'll go with WAB.

wade moore · 06-03-2006, 01:15 PM

McDonald's has the best fries, hands down...

As for worst, it's a toss up for BK and Hardee's to me, I went with Hardee's (although I did not thinka bout the curly fries aspect).

Lonnie · 06-03-2006, 01:24 PM

Jack in the Box Natural Cut suck. At least they have curly as an option.

I'd say BK would be my next unfavorite.

SackAttack · 06-03-2006, 01:29 PM

Well, what's the definition of fast-food here? Something you go through a drive-through to get, or does it have to be the kind of place where they make about fifteen of the same burger and put it under a heat lamp until somebody orders it?

I mean, if we're calling anything with a drive-through fast food, then Tommy's chili-cheese french fries puts any of the crap in this poll to utter shame.

TheOhioStateUniversity · 06-03-2006, 01:32 PM

Best Fries:
MickeyD's
Wendys
Arbys Curly
Rallys seasoned

Worst Fries:
BURGER KING!
BURGER KING!
BURGER KING!

pennywisesb · 06-03-2006, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

I mean, if we're calling anything with a drive-through fast food, then Tommy's chili-cheese french fries puts any of the crap in this poll to utter shame.

Are you serious? I love Tommy's chili-cheese fries.

I haven't had BK for awhile, but Jack in the Box fries are terrible.

SackAttack · 06-03-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by pennywisesb

Are you serious? I love Tommy's chili-cheese fries.

Yeah, so do I.

I don't think I made myself clear.

People in the thread have been discussing the merits of the fries listed, and some of the stuff being listed in a poll for worst has been called the best.

What I'M saying is that I don't care which of those six or seven folks in here think are the best...they're wrong.

AlexB · 06-03-2006, 04:01 PM

KFC have the worst for me. Voted other, saw the results and BK is the least popular? Wow - their fries to me are the best of all. One's man's fries, another's poison I guess...

Terps · 06-03-2006, 04:04 PM

I voted for BK, don't have a Hardee's or Carl's anywhere near here and I have no idea what McDowell's is.

Arby's curly fries are the best though.

Tigercat · 06-03-2006, 04:29 PM

Checkers/Rally's are far and away the best fries, even if they are 2 bucks for the large size. (Arby's curly fries second, Popeyes third.)

Burger King's are the worst. At least Wendy's can be decent, and at least they are something different.(A little larger than normal.) Burger Kings are just bland and not good. KFC's wedges can be decent, but when done badly are quite bad.

stevew · 06-03-2006, 04:48 PM

Taco Bell used to have a mean "Supreme nacho" fry that was topped with cheese, beef, japs(optional), tomatoes and sour cream. It quickly went away, i guess the fries were just a test program.

terpkristin · 06-03-2006, 05:00 PM

I hate you all for this thread.
Cuz now I want fries.
And I'm too intoxicated to drink.

/tk

st.cronin · 06-03-2006, 05:01 PM

terpkristin · 06-03-2006, 05:01 PM

Oops.I'm too intoxicated to drive.

As for fries, dunno who's worst.
Haven't had Hardees in years. Nor McD's.

I really want cheese fries.

I like the waffle fries at Chik-Fil-A.

/tk

stevew · 06-03-2006, 05:02 PM

Man, i forgot about chick fila. Those waffle fries are awesome.

sterlingice · 06-03-2006, 05:08 PM

If anyone votes Arby's or Chik-fil-A, I'm going to beat them with a taste bud stick so they grow some.

SI

oliegirl · 06-03-2006, 05:48 PM

McDonalds fries are my favorite, followed by Chick Fil A (but they never use enough salt)...BK used to be good, but then they changed the recipe and now they suck.

JeeberD · 06-03-2006, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

Burger King used to have the best fries, but sometime in the late 90's (I was a sophmore in college...I remember because I was so upset about it) they changed them. And then they became the worst fries ever...

It was probably around 95-96 when that happened (at least where I worked). They went from regular, decent fries to craptastic fries that had a kind of coating on them...

TheOhioStateUniversity · 06-03-2006, 05:53 PM

Taco Bell had fries???????????????

Buccaneer · 06-03-2006, 06:07 PM

All of them are bad but I would agree that Bk is the worse of the lot.

terpkristin · 06-03-2006, 06:09 PM

What IS McDowell's?

/tk

TheOhioStateUniversity · 06-03-2006, 06:15 PM

McDowells: see classic movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy

Dutch · 06-03-2006, 06:21 PM

I remember hating Roy Rogers fries when I lived in Virginia. And I don't think I liked Jack in the Box fries in California.

McDonalds fries are the best for about the first 15 minutes after they have been fried. Then after that they are teh suck. Wendy's fries have the best staying power once they have been removed from the fryer.

I can vouch for Checkers fries, had those for the first time last week in Mississippi, good stuff.

gkb · 06-03-2006, 06:50 PM

I voted for Burger King's fries as the worst, but I think I dislike them equally as much as Arby's fries. My favorite are Wendy's and McDonald's.

MrBug708 · 06-03-2006, 07:41 PM

What is Hardee's and McDowells?

Glengoyne · 06-03-2006, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

McDonald's has the best fries, hands down...

As for worst, it's a toss up for BK and Hardee's to me, I went with Hardee's (although I did not thinka bout the curly fries aspect).

You are living like fifteen years in the past. They've changed their frying for "health concerns"/PR so many times, I think they've started to fry them in yogurt. McDonalds used to have incredible fries, but those days are long past.

I'm actually a fan of Wendy's fries. Of course, they made the, albeit bogus, healthy choice of not salting their fries. So you have to ask for it every damn time you visit their drive through.

I could give BK the nod as well. Any of the places that seem like they mash and then fry extruded tubes of potato.

jack in the box isn't far off from BK in my book, but then again they have curly fries.

Long John Silvers might be the worst by far, simply because the fries taste like every thing else they fry.

clintl · 06-03-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Wow, I think Burger King has BY FAR the best ones!

In-N-Out Burger has by far the best ones, because they're made from fresh potatoes. You can actually watch the potatoes being peeled and sliced as you're placing your order. Authenticity, not artificiality.

clintl · 06-03-2006, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevew

Taco Bell used to have a mean "Supreme nacho" fry that was topped with cheese, beef, japs(optional), tomatoes and sour cream. It quickly went away, i guess the fries were just a test program.

I remember a few years ago (at least out here), Taco Bell changed its combo meals for a few months to include fries, and they quite obviously the same frozen fries you get at the supermarket. Now those were the worst.

kingfc22 · 06-03-2006, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clintl

In-N-Out Burger has by far the best ones, because they're made from fresh potatoes. You can actually watch the potatoes being peeled and sliced as you're placing your order. Authenticity, not artificiality.

They also have the best burgers.

clintl · 06-03-2006, 08:36 PM

Yes, although I'm liking Sonic too now that I've had a chance to try it (they opened one in the town about 8 miles north of here).

Warhammer · 06-03-2006, 08:48 PM

Worst: BK. I am amazed that they are still in business, do they make anything that is good?

Best: OK, not drive through, but Murphy's Pub in Urbana, IL

LoneStarGirl · 06-03-2006, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

I'd have to vote for BK as well. Their fries are so scratchy, they tear your throat apart on the way down.

For best fries, I'd have to vote Checkers by a long shot.

I haven't been to a Checkers in forever, but those fries are delicious. I think they are called Ralleys now...

Joker · 06-03-2006, 09:54 PM

I sell food for a living.
In 1990 fast food companies developed a FF called the Stealth FF.
A Stealth FF changed the whole FF industry.
They took the FF you and everyone love'd and added a coating to the outside of the FF.
The point....Was to make a FF that stayed hotter longer...

Oops they forgot 1 thing...FLAVOR...it ruined The FF world.
2nd they are very very very un healthy.

Schmidty · 06-03-2006, 10:01 PM

Burger King's fries are attrocious.

Schmidty · 06-03-2006, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glengoyne

You are living like fifteen years in the past. They've changed their frying for "health concerns"/PR so many times, I think they've started to fry them in yogurt. McDonalds used to have incredible fries, but those days are long past.

To me, they taste exactly the same as they used to.

Franklinnoble · 06-03-2006, 10:27 PM

I don't care much for Burger King or Jack In The Box.

On the other had, I kinda like Wendy's. But McDonald's are the gold standard.

View Poll Results: Worst Fast Food French Fries
McDonalds	11	8.66%
Burger King	60	47.24%
Wendy's	40	31.50%
Hardees / Carl's	6	4.72%
McDowell's	4	3.15%
other (please note)	6	4.72%
Voters: 127. You may not vote on this poll

06-03-2006, 11:57 AM	#4
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	I voted for our favourite chain from Coming to America, but, in reality....Burger King fries just fail to get it done. __________________ Current dynasty: Playtesting chaos (Viperball 26) \| OOTP Mod: Managerial Strategy Files \| GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github

06-03-2006, 11:59 AM	#5
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Burger King fries are almost always awful, with Hardee's a close runner-up. The saving grace for Hardee's is the presence of the curly fries as an option, they aren't great by any means but they're nowhere near as bad as their standard fries. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

06-03-2006, 12:11 PM	#9
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	I'd have to vote for BK as well. Their fries are so scratchy, they tear your throat apart on the way down. For best fries, I'd have to vote Checkers by a long shot. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

06-03-2006, 12:41 PM	#14
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	Wow, I think Burger King has BY FAR the best ones! __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

06-03-2006, 11:55 AM	#3
ice4277 Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkley, MI: The Hotbed of FOFC!	I voted Hardee's/Carls, but you could definitely make the case for Wendy's.

06-03-2006, 11:59 AM	#6
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Burger King used to have the best fries, but sometime in the late 90's (I was a sophmore in college...I remember because I was so upset about it) they changed them. And then they became the worst fries ever...

06-03-2006, 12:09 PM	#7
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	mcdonalds. it is basically a salt stick

06-03-2006, 12:12 PM	#10
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	All of the above. Over the last few years, I have come to hate all fast food french fries. I have a hard time finishing even a small order of fries.

06-03-2006, 12:18 PM	#12
JW College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Monroe, LA, USA	Burger King has the worst fries. Wendy's has very good fries. They are plump and crispy on the outside while soft on the inside. Sometimes they aren't salted enough, but I see that as a minor problem.

06-03-2006, 12:58 PM	#15
tucker rocky Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Of no particular interest	Krystals here in Florida, undercooked, overcooked, just awful. As for best fries, I'll go with WAB.

06-03-2006, 01:24 PM	#17
Lonnie High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midlothian, TX	Jack in the Box Natural Cut suck. At least they have curly as an option. I'd say BK would be my next unfavorite. __________________ Lonnie

06-03-2006, 01:29 PM	#18
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Well, what's the definition of fast-food here? Something you go through a drive-through to get, or does it have to be the kind of place where they make about fifteen of the same burger and put it under a heat lamp until somebody orders it? I mean, if we're calling anything with a drive-through fast food, then Tommy's chili-cheese french fries puts any of the crap in this poll to utter shame.

06-03-2006, 01:32 PM	#19
TheOhioStateUniversity High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, GA via Columbus, OH	Best Fries: MickeyD's Wendys Arbys Curly Rallys seasoned Worst Fries: BURGER KING! BURGER KING! BURGER KING! __________________ Buckeyes Football/Basketball >>>> Your Favorite School Last edited by TheOhioStateUniversity : 06-03-2006 at 01:33 PM.

06-03-2006, 04:01 PM	#22
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	KFC have the worst for me. Voted other, saw the results and BK is the least popular? Wow - their fries to me are the best of all. One's man's fries, another's poison I guess... __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 06-03-2006 at 04:01 PM.

06-03-2006, 04:04 PM	#23
Terps College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001	I voted for BK, don't have a Hardee's or Carl's anywhere near here and I have no idea what McDowell's is. Arby's curly fries are the best though.

06-03-2006, 04:29 PM	#24
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Checkers/Rally's are far and away the best fries, even if they are 2 bucks for the large size. (Arby's curly fries second, Popeyes third.) Burger King's are the worst. At least Wendy's can be decent, and at least they are something different.(A little larger than normal.) Burger Kings are just bland and not good. KFC's wedges can be decent, but when done badly are quite bad.

06-03-2006, 04:48 PM	#25
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Taco Bell used to have a mean "Supreme nacho" fry that was topped with cheese, beef, japs(optional), tomatoes and sour cream. It quickly went away, i guess the fries were just a test program.

06-03-2006, 05:00 PM	#26
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I hate you all for this thread. Cuz now I want fries. And I'm too intoxicated to drink. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-03-2006, 05:01 PM	#27
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	lol __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

06-03-2006, 05:01 PM	#28
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Oops.I'm too intoxicated to drive. As for fries, dunno who's worst. Haven't had Hardees in years. Nor McD's. I really want cheese fries. I like the waffle fries at Chik-Fil-A. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-03-2006, 05:02 PM	#29
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Man, i forgot about chick fila. Those waffle fries are awesome.

06-03-2006, 05:08 PM	#30
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	If anyone votes Arby's or Chik-fil-A, I'm going to beat them with a taste bud stick so they grow some. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

06-03-2006, 05:53 PM	#33
TheOhioStateUniversity High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, GA via Columbus, OH	Taco Bell had fries??????????????? __________________ Buckeyes Football/Basketball >>>> Your Favorite School

06-03-2006, 06:07 PM	#34
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	All of them are bad but I would agree that Bk is the worse of the lot.

06-03-2006, 06:09 PM	#35
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	What IS McDowell's? /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

06-03-2006, 06:15 PM	#36
TheOhioStateUniversity High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, GA via Columbus, OH	McDowells: see classic movie "Coming to America" starring Eddie Murphy __________________ Buckeyes Football/Basketball >>>> Your Favorite School

06-03-2006, 06:21 PM	#37
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I remember hating Roy Rogers fries when I lived in Virginia. And I don't think I liked Jack in the Box fries in California. McDonalds fries are the best for about the first 15 minutes after they have been fried. Then after that they are teh suck. Wendy's fries have the best staying power once they have been removed from the fryer. I can vouch for Checkers fries, had those for the first time last week in Mississippi, good stuff. Last edited by Dutch : 06-03-2006 at 06:21 PM.

06-03-2006, 06:50 PM	#38
gkb High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado	I voted for Burger King's fries as the worst, but I think I dislike them equally as much as Arby's fries. My favorite are Wendy's and McDonald's. __________________ BALLERZ YO, fo shizzle. - QuikSand

06-03-2006, 07:41 PM	#39
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	What is Hardee's and McDowells?

06-03-2006, 08:36 PM	#44
clintl College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Davis, CA	Yes, although I'm liking Sonic too now that I've had a chance to try it (they opened one in the town about 8 miles north of here).

06-03-2006, 08:48 PM	#45
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	Worst: BK. I am amazed that they are still in business, do they make anything that is good? Best: OK, not drive through, but Murphy's Pub in Urbana, IL

06-03-2006, 09:54 PM	#47
Joker H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Mar 2006	I sell food for a living. In 1990 fast food companies developed a FF called the Stealth FF. A Stealth FF changed the whole FF industry. They took the FF you and everyone love'd and added a coating to the outside of the FF. The point....Was to make a FF that stayed hotter longer... Oops they forgot 1 thing...FLAVOR...it ruined The FF world. 2nd they are very very very un healthy. Last edited by Joker : 06-03-2006 at 09:55 PM.

06-03-2006, 10:01 PM	#48
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	Burger King's fries are attrocious. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

06-03-2006, 10:27 PM	#50
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I don't care much for Burger King or Jack In The Box. On the other had, I kinda like Wendy's. But McDonald's are the gold standard.