Seattlest: Counterpoint: Dick's Fries Suck

guest

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:01:12 -0800

I'm so sick of you carpetbagging mothescratchers bitching about Seattle and our food. Fist thing you do when you move here from the East Coast is bitch about not being able to get a good bagel. Screw bagels, screw the east coast, and screw you. Have a crumpet and shut the hell up. This is Seattle; it rains alot, and we like our fries soggy! Perhaps you'd like to piss on Ivar Haglund or J.P Patches next? MyPosse'sOnBroadway

guest

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:30:22 -0800

Dick's fries are absolutely disgusting. Their burgers are legit though.

guest

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:49:46 -0800

@MSandison cooking food the way it was meant to be cooked is gourmet?

guest

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:41:35 -0800

The Dick's in Spokane has different ownership. I also heard they have a panda as a mascot. Not the same thing.

TroyJMorris

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:58:06 -0800

I've been trying to get Dick's to open a shop by the stadiums in that abandoned building a block north of the new Silvercloud. The one with the red top trim. Stadium goers. Rainer Beach folks. West Seattle folks. Georgetown folks. South Seattle folks. Lot's of folks would go there. But they won't do it. But they'll have a shop in Spokane.... Oh, and they use Kraft American Cheese. Blah. God I love Dick's.

MSandison

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:11:50 -0800

Dan, come on now. Do you really think Dick's will change their ways after 53 years of doing things the same? Deal. Dick's is not meant to be 'gourmet' fast food with succulent, mouth-watering french fries. It's quick, sloppy and as a result: cheap. Deal!

James Callan

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:07:59 -0800

Can I eat at Dick's but not order the fries? That's my current solution, but if you'd prefer I give them no money at all, I can probably figure out how to do that instead.

MarkS

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:52:38 -0800

Hey if you don't like Dick's fries eat somewhere else. It aint like it's the only fucking fast food joint in Seattle.

guest

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:02:16 -0800

the fries are delicious? guess there's no accounting for taste. some people will eat anything. why not just eat some soggy bread? same basic thing.

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:26:32 -0800

BLASPHEMER! CARPETBAGGER! FOR SHAME! HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT DICK'S FRIES ARE NOT AS DELICIOUS AS THEY TRULY ARE! CHARLATAIN, JEZZEBELLE! Jake of 8bitjoystick.com (It's not taking my login and password and my works Firewall hates the comment registration system.)

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:27:55 -0800

what the f is wrong with you people? those fries are delicious. seriously did you die and wake up in the stupid tree? its greasy salty fried potato. cook it and eat it. what the F???

tvargs

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:37:03 -0800

I know that when I'M smoking: Dick's fries are tasty. Other (more sober) times: Decidedly less so. Still, I think it should be pointed out that a second frying time means that the fries will take that much longer to get to you. And I for one am constantly impressed and amazed at the vicious speed with which delicious, cheap food comes to me at the Dick's ordering window. I'll take speed over "slightly crispy" fries any day. Additionally, we all know McDonald's fries are good - but does that mean we eat there?

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:16:12 -0800

what the hell are you guys smoking? Dicks frys are delicious

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:12:10 -0800

doesn't matter the temperature you fry the potatoes in. if you fry them only once they will be limp. unless of course you leave them in the oil for 30 minutes then you get grease soaked twigs. the science behind twice cooked potatoes is that the first fry seals the outside of the potato allowing the natural water inside the spud to turn to steam. this steam, which is now trapped in the inside of the fry, cooks the inside of the potato to a fluffy consistency. from there you remove the fries, crank up the heat and drop them back in so that you give the exterior of the fry a chance to become golden-brown, crispy and delicious. chefs around the world have known this principle for years. the five extra minutes it takes to do the two step process is worth it in customer satisfaction. though judging by TroyJMorris's comment he's not there for the flavorful cuisine. i suppose if you are drunk, moist cardboard fits the bill for filler. plus, it's simple.

Jameson

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:36:36 -0800

I think the problem with Dick's is that they crowd the fryer and bring the oil temp down too much and never let them cook long enough to become crispy. They are just filling orders as quickly as they can and it doesn't matter if the fries aren't ready.

jeanna

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:02:02 -0800

oh my gosh. thank you baby jesus. i thought i was the only one who hated dick's fries more than anything. they're gross! give me crispy, deep-fried-twice, trans fatty fries from McDonalds any day over Dick's fries. Blech! i've argued for years about this, but seem to always be arguing with people that think they're great. eff that!

TroyJMorris

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:32:07 -0800

I know Dick's fries are not tasty. But they're not bland. They're... filling. And that's how they should be thought of. Something to soak up the alcohol and not be noticed. And I too have had some in-and-out (horribly over-rated) and it tastes like a crispy potato. Dick's is about simplicity. And if there fries were tasty, it wouldn't be simple.

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:48:48 -0800

Having lived in Southern California for several years, I can verify that In n' Out has crisp and golden fries. Unfortunately, they taste like potatoes, which misses the point of french fries entirely. Dick's fries are hit-or-miss -- they can sometimes be too soggy for my once-a-week habit -- but in their ideal state (salty, greasy, and almost crispy, they're heavenly. I can't fault the City Council for being concerned about transfats -- it's the hip new concern among do-nothing councils these days -- but is a ban really necessary? Why not simply require a warning label? It's not like people eat Dick's fries because they imagine it as a serving of vegetables.

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:33:14 -0800

For the life of me I can't understand the attraction with these limp, greasy potatoes passed off as French Fries. Those who think these are a "Seattle treasure" have to be snorting lutefisk lye. In 'n Out also does fresh cut fries, but they are crisp and golden. Dicks can take a lesson!

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:02:34 -0800

I couldn't agree more! Fries like Dick's are a disgrace. Also, beware of Sunis in Shoreline (178th & 15th).

guest

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:53:42 -0800

Carpetbagger! Go back to where you came from! The true Seattlites--e.g. Seattlest Seth--know what's what.

James Callan

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:43:41 -0800

Dick's fries are easily the weakest link in their menu. Burgers? Yum. Shakes? Yum. Fries? I'll have another cheeseburger instead. But I don't see why changing the cooking oil means Dick's will start double-dipping their fries. Seems like a different issue entirely. Whether they fry 'em in canola oil, peanut oil, Crisco, lard, or Dapper Dan, if they only fry 'em once, they're going to disappoint.