- Ooh. (laughs)
- I've always said Popeye's have the best fries.
- If the Chick-fil-A was lacking, this one is packing.
- Hey girl! How you doing?
- This is gonna make me mad and a bunch of other people mad.
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- (PvF) So I hope you brought your appetite today.
- I did!
- (PvF) Because we're gonna be ranking French fries
from worst to best, from some of the most popular fast food chains.
- Okay, okay, I love me some French fries.
- Yes, yes, yes, yes,
I don't think fast food is complete without French fries.
- I've been on these channels for a long time,
this is my opus.
- You know, I've got my own list in my head,
but I've never actually done this.
- This is the video I've been waiting for.
- When I order food for like my sister and I,
and I bring it home, I'll eat the fries in the bag,
and then give her the smaller one. (laughs)
- We will see what the selections are, 'cause I have opinions, let's say.
- (PvF) Now this is the most popular fry,
but does that make it the best?
- If I know which place this is from,
then, hey girl, how you doing?
- This is definitely the most popular fry.
- To be honest, I haven't had McDonald's fries
in a very, very long time.
- Hands down, in my opinion, the best French fries
from all fast food places.
- The McDonald's fries are great.
McDonald's fries really remind me of being a kid.
- I have had this French fry at every hour of the day.
- Mmm, and they taste different.
- Originally, they were actually fried in beef tallow, which is beef fat,
and the reason why a lot of people are like oh, they taste different now,
it's because of the fact that they stopped frying them
in beef tallow itself, but added beef flavoring to them.
- Beef flavoring? - (PvF) Yeah.
- Maybe that's why I like 'em so much.
- Perfect consistency.
- I don't know, I feel like when I think about fast food fries,
I think about McDonald's fries.
- (PvF) Let's take a look at our next competitor,
and my personal favorite.
- I don't think I've ever had Burger King fries.
- 9 times out of 10 that I've ordered their fries,
I will always get one onion ring, straight up.
Almost every single time.
- They are a little bit bigger, they're a little bit thicker too,
which, I don't know if I'm a fan of.
I like the crispiness.
- This will probably be the closest to an average McDonald's fry,
and then this is like the average Burger King fry.
- I haven't had these in so long.
Yeah, it's like a totally different taste than the McDonald's.
- Yep, I like it because it's not overly fluffy.
- (PvF) This one is different because of its shape.
- I knew it, I knew it was you.
- This is some epic gourmet fry.
- The only reason why I like them
is when I dip them in Chick-fil-A sauce.
- It's get in these little crevices, and it's like,
it's a nice little pocket of joy.
- Yeah, it just doesn't hit the spot.
- After having those two other fries, I am now noticing
there is a big lack of salt on Chick-fil-A fries.
- Some of them are like turtle pieces,
the turtle pieces where it has the skin on the back like that.
Here's a little turtle piece.
- (PvF) (laughs) Let's get it out of here.
This one mixes things up
by adding a little bit of spice to the party.
(laughs)
- I've always said Popeye's have the best fries.
- They're not just fries, they're Cajun fries.
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- Everything you need, they're thin, they're crispy,
they have great seasoning.
- Oh my God, it's so good! It's so good!
- It doesn't taste like a French fry,
like a traditional French fry.
- Back to back to back, like, I didn't realize
that I would make so many decisions,
but I think these are my favorite so far.
- If the Chick-fil-A was lacking, this one is packing.
- Do I have to do any more?
- (PvF) So the next one comes to us from the east coast,
but you might find them familiar.
Do you recognize this packaging?
- No actually, I don't think I've ever had these fries.
- Is this Shake Shack? - (PvF) Yes.
- I love Shake Shack.
I think their fries are okay.
- Oh, the crinkle fries! - (PvF) Crinkle cut!
- Funny thing, I've never been to Shake Shack,
but I love me a crinkle cut fry, shout outs to Del Taco.
- These are like the Del Taco fries.
- There's not really any seasoning or anything on this,
so it's not like it stands out.
- I like the flavor. (laughs) It's fun, you know?
- You got all these ridges, it's like you're eating an accordion.
- Go to a grocery store, buy frozen crinkle cut fries.
- Maybe it is nostalgia,
'cause these are like little kid fries.
- (PvF) This last one added a little twist to their recipe.
- We got Arby's curly fries.
Now this would be cool, because similar to the last one,
I have not had Arby's curly fries.
- Not one time ever been to Arby's.
- I used to eat curly fries every day.
- Arby's fries, incredible!
- But I do like their curly fries though.
I don't go there enough for the curly fries, but...
Mmm.
- Never had these, oh, okay.
Mmm!
- Like, I don't know what they use, but they use a lot of seasoning.
- I don't know what they put on it, but look at it.
Like look at the coloring on this.
- Golden brown, you know, this like, it looks appetizing.
- I love curly fries, and these ones are solid.
- Ooh, look.
- Come on.
- Ooh! (laughs)
- Look at that!
- (PvF) Alright, so, let's bring everything out
and then you're gonna rank things from worst to best.
- This is gonna make me mad, and a bunch of other people mad.
- So I know I'm gonna get a lot of heat for this.
- The world can hate me.
- But last place is definitely Chick-fil-A.
- Chick-fil-A fries are the worst.
- Chick-fil-A fries, all the way at the bottom.
- And so to eat them without sauce, I feel like these are the worst.
- But Burger King... - (PvF) No!
- Is probably my least favorite.
- Fifth place goes to the Shake Shack fries.
- Shake Shack.
- That one's gonna go to Shake Shack.
- It's just ordinary fries, I feel like in a different shape.
- And it's McDonald's.
- I would say the Burger King fries.
- I think these are kinda on the same tier with McDonald's,
and I think it's Shake Shack.
- I'm gonna have to go with the Chick-fil-A waffle fries.
- Arby's.
- I'm not a fan of the crinkle cut.
I think it's just too much potato.
- At the end of the day, it's just, like I said,
a different shape potato.
- This is really hard for me. (laughs)
- The Burger King fries.
- Fourth place, I'm gonna give to Burger King.
- They're smack in the middle. I like 'em, they're a great choice.
- Okay, so third place is definitely going to Arby's.
- We're gonna put the Arby's curly fries.
- Never had it before,
but it did me right, the Burger King fries.
- Popeye's Cajun fries.
- So third place, we have McDonald's.
I also thought this was gonna be higher up.
- Second place is the curly fries from Arby's,
even though I don't go to Arby's ever.
- I think number two, I'm gonna go Shake Shack.
- Number two, Arby's.
- McDonald's, okay.
- That is tough, but McDonald's fries are coming in second place.
- Beautiful fry, it's been around forever,
they know what they're doing.
- They work with and without sauce.
- (PvF) In first place, our winner is...
- The golden arches.
- Ever since I was a kid,
Popeye's has always been my number one fry.
- It's going to the Popeye's Cajun fry.
- McDonald's, it's just the best.
- Our winner, winner, chicken dinner.
Popeye's, Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen.
- Number one is Popeye's.
These are the best by themselves.
- It's not spicy at all. It's just seasoned.
- There's just nothing you could take away from these,
like honestly.
- It's so good, it's so well-balanced. It's everything you need.
- I never would have thought before today
that Popeye's fries are my favorite fries.
- Whether you agree with my listing, or anything, like, we can all agree
that fries, in general, are just all amazing.
- Go get some! Not sponsored, but go get some!
Thanks for watching this episode of People Vs Food.
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