Who loves Fry Day? I do, I do.
I don’t know where that came from, let’s get down to business! Our establishment of choice this week is Hardees, that purveyor of all things excessive.
Info:
Hardees
Franklin, IN
Time of day: 12:00pm
Hardees new Natural cut fries are a skin on slightly wider than most fry.
All ratings except hot are a 1-10 scale. Hot is how long they remain warm.
Taste: 9
Appearance: 8
Saltiness: 10
Crispiness: 6
Hot: 13 minutes
Quantity: 145g
Price:$1.49
Value: $.01027 per gram
First let’s say something about the quantity. The stated quantity is 166 grams, what I got was around 145. I am blaming that at least in part for the fact that they weren’t served in a fry box. Thumbs down on the stupid Cheap basket. With all the wrapping paper they used they didn’t save any trees by skipping the box!
The taste was very good. No underlying tastes from other deep fried foods. Of course that led me to wonder if it was a fresh fryer or if they don’t cross cook. I worked at Hardees years ago and unless they have changed policies they do indeed cross cook. But that is neither here nor there, these are some darn tasty fries. There was an even distribution of seasoning, kudos for stirring before serving!
I was hoping the extra thickness would have held heat longer but they cooled slightly faster than last weeks. Maybe it is because of the open serving in a basket instead of shoving them in a box, I see another experiment in the making there!
Oddly enough the price is the same here, although their stated quantity would make up for that since they give more for the money. $1.49 for a medium, that is pretty much standard here now.
And a couple of quick photos for the voyeurs out there:
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Sounds good. I don’t know how they can get away with giving you less than advertised. But it looks like there are enough frys in the picture. I don’t think there are any Hardees in this area. There were Hardees nearby when we lived in South Carolina. And my family went there a time or two.
Cas
Keep up the good work!
We don’t have a Hardee’s close by either. That’s a shame cause I would have to try them. I’m sure I’ve eaten at Hardee’s at some point in my fry life but can’t recall…
Gee whiz, Jeff. What did you do, get up this morning and go there for breakfast??? You are on the ball!
I am going to tell you a secret but you can’t tell anyone else!
I do my reviews on Thursday and then post them on Friday morning! Shhhh
Oh and do you have Carl’s JR nearby? Same thing, different name!
Ooooh, I promise I won’t tell a soul. You are a genius
I’ve never heard of Carl’s JR. We have Hardees, just not close by.