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May 22, 2012 at 6:36 pm #603349
DBPMemberDid I miss the memo? — You know, the one they sent out to restaurants announcing that real french fries are out and new “coated fries” are in?
What the hell was wrong with real fries anyway? Just plain spuds sliced up thick (with skins on), deep-fried and delivered piping hot to the table. They were already perfect. Mm!
“Perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure.”
So what are these mushy, overseasoned planks of synthetic crud that look like a 7th-grade science experiment?
—Thanks a lot, Monsanto.
I found myself at the Rocksport the other day, with a craving. I’d never been there before, but I could tell they were trying to be trendy, so when I inquired about the fries, I was very explicit:
“Do you have regular old french fries?” I asked the waitress. “I mean . . . the GOOD kind.”
Unfortunately, she’d already gotten the memo.
“We have yummy-sprinkle-sparkle-seasoned-crispy-coated-batter-fries. They’re delicious. Everyone loves them.”
“No, thanks,” I said pointedly. “I don’t like that kind.”
“You know, I really miss the old fries,” I continued.
But she was already gone.
May 22, 2012 at 6:57 pm #758928
guidosmomMemberTry Loretta’s in South Park. They have plain old fashioned fries, from real potatoes, nothing fancy. They are delicious. Their veggie tav burgers are very good as well, and I’ve been told by meat eaters the meat version is just as good.
May 22, 2012 at 7:59 pm #758929
waterworldParticipantElliott Bay Brewery has great fries — no sparkly coating.
May 24, 2012 at 4:35 am #758930
redblackParticipantww: but you have to specify – emphatically – if you want non-seasoned fries at EBB.
i don’t like anything but ketchup between me and my french-fried ‘taters. okay, maybe some salt.
DP: i know it was a lark, but i have an opinion regarding your choice of dining establishments. i’m loath to let it fly in this venue.
May 24, 2012 at 4:38 am #758931
JanSParticipantredblack…you don’t like mayo with your fries?
May 24, 2012 at 4:40 am #758932
redblackParticipantjan: no.
tartar? if it’s good tartar alongside a piece of breaded white fish, i might take an occasional dip.
but ketchup is the man. or a man. or something.
May 24, 2012 at 5:12 am #758933
JanSParticipantlol… when I was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany lo those many, many years ago, there was always pommes frites mit mayo..learned to really like it then…but the mayo there is different than the mayo here..
May 24, 2012 at 5:16 am #758934
JoBParticipanthubby likes the new batter dipped fries
i am a purist
given no other option
i ask for soup instead
May 25, 2012 at 9:14 pm #758935
lindaParticipantAnd as someone dealing with a wheat allergy, I am horrified at this trend. Yet one more item which I can’t just order off a menu and know I can eat. One giant step backwards in my opinion and one more question I have to ask before I can indulge.
(But even without the wheat allergy, I’d still be a purist. Just give me the hot fries with salt and, when in the mood, some ketchup for dipping. Or the fries at Sunfish with their tartar sauce.)
May 26, 2012 at 12:31 am #758936
DBPMemberFries at Lorettas = unadulterated and tasty. But also slightly overcooked, perhaps because they’re sliced too thin. (But there are still plenty of other good reasons to go to Loretta’s. Thanks, guidosmom.)
Fries at West Seattle Fish Co. = Good
Spuds = Still good
Zippy’s = ??? (Can’t remember. Therefore, probably blah.)
Luna Park = Useta be good. Now bad. (Shakes still good, though.)
Triangle Pub in W.C. = Same as Luna. Useta be good. Now bad.
Dick’s is another example of how NOT to do fries. Sure, they’re all natural. But they’re also all greasy. (Pronounced: GREE-zee). Dick’s fries are just one small notch above the extruded starch tubes they sell at that awful Scottish restaurant.
What was the name of the joint again?
Oh yeah. McDonald’s.
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