Pittsburgh: French fries on salad?

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  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    french fries with anything doesn't seem strange to me. I love french fries and homemade tartar sauce.
  • msracefan
    msracefan Posts: 55 Member
    Being from Pittsburgh, yes french fries are on certain salads! I actually ordered a grilled chicken salad tonight for dinner and had to take the fries off!!
  • Megilla90
    Megilla90 Posts: 1
    I've never heard of french fries on a salad. Then again, in Arizona I see people dipping french fries and pizza in Ranch dressing.

    people in nj dip pizza in ranch dressing too ~

    I think people everywhere do this, especially if you've ever eaten in an institutional cafeteria . . . I would have starved in college if it weren't for hot sauce and ranch dressing.

    Yeah, not just a NJ thing, I'm originally from Chicago and we sometimes dipped our pizza in ranch. I dipped a lot of things in ranch, french fries being one of them, still will occasionally.
    I hadn't seen fries on a salad until I moved to Philly and saw them on the menu at Chickies and Petes, but they are know for their crab fries so I think they will put them on anything lol.

    Yep dipping pizza in ranch is fairly common, I live in North Carolina.
    I've never had a salad in Philly, but I did have a salad that had fries on it in Northern New York State.
  • Nelski
    Nelski Posts: 1,607 Member
    French fries on salad???? I'm sorry, if "EVERYONE" was jumping off a roof, would you do it??? Please, people, do some critical thinking! Jeeze, GIVE ME A BREAK!

    Wow it's not that serious. No one is saying they think a fries on a salad is healthy. Some people choose to splurge with pizza or cheeseburgers, some with fries on salad.
  • mnichol
    mnichol Posts: 642
    They make salads without fries? :laugh:
  • Kebby83
    Kebby83 Posts: 232 Member
    French fries on salad???? I'm sorry, if "EVERYONE" was jumping off a roof, would you do it??? Please, people, do some critical thinking! Jeeze, GIVE ME A BREAK!

    Oh you really don't want to know what they do with sandwiches........ (OK, they put fries on them too). It was a steel miners idea I believe he wanted to eat quick, or maybe play a card game or something while eating and he told the waitress to put all his food in bread - coleslaw and all...this is still done around Pittsburgh. People eat all kinds of things and they LOVE them - they taste good - and it's not evil to splurge).
  • ginger_red
    ginger_red Posts: 20 Member
    Amen! When I moved from AZ to Illinois, I'd ask for ranch and people just look at me like I'm crazy!
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member
    French fries on salad???? I'm sorry, if "EVERYONE" was jumping off a roof, would you do it??? Please, people, do some critical thinking! Jeeze, GIVE ME A BREAK!

    Wow it's not that serious. No one is saying they think a fries on a salad is healthy. Some people choose to splurge with pizza or cheeseburgers, some with fries on salad.

    ^^^ THIS ^^^

    In honor of this thread, I think I am going to Primantis for lunch on Friday.
  • VeggieFace
    VeggieFace Posts: 56
    French fries on salad???? I'm sorry, if "EVERYONE" was jumping off a roof, would you do it??? Please, people, do some critical thinking! Jeeze, GIVE ME A BREAK!

    Wow it's not that serious. No one is saying they think a fries on a salad is healthy. Some people choose to splurge with pizza or cheeseburgers, some with fries on salad.

    ^^^ THIS ^^^

    In honor of this thread, I think I am going to Primantis for lunch on Friday.

    Hmm I've been in Pittsburgh for almost a year now, and haven't tried Primantis yet! I've had fries on a salad though :) In a hospital cafeteria :)
  • cbaac03
    cbaac03 Posts: 152
    Yup, its true, here in the 'Burgh you gotta ask for "no fries and dressing on the side."
  • RilantheFirebug
    RilantheFirebug Posts: 207 Member
    In the UK we put a thing called mushy peas on pot pies but in Canada where i live now, everything things it's weird

    Went to the UK to 2007 saw mushy peas EVERYWHERE. Heh. :)
  • MFPAddict
    MFPAddict Posts: 2,069 Member

    Hmm I've been in Pittsburgh for almost a year now, and haven't tried Primantis yet! I've had fries on a salad though :) In a hospital cafeteria :)

    Well it is about time you make a trip to Primanti's. :tongue:
  • curvykim78
    curvykim78 Posts: 799 Member
    I'm from Pittsburgh too! :) I love fries on my salads, Steelers, Hot Dog Shoppe, Jerrys and Hanks. (Western Pa.) I moved to the south in 1998 and I still get grief from these southerners about saying pop and yinz...You can take the girl outta the 'burgh, but you can't take the 'burgh out of the girl! :)

    GO STEELERS!!
  • bikinibeliever
    bikinibeliever Posts: 832 Member
    Pittsburgh here. Yep , can get fries on your salad.

    I'll admit though, even before losing weight, I always ask them to leave the fries off. It's just YUCK! :noway:
  • MariaMariaM
    MariaMariaM Posts: 1,322 Member
    It is probably at Primantis . I'm from Cleveland area and when I go on business trip coworkers want to go there so I always say no fries!!!
  • mnichol
    mnichol Posts: 642
    They're salad without fries ? ha ha
  • _hi_hat3r_
    _hi_hat3r_ Posts: 423 Member
    Love steak salads with fries and creamy FULL FAT ranch dressing on top OMG heaven!!!
  • cynergie
    cynergie Posts: 6 Member
    QUOTE:


    I've never heard of french fries on a salad. Then again, in Arizona I see people dipping french fries and pizza in Ranch dressing.



    That's because this is delicious.

    Around here everyone dips their fries in mayo which I think is gross.


    LoL...when I was in Spain I noticed a lot of the locals mixed ketchup with mayonnaise - then dipped their fries in that mixture. I tried it and thought it was okay. Also, in California I know some friends who love dipping their fries in blue cheese dressing.
  • saraann4
    saraann4 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I've never heard of french fries on a salad. Then again, in Arizona I see people dipping french fries and pizza in Ranch dressing.

    I live in Indiana and I dip (well I did) french fries in ranch dressing. It's seriously delicious! Never pizza in ranch, but sounds good haha
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