These Fast Food Chains Serve The Most Fries
Everyone knows that fries are the best part of going out for burgers or fried chicken. And while the fight for which chain has the best fries will rage on forever, there's one indisputable fact that we wanted to figure out: Which fast-food spot gives you the most per order?
To truly put these restaurants to the test, we ordered a medium fry at each restaurant, counted up the fries in each carton, and then factored in the price of each order. And what we found was pretty surprising. Here are each of the brands ranked from least to most spuds per order.
Chick-fil-A: 20 fries
These waffle-cut wonders are pretty sizeable, but you still get less than two dozen. That's kind of a bummer when you're paying $2.29.
Arby's: 33 fries
Curly fries are amazing when you're craving them, but a medium order (which set us back $2.39) isn't super-plentiful. That being said, one or two of the individual corkscrews could have accounted for at least two or three standard fries. Even then, though, it wasn't enough to score higher.
Steak 'n Shake: 36 fries
The super-skinny shoestring fries were slightly sparser than we were expecting-especially when compared to other chain's offerings, like the piled-high triple steakburger. At $2.49, we weren't as sold on it.
Burger King: 36 fries
BK cuts its fries thicker than average, but three dozen in a medium ($2.59) isn't all that much once you know how much the other places are packing.
Shake Shack: 38 fries
The beloved crinkle-cut spuds come in that open-top rectangular tray, which makes it looks like there's more inside. It's a little disappointing, since they set you back $2.99.
Popeye's: 51 fries
Seasoned and crispy, the "regular" box of Popeye's cajun fries is pretty full. And for $2.09, they might be the best deal around.
Wendy's: 56 fries
These coarse-cut fries fill the medium carton-which set us back $2.19-pretty well. We can't complain here.
McDonald's: 76 fries
The fries at Mickey D's are pretty standard-they're not thick-cut and they're not shoestring, they're in between. Because of that, more fries can fit inside the medium carton ($2.19). And that's exactly how we like it.
Smashburger: 91 fries
Unlike its shoestring fry competitors, Smashburger piles its orders high with nearly 100 fries. We were also pleased with the $2.29 price tag on its "regular" size.
Five Guys: 98 fries
By a landslide, Five Guys wins this competition. Not only are its fries fairly course cut, you get an entire "regular" size cup overflowing with fries and an extra couple handfuls thrown into the bag on top of that. They'll set you back $4.29 but since they're double the average order at spots like Wendy's and McD's, we'd argue it's well worth it.
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