Has TGI Friday's lost their mind?

[Lil' Hannah]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

They really had to have thought about it "hmm, what could we possibly do to cheesecake to make it any more fattening than it already is?" I got it! Deep fry it!"

Then dip it in ranch dressing.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally Posted by honeychile

WHYOWHY do restaurants feel that everything tastes better when it's deep fried?!

Honey, how can you sit there with your Southern heritage and ask this???? lol Besides, things DO taste better when they're deep fried!

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by ecupidelta

This is not the worse thing I've ever heard of being deep fried. Each year at our state fair I'm scared to see what comes next. So far we have deep fried twinkies, oreos and pickles.

Anthem, a pretty solid/respected restaurant in Boston, serves fried twinkies as well. I heard they're pretty good.

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I've actually seen fried mac and cheese before - there are a couple of places that sell them in little tater-tot style pockets. Pretty good, although you'd need to run 100 miles to burn the calories in just one of those things.

I've also had fried mac and cheese - not bad.

Speaking of Fridays, I also read that they're changing their look because our generation can't relate to the 1920's stuff. Supposedly they're doing a retro type thing with 60's, 70's, and 80's designs. Should be interesting.

[BaylorBean]

My Hubby and I made fried Mac and Cheese last week. Its actually really good if you do it yourself, and not as bad for you. Alton Brown did it in one of his cheese episodes.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

You just dip them in flour and throw them in a frying pan, right?

My mom dips it in egg and bread crumbs.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by ecupidelta

This is not the worse thing I've ever heard of being deep fried. Each year at our state fair I'm scared to see what comes next. So far we have deep fried twinkies, oreos and pickles.

fried pickles are good

[adpiucf]

I've seen the commercials. It just sounds so gross.

[Still BLUTANG]

i haven't seen the commercials so i'm mildly intrigued... maybe tasting this stuff will be my weekend adventure.

[Drolefille]

There was just some article about how someone won a Food prize in Texas for get this.....


Fried Coke.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

There was just some article about how someone won a Food prize in Texas for get this.....


Fried Coke.

Wow. That tops it all.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Wow. That tops it all.

Yeah, it was (if I recall correctly) Coke syrup mixed with batter.. deep fried, drizzled with more coke syrup and whipped cream or something like that.

ON a stick of course.

ETA: http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/deepfried_cocac.html

And it won a prize...

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Yeah, it was (if I recall correctly) Coke syrup mixed with batter.. deep fried, drizzled with more coke syrup and whipped cream or something like that.

ON a stick of course.

Have you ever TASTED soda syrup? It's disgusting. It's like cough syrup, but sweeter and thicker. I had the pleasure on accident when the Pepsi guy forgot to set the machine at the restaurant I was working at to add the seltzer.

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Have you ever TASTED soda syrup? It's disgusting. It's like cough syrup, but sweeter and thicker. I had the pleasure on accident when the Pepsi guy forgot to set the machine at the restaurant I was working at to add the seltzer.

I tasted it once when basically the same thing happened to me. Only it was in a bar and it was Coke syrup mixed with rum. Lovely. Although the bartender was very apologetic and I ended up drinking free for the rest of the night, which was very good.

[valkyrie]

I've had fried mac & cheese bites at a quasi-upscale restaurant and they were GOOD as hell. That said, I really don't need to be eating that crap and Fridays is nasty (although to be fair, I really don't do chain restaurants).