Loops is an easy-going casual food restaurant. But this time, I didn’t actually go to the restaurant. The restaurant came to me! My work has food trucks come every Wednesday, and this time the food of choice was Loops. And they did have fries! So, how were they? As it turns out, really good. These fries have average thickness and average crispiness. The style of fry is clearly fast food style, with the rough outsides lending a difference between the exterior and interior crispiness. These fries had a moderate to moderate/heavy amount of a spicy seasoning, which lent a nice extra taste to the fries. Lacking salt in this case didn’t cause any problems, because there’s enough going on with these fries in the first place. The fries did have a bit more grease than would be ideal, but not that bad, all things considered. The freshness (considering, food truck) was a big plus, and the fries were extremely hot and fresh. Serving size above average for the cost ($2.00), but not huge either. Overall, very good fries, and eating these makes me really want to go to the restaurant building to see if they’re as good, or even better!

Seasoning: Moderate/heavy, spicy.

Salt: None

Cut: Regular, fast food.

Price: $2.00

Hamburger Inn is a place quite out of the normal areas I travel to eat fries. Situated in downtown Delaware, it’s about 30 miles due north of my house. Even considering the distance, I did find time to try out their food, and of course their french fries. So, how were they?

The fries here are pretty thin, borderline shoestring cut. Considering that they’re of the handcut variety, they’re significantly less crispy than usual for this style, only about average, or perhaps slightly more crispy than the average fry. Steak & Shake crispiness, this is not. The fries are more greasy than would be hoped for, likely an artifact of the handcut nature, grease just tends to stick to the uneven surface area of these fries more than your mass-produced type fries at a McDonald’s or other fast food places. No seasoning or salt produces a pretty typical fry experience. Even though it’s not nearly as much a negative as it sounds, some of the fries did have a bit of a rubbery feel and crunch to them, and it’s not an ideal texture. On the good side, the fries are very crisp and hot, freshly made and done exactly right. Price is $2.75, and the serving size is moderate to moderate +, and the price is fair and reasonable, though this is hardly a bucket of fries 😦

Price: $2.75

Seasoning/Salt: None and None.

Cut: Shoestring/Straight Cut borderline.