# Arby's Potato cakes are back! You stupid worthless fools. I order you to buy 300 per day until they are forced to put that back on every menu permanently **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197 "2024-07-14T06:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/1 "2024-07-14T06:03:31Z")
Ok it was all in the topic. perfect ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/2 "2024-07-14T06:06:28Z")
They didn’t have them for a while? That was the only item I ever got from Arby’s. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/3 "2024-07-14T06:13:11Z")
Ohh Yes I have been boycotting them for several years. ARBYs said they weren’t carrying for 4 years or so (epidemic likely) or whatever. But now they are going again, so; please everybody beg, beg, beg; now that they are back. ---
**Author:** ![opiewan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/opiewan/32/3566_2.png) [@opiewan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/opiewan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/4 "2024-07-14T06:17:05Z")
Good info to know, potato cakes were my go-to at Arby’s for 40 years. Little bit of salt and pepper and some Arby’s sauce on top and you’re good to go. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/5 "2024-07-14T06:23:36Z")
When they bring back the onion petals, you let me know. I would literally pay homeless people to go buy some just to keep the sales numbers up. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/6 "2024-07-14T06:25:05Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > They didn’t have them for a while? That was the only item I ever got from Arby’s. Same here. There was nothing I liked at Arby’s except for the potato cake-things. Which is to say I can’t remember the last time I was there. Honestly, I like Dunkin Donuts hash brown rounds better. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/7 "2024-07-14T06:33:56Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Honestly, I like Dunkin Donuts hash brown rounds better. Oh, good lord. Those are among the worst things potato-related I’ve ever eaten. Every savory breakfast item I’ve had there has been trash, which astounds me. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had an Arby’s potato cake, though. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/8 "2024-07-14T06:39:25Z")
Arby’s and McDonald’s are deep fried. Dunkin Donuts are baked (although maybe deep fried then frozen…not sure). McDonald’s hash browns I used to like but somewhere in their cost-cutting zeal they went to cheaper and cheaper things. I now notice the oil and it actually makes me ill after I eat it. Not hospital ill but upset stomach ill. Soooo much worse than they used to be. Dunkin does not do that to me. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/9 "2024-07-14T06:40:23Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Dunkin Donuts are baked Ah, that would explain a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/10 "2024-07-14T06:47:11Z")
Also, the DD little potato cakes have a very, very short shelf-life after cooking. Within 15 minutes they are pretty good. If they have been sitting there for 20 minutes and then you eat them 10 minutes later they are complete shit. The DD I went to always made them to order (probably because they learned they turn awful pretty fast). I think McD and Arby’s have a longer life under heat lamps. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/11 "2024-07-14T21:49:52Z")
Upon reading this thread, I’ve decided on where to go for supper. I really missed them! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/12 "2024-07-14T22:00:54Z")
When I was a kid, Arby’s potato cakes and a jamocha shake were my fast food ultimate. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/13 "2024-07-14T22:13:58Z")
I don’t think I’ve tried them. Nows my chance. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/14 "2024-07-14T22:28:56Z")
What’s a potato cake? Is it like a latke? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/15 "2024-07-14T22:34:58Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > What’s a potato cake? Is it like a latke? Deep-fried triangle of hash-brown basically. Very much like a thicker version of the McDonald’s breakfast hash-brown if you’ve had one of those. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/16 "2024-07-14T22:36:18Z")
I refuse to patronize Arby’s until they bring back both the original skin-on fries **and** the Arby-Q. The onion petals would be a nice bring-back as well. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/17 "2024-07-14T22:50:24Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > > [@Alessan](#): > > > > What’s a potato cake? Is it like a latke? > > Deep-fried triangle of hash-brown basically. Very much like a thicker version of the McDonald’s breakfast hash-brown if you’ve had one of those. - I worked at an Arby’s back when they were still baked. The potato cakes, not the employees. _Much_ better baked. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/18 "2024-07-14T23:01:11Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > _Much_ better baked. That’s the way I usually ate Arby’s! ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/19 "2024-07-14T23:54:10Z")
The vast majority of Arby’s around here closed years ago. I think there’s one left in the Bay Area. Too bad, I really liked them. And if it’s true that they brought back potato cakes, I definitely miss them. ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197/20 "2024-07-15T00:46:04Z")
There’s another thread around here where I lament the loss of Arby’s potato cakes. I’ll go visit them tomorrow night, just to buy a few. When I was studying Russian (back in the mid-1980’s) the class had some kind of party (it might have been May Day) and the professor brought in latkes (no, not Latkas, they were just relatives of the mechanic on **Taxi** ). My impression of the food we sampled was that they were potatoes and onions diced and then pressed into a small, relatively thin and flat shape, and deep-fried. They were kind-of like a larger flattened version of a tater-tot. After the party, the professor’s assistant said she thought latkes were actually polish, rather than Russian. –G! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arbys-potato-cakes-are-back-you-stupid-worthless-fools-i-order-you-to-buy-300-per-day-until-they-are-forced-to-put-that-back-on-every-menu-permanently/1004197.md?page=2)