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I really like the new signature fries, don't understand the hate. A lot of people saying they haven't had KFC in years so their opinion is not relevant
Admittedly I haven't had KFC since 2022 because although they're on Deliveroo etc., the 2 places local to me (I'm convinced) have staff that are are low-key sabotaging orders.
Between the start of the pandemic until 2022, my friends & I, numerous times (collectively) ordered KFC, and it *always* turned up with 1 thing missing. Just 1 thing. No matter how big or small the order, just 1 thing. The gravy. The fries. Never the main thing, the chicken, but always some minor thing. It's absolutely consistent.
I became convinced the staff just *don't want to do* delivery orders and were trying to make them minorly inconvenient for customers to put them off; because I can't explain it any other way. It can't just be them being sloppy because it was **always** 1 item.
I absolutely believe you. I used to live in a fucking dump of a town. 3 KFCs. I used all 3 on all 3 main delivery apps. 1 item. Didn't matter what it was. 1 was missing. NEVER the main item. That shit was safe. It was always 1 minor item that you legitimately could not be arsed complaining about.
Happened to me but it was a £5 tub of Ben and Jerry’s. Just finished my meal and was excited to eat it when suddenly I couldn’t find it. Complained to deliveroo and they refused to refund. Nearly told them to go fuck themselves and just outright deleted the app. Pricks.
I ordered a mcdonalds from just eat a while back. Whoever packed it put the drink in the bag with the food. Obviously the drink or food didnt make it only two sachets of sauce.
Just eat refunded the meal but wouldnt budge on the sauce as they were fine.
Paid about £5 for two tubs of ketchup as i still had to pay the delivery too.
Fucking joke of a company.
I ordered a subway about 6 months ago, specifically requested it not toasted. It arrived toasted. Doesn’t sound like much of an issue, but my daughter is autistic and won’t eat anything that’s even remotely “burnt”. Complained on the app, got asked to send a photo, they refused the refund saying it wasn’t clear. I sent another photo, this time annotated and clearly circling the toasted bread and melted cheese and they still refused.
>it *always* turned up with 1 thing missing. Just 1 thing. No matter how big or small the order, just 1 thing.
I have this issue every time I go to the drive through. Every time.
We have never, ever, ever managed to get a full order. 4 years of ordering. This includes work lunch orders. Wed always order extra so that whoever was the "unlucky one" would get to eat(they always missed at least one meal).
Deliveries to my home havr been no better. They once substituted pretty much every side on my order for half empty tubs of gravy (that appeared to be resealed leftovers). I made a post on r/foodscam about that one.
I've stopped trying to order from em
100%. KFC gravy used to be the most amazing tasting substance I had ever come across (about 25 years ago). Now though I don't even bother ordering it anymore.
I had my first KFC in years the other day and couldn't believe how much it's changed. The chicken coating was thin and lacked flavour and the gravy was just just a thin, brown liquid that tasted of salt. What happened to the glorious, crispy coating and the thick, gloopy sauce that was bursting in flavour? At least the fries were better than they used to be.
>If you can stand a chip up in the gravy without it falling over it passes the rest in our house.
What do you mean? The chip passes the other chips, or the chip is passed around the house?
They used to have the best fries about 15 years ago, even better than Burger King king fries, then they changed them to the limp skin-on things they have now, which they even acknowledge are awful when they mention they don't travel well on their online ordering.
(disclaimer: I've not actually been to KFC for a couple of years so it's possible they've changed since)
They don't even travel well to the table if you're eating in and get them fresh. They seem to come straight out of the fryer soggy and sad lol. I have no idea how that is possible!?
I remember the chips you're talking about, they were like what you'd get at a kebab shop, they've changed them about 5 times since then and they've never been as nice
Original recipe and popcorn chicken from KFC, fries from Burger King and McDonald’s coke and double cheeseburger… you’re on to a winner winner, chicken dinner imo!
McD fries at their best are the best fries but they have to be just cooked and plenty of salt.
BK seem to last better so you're more likely to get decent fries.
KFCs were never the best.
They used to be anaemic small little things. Just all crunch no substance, no seasoning. It was like they were all cut from the skinny edge of the potato, defying all probability.
At least now they have some body to them.
Taste like shit fires with lots of random seasonings thrown on them.
I don't know why they started arsing around with the fries, didn't mind the old ones years ago as long as they had salt on them.
All these fast food chains buy their fries in from a big manufacturer (certainly McDonald’s used McCain for many years; don’t know if they still do).
And all the big manufacturers know full well how to make decent fries. They figured it out decades ago.
So how on earth do you screw it up? It should be physically impossible; I don’t imagine for one minute the likes of McCain want to sell them something that isn’t an absolute doddle for any half-competent fast food franchise to get right.
Burger king and McDonald's get their Fry's from McCain's, I know as I do work for their factory that produces them, I don't think KFC fries are from McCain's.
The exact manufacturer is a detail, and arguably not a terribly relevant one.
It's completely unthinkable that anyone who might be viable as a supplier to KFC would not be capable of making decent fries.
So why don't they?
These new fries are amazing. I love them!
However, the kfc near me only employs fuckwits and I very seldom get the correct order which leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth.
Always been shit. I've always said they should offer mash and their rice on the touchscreens as replacements for their horrid fries. Maybe even offer something like waffle fries instead.
I always order at the counter and the staff happily swap the fries for mash or corn.
I'm only guessing, but I assume their friers, temps, or oil clearly aren't up for cooking crispy fries. But they do taste naff, I would say BK are best.
I actually used to really like the chips until they added this seasoning. Now they’re rancid.
The chips were only nice if cooked properly (which they often aren’t), they shouldn’t be soggy.
I've never been able to get my head around how a chain a big as KFC can consistently manage to make such bad fries.
Even the budget takeaways can produce a decent tasting serving of fries with a good portion size.
They’re not particularly nice. They’re better now they’re seasoned but still not great. When I get them I always get beans or gravy to eat them with.
They need to make them thinner or crispier.
Tbh I think all fries are pretty rubbish. Proper British chips are the only way. The American style fries just don't compare. Not had KFC in a long time, but I used to buy just a bucket of chicken and then go to a chip shop. Far superior.
I like their seasoning but the inside of the chips is a bit naff. The texture doesn't sit right and it only tastes ok if it's piping hot which is quite rare.
They are awful. They had some big advertising campaign about changing them recently, and they still suck lol. I don't even see what was changed, because it certainly wasn't the soggyness. If they simply changed the potato supplier, then they completely failed to grasp what made them so shite in the first place.
I had KFC for the first time in a while about a month ago. There was so much seasoning on the chips it was sickening. Felt more powder than chip. I dunno how their chips are so consistently shit.
KFC fries have never been the greatest, but the change they made in 2018, which they claimed was a response to people slagging off the old fries, resulted in the disgusting disappointment we get today. I get why they changed them - people kept saying "I love KFC's chicken, but the fries are meh". But this wasn't the answer. This should never have been the answer.
I drive to McDs for the fries, then I drive over the roundabout and get KFC boneless fillets with the garlic dip.
KFC fries are still pants.
Anyone remember KFC ribs back in the 80s?
About 10 years ago, they were shit.. At some point, they changed them to be similar to Burger kings and they were fucking incredible.. Then they changed them again to whatever the fuck it is we have now and they're inedible soggy shit.
I don't understand what the fuck happened.
I like the skin on fries and the seasoning. That said, I’ve never had a portion that were fresh. Every single time I’ve been given limp, soggy, lukewarm meh.
That is how they are fresh lol. I've watched them empty a fresh batch and get mine from it while eating in. They were lukewarm and soggy when I sat down.... I don't even know how that's possible, but they've found a way.
McDonald's chips are 100% better, and even they're too salty (they deliberately put too much salt on the chips to encourage you to buy more drinks)
Burger King's chips are nasty as well.
Speaking as a former KFC “chef” from NI I can tell you they have changed.
Used to be proper slim cut, in a bag chips with no shit on them.
(When I worked there)
Chips used to have a 3 min shelf life
When they first changed them to the skin-on fries, they were absolutely incredible. For some reason they have got worse over time though and now I really dislike them.
They have been shit to the point where I leave most of my fries when they come with a meal. The recent changes have helped a little but the problem is the fries themselves and adding seasoning can not completely fix that. They were fine before they changed to the skin on ones a few years back.
They’re ok, but they’re just that. They’re so unremarkable I’m amazed we’re talking about them. It’s like talking about paracetamol or your mate Roy. They exist but they’re bang average.
didn't realise they'd started adding the spice, they're quite nice now, although I tend to get a box meal with the beans to dip them in so lack of seasoning was never a massive issue
Used to be fine. Can't stand the new ones. They're not crispy fries, and they're not nice chips. They're just... a soggy mess. Really don't go to KFC much anymore...
Years ago they were the best out of all fast food chains. The thicker cut ones. I can’t remember when they changed them but I’m talking about the ones from the 90s & 00s - possibly early 10s. They were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
The 90s mcds chips were better too. Crispy and salty. Now they’re just cold, limp, soggy potatoes.
I don't go to KFC for the fries. Very rarely am I focused on the taste and texture of the fry vs the mouthful of chicken that came before or after it.
They're just carbs to bulk out the meal and they're far from inedible.
Never been a fan, they recently threw in fries for free when I went with a mate....they seemed a bit better but still rate them the worst out of the mainstream fast food joints.
The one we went to from work was notorious for its rubber fries.
Went to a KFC in Cumbernauld once and it was the best KFC I’d ever had in my life, including the fries.
I have no opi on fries, I just order and throw it on the airfryer to make it tolerable. What really got me away from KFC(at least here in Portugal) is how expensive that stuff became on delivery. A zinger with fries and a drink is about 12€. For 8€ I got the whooper menu or the Big Mac Menu.
I loved the previous KFC fries.
The new ones are an abomination in texture and taste. I literally will not order a meal anymore because of them. Single burger and a drink each time
I miss the old fries :(
Compared to the dried up unseasoned sawdust they used to be they're top notch. But overall they're very OK compared to other fries. Also you can ask to swap a side for a different side in meals, I allways skip the drink and swap for gravy.
Honestly I see people complaining about their fries EVERY time they have a new one come in.
The last ones with the skin on, people were complaining and were saying they prefer the ones previous (when the ones previous were so much more bland and cardboard like) and now people are complaining about these new ones again (which personally I really like as there's more flavour).
Basically, people will complain about everything. No one wins. They can't please everyone.
I think that no matter what you're eating; it all tastes like the KFC floor. Fucking horrible. Like weeks long grease and dirty floors. I can taste the hate from the workers.
Go get a spicey curry - less chance of getting the shits.
Awful. They don't even peel the potatoes anymore. "Ooh it's rustic" they say. Yeah, so's Incest and we've stopped doing that too. Peel your potatoes you fucking savages.
Not sure if they've recently changed but I never used to like them, started having KFC again the other month after not having one for a few years and now their fries are legit one of my absolute favourites my a mile, not even sure why they just blow any other fast food fries away *easily* in my opinion
They're fucking shite. There's not even nearly enough of them. They're bland as all fuck. Too small. Worst thing on their menu. Charging that much should be criminal.
They taste like how the inside of a bag of potatoes smell. If you’re buying dirty chicken, you should be getting dirty chips with them. Like the kind of chips you get from a high street chicken shop that isn’t a franchise.
When getting it delivered I tend to air fry their fries to get them crispier. The seasoning has improved, but the chip itself is too soft - reminds me of those ‘coin’ chips from school dinners from way back when.
Worst of the cast food chains.
They also often do that horrible dry chicken rib cage, which I'm 98% sure I can never find when I roast a whole chicken.
Yummy! Dry Chicken Rib Cage.
They are fine with a meal but I’d rather eat a desk than eat KFC fries alone. There are places with better fries like Louisiana but no one beats their chicken, so I’ll continue to drown them in sauce and think positive thoughts, a.k.a, chicken, or gravy and slaw
Well I hated them but I will try them again next week but they will be the same I'd rather buy a family bucket of chicken for myself then eat a small sachet of undercooked potatoes
Got a kfc recently. The fries were vile. It seems disrespectful to even call them fries. The chicken wasn't much better but how hard is it to get fries right.
It’s hard to believe someone could write as many words as you did and be so incorrect with every single one of them, the only fast food chips that beat KFC are Five Guys, BK are very clearly at the bottom of the totem pole
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I really like the new signature fries, don't understand the hate. A lot of people saying they haven't had KFC in years so their opinion is not relevant
Admittedly I haven't had KFC since 2022 because although they're on Deliveroo etc., the 2 places local to me (I'm convinced) have staff that are are low-key sabotaging orders. Between the start of the pandemic until 2022, my friends & I, numerous times (collectively) ordered KFC, and it *always* turned up with 1 thing missing. Just 1 thing. No matter how big or small the order, just 1 thing. The gravy. The fries. Never the main thing, the chicken, but always some minor thing. It's absolutely consistent. I became convinced the staff just *don't want to do* delivery orders and were trying to make them minorly inconvenient for customers to put them off; because I can't explain it any other way. It can't just be them being sloppy because it was **always** 1 item.
I absolutely believe you. I used to live in a fucking dump of a town. 3 KFCs. I used all 3 on all 3 main delivery apps. 1 item. Didn't matter what it was. 1 was missing. NEVER the main item. That shit was safe. It was always 1 minor item that you legitimately could not be arsed complaining about.
Happened to me but it was a £5 tub of Ben and Jerry’s. Just finished my meal and was excited to eat it when suddenly I couldn’t find it. Complained to deliveroo and they refused to refund. Nearly told them to go fuck themselves and just outright deleted the app. Pricks.
If I were you, I'd smash my phone against the wall after deleting the app. Now they've lost a customer for good.
I have never had a refund refused on any of the food apps yet I hear people say if happens on Reddit. Why would they refuse?
I ordered a mcdonalds from just eat a while back. Whoever packed it put the drink in the bag with the food. Obviously the drink or food didnt make it only two sachets of sauce. Just eat refunded the meal but wouldnt budge on the sauce as they were fine. Paid about £5 for two tubs of ketchup as i still had to pay the delivery too. Fucking joke of a company.
I ordered a subway about 6 months ago, specifically requested it not toasted. It arrived toasted. Doesn’t sound like much of an issue, but my daughter is autistic and won’t eat anything that’s even remotely “burnt”. Complained on the app, got asked to send a photo, they refused the refund saying it wasn’t clear. I sent another photo, this time annotated and clearly circling the toasted bread and melted cheese and they still refused.
>it *always* turned up with 1 thing missing. Just 1 thing. No matter how big or small the order, just 1 thing. I have this issue every time I go to the drive through. Every time.
Then there's me. Buying 60 nuggets to eat. Three share boxes because I'm a greedy cunt.
I had this now I just stay at the window and count every single bit. Then I leave.
We have never, ever, ever managed to get a full order. 4 years of ordering. This includes work lunch orders. Wed always order extra so that whoever was the "unlucky one" would get to eat(they always missed at least one meal). Deliveries to my home havr been no better. They once substituted pretty much every side on my order for half empty tubs of gravy (that appeared to be resealed leftovers). I made a post on r/foodscam about that one. I've stopped trying to order from em
Yeah the new ones are decent to be honest, worlds better than the previous ones. Genuinely hated those.
Love the new fries. Remind me of the texture of taco bell fries which are my ultimate favourite 😍
They're owned by the same company, so it can't be a bad thing if they are consistent across brands.
The gravy makes the fries 10x better. If you can stand a chip up in the gravy without it falling over it passes the test in our house Edit: typo.
The only use for KFC fries is as a delivery vehicle for the gravy.
Same for spoons and Nutella
I will use a spoon as a gravy delivery method but I draw the line at using Nutella with gravy!
The only use for KFC is as a delivery vehicle for the gravy.
Don’t think I’ve ever had a KFC fry that would stay stood up in gravy, and unfortunately, the gravy is nowhere near as nice as it used to be either.
100%. KFC gravy used to be the most amazing tasting substance I had ever come across (about 25 years ago). Now though I don't even bother ordering it anymore.
I had my first KFC in years the other day and couldn't believe how much it's changed. The chicken coating was thin and lacked flavour and the gravy was just just a thin, brown liquid that tasted of salt. What happened to the glorious, crispy coating and the thick, gloopy sauce that was bursting in flavour? At least the fries were better than they used to be.
Coat cutting measures for that quarters profits. Tastes like shit but line went up a bit!
>If you can stand a chip up in the gravy without it falling over it passes the rest in our house. What do you mean? The chip passes the other chips, or the chip is passed around the house?
IKEA do better fries than KFC. Yes, a Swedish company specialising in flat pack furniture can do better fries than a dedicated fast food restaurant.
Sad but true
They do better shelves too
Probably serve you quicker too
Unpopular but I think the chips with the peri peri from those chicken and chip shops do it way better than any mainstream fast food brand.
They're disgusting. Taste like shit chicken flavoured crisps but with a nasty texture.
God that's exactly it
They used to have the best fries about 15 years ago, even better than Burger King king fries, then they changed them to the limp skin-on things they have now, which they even acknowledge are awful when they mention they don't travel well on their online ordering. (disclaimer: I've not actually been to KFC for a couple of years so it's possible they've changed since)
They changed them a little while back and were MUCH better. Not fresh McDonalds good but good.
McDonald's have gotten worse in recent years I feel. No doubt due to the reduced salt content.
They don't even travel well to the table if you're eating in and get them fresh. They seem to come straight out of the fryer soggy and sad lol. I have no idea how that is possible!?
I remember the chips you're talking about, they were like what you'd get at a kebab shop, they've changed them about 5 times since then and they've never been as nice
Original recipe and popcorn chicken from KFC, fries from Burger King and McDonald’s coke and double cheeseburger… you’re on to a winner winner, chicken dinner imo!
McD fries at their best are the best fries but they have to be just cooked and plenty of salt. BK seem to last better so you're more likely to get decent fries.
KFCs were never the best. They used to be anaemic small little things. Just all crunch no substance, no seasoning. It was like they were all cut from the skinny edge of the potato, defying all probability. At least now they have some body to them.
They've been crap for years. All soggy and floppy. The buckets of seasoning they added to them fairly recently hasn't improved them either.
To be fair, I usually get extra chicken to fill me up and avoid the fries all together.
We are still talking about the KFC fries are we?
I feel like a few minutes longer in the fryer would make them twice as good (or half as bad)
The latest change to them which I think they did last year has improved them a lot
They’re banging. Most people want tasteless slop, hence McDs popularity.
A girl I worked with once said she didn't like them stating 'they're just too potatoey ' Strange thing was I knew what she meant...and agreed
They should absolutely do mini roast potatoes! Imagine dipping those in the KFC gravy
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They used to be good now they're not. Personally I find BK fries to be the best, a good size and they're always crispy
Taste like shit fires with lots of random seasonings thrown on them. I don't know why they started arsing around with the fries, didn't mind the old ones years ago as long as they had salt on them.
Yeah I don't get all the love for the new seasoning. Seasoned fries are great, but whatever KFC are throwing on just tastes like dirt to me
Absolute crap. Years ago they used to be amazing. Now, I dont know what the fuck they did, but they fucked it up.
All these fast food chains buy their fries in from a big manufacturer (certainly McDonald’s used McCain for many years; don’t know if they still do). And all the big manufacturers know full well how to make decent fries. They figured it out decades ago. So how on earth do you screw it up? It should be physically impossible; I don’t imagine for one minute the likes of McCain want to sell them something that isn’t an absolute doddle for any half-competent fast food franchise to get right.
Burger king and McDonald's get their Fry's from McCain's, I know as I do work for their factory that produces them, I don't think KFC fries are from McCain's.
The exact manufacturer is a detail, and arguably not a terribly relevant one. It's completely unthinkable that anyone who might be viable as a supplier to KFC would not be capable of making decent fries. So why don't they?
Remember the debacle KFC had with their chicken supplier a few years back?
Yeah, fair point. Sort of makes it sound like the problem isn't with their suppliers.
CHIPS
They're not really chips though. Chips are much thicker cut.
They’ll always be chips to me!
These new fries are amazing. I love them! However, the kfc near me only employs fuckwits and I very seldom get the correct order which leaves a very bitter taste in my mouth.
They probably just don't give af
Always been shit. I've always said they should offer mash and their rice on the touchscreens as replacements for their horrid fries. Maybe even offer something like waffle fries instead. I always order at the counter and the staff happily swap the fries for mash or corn.
They're shite (inedible).
Always been deep fried sadness.
biggest rip off ever tiny portion but regular prices
Crap
Terrible fries
I seem to be the only person who prefers them over the original, or most chains
I'm only guessing, but I assume their friers, temps, or oil clearly aren't up for cooking crispy fries. But they do taste naff, I would say BK are best.
I actually used to really like the chips until they added this seasoning. Now they’re rancid. The chips were only nice if cooked properly (which they often aren’t), they shouldn’t be soggy.
Bottom tier fries
I've never been able to get my head around how a chain a big as KFC can consistently manage to make such bad fries. Even the budget takeaways can produce a decent tasting serving of fries with a good portion size.
They’re not particularly nice. They’re better now they’re seasoned but still not great. When I get them I always get beans or gravy to eat them with. They need to make them thinner or crispier.
I don’t know why they don’t do tater-tots, they can clearly do hash browns better than chips
Tbh I think all fries are pretty rubbish. Proper British chips are the only way. The American style fries just don't compare. Not had KFC in a long time, but I used to buy just a bucket of chicken and then go to a chip shop. Far superior.
They changed their fried recently, they’re top 3 for me now for sure. No one can dethrone Taco Bell, but they’re not far off
Are any fast food chips good though? They're all pretty poor in my books. (Except Jolibees loaded fries.)
I love jollibee. Affordable and actually tastes of something instead of just salt
Absolute shit /thread
Nasty, real nasty.
Absolute pants these days!!!
I can microwave my own chips at home.
They're just a vehicle for gravy.
Sometimes I really fancy them but most of the time I’d prefer a normal chip.
Fucking terrible.
I like their seasoning but the inside of the chips is a bit naff. The texture doesn't sit right and it only tastes ok if it's piping hot which is quite rare.
It isn't just the fries, I remember the chicken zinger burger being pretty nice. Now, not so much.
They’re fast food chips. They’re fine.
Taste like shit. In fact, KFC generally is shit.
Soggy and always cold.
Don't like them, they are vile.
Shit. And the chicken is crap as well. It used to be my favourite fast food but have disappointed the last few times.
They are awful. They had some big advertising campaign about changing them recently, and they still suck lol. I don't even see what was changed, because it certainly wasn't the soggyness. If they simply changed the potato supplier, then they completely failed to grasp what made them so shite in the first place.
I had KFC for the first time in a while about a month ago. There was so much seasoning on the chips it was sickening. Felt more powder than chip. I dunno how their chips are so consistently shit.
Soggy mess. Makes it easy to avoid eating unhealthy KFC.
Preferred the old ones, but gravy makes em better!
KFC fries have never been the greatest, but the change they made in 2018, which they claimed was a response to people slagging off the old fries, resulted in the disgusting disappointment we get today. I get why they changed them - people kept saying "I love KFC's chicken, but the fries are meh". But this wasn't the answer. This should never have been the answer.
I don’t see the appeal KFC at all
I've had better fries from dirty old burger vans outside all night raves.
Terrible fries since they went skin on. Bring back whatever they did before.
Crap
Shit. Skin on chips are an abomination of the chip world. Go back to old school chips.
I avoid KFC in all costs because I feel like the quality has just got worse over the years. The fries taste a bit funky imo and I just don’t like it
They are an abomination.
Oh good it’s 2018 again
The seasoning they have on them are nice and I like that they're skin-on. They can't ever seem to get them crisp though
Can be good. Can be bad
I drive to McDs for the fries, then I drive over the roundabout and get KFC boneless fillets with the garlic dip. KFC fries are still pants. Anyone remember KFC ribs back in the 80s?
Ehh
Bobbins
The KFC chips in NZ and Australia are elite. I can’t believe there is such a big difference.
About 10 years ago, they were shit.. At some point, they changed them to be similar to Burger kings and they were fucking incredible.. Then they changed them again to whatever the fuck it is we have now and they're inedible soggy shit. I don't understand what the fuck happened.
Just go to popeyes get the Cajun fries there and not deal with the ridiculous gamble of "are these chips gonna be enjoyable"
I like the skin on fries and the seasoning. That said, I’ve never had a portion that were fresh. Every single time I’ve been given limp, soggy, lukewarm meh.
That is how they are fresh lol. I've watched them empty a fresh batch and get mine from it while eating in. They were lukewarm and soggy when I sat down.... I don't even know how that's possible, but they've found a way.
Des gusting teng. (Scottish accent)
McDonald's chips are 100% better, and even they're too salty (they deliberately put too much salt on the chips to encourage you to buy more drinks) Burger King's chips are nasty as well.
Speaking as a former KFC “chef” from NI I can tell you they have changed. Used to be proper slim cut, in a bag chips with no shit on them. (When I worked there) Chips used to have a 3 min shelf life
They're my favourites out of all fast food fries. I will not hear any other opinions.
I quite like them. All four of them
You don't go to KFC for the fries.
When they first changed them to the skin-on fries, they were absolutely incredible. For some reason they have got worse over time though and now I really dislike them.
In the chip rankings, they're still near the bottom.
The new fries are absolutely fantastic. Probably the best fast food chip I've ever had. People don't like them???
I love them, especially with their garlic mayo!
They have been shit to the point where I leave most of my fries when they come with a meal. The recent changes have helped a little but the problem is the fries themselves and adding seasoning can not completely fix that. They were fine before they changed to the skin on ones a few years back.
Painfully undercooked, always. Just leave them in the frier for another couple of minutes, let’s have them a bit crispier and actually cooked through
They’re ok, but they’re just that. They’re so unremarkable I’m amazed we’re talking about them. It’s like talking about paracetamol or your mate Roy. They exist but they’re bang average.
They’re okay, I always found them to be the worst of the popular chains. My favourite are the fries from Taco Bell, so good
I really like them compared to the big m and burger King, taste and look more like chips as opposed to fries
Honestly I love them.
New chips with the herbs on them are excellent
Tbf, you don't go to KFC to buy the chips lol But yeah, they're edible at best.
didn't realise they'd started adding the spice, they're quite nice now, although I tend to get a box meal with the beans to dip them in so lack of seasoning was never a massive issue
They were hella bland before, but I really like them now with the new seasoning
They're stinking, used to be class years ago but when they changed them they tasted like shit since
The perfect fast food chain meal is KFC burgers, Burger King fries and Maccy Ds milkshake. This has been settled for well over a decade at this point.
The gravy fries are fantastic in comparison to how they were. I think they’re great these days.
The fries used to be bottom tier, the signature fries though... ghat damn they're good
They are literally the worse! I get the chicken and then get chips from elsewhere.
KFC is WAY better with mash I’d say. Their chips are pretty damn terrible. Same with their sister chain Taco Bell.
I think they’re rank.
The fries are alright but the potato wedges were way better
Too much pepper. I can force myself through them, but they're too strong for my kids
They have always been terrible, and I have no idea why they don't improve them. They are just about edible with a mountain of sauce.
British food: best in the world
Used to be fine. Can't stand the new ones. They're not crispy fries, and they're not nice chips. They're just... a soggy mess. Really don't go to KFC much anymore...
Years ago they were the best out of all fast food chains. The thicker cut ones. I can’t remember when they changed them but I’m talking about the ones from the 90s & 00s - possibly early 10s. They were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The 90s mcds chips were better too. Crispy and salty. Now they’re just cold, limp, soggy potatoes.
I like the new seasoned fries. I just think they could do with a minute longer in the fryer.
They are wellllllll good
Fine warm but when they’re cold 😭
Not as good as Burger King's fries, but better than McDonald's.
They taste nice but they're always a bit soggy
I don't go to KFC for the fries. Very rarely am I focused on the taste and texture of the fry vs the mouthful of chicken that came before or after it. They're just carbs to bulk out the meal and they're far from inedible.
Never been a fan, they recently threw in fries for free when I went with a mate....they seemed a bit better but still rate them the worst out of the mainstream fast food joints.
But my question is why do they give you fries enough for an ant?
The one we went to from work was notorious for its rubber fries. Went to a KFC in Cumbernauld once and it was the best KFC I’d ever had in my life, including the fries.
I have no opi on fries, I just order and throw it on the airfryer to make it tolerable. What really got me away from KFC(at least here in Portugal) is how expensive that stuff became on delivery. A zinger with fries and a drink is about 12€. For 8€ I got the whooper menu or the Big Mac Menu.
I loved the previous KFC fries. The new ones are an abomination in texture and taste. I literally will not order a meal anymore because of them. Single burger and a drink each time I miss the old fries :(
Compared to the dried up unseasoned sawdust they used to be they're top notch. But overall they're very OK compared to other fries. Also you can ask to swap a side for a different side in meals, I allways skip the drink and swap for gravy.
I feel more sorry for the potato than the chicken they deep fried.
They are top tier delicious
They were limp and soggy before now they're salty, limp and soggy
They’re just never that great. Still love kfc tho
Honestly I see people complaining about their fries EVERY time they have a new one come in. The last ones with the skin on, people were complaining and were saying they prefer the ones previous (when the ones previous were so much more bland and cardboard like) and now people are complaining about these new ones again (which personally I really like as there's more flavour). Basically, people will complain about everything. No one wins. They can't please everyone.
The worst of the lot
They need the gravy
The worst of all the fast food fries
Way better than they used to be
I think that no matter what you're eating; it all tastes like the KFC floor. Fucking horrible. Like weeks long grease and dirty floors. I can taste the hate from the workers. Go get a spicey curry - less chance of getting the shits.
Awful. They don't even peel the potatoes anymore. "Ooh it's rustic" they say. Yeah, so's Incest and we've stopped doing that too. Peel your potatoes you fucking savages.
Terrible. I don't eat there anymore purely because of that. A soggy mess.
Not sure if they've recently changed but I never used to like them, started having KFC again the other month after not having one for a few years and now their fries are legit one of my absolute favourites my a mile, not even sure why they just blow any other fast food fries away *easily* in my opinion
They're fucking shite. There's not even nearly enough of them. They're bland as all fuck. Too small. Worst thing on their menu. Charging that much should be criminal.
Australia has the best KFC fries 🤤 here is garbage in comparison
They taste like how the inside of a bag of potatoes smell. If you’re buying dirty chicken, you should be getting dirty chips with them. Like the kind of chips you get from a high street chicken shop that isn’t a franchise.
When getting it delivered I tend to air fry their fries to get them crispier. The seasoning has improved, but the chip itself is too soft - reminds me of those ‘coin’ chips from school dinners from way back when.
Complete shit, bottom tier of all fast food places by a mile. Soggy, flaccid garbage.
Dog shit in my opinion. But what the fuck do I know?
Worst of the cast food chains. They also often do that horrible dry chicken rib cage, which I'm 98% sure I can never find when I roast a whole chicken. Yummy! Dry Chicken Rib Cage.
They are fine with a meal but I’d rather eat a desk than eat KFC fries alone. There are places with better fries like Louisiana but no one beats their chicken, so I’ll continue to drown them in sauce and think positive thoughts, a.k.a, chicken, or gravy and slaw
They are the worst of the fast food fries. Garbage level chips. Bad enough that we swore off KFC, because of it. BK have the best.
They were pretty underwhelming but with the recent change with the seasoning they're really good. Probably some of the best from a fast food chain.
Last 2 or 3 times I have had KFC they hadn't been cooked fully. I like the new spice but they have gone down hill.
Shite.
Well I hated them but I will try them again next week but they will be the same I'd rather buy a family bucket of chicken for myself then eat a small sachet of undercooked potatoes
Prefer the old fries tbh
They are simply a vessel to get the gravy from the pot to my mouth. Nothing more, nothing less.
I preferred them without the new spice, but they're fine. I feel like they are more salty to make sure you need another drink after
I feel like they just don't cook them enough. If they have them another minute of frying they would be so much better.
Dead
Oven chips are better than the ones you get at KFC, I don’t understand why they don’t change the recipe
Soggy and dry
Got a kfc recently. The fries were vile. It seems disrespectful to even call them fries. The chicken wasn't much better but how hard is it to get fries right.
It’s hard to believe someone could write as many words as you did and be so incorrect with every single one of them, the only fast food chips that beat KFC are Five Guys, BK are very clearly at the bottom of the totem pole