# What is your favorite type of French Fry? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183 "2016-04-14T13:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/21 "2016-04-14T15:25:19Z")
Steak Fries. A little greasy, and a little undercooked. ---
**Author:** ![Tapiotar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@Tapiotar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapiotar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/22 "2016-04-14T15:36:04Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Skin-on, somewhere between shoestring and steak in size.5 Guys would actually be a good example, but I’m not sure if they quite qualify as shoestring or not–there seems to be a bit of variation in the understanding of this word when it comes to fries. I would normally have called those shoestring, but in another thread here on the Dope, many Dopers seemed to reserve the word “shoestring” for truly thin and long fries, more [like this](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LtOm9wHIHQs/UaIfgsNYJsI/AAAAAAAAO0k/l2x9kpZRyKs/s1600/P5251662.JPG). Good lord! That’s not potato, it’s Cousin Itt! ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/23 "2016-04-14T15:37:34Z")
> [@kurtisokc](#): > > I voted for steak fries, though I love them all. And I don’t understand the hate towards curly fries. 1. They are usually “seasoned,” rendering them inedible. 2. The texture is all wrong for a fry. They lack the crispy exterior and are just blandly uniform. 3. They are messier and pick up too little/too much mayo/ketchup/whatever on each dip. 4. Their structure enables fast food places to give you less potato in each serving. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/24 "2016-04-14T15:57:34Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > 1. They are usually “seasoned,” rendering them inedible. > 2. The texture is all wrong for a fry. They lack the crispy exterior and are just blandly uniform. > 3. They are messier and pick up too little/too much mayo/ketchup/whatever on each dip. > 4. Their structure enables fast food places to give you less potato in each serving. Aren’t they sometimes sort of breaded? Red Robin completely messed up their fries by putting some sort of god awful seasoning on them. It’s all you can eat, so I guess they are saving money on people asking for seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/25 "2016-04-14T16:08:32Z")
Anybody remember Rojo Potatoes? ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/26 "2016-04-14T16:20:53Z")
Something about a crispy crinkle cut fry…yummy! ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/27 "2016-04-14T16:21:03Z")
Which starts an entirely different hijack - is it “rojo” or “mojo,” and what’s the difference? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/28 "2016-04-14T16:37:04Z")
Would you like curly fries with that, sir? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/29 "2016-04-14T17:35:00Z")
All fries are good. My mood determines what I get. To me it’s more about the sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/30 "2016-04-14T17:38:59Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > Doesn’t matter where you get it or if you make them yourself, which type of fry is you favorite? [Carne asada.](http://www.trailerlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6-carne-asada-fries-eric-molina.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/31 "2016-04-14T17:43:39Z")
I voted for steak fries because my first choice, tater tots, is not an option. :dubious:🙂 ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/32 "2016-04-14T17:46:34Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > [Carne asada.](http://www.trailerlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6-carne-asada-fries-eric-molina.jpg) Ah, literal steak fries! ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/33 "2016-04-14T17:47:07Z")
None of the above. Fries should be limp and with the appropriate amount of oil, but not too much oil because the fry guy knows to keep the deep fryer hot. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/34 "2016-04-14T17:47:38Z")
> [@John\_Bredin](#): > > I voted for steak fries because my first choice, tater tots, is not an option. :dubious:🙂 Why dubious? Tater tots are not French fries. It’s not a general fried potato product poll. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/35 "2016-04-14T18:15:41Z")
The design of the fry is irrelevant. All fries are, or can be, wonderful. It’s all in the cooking techniques. In a perfect world where all fries were cooked equally well and tasted equally good, though, I’d probably opt for crinkle cuts. ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/36 "2016-04-14T18:17:46Z")
As long as they’re crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle, it works for me. I’m not a fan of soggy fries - if you were going to let them get soft, just bake them. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/37 "2016-04-14T18:32:14Z")
I’m a big fan of GOOD steak fries, but most of what I seem to find is big, non-crisp fries. Seems to me that the poll needs a 5th option to encompass the “standard” fry that’s about 3/8" square and 4-5" long, not the 1/4" square ones from McDonald’s or other fast food joints. Those if well prepared are second only to well prepared steak fries. ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/38 "2016-04-14T19:03:37Z")
Re: Red Robin seasoned fries: They’ll make them for you without seasoning. All you have to do is ask. Added bonus, you get them fresh made. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/39 "2016-04-14T19:27:23Z")
All of this Fry-talk gives me a hankerin’ for a [tornado potato](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Tornadofries.jpg) (as seen on the wiki page). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-type-of-french-fry/752183/40 "2016-04-14T19:34:14Z")
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