OK, who makes the best fries...

[Mr. Scorpio]

And why is it Five Guys?

[jimfields33]

1. They are good but they give enough to feed 100 people. Lol

I do like McDonald’s French fries as long as they are hot!!!!

[csziggy]

5. My husband and I each order one small burger and share one order of fries

When we go to Five Guys. Even then, there are left over fires, usually. Since I only got out to eat maybe once a month in normal years, we don't go to Five Guys very often.

[yellowdogintexas]

13. same here. Little fries one order and a Little Burger each

Love Five GUys

[El Supremo]

2. Good Times' Wild Fries are good...

but their onion rings are even better. And I agree that all must be fresh out of the fryer.

[Marie Marie]

10. Important question here: Are the onion rings breaded or battered?

[El Supremo]

16. battered

[MFM008]

3. when they are hot and fresh

McDonalds.
They aren't alot of the time though....

[ironflange]

4. Just ask for no salt

I happen to prefer them unsalted, but whatever. If you ask for them that way, they can't give you the salted ones that have been sitting around, and have to give you some from the next batch. Like them salty? Don't be lazy, salt 'em yourself.

[jimfields33]

6. That's a great idea.

Thank you for that. And I don’t mind salting myself at all.

[TexasBushwhacker]

9. Yup. If anyone says their fries are cold, they dump the whole batch.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. I make wonderful fries myself at home, from real potatoes.

I just don't do it very often.

[elleng]

11. Ditto, and haven't done it in a LONG time.

[mopinko]

17. when i got divorced, the ex didnt take much. 1 thing i miss-

his dad's old fry cutter. weighed about 5 lbs. still sharp after decades.
if i ever see one in a thrift/antique store, i will most def grab it.

[AwakeAtLast]

8. Agree!

Penn Station is a close second. They are also fresh cut.

[Xoan]

12. Limp and greasy?

Not me.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. I used to like Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, but there are no more around here

They were good enough to eat without ketchup, which was what I was used to - guess they were how Arthur Treacher liked them.

[lillypaddle]

15. Okay, the thread is about fries

but I have to tell you that I had the BEST burger ever from Chili's Bar and Grill yesterday. It was the mushroom and swiss "big mouth" burger (charcoal grilled) with sauteed onions and extra mushrooms, on a bun with garlic aioli, lettuce and tomato - topped off with two thick slices of applewood bacon. OMFG. I don't know how the fries were, because I was too full to eat them.

Highly recommend this burger, though.

[Goodheart]

18. Agree.