We have a dark horse winning first place: Checkers (or Rally's, depending on where you live). The fries at this chain are beer battered and seasoned in a savory, salty spice blend.
We'd be delusional if we didn't place McDonald's near the top of the list. We're still sad that they swapped out the beef tallow for vegetable oil, but at least carnivores and vegans alike can now enjoy them.
The menu at Raising Cane's isn't exactly what we'd call extensive. So odds are you'll end up with their crinkle cut fries in your basket no matter what combo you order—which means there's even more pressure for them to be delicious.
Waffle fries may be a polarizing cut, but we can all admit that Chick-fil-A does them well. There's plenty of surface area for maximum crispiness and for dunking in their wide variety of sauces.
The boardwalk-style fries at Five Guys are fried in peanut oil and sprinkled either with salt or a hearty dose of Cajun seasoning. Each order of fries comes in a 12-oz. cup, plus an extra scoop of spuds in the accompanying paper bag.
Normally, we're skeptical of skin-on fries. More often than not they're cut too large and never achieve the right amount of crispiness. The fries at Wendy's are by no means perfect, but they were the most solid skin-on offering in our taste test.
Burger King fries are fine. They're crispy enough, salty enough, and taste good enough. We're certainly not going to be upset when we roll up to the BK drive-thru, but we're also not going specifically to eat their fries.
Arby's gets bonus points for being among the few fast food joints that serves curly fries. We love the texture achieved by the extra surface area. And let's be real: curly fries are just fun!
Taco Bell may not be slinging burgers, but they do offer their own rendition of French fries for limited stints for the past six years. Their nacho fries have since garnered a bit of a cult following.
Do you remember where you were the day they announced they were changing the fries at Hardee's and Carl's Jr.? Because we do. The burger chain swapped out their classic fast-food style fries with a "natural cut" version, which are thicker and leave the potato skins intact.