Foods not intended for Frying
 

I paid a visit to Pete and Shorty's -- a restaurant right next door to the original Hooter's (the two were founded by the same people) and rather enjoyed what they served, which is general comfort food and is rightly advertised as dinner "like dad made".

The sandwhich wasn't bad with the standard beer, but then the time came to order dessert, something I usually don't do, but text on the menu caught my eye: "The Big O -- we're not telling, just try it." Three bucks? Sure, I'll chance it.

The menu didn't lie, as even the waitress wouldn't tell me what ingrediants made up the sweet dish. But I found out soon enough when a pile of vanillia ice cream was placed before me. This dish seemed to threaten and I think I know why -- it had a secret. Under the melting mess were three hidden oreos that had been battered and deep fried.

Sweet Jesus.

Some foods weren't meant to be fried and you may now add Oreo cookies to that list. The taste is something truly strange, as the batter tastes just like any ordinary batter you would use on fish, maybe even chicken strips, and the concoction tasted as if it had been dunked in the same fryer used for those other foods. The second layer just didn't mix well, either, as what was once a pleasant chocolate cookie had become an oily, melted mess of goo with only the center of the cookie containing any remaining familiar structure.

Dad never deep fried cookies.

After we all nuke each other to melted glass, the only thing remaining on earth will be cockroaches. They will subsist on the little white paddies of Oreo centers that are scattered across the landscape. There's some nightmare fuel for you.

Got milk?

Come up to the Minnesota State Fair. Not only do they fry things that shouldn't be fried (a Snickers bar), but then they put said fried things on a stick!

Dill pickes. I shit you not.

Ew! Those are gross before they are fried.

Tomatoes should not be fried...doesn't matter what color they are.

Monte Cristo (crisco?) sandwich -- and entire sandwich fried and served with, yes, fries. A co-worker was once able to consume the entire sandwich, all the fries, two pints of beer, and an entire fried cheese stick appetizer. Later, while feeling close to death, he noted that he could "feel it in his pores".

Don't they also give you raspberry jam with those?

Don't they also give you raspberry jam with those?

Yeah, although, like parsley, you aren't supposed to actually eat it.

Up north, here, the Monte Cristo comes with Imitation Maple Syrup™.

I've actually only had that in one place where they make it "right", i.e., by battering and frying the bread, ham, turkey, and cheese. Most places just make a french toast sandwich kind of dealie out of it.

wolf...try the Clubhouse Diner on Street Road in Bensalem

They have a damn good everything, but the cheesecake is the only one in the world (so far) that I'll admit to being superior to mine.

Brian

I did love it that time we went there ... Didn't try the cheesecake, though. I was probably too stuffed on the Chicken and Sausage thingy ...

Bensalem, however, is just one of those places I prefer to avoid, even if the food is really good.

Why? It's just nasty.

Broomall, without the charm.

There was a place in Corpus Christi that served deep-fried fajitas with a side of queso or gravy. I've seen guys get both and double-dip each bite.

Bacon

It's a nice enough suburb and all, but it's poorly designed...pure suburban sprawl. One of these days, I'm going to hit one of the illegals crossing Knights Road...

Broomall? Charm????
My God!!:eek:

In comparison to Bensalem, absolutely.