I Tried Every Fast Food French Fry In America

Almost every fast food restaurant has fries, but which are the best?
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Ingredients: More french fries than anyone should ingest.

[@gizmoenterprises3467]

Thank you for not filming the workers, and for doing the reviews outside. It shows a huge appreciation and consideration for the people just doing their job.

[@cunt8814]

you sound like a massive gay nerd tbh

[@heyuonthewall26]

Weissman has love for the industry. It shows in everything he does.

[@Lonman2]

Stop being so sensitive Grow a pair (of potatoes)

[@ericrios-guzman2177]

If I was a worker i would want to get filmed and eat a fry w them

[@gizmoenterprises3467]

@@Lonman2 what are you trying to say?

[@sundayrunday7586]

As a Canadian, I am AMAZED by how many nation wide fast food chains you have in America.

[@fairyhaven13]

Most of these aren't nation wide. He just assumed they were, ironically.

[@darkwolf719]

Yeah Zaxby’s is mostly down south

[@toxicginger9936]

Don't be. I've lived all over from the North East, to the Midwest, to the North West, to the South West, and yet never heard of half of these.

[@JakeLovesSteak]

I'd say at least half of these places are regional. It's weird that he even includes Jollibee, which isn't even a US-based chain.

[@cobuck4007]

Please know that our fast food chains are your fast food chains.

[@biologythings8455]

Who else thinks It'd be cool to see Josh do a travel food series? Where he visits places all over the world, exploring foods few of us have heard of before

[@debcarpenter8519]

Go to Best Ever Food Reviews. Sonny is amazing and delves into the history and cultures of the countries he's visiting. Highly recommended until Josh travels!

[@dshaneykins]

Yeah I definitely agree

[@BotanicalPharmaceuticals]

He could dominate the travel food series. Ever since these series and the NY pizza series I’ve been hoping he’d do more of them, especially with Christian! Dynamic duo

[@jeckert547]

I might be jaded by the KZbin algorithm pleasers but a series like that sounds very expensive to produce and might not be very clickable. I like what Josh has done but his content these days has gotten very buzzfeed. Here he is eating French fries because most of his target audience can relate to that. I might enjoy watching a travel food video, but would it bring in the views to pay off the travel expenses? Much safer to just make a chicken nugget video or something…

[@pkmandlmd]

​@@jeckert547 i agree with you. The World would thank him as well and it wouldn't be that important anyway.

[@AvFood]

I've been saying for years that DQ has great fries, they're my second favorite fast food fry (after popeyes) glad to see it getting the recognition it deserves

[@nateinthenorth1999]

Doin' them dirty by raggin' on the dog treats. They stick one of those Milkbones into a pup cup? They get two customers for life, my man!

[@nateinthenorth1999]

...and then they felt bad about it two seconds later, oops! Game on.

[@Gubers]

Not only the fries either. My favorite fast food chain burger is the flamethrower. I just love that sauce they use. DQ in general is just better fast food than most. Not to mention their blizzards are super good. The only downside is they can be very slow. I guess that the trade-off if they cook to order. A lot of these places sell a bunch of their products off a food warmer.

[@michaeltheisen]

I just saw the same add for a mattress 7 times during the video and now I will never purchase this mattress and actively burn every mattress of this brand that I ever see.

[@63ah1275]

KZbin Premium - no ads.

[@cyrus2430]

dude same holy shit

[@maelgorth]

same

[@Itz_alekz]

Mine was sterns and foster

[@jamesfleming1155]

You don’t want that stearn and foster???

[@isaacjoro5279]

0:57 In-N-Out 3:10 Wienerschnitzel 4:10 Whataburger 5:32 Zaxby's 6:19 Burger King 7:06 Jack in the box 8:18 Shake Shack 9:21 Arby's 10:18 Culver's 11:26 Habit 12:10 Del Taco 12:50 White Castle 13:55 Rally's 14:38 Jollibee's 16:13 Wendy's 17:08 Church's Chicken 18:18 Steak N Shake 19:01 Bojangles 20:17 Sonic 21:20 Raisin' Canes 21:59 A&W 23:08 Five Guys 24:01 Popeye's 25:02 Chick-fil-A's 25:50 Dairy Queen's 27:25 Freddy's 29:04 Carl's Jr. 30:37 KFC 32:06 McDonald's

[@zoltek9101]

This should be pinned

[@ljeans531]

Zaxby is crazy to me. I love their fries, easily in my top 5. Just crispy enough with super soft insides.

[@sayso_q2]

Doing gods work 😭

[@bakerman10]

Well done sir!

[@JulieJullieter]

Thanks babe

[@Uldihaa]

Having worked fast food, I can tell you what's going on with the under-seasoned/no salt fries: front of house is dropping the ball, or no one knows who is supposed to salt the fries after they come out of the fryer; so the kitchen expects front to do it, but front expects kitchen to do it.

[@MajorMlgNoob]

I worked at a campus CFA but the front couldn't even salt the fries it was all in the kitchen lol

[@DoubleDrayco]

I've worked at 2 fast food places and only one - McDonald's - had foh workers salt the fries....I'm sure that's not normal across the board as far as fast food goes.

[@Uldihaa]

@@DoubleDrayco I depends on where the heat lamps for the fries are. If it's along the wall but still in the kitchen area, it's the kitchen that does it. If it's a dividing wall-style just behind the registers, it's usually foh.

[@giannidescalzo2101]

I was gonna say, the problem with these being all fast food is you could go back every shift change and the salt, flop, and oil quality'll be different every time.

[@Iisakki3000]

All I can say is that fries are supposed to be seasoned immediately after frying or the seasoning just won't stick well at all.

[@donnathomas6063]

I’ve loved Dairy Queen fries for a long time. Thank you for validating that!

[@momomochi3757]

Dairy Queen may not have too good of savory items. But god dang do they have their ice cream and French fries game on lock!

[@Judith-m3e]

Love All Fries on Fast food 1 billion dollar companies made Flavor: 77% out of 4% Flavor Salt: Very great Crisp: Good ❤❤❤😊😊😊 Open Now

[@Judith-m3e]

Chat: Yummy! FEEL FREE TO CHAT

[@aurelius8439]

When I worked at chick fil a years ago, me and other staff when making our lunches would re-fry the waffle fries and add the spicy chicken seasoning to them. Improved them massively

[@discostoo]

You beautiful glorious bastard. Now I'm hungry.

[@photograhy]

I ate once at chick fil a and the fries were disgusting and undercooked. The only reason I never went back.

[@spiraljumper74]

@@photograhyI’ve honestly never really had a good experience at a Chick-Fil-A, I think I just don’t like their style of breading. But yeah pretty mid fries too.

[@coleirish1229]

Maybe different time periods we worked there but the spicy chicken seasoning? What exactly do you mean by that? When I worked there, the spicy came in a marinade and then had a spiced coater

[@aurelius8439]

@coleirish1229 probably different periods. I'm actually fascinated now because circa 2006-2008 at my restaurant, the spicy seasoning was only used menu-wise on grilled breasts. Process wise, you'd pull the ordered spicy grilled breast from the fridge, sprinkle with the spicy seasoning on a prep table, then cook on the griller. The way we made spicy fried breasts was to grab a handful of the breading and put on a plate. Then milkwash a breast, coat in the handful of breading mixed with the spicy seasoning, then drop in the pressure fryer solo during a slow period in the morning.

[@corycolley]

"Rule #2: MUST have national presence" and the first stop is In-N-Out...

[@joellemendez7365]

Right lol I haven’t heard of half these places or even have them in my state

[@JDubST]

I mean.... Even though In-N-Out only has restaurants on the West Coast, it is still famous nationwide. I'd say it's more famous then what a burger 🤷

[@CosmicGenesys]

To be fair, it felt like they went to In-N-Out just to sht on it. Like even before they go there they're already dreading it...

[@madhatter2549]

No it's absolutely not lmao burger king is arguably the second most l own fast food place in the nation besides McDonald's in and out isn't national in the slightest ​@@JDubST

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

​@@JDubST In n Out is in Texas as well. Thanks to Patty McHomes Whataburger is also in Missouri and Kansas. Neither are national franchises.

[@ericduckman3135]

Lots of variables. As you noticed, oil freshness varies by location, that's probably on the franchisee. Salting is dependent on who's on the fry station. You at least controlled for freshness. McDonald's fries are 9 when hot out of the fryer, 7 about 5-10 minutes later, and about 5 when I get home. Why I'm usually eating them on the way.

[@ABikerLife]

McDonald's fries are tossed at 7 minutes,, or they are supposed to be.

[@ChicagoTRS]

That is pretty much the case for every fry - best right out of the fryer and they decline from there.

[@ColossalM]

@@ChicagoTRS Well done in-n-out fries can hold up for hours. That probably applies to any fry that's fried super crispy

[@TheFunkytownGotcha]

"Rule #2 can't be a regional restaurant" and first stop ... In-n-Out. 😂😂😂

[@PASTELXENON]

there's locations in texas and other states than ca

[@lonegrimo6098]

That's still regional

[@trientspires6424]

California: 267 locations, the most in the country Texas: 41 locations, the second most in the country Arizona: 34 locations Nevada Oregon Colorado Utah Idaho New Mexico Washington

[@CelliniCreations]

Less than 50% of these restaurants are available in my area.

[@Symb10nt]

in n out is west coast only

[@moveslikeninja1]

0:00 Intro 0:56 In-n-out 3:09 Wienershnitzel 4:10 Whataburger 5:32 Zaxby's 6:19 Burger King 7:06 Jack in the box 8:18 Shake Shack 9:21 Arby's 10:18 Culver's 11:27 The Habit Burger Grill 12:11 Del Taco 12:51 White Castle 13:56 Rally's 14:37 Jollibee 16:13 Wendy's 17:07 Church's 18:18 Steak n Shake 19:00 Bojangles 20:18 Sonic 21:18 Raising Cane's 22:01 A&W 23:07 Five Guys 24:01 Popeyes 25:02 Chick Fil A 25:50 Dairy Queen 27:25 Freddy's 29:05 Carl's 30:36 KFC 32:02 McDonald's You're welcome!

[@pickles1314]

But Captain D’s is what actually has the best fry.

[@lianim6105]

shoulda put the ratings with too lol

[@Iisakki3000]

That's like more fast food chains than there's even people in my country 😂

[@ryknowssd5]

Not all heroes wear capes.

[@TechTchno]

As a Freddy's worker, it's always nice to see them in these videos! It's just not a well known place haha, so seeing it makes me go, *point*, hey, I work there!

[@randylayhee3018]

I know people say don’t trust a skinny chef but dude you look better, just healthier, seriously congratulations on the successful diet/workout plan, and thank you for all of the cooking videos, definitely improved my cooking abilities

[@maxque2841]

You can eat all this shit and be skinny its just about not overconsuming

[@KevinJDildonik]

"Don't trust a skinny chef" is something only Boomers would say because they're old enough to remember Depression era parents who actually got thin from starvation. That advice is moronic today. If anything, be suspicious of fat chefs. Big portion sizes and covering everything in oil isn't good for you. If anything, skinny chefs are people who care about food. Today, it's buff chefs. Cooking is a tough job. People who care about their profession are lifting weights and getting health. The next generation of cooks will be the most swole in history.

[@Judith-m3e]

11:17 Pepsi drive in soda restaurant

[@Judith-m3e]

1st

[@drewed1781]

It was good that you remind viewers that "you're not always going to get a fry like this". Consistency is key, and a lot of these restaurants will let you down if you just pull up and order fries. Bojangles is my favorite!

[@glkylerayner]

26:51 I worked at my local DQ when I was in high school and we cleaned the fryer every night by using one of those machines for filtering the oil and we would add more oil as needed. When they came out of the fryer we would salt them and most importantly, once the fries in the warmer had been in there after about 10 minutes without being served we would just put them in a couple large fry containers for the employees to snack on if we wanted.

[@AaditeyNim]

Joshua’s obsession with fries is undeniable. This is the 69th video he has made about finding the perfect fries. LOL

[@JoshuaWeissman]

Dude I love French fries. I literally ate some yesterday.

[@Plyri_]

​@@JoshuaWeissmanwhip it out papa

[@JordanDotPNG]

@@JoshuaWeissman not yet today?

[@stevenwilson5556]

@@JordanDotPNG day is still young, he posted that at just pat 8am PST.

[@m00r3e]

Who isn't obsessed with them

[@spiraljumper74]

Jack in the Box curly fries are fucking bomb right out of the fryer. There’s one semi-near my house that’s the only place open late night and the stoners that work there are always on point. On the rare occasion I break my diet after a crazy workout I will drive to Jack in the Box and get a large curly fry. It’s like, one of the most blissful forms of carbs to me.

[@aydenpb]

I appreciate how thorough and long this was. honestly. There are so many other youtubers who say "Testing ALL of the X" and then they end up going to like 4-5 places plus a 2 minute sponsor segment. The end.

[@stg2125]

I appreciate them tasting them right when they get them. Too many reviewers will first spend 40 minutes driving around to get all the food first and then rate them back at their house. How are you going to judge fast food that's been sitting around that whole time?

[@Judith-m3e]

5:05 5:06 5:07 5:07 5:07 ​@@stg2125

[@Judith-m3e]

u/AbroadNegative2505

[@Judith-m3e]

Double Doubles is a lot of good grease

[@Judith-m3e]

nacho potato 🥔 in seasonings to slice my potato called fries 🍟 190 people

[@barkevvv]

del taco rules. their burger is also slept on. wish it was part of the burger challenge

[@homerchap]

I’m glad someone else gives Freddy’s fries the love they deserve. They’ve been one of my favorite fries since I went there the first time. Some people don’t like them because they say they’re too thin but I like the crunch of them

[@Chiefbird007]

I eat handfuls at a time their fries are so good. And it’s consistent with each restaurant

[@davidmitton933]

Uggghhh. Freddy's has the worst fries ever. Bland over crisp nothingness. I always just buy their burgers with are good

[@Judith-m3e]

9:00 Missouri's Chicken & shakes

[@Ethan_Schrock11]

​@@davidmitton933 try the sauce

[@victoriaullrich]

Only problem I have with Freddy’s fries is because they are thin they get colder faster. But their fry sauce is so good!

[@katiea2500]

I was actually shouting "hell yes!" when you loved the DQ french fries. I grew up in a small town in WI and DQ's were everywhere along our little lonely highways and I just loved their fries. Not too thick, not too thin, perfectly crunchy and fluffy inside. Still my all time favorite fry.

[@Kyleakagodwrap]

Rhinelander location has killer fries

[@brandoncouch3162]

Idk DQ fries are good but not that good lol so many places I’d put over them. But for the most part taste is subjective. Not hating though.

[@davidkelln9225]

It really depends. Some DQ locations undercook them- they need to be slightly over and then they are amazing.

[@davidkelln9225]

@@Kyleakagodwrap I was going to say Eagle River!

[@brandoncouch3162]

@@davidkelln9225 yeah I guess you can say that with most places though…because when he put Arby’s fries that low I was like WHAT? I at least thought some of the lower ones would be higher but maybe he got a bad location.

[@goli2786]

I love how unbiased this is. They were like “this fries are shit” and then give them a 7.8 and then “this fries are awesome, and give them a 4.3

[@JustMurkingNoobs]

that's not being unbiased. Its just a flawed and stupid ranking system lmao

[@davidmccancer]

@@JustMurkingNoobs I love your nuanced understanding of sarcasm.

[@JustMurkingNoobs]

@@davidmccancer When you read 30 of the same comments commending their video for how great it is, you might wish it's sarcasm but its truly what they think. Or what the people who liked his comment think. Context clues my friend

[@goli2786]

@@JustMurkingNoobs I at least wrote it as sarcasm, but I don’t know why people liked it

[@RoninRose541]

This video is biased as hell. Anything judged on taste is. But that doesn’t make it not entertaining.

[@PatsDynasty]

Milo’s without a doubt has the best fries. Perfect amount of seasoning every time crinkle cut and crispy

[@sethbracci7972]

I loved your reaction to DQ's fries! My local Dairy Queen just closed down and there's no other locations for miles and miles so I miss those dang fries so much! I've always said that DQ is one of the most underrated fast food places; their savory food is actually really good for a place that mostly is known for ice cream.

[@Deafgal-c3p]

I rarely eat lunch there (I'm usually a dessert person when I want DQ) but damn if their chicken isn't fantastic.

[@Kelnx]

They were only ice cream at first but then they started making the Brazier restaurants which had burgers and stuff. Eventually it all got combined under just the DQ logo. Every once in a while I'll be driving and have to stop in a small town for gas and the only things around are McDonalds and a DQ so I go to DQ and realize all over again they actually have decent food. Not great food, but definitely underrated and better than a typical McDs.

[@kevyak]

I don’t know why their aren’t more DQ’s have three in my area and all three have cars wrapped around them especially in the summer

[@sarahsupasweet]

Started watching this. Started craving fries. Paused the video. Ordered fries. Now I'm eating fries whilst continuing the video. 🍟 💕

[@madi4586]

what'd u rate the fries?

[@joeyfuchs7760]

Which fries did you get? Do you agree with Josh?

[@jamm1691]

Im watching this at 12am i might get fries for lunch later today for sure

[@christywilliams5636]

Yep…I started craving fries. Now I’m making some in my air fryer. :)

[@xxbixa17]

I am after tonsillectomy lol all i can eat is soup and iam watchin these videos xd

[@KeiichiKei]

Was very cool to run into you at In & Out and was looking forward to this video! Thank you for being so cool 🤗

[@MrWeblz17]

This is more of a “best employee that’s working the day you got the fries” challenge lol.

[@CharlesEastonIV]

Two separate comments. 1. It's not a permanent menu item, but you have got to try Taco Bell's Nacho Fries when they are in rotation. They are surprisingly super good, and you dip them in nacho cheese instead of ketchup. 2. While not a national brand and not fast food, anyone who can should visit Chickie's and Pete's and have thier crab fries. They are crinkle-cut with an old bay like seasoning. Also, like the Taco Bell fries, these ones are served with warm cheese sauce that's amazing.

[@DVaz-v6k]

Nope. Fries supreme only. Best fries there is.

[@gingging9611]

The switch up on dq was absolutely amazing

[@lindblumpickles3407]

I knew it would happen. People sleep on their fries lol

[@aprila888]

Dq is my number one

[@kiernancorbett]

@@lindblumpickles3407right and their chili cheese fries are insanely good

[@45HIo7]

I used to work at Five Guys and I have to say, their fries are fantastic if they are cooked exactly how you want them, the standard was always 'firm exterior and perfect mashed potato interior' but I always cooked them crispy and they were actually so amazing.

[@FinisimaPersonaLive]

I’ve never had fries that were less than spectacular at Five Guys. OTOH, most of the time I’ve had fries at KFC they’ve been just a tad over “OK”. Can’t say I agree with this vid 🤔

[@eloisethecat7537]

REAL

[@psstimbatman6646]

I've been to Five Guys a few times now in the EU and UK and always found the fries very tasty. Certainly not the crispiest, but the taste makes up for that. For me, one of the best fries in the fast food game.

[@ShineRunnersGarage]

I've never had good fries from five guys. They always taste like I got them at the county fair

[@joel5956]

Yeah, my experience is that you normally get some fries in your order that are a little soggy but also some that are extra crispy. Honestly, I kinda like the texture variation but I could see somebody eating a couple soggy fries and writing off the whole batch.

[@fatandthefurious360]

Tier list based off of being available all over the US 1.KFC 2.Carl’s Jr/Hardee’s T-3.McDonald’s T-3.DQ 4.Rally’s/Checker’s 5.Popeyes 6.Sonic 7.Arby’s 8.Chick-fil-A 9.Five Guys 10.Wendy’s 11.Burger King. I know a lot of the restaurants mentioned but I chose the ones that you don’t need to travel through 2-4 states just to go to.

[@sharendonnelly7770]

Ah, the legendary fast food french fry. As I am 70, I was blessed to have been around when the amazing McDonald's fries cooked in beef tallow existed, and sadly ended in 1990 when it was considered too high in cholesterol and replaced with vegetable oil. I am positive that you would have, hands down, chosen those fries over all the others because they were the total package, flavor, crunch, texture, amazingly great. Have not had a better fry since then. RIP beef tallow.

[@wickitklown90]

I was born that year. 🤬

[@kamlando3089]

Yeah my grandma and grandpa both still complain about it too. Working at McD's is where the met. When ever they talk about how they got together, they always bring up the fries.

[@Gorgonzolaa]

great idea for a video to recreate them nil

[@vortex2598]

Exactly. I was about to say the same thing. McDonald's fries now aren't even close to what they used to be. I thought it was insane that Joshua used vegetable oil when he made the video about trying to make the perfect fries. So many better options

[@iheartlownotes]

@@Gorgonzolaapretty sure he has and they were amazing!

[@Galactic123]

I know it's not a nationwide chain and I doubt they have 300 restaurants, but Bon Chon, the Korean fried chicken chain, served me some of the best fast food fries I've ever had in my life.

[@redwolfexr]

Just like Jollibee -- they have that many internationally but are in very few places in the US - but not focusing so much on one region. Jollibee is also going for wide, they are in like 14 states with 60 locations. (based to some extent where there are strong filipino populations)

[@ytuseracct]

Bon Chon has nice flavor but not substantial. Idk how to explain it

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

You should definitely fly to the fry museum in Belgium. And then do a tour of Belgiums most famous frituurs.

[@SunnyMiniFood]

Is anyone a fan of fast food like me? I like chicken cheetos the most. And you ?

[@kenastro]

Like pizza the most

[@Lunarcheese72]

tf are chicken cheetos

[@theyettii5881]

Chicken Cheetos?????? Where at my guy!

[@brkinwrx6200]

YES!!! The key is asking for extra crispy ESPECIALLY at in n out. Well done n you get some that are literally potatoe chips it’s great. And they give you salt packets if they don’t put enough

[@TarverSamuel]

“I’ve never had something good from Dairy Queen” The blizzard is one of the best ice cream items in the game.

[@concon2000]

I think technically it’s not ice cream 😆

[@MannyKings5]

Last time I went it treated like pen ink. It was some artificial ice cream with fake cookie dough. I couldn’t eat it.

[@Dennis_The_Peasant]

I think the general consensus is that their ice cream is good but all their other food sucks

[@xSintex]

Blizzard is not an icecream, it doesn't even have enough milk in it to be called ice cream.

[@rawchicken3463]

Objectively true

[@hatoru9]

I'm so happy they rated KFC's fry highly! Everyone I know disses them, but I really do like them best. They always have the right amount of salt and I love love the seasoning on them. Feeling validated rn :)

[@MQretrolite]

I have a feeling Josh had a secret collab with KFC cuz he represents Colonel Sanders so well💀😭

[@empirield]

@@MQretrolite BRUH 😭😭

[@BillyMartin4Life]

I wonder what would they have said if KFC still had their Potato Wedges instead of these French Fries

[@Judith-m3e]

@JoshuaWeissman

[@lonegrimo6098]

I rather have the potato wedges back.

[@anthonypeak2125]

WoW! Astonishing video Josh.

[@jake52797]

"No regional restaurants, must be national known" *immediately goes to in n out* bruh

[@birdy6254]

FR, Californians overestimate how much of the US In-N-Out reaches

[@therealnecromancer1231]

the irony of his statement was so clear, obviously not in a malicious way, he just included many regional restaurants that he assumed were more widespread

[@flow221]

@@birdy6254 He also picked a bunch of places that aren't in California, though. The whole premise just didn't make sense.

[@birdy6254]

@@flow221 Honestly, true, you gotta look up where the locations are if you're gonna make that rule

[@williamnh]

He said they have to have over 300 locations as well. As of March, 2024, there are 417 In-N-Out Burger restaurants in the United States. These restaurants are located in 7 states and territories and 275 cities.

[@thomasmulligan843]

You guys should say your ratings at the same time, so that the other person isn’t swayed to rate it close to who went first, since most ratings were within a few points ♥️♥️

[@ryanjimenez612]

The amount of practicality put into these videos helps me stay engaged ! 🔥

[@sphexes]

What a fun french fry ride! So many times it depends on who is working that day. Quality can change on the hour.

[@strikehold]

Salt is definitely the key for a great tasting fry. It has to be applied to the immediately after it hits the fry bin, the high temperature of the fries will fuse the salt to it locking the salt to the fry. A restaurant that doesn't have a large number of locations (60+) that imo has the best waffle fries is PDQ and there chicken tenders are of the chart.

[@EmeraldAriell]

They turned our pdq into an Outback Steakhouse before I got to go there Still mad about that

[@andrzejsugier]

100% agree with the verdict. I remember really liking the winner's chicken waaaay back when I was in high school, but thinking "if they only had better fries, this would be the best fast food chain". Back then their fries were small, wispy and soggy. And then one year they changed the recipe, suddenly making the best fries in the business and sweeping the first spot on my favorite's list.

[@DanDunfordRSM]

Josh we really miss the single recipe videos from years past. Are we ever going to get some of them mixed in with the new style content?

[@iLoveLeatherNYC]

Yeah I miss the old days when he talked to us from inside the cabinet.

[@SquidInkSpaghetti]

he wont, he has a cookbook now and wants to make money from it. he wont be giving out free recipes anymore like that

[@stevenwoodward5923]

I aslo prefer his single recipe video's, there are a lot of post from people who like this style. A good mix would be nice.

[@Cherry01449]

Miss those too. Some videos like today's are borderline boring for us not living at the US 🙄 KFC, mc Donald's, burger king all I know of those

[@ameister83]

For real, I kinda felt like I was the only one that was getting a little tired of these 30 minute review style vids. I miss the cooking and single recipes!

[@jeremyjones8663]

Joshua, I was waiting for your rating for Wendy's fries. I remember about 8-10 years ago when they had the sea salt fries that were so good. But then they changed them to the plastic tasting dry fries. We don't even order their FF's anymore but you should rank their loaded baked potato, what a delight!

[@BunnyFett]

This ranking confirms my own thoughts and feelings on fries and that makes me feel good. Thank you.

[@knowsittobetrue8566]

The only thing is, they're like "This is exactly what I'm looking for with the perfect fry...8/10. Like wth

[@Judith-m3e]

99:99:99:99;99 r/pepsi

[@Judith-m3e]

GingerPepsi

[@Judith-m3e]

2016-present ginger pepsi

[@annaleabrown4588]

The Culver's hack is to order a Family Size, and ask for well done and extra salt. Wendy's always needs a shit ton of salt added. The way to eat Steak and Shake Fries is on a plate smothered in extra, extra cheese sauce.

[@aflacmcquacc]

This!!! Steak and Shake fries are mean to be eaten inside on a plate dowsed in sauce and eaten with a fork

[@redwolfexr]

Culver's is the same as In n Out... and a few other places. You CAN ask for it well done, and they are better. But they don't serve them that way normally.

[@Jellybean199611]

Steak and Shake also sometimes has a thing of fry seasoning on their tables. Adding that makes them pretty tasty.

[@tylersmith9868]

Tell me youre huge without telling me

[@niveketihw1897]

When I worked at Arby's 1990 to 1992, for my own meals on a long Saturday I got a giant roast beef with extra meat, a cherry turnover that I murdered with frosting, a jamocha shake with extra jamocha flavoring (if you held the lever at just the right position you could emphasize the flavoring to milk ratio), and fries that I cooked an extra 2 minutes or so. The fries were excellent. The above may sound like a ridiculous meal but this was me working noon to close in the largest Arby's in Texas (Northeast Mall in North Richland Hills) and I NEEDED those calories just to not lose weight from my already thin frame. We had curly fries at the time but I never got on with those. Too much seasoning and "tartness" for me and I never thought they cooked as well as our normal fries.

[@papiermache]

That was the mall I hung out at as a teenager in the early 90s! I have good memories of sitting in the Arby's with friends, daring each other to dip jelly beans we bought at Gumballs into Horsey Sauce.

[@niveketihw1897]

@@papiermache Excellent, did you ever go down into that huge basement arcade they opened when the food court went in?

[@papiermache]

@@niveketihw1897 Yes! Tilt! With the big pirate ship! I'm glad I grew up in the peak mall hangout era. :)

[@peterdaigle4772]

I don't know i do this to myself. It's 10:57 AM and i'm hungry. DAMN YOU, JOSH & CHRISTIAN!!

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Josh: Must be a national franchise! Also Josh: picks In n Out which is famous for only being in less than 5 states.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Man.. 0/3 on national franchise right out the gate? Guess I know what I'm getting Josh for his birthday 😂

[@travisreynolds1329]

He did specify 300 restaurants though!

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

​@@travisreynolds1329 he said multiple criteria. You have to have them ALL. 300 doesn't mean anything if you're not national.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

Did some googling. A lot of these are in more states than you'd expect. Definition for national chain is all over the place though. The official definition claims you have to operate across the entire nation with a distribution center for them all. Another claims just 3 states. Technically this definition makes Big Boy a national chain despite being specifically region locked.

[@JvariW]

He did that so he could include Whataburger and not be biased lol

[@psstimbatman6646]

I've been to Five Guys a few times now in the EU and UK and always found the fries very tasty. Certainly not the crispiest, but the taste makes up for that. For me, one of the best fries in the fast food game.

[@pimpinvideos1234]

One thing that I noticed was vastly different when I had five guys in the UK/Germany was that the bag they put the fries in had little vents in the packaging that didn’t allow it to get soggy. In America, we just throw them in a cup and I wish they did the same thing here with their fries bc those were the best fries I ever had when I was over there!

[@Schmagurty]

Same. Five Guys are my fav

[@starrwinter]

@@pimpinvideos1234my local 🇨🇦 place does this and agree… best fries ever!

[@jonathang6920]

This video is absolutely affected by the small sample size of their fries. There’s no way a Five Guys fry or a Chick-fil-a fry loses to Dairy Queen or Sonic unless the particular examples they got were outside the norm. 9 times out of 10 (or more), Five Guys would win that match.

[@htttyu9773]

Agree!!!!!!! Their fries is the best and you can taste that they are not chemical fries

[@0MidnighttheDragon0]

the thing I've noticed about BK fries: you either get ones with literally 0 salt, or oens with like the PERFECT amount of salt. no in between and it's completely random when they have the salt, they taste REALLY good imo.

[@cinema_yo]

You need new taste buds. BK is the widest fast food chain. Go anywhere else and you’ll get better food

[@0MidnighttheDragon0]

@@cinema_yo *Shrugs* different folks have different opinions. You have your opinion about BK and I have mine. I don't need new taste buds, mine just are different than yours.

[@ryanlund6365]

Wendy’s seems to be the most inconsistent fast food restaurant when it comes to french fries. I’ve had some absolute bangers one day, went back the next day at the same location to experience disappointing garbage.

[@keith6032]

Wendy's new fries that they rolled out in like 2020 or 2021 are some chemically altered crap that doesn't even taste like potatoes anymore. Absolutely worst fries in the U.S.A.

[@ForTheLoveOfC]

I requested a Jollibee here in Austin because WE NEED ONE HERE! I will sign any and all petitions to get one in Austin. Let’s get it done!

[@harrislam]

Just from the footage alone, that's the best MCD fries I've ever seen in my life.

[@michaeljfigueroa]

Yeah I'm inscribing from this channel. That's not a McDonald's fry. He knows the guy who runs the restaurant. Pure bs

[@brainwashedarchive]

Bro unsubbed over a french fry 💀​@@michaeljfigueroa

[@charlesrogers1471]

Bro thanks for translating. I was like why is he writing into a rock about the channel.​@brainwashedarchive

[@kuri5943]

Nahh it was trash

[@suddenshotty]

Yeah, those KFC fries are the same.. I usually get a soggy mess!

[@joshdaniels2680]

This is very important work and a service to a nation. Thank you.

[@DoomGoy88]

Before watching, I just wanna mention that with McDonald's, if your location often has cold or just fries that have been sitting, order them with no salt, and get salt packets. They have to make them fresh because all the ones they have prepared are salted

[@dubbleder4050]

I just appreciate how much effort y'all put into these types of videos. Holy sheesh

[@cheemomugdoo799]

I think the quality of a fry is so variable. Are they fresh out of the fryer? How old is the oil? Who was working the fry station, and adding the salt? I've had amazing fries at McDonalds, and terrible ones as well.

[@jvallas]

When they've just fried a batch that very minute - French fry heaven.

[@terri_loves_plants5799]

The whole time I'm shouting 'PLEASE TRY KFC FRIES' 😂 I have loved them for so long. Super crunchy and salty. My test is that if they sit and get room temperature , are they still wonderful. And these are! Great video!

[@joeegarseea1402]

Kfc fries are SOO underrated. Definitely deserved the number 1 spot in my opinion

[@celica49]

KFC fries are actually still pretty solid once they cool.off. not a whole lot of fries that can say that. Taco Bell Nacho fries are kind of in the same boat, since the flavor is so good the crunch or lack thereof can be overlooked

[@wonderduck2345]

Yup, kfc and Taco bell both have fantastic flavorful fries that are just underrated. He skipped on Taco bell's nacho fries and I feel it was a grave injustice.

[@celica49]

@@wonderduck2345 to be fair, nacho fries may not have been available at the time

[@wonderduck2345]

@@celica49 they have been available for at least the last year. They haven't been a temporary item for at least a year.

[@robertsmith1768]

Josh should go to every high end restaurant, III Forks, Del Friscos, etc. and do the same critique.

[@AznInvasion85]

Checkers fries were awesome when i was living in Michigan!

[@yovigomez6497]

I haven’t heard of half of these restaurants. But it was still fun to watch!

[@seemorebutts1798]

I live in Pennsylvania. We don't have most of these restaurants.

[@TheBaldr]

Most of these are regional, which is against his rules. If they have no locations either East or West of the Mississippi River, then it probably not a national chain.

[@ASEVENK]

@@TheBaldr Pretty much only 2 are questionable, the rest are pretty much in every state. Wienerschinitzel and jollibees arent but are atill nationwide they just miss a state here or there.

[@alvinc.607]

@@TheBaldr He mentioned the criteria in the beginning of the video.

[@erikchard6582]

​@@ASEVENKthe nearest Whataburger is a 9 hour drive from me and the nearest In N Out is 15 hours

[@jcool838]

Putting the taco sauce on the jack in the box curly fries is top tier

[@gbyjrjn]

Your diet pays off, you look absolutely stunning! And entertaining vid!

[@Marsh94]

Rallys/checker fries are my favorite. It was #1 craving while I was pregnant. Dipping them in ice cream was chef kiss 😅

[@havencircle]

I was onboard with you, but I cannot mix savory foods with dessert. That just grosses me out. I'll give you a pass since you were pregnant lol

[@KevinJDildonik]

​@@havencircleCan't mix savory with dessert? Lol. Don't tell her chocolate is savory.

[@havencircle]

@@KevinJDildonik Chocolate is a dessert food.

[@joerosario6624]

​@@havencircle yeah but it's savory

[@coreyunder90]

Wow, I am truly amazed by how much difference there is between the French Fries you got in the States vs the ones we get offered here in Germany. Like the KFC ones over here are totally different and are among the worst I've ever had while the Five Guys French Fries are among the best available in Germany (at least from fast food restaurants). Love the video, had so much fun watching this. Thanks Josh :)

[@steveforden]

Agreed. Here is the UK, KFC fries are famously terrible!

[@gillianstreeter2952]

As someone from Wisconsin, Culver’s fries are always mid however if you get their onion rings 🔥🔥🔥 Always crispy and always well seasoned highly recommend.

[@mwheel4]

Their cheese curds are a solid nod too

[@georgiascookies]

Love their onion rings too!

[@KwazyKats]

I love their fries 😅😅

[@zekebones34]

@@mwheel4Culver’s Cheese Curds are terrible compared to any Wisconsin bar. I laugh at people not from WI that love them. They don’t come close to bar curds

[@ImmaKnight14]

​@@mwheel4Their cheese curds are so bad. Any local pub will have cheese curds miles ahead. Being from Wisco they're so sad

[@XniKw]

In my city DQ has shoestring or matchstick fries and sonic has mini crinkle cut fries they're both way beyond the competition imo and I'm disappointed not to see them in this vid lol

[@ditz3nfitness]

These videos keep on getting better! Next up, ICE CREAM! Perfect episode for the summer coming up!

[@edwardtdm123]

The dedication and effort in these videos are truly remarkable. Impressive stuff!

[@nikman2]

Papa is looking good! You’re doing great Josh keep it up!

[@Nosyaj1941]

thanks

[@elisecurran9497]

YES!!! Steak and Shake is my go-to burger now, because of your video, dudes! BUT...I do have to salt the fries every time.

[@outragexz]

Love this series

[@petcow_0565]

We love Christian and Josh!

[@andrewdixon681]

from canada, it blows my mind how much fastfood places there are. never heard of!

[@elijahschuman68]

The only issue as you mentioned is inconsistency I have a Wendy’s By my work that gives me fries that are 7.9-8.4 level fries and I love a McDonald’s fry done right but theirs are usually mid as hell (across from Wendy’s) so it depends on the staff, and management too

[@fantasyfan9320]

Well no shit

[@halliejones1663]

Same with five guys, when they’re actually done right they’re amazing but most people don’t do it right

[@KeithPhillips]

These videos bring me back to my line cook days in High School at my local Hardee's (also Carl's Jr.) The Carl's Jr. waffle fries were my ALL TIME favorite, especially with the House dressing as a dipping sauce

[@viggler]

I remember when Hardees sold buckets of fried chicken and pizza puffs... that was before their merger with Carl's Jr.

[@KeithPhillips]

@viggler heck yeah! We served fried chicken when I worked. It was good stuff, but we always dreaded the orders for 50 or 100 pieces of chicken. What a nightmare Lol

[@4RILDIGITAL]

French fries are the common thread among fast food places. It's fascinating how each chain manages to put its unique spin on a universal favorite.

[@hylianro]

This is the type of comment to gain thousands of likes for making the most half assed statement regarding the video

[@brutalthebigone]

Dead internet theory 💔

[@reggietkatter]

Your White Castle reactions validate a good part of my culinary life: one of my earliest fast food memories was being violently ill immediately after tasting a slider. I don’t get my friends who love going to that place. It’s slightly effed in the head.

[@krazydrumer13]

As a San Antonian, it’s funny to recognize most of the fast food locations Josh went to. Literally drove around my neighborhood for a lot of them 😂

[@johnarmijo6854]

he should’ve went to p terrys

[@christiannakamura1187]

I'm also a San Antonian. I had NEVER heard of Zaxby's before this video but turns out they're in SA I guess.

[@tsunderelolita]

​@christiannakamura1187 they just opened a location in the NE but they've been out there in the converse area. Don't bother with their fries tho, I didn't like them either.

[@NahBNah]

Ok

[@jenellehernandez4560]

He lives in San Antonio and he hates Whataburger????

[@GroundZer0_0]

KFC chips in Australia pack the secret sauce of chicken salt, not as much as kebab shops or charcoal chicken places but enough to elevate them above all drive-thru options. Every decent takeaway chip shop in Aus has chicken salt as an option or default depending on area / location. Kebab shops often give you the most 'flavor' per bite with an unhealthy amount of bright yellow chicken salt on a serve of chips that you have ever seen. Equally legendary and unhealthy For the uninitiated chicken salt is basically concentrated chicken stock powder mixed with MSG.

[@bastianpost8673]

That sounds really good tastewise but like an acute threat for your heart 😂

[@jvallas]

Getting closer to the much-missed beef tallow McD's fries. I'm all for it. Edit: I'm thinking of keeping a small container of chicken base in my car.

[@myEGObig]

No TacoBell fry?

[@aldik_dj]

Exactly what I was saying when they were next to one, but maybe the nacho fries weren't in "season" yet 🤣

[@aliciaalcantara4536]

@@aldik_dj I think USA tacobell doesn't have fries

[@aldik_dj]

@@aliciaalcantara4536 they do but they're called nacho fries and it appears seasonally, temporarily, sometimes at random

[@aquilleswinkler5051]

@@aldik_djSo its disqualified, if you can't just get it as a reliable all year main menu item, which this video was doing.

[@larken24]

So happy to see someone else recognizing Freddie’s as having great fries!

[@BigMac527]

This might be the best tier list I've seen. I'd personally put Popeyes at 10 and KFC at 3, but I really can't complain about the whole thing, especially the top 8. Fantastic job by the guys

[@chriskaspereen4150]

One issue he couldn't test here is consistency. This is a really where McDs wins. I've driven all around the nation for over a decade and I grab fast food a few times each trip. McDs is insanely consistent compared to other chains. You can order in alaska or florida and get the same thing. BK is also consistent....ly terrible They have fallen far. Wendy's is one of the least consistent. I've had some of the best fries and burgers at wendys and some of the worst. Even Shake Shack, one of my favorite chains, isn't consistent on their seasoning.

[@evanbell7825]

The five guys rating kind of discredits the list

[@immortalandcold]

I'm always amazed at how large the portions are, I think our large McD fries are somewhere around half-¾ of those

[@TheTEN24]

Love these type of videos. What chain am I gonna want to try today now from this stuff lol. Also shake shack has never had properly salted fries for me shocked to see that salt level.

[@NicK-qc5fp]

That AlbinoxPreto jacket homeboy was wearing was super clean. I love jiu jitsu and your content!

[@mrrd4444]

One of my favourite things about Jollibee fries is that if you leave it for a night, unlike other fries that dry out, it's still good. It's got a very different texture so even old Jollibee fries stay firm and delicious even if they're no longer crispy. I used to think all fries were like that and I got burned by the awful dry overnight fries I had in the future.

[@slee2695]

The glazing is off the charts for the worst fast food in the world I get it..Their country brings a lot of views

[@promisedjubileedaniels]

Dude! They toast up so good in a toaster oven or air fryer. Just as good as fresh!

[@benji4746]

“I feel like going bowling”had me cracking up, thanks for that.

[@ninjireal]

>no regional fast food chains >immediately goes to in-n-out

[@pkolk5875]

I believe you forgot Smashburger which is 300+ locations and nationwide. They do rosemary shoestring frys as there "normal frys" which are crispy as heck, always salted well with also black pepper that they grind at the store with rosemary oil drizzeled on top. I bet it would be top 10 on this list

[@Papermoonnn]

I looooooove these videos!! Plsss never stop making them!!!

[@blumedoomy]

Once again, thank you for doing the good work.

[@francostacy7675]

I don’t know about White Castle Fries but I like those little sliders, nobody else has anything like those

[@DennisKent]

Getting a good fry at McDonald's is an anomaly. Every time I've had them in memory, half the fries were hard and almost inedible. Good to see Carl's up so high, I love their fries, both versions.

[@michaelbrown7430]

Jollibee doesn't meet your qualifications with 103 locations worldwide

[@nca4794]

That's just in North America, not the world. They have over 1500 locations.

[@escapingtheneon1220]

Soon to be 104 🤞🤞

[@ArtificialintelligenceBeats]

I'm pinoy and jolibee fries is at the bottom

[@galacticwarlock2271]

Jollie Bee's was more yummy with the spicy powder. I loved it and I misses it, my precious...

[@laceym3662]

I'm in Utah and literally had never heard of Jollibee