Which Iowa restaurant serves the best french fries? A similar question raised in a Los Angeles column triggered a furious online controversy with the LA Mayor chiming in.
Earlier this week, Los Angeles Times’ food critic Lucas Kwan Petersen came out with his picks for the best and worst French fries, reviewing 19 of the top food chains, and folks are definitely not happy with his picks. Lucas picked Five Guys fries as the best, followed by McDonald’s, Del Taco, Steak ‘n Shake and Arbys.
As for the worst, Lucas picked In-N-Out, describing them as “bland,” and while some folks agreed, plenty of others were furious over the diss. In fact, even Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcettie chimed in, noting, "Respectfully disagree, In-N-Out fries do not belong in the lower left corner of this graph.”
The whole article sparked massive debate online, with some also upset that Chick-Fil-A’s fries didn’t get a higher rating, wth the paper calling them “mediocre.” “Wait a minute…WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHICK FIL A FRIES ARE JUST MEDIOCRE?!,” one person noted. “You’ve made a powerful enemy, LA Times.”
Quite frankly, when offered the choice I love tater tots instead of fries. But if NOT given the choice, I like Five Guys and Steak 'N' Shake. I know - weird, in that the fries couldn't be more different. The Steak 'N' Shake fries are really, really thin while Five Guys offers thick, potatoey fries. Maybe it's like music - sometimes you feel like disco, sometimes punk.