Throughout this school year, assignments, spirit weeks, motivation have come and gone, but one thing has been a comforting constant in my life: the school lunch french fries. I eat them every day, and the salty, savory goodness really makes my lunch.
That being said, not all fries hit the same. Early on in the year, I started tracking my experiences with my lunchtime french fries. Here are my results, with a huge shoutout to our amazing lunch ladies who fry me up my mid-day meal day after day, after day. You are doing a thankless job, so let me say, for all those who go back to their afternoon classes fulfilled (literally): THANK YOU!
I have had one french fry everyday throughout this whole school year, and have rated them on a scale of “W” or “L”, with “W” being good and “L” being bad. This is an article a year in the making- so sit back and enjoy these ratings (Hopefully more than you would enjoy the worst school french fries!)
I liked more fries than I didn’t like. They really complimented the school lunch options, and brought the meals together. I don’t dip my fries in ketchup, and they were, when they were good, able to stand on their own. But we need to talk about the fries that fell short. The raw, yet somehow still burnt sensation known as our school’s lesser french fries has always interested me.
There were a total of 84 W fries this year, and 46 L ones, giving our cafeteria a 65% win and 35% loss rating. Not bad! If lunchrooms were a SWOC sport, I bet we would have taken the championship.
The Top 3 fries I had all year were hard to determine, but thanks to the notes I left, I have a verdict. The third best fry was on December 12th, the second best was on April 16th, and the best fry all year was on October 18th. It was so good my comment was “Www.bestfryihadallyear.newlore.” It was cooked to perfection, which rarely happens.
The top three worst fries throughout the year were harder to determine, but I reached a conclusion. The third worst was on December 14th, as my comment said “They taste like fish???” which led to the bad ranking. The second worst fry all year goes to February 29th, and my comment was “They look so raw and bad I’m not consuming it, there is a hair hanging out of it.” It didn’t look like a lunch lady hair, so I suspect whoever was getting food the lunch before me. I didn’t eat it, so we will never know if they were really that bad or if they just looked bad! The worst fry goes to March 7th, with my comment being “The most raw fry all year.” I remember eating just one and throwing them away.
The picture above is the relationship between fries and how they are cooked, with 17 raw fries, 21 burnt fries and 7 “both” fries, somehow!
Fries dropped on December 4th, 2023. This was an L day not because of the fry quality, but because the fry carrier (me). Any day without lunch room fries is a loss day in my book.
Raw fries on March 13th, 2024. A real L day.
Burnt fry on April 12th, 2024. What happened to you, friend?
| Best Month for Fries- November |
| Worst Month for Fries- January |
Overall this school year has brought many different types of fries to the equation and it was an honor to rate them, no matter how raw or burnt. What will I do this summer when lunchtime hits and I don’t have a fry to keep me company? August can’t come soon enough.
