When you think of Chickie's and Pete's (I don't know why both names are in possessive form...I think its stupid too, but let's skip the grammar lesson and keep it movin...) you think of one thing: funny smelling drunken Eagles fans stumbing about spelling 'Eagles'. But another thing also comes to mind.Yes...crab fries. This wonderful treat is a testament to the culinary creativity of Americans (and the obesity). It is a documented fact that crab fries contain approximately -7% crab (give or take 7%) but Apple Jacks don't taste like apple and nobody seems to have a problem with that, so get the fuck over it.
Anyway, what this dish actually is is a wonderful marriage of crinkle-cut french fries (usually cooked to perfection, crispy outer skin with mashed potato-like innards), seasoning (mostly Old Bay, but there's other shit too), and little tubs of what I can only hope is melted American cheese (Some weird folk eat them without the cheese but...don't do that). It might seem simple, but in that simplicity is the genius of its recipe. Take one and eat it. You won't have a chance to tell me what you think of it, because odds are you'll have 3 more in your mouth by then. The salty, savory mess is best enjoyed with alcohol (like most other things).
Look at the basket too. That's a lot of fuckin fries. It calls itself an appetizer, but if you can eat that in its entirety and then eat other things, you might die earlier than you 'posed to. (Seriously...for me at least, it happens the same way every time...I get em, eat about 3/4 of them with both hands and then sit there with a sad look as I realize I hit the wall and can't continue...its a deeply painful feeling wasting crab fries when there are starving children in Delaware who never had any...) If you're even able to finish the whole thing, it can serve as a meal in itself. Its easy to start, but hard to stop...like heroin, but way more delicious. Its definitely one of those things you really can't make correctly at home unless you steal the secret formula (*resists Spongebob joke*) but its worth goin there just to have them. It's one of my favorite things to gain weight attempting to eat, so if you're ever in a Chickie's and Pete's, you know what you have to order (or I'll find you...)
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Looks good, did you know that Wild Fries are also considered an appetizer?
That is awesome. For a skinny boi, you sure like to fuckin eat man. We're going to crush some food Friday night.
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