r/fastfood 5d ago

Discussion Who makes the better fries?

Edit: I forgot Checkers/Rally's

574 votes, 2d ago
182 McDonald’s
130 Five Guys
51 Chick-fil-A
111 Arby's
76 Popeyes
24 Unsure
7 Upvotes

34 comments sorted by

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u/ryedawg78 5d ago

Checkers/Rallys should be on this list

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u/Championgut1912 5d ago

Yeah, I forgot it

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u/cakeschmammert 5d ago

Unsure/Rally's

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u/thechadc94 5d ago

My choice too!

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u/Slug701 5d ago

I miss Arby's old handcut style fries

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u/Many_Landscape_3046 5d ago

I’ve never gotten the hype with five guys fries.

They definitely give you a lot and I’ll eat them, but they just never taste great to me. Like I won’t go out of my way to eat them all, which is unusual for fries 

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u/Plane-Tie6392 5d ago

They're not even crispy! What kind of psychos intentionally make non-crispy fries?!

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u/pizzapickles444 5d ago

they're so soggy!

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u/Complete_Chocolate_2 5d ago

It’s a scam since it’s priced in. 

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u/Informal_One609 5d ago

Cajun seasoning slaps though

1

u/SwiftSurfer365 5d ago

Love the Cajun fries, but they always make me have bad breath after.

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u/TacoBellFeen 4d ago

shoutout taco bell

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u/JUSTBLAZE2k7 5d ago edited 5d ago

Chick-Fil-A getting votes is insane. Those fries are ASS.

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u/2401PenitentTangentx 5d ago

They need seasoning. 

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u/Such_Battle_6788 5d ago

Costco Cavendish Fries are the best

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u/IcyIcedcube 5d ago

I love the battered fries, Popeyes and Rallys are the only places I can think of that serve those.

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u/Championgut1912 5d ago

I forgot about rally’s. I should’ve put that in there instead of maybe Popeyes.

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u/Informal_One609 5d ago

Arby's curly fries are overhyped to hell. 90% of the time, they're just soggy potato tubes

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u/Random__Bystander 5d ago

But, when they're not, they're really good

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u/booyahbooyah9271 5d ago

If those potato cakes count at Arby's, they deserve consideration.

I hardly do fast food anymore. But the answer is Rally's/Checkers.

That is the main reason they got popular in the first place.

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u/Prog47 4d ago

I really liked five guys but they raised there prices to crazy town during covid. So bad the one we had here closed down because no one went. Mcdonalds fries are good but in my area they are always luke warm. I'm partial to wendy's probbly.

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u/rambam80 3d ago

Curly Fries are its own category and will take those any day over plain fries. In and Out only ordered extra crispy. McDonald’s for regular without having to modify them.

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u/Prestigious_Ant_703 3d ago

I can't believe a single person voted for those limp, greasy, inedible 5 Guys fries. I would not feed those to my dog

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u/missingtime11 3d ago

I had those once and thought the flavor was other worldly

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u/BIGGREDDMACH1NE 3d ago

Wendys breakfast wedges are the best fast food fry.

(Arbys is #1 but I consider them separately since they're different)

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u/1969quacky 1d ago

McDonalds french fries cooked in beef fat were the best.

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u/TreatYourselfForOnce 1d ago

Rally's.

Mcdonald's is a close second.

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u/AmputeeHandModel 5d ago

McD's fries haven't been good since they stopped using the beef fat or whatever.

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u/Championgut1912 4d ago

The claims that seed oils are bad for you have been debunked and are actually beneficial since they have unsaturated fats while beef tallow is high in saturated fat and should be consumed in moderation. So I think it’s good that they replaced the tallow with vegetable oils and beef flavoring.

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u/bossmt_2 4d ago

Five Guys isn't fast food and isn't a fair comparison. Should have Checkers/Rallys, KFC, Sonic, Wingstop, etc.

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u/2401PenitentTangentx 5d ago

If you don't know about popeyes fries... do yourself a favor. Also order extra ranch