Starliner Diner

Hello to all, for another fry review! For this review, I went to Starliner Diner (a few weeks ago, at least. This has been sitting for a little bit waiting for me to type up). This is a diner in downtown Hilliard, and is at least the second location of the diner, as I know it moved a few years ago to the current location. So, how was it?

Address: 4121 Main St, Hilliard, OH 43026

Cut: Straight Cut

Thickness: 6.5/10

Crispiness: 3.5/10

Salt/Seasoning: Light salt, no seasoning.

Price: $3.50/serving (two pictured)

These fries were served warm and fresh, with skins visible on sides. The fries had a mild crisp on the exterior, but a comparatively dry interior, with some fries cut small, almost giving the impression at times that I was eating home fries. This was increased by the particular type of crisp, which to me indicated that the oil the fries were cooked in was past prime frying date. The salt was thick grained, and contributed most of the flavor that the fries had. These weren’t bad fries, but were far from my favorite, as the rough exterior and the dry interior lent an unusual, and less than ideal mouth feel, and the price was relatively high for the serving amount. To be fair, while this is a breakfast place, the advertising is for their Cuban food, so maybe that’s outstanding, because this place is consistently highly rated, but I honestly doubt it’s for the fries, or really any of the standard American breakfast/diner fare.

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