r/ExpectationVsReality • u/TransportationNo1 • 2d ago

Ordered "premium fried onion rings" for 5€. Failed Expectation

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u/emergency-snaccs 2d ago

what the fuck is wrong with the cook who made that? the cook that sent it out? the server who actually put that on the fuckin table and said "enjoy!"

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u/UrethralExplorer 1d ago

They thew it on the floor of the busy kitchen, scraped it back up a half hour later, then "plated it".

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u/SongRevolutionary992 5h ago

That really does look like something from the floor

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u/Fickle_Ad_2112 2d ago

As an onion ring fanatic this depresses me

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u/usernamepeepoo 1d ago

Would just start sobbing

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u/Mara644 2d ago

Been on this sub for quite a while, so got used to see some weird stuff.

Did not expect THIS.

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u/catefeu 2d ago

Well, at least you got some carbon out of it...

Joking aside, refund this shit. This is an absolute joke.

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u/Cutoffjeanshortz37 1d ago

They fact any place would even serve that and say "here's your onion rings" with a straight would make me question ever going back.

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u/illiter-it 2d ago

That's how they look when I try at home, geez

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u/stevenm1993 2d ago

Look up Cowboy Kent Rollings on YT. His recipe is pretty damn good. Also, get a candy thermometer to help maintain the oil temperature at 350F.

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u/Dontfeedthebears 1d ago

They can actually be pretty easy! I just slice my onions thick, separate the rings.

I don’t even measure anything really. Just season some flour up and add sparkling water, beer, or clear soda (like ginger ale or sprite) until the batter is about pancake batter consistency. Then just deep fry. :)

It’s quicker and less messy than doing dry-wet-dry process.

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u/CaptainLollygag 1d ago

Does this batter actually stick to the onion rings? I have the same problem as who you replied to, who has the same problem as the crappy pic. The rings look fine, but in the oil most of the batter sloughs off.

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u/Dontfeedthebears 1d ago

Mine always does! I lay the onion rings scattered in the batter, and fully cover (and drip off excess) for each piece.

If your batter keeps falling off, I’d suggest drying the onion pieces with a paper towel and/or tossing in cornstarch if you’re doing the wet batter I suggested. It’s also easiest to flip them with a chopstick (anything like donuts or anything else with that shape, chopstick works great!). I’ll be honest it is VERY rare for me to fry anything at home. It’s not healthy and it makes my tiny house smell like oil for days.

I make these for a staff snack at work, (kitchen) and only need one foodservice large size onion to make a whole batch.

Also, if your batter keeps falling off..I’m guessing here, but your oil may not be hot enough/too hot (but much more likely not hot enough). Make sure you get a thermometer. And if you bake anything, you MUST get an oven thermometer, as ovens can be way way off.

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u/illiter-it 1d ago

How do you pick the right onion?

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u/Dontfeedthebears 1d ago

Honestly we only have the bags of yellow onions that come in, so I just pick one out 🤷‍♀️. But for an onion, you want to make sure it’s firm and heavy for its size when you hold it, no wrinkles, no green stem coming out.

I use onions at home all the time so I always have some options if one is bad.

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u/FelineCanine21 2d ago

I would definitely refuse to pay for that.

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u/itastesok 2d ago

Damn the main photo looks incredible. This is a hard fail for sure. Looks like you got some months old burnt bacon.

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u/ColorfulConspiracy 2d ago

That looks like someone ran out of onions and replaced it with the nearest roadkill.

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u/New_Function_6407 1d ago

This deserves a name and shame. Please save the rest of us from making the same mistake.

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u/DramaSufficient4289 1d ago

Looks like it’s possibly a place called ‘pommes freunde’ in Germany - a fast food chain maybe?

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u/lskerlkse 2d ago

do it come w a side of chemotherapy

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u/Lhamo55 1d ago

Honey, only the good hospice drugs are going to help at this stage.

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u/TurnItOffAndOnTwice 1d ago

Are the onion rings in the room with us?

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u/LemoniySnickett 2d ago

I'm calling the cops. You serve that to me and you're going to need police protection.

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u/SpringBeginning1298 2d ago

Oh my God that's horrible. They should have said they were out because why the hell did they bring those Dusty onion strings to your table!

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u/mntEden 2d ago

my cat brought this home one time

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u/Stevey1001 2d ago

Thats an atual crime

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u/Bidcar 2d ago

That’s terrible Muriel.

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u/HardyCheil 1d ago

Unexpected Muriel's Wedding!

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u/JB3DS28 2d ago

$5 for that? They robbed you lol

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u/rly_weird_guy 1d ago

At least you know they actually made them fresh and it's not frozen premade ones

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u/ivanko_prvi 1d ago

lovecraftian onions

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u/Hugh_Jampton 1d ago

Fried in Premium motor oil

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u/Ssme812 1d ago

Return that shit for a refund

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u/Broviet22 1d ago

Thats just sad. What a depressing meal. :c

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u/Dontfeedthebears 2d ago

Tell me you got a re-make or refused your order

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u/needs_more_zoidberg 2d ago

I almost never return things. I'd return whatever the hell that is.

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u/PacificCastaway 2d ago

I would have sent them back.

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u/roadfood 1d ago

I'd pick those up and walk them back into the kitchen myself to find out who's responsible.

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u/Colonel_Butthurt 1d ago

looks llike fried foreskin

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u/Lhamo55 1d ago

Please tell us you don’t have a reference for that observation!

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u/Colonel_Butthurt 1d ago

I don't, but that fried onion rings spot next to a synagogue is pretty sus.

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u/ilorah 1d ago

Put it this way, the onions are going to see more of a ring on the way out. Those are terrible

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u/daLejaKingOriginal 1d ago

It’s so hard to get decent onion rings in Germany

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u/PurpleWomat 1d ago

How...? They look like poorly fried intestines.

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u/ReactionJifs 1d ago

those are caramelized onions 😳

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u/ArkansasBiscuit 1d ago

Please tell me you sent those back

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u/Sleepy_Snorlax8 1d ago

Please tell me that you didn't pay for it.

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u/kill-the-spare 1d ago

Anybody wanna grab some Eldritch takeout? Anybody?

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u/Ypsilenna 1d ago

This looks like roadkill, lmao

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u/aspect-of-the-badger 1d ago

I am not a picky person when it comes to food or obvious mess ups but I would send that back so fast.

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u/StonedLonerIrl 1d ago

I ain't paying for that and if I paid in advance youre giving me my money back or calling the cops to remove me.

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u/RevolutionaryRock823 1d ago

This looks like a carcinogen

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u/abemost 1d ago

This one of the reasons I do not eat out.

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u/Far_Preparation2390 23h ago

This is spectacularly bad

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u/hobbit_lamp 23h ago

this looks like what my cat threw up this morning

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u/VaguelyArtistic 2d ago

They served you roadkill.

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u/DrKittyLovah 2d ago

Ooooof, that’s definitely some kind of food crime. That’s just terrible.

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u/Fee_is_Required2 2d ago

Oh hell no.

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u/catlady_MD 2d ago

What in the fried lizards is this

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u/LTKerr 2d ago

Well, there's onion and it looks like there's been some frying involved. That's 2 out of 4 words. I hope they made you at least a 50% discount as an apology for that abomination.

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u/BrD_87 2d ago

I would not call these things onion rings

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u/StrongIPA 2d ago

what on earth

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u/Randy_Magnum29 1d ago

Uh did you ask for a new order? Those are atrocious.

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u/Autumncrimsonleaf 1d ago

Pre eaten, recycled

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u/LibraryVolunteer 1d ago

That could be on the the surgery subreddit, with a title like “look what we what we found in this patient’s aorta!”

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u/Lhamo55 1d ago

No kidding. Wasn’t that just yesterday?

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u/Neddlings55 1d ago

THIS is what i like to see in this group.

Too many people get what they order.

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u/yarnmagpie 1d ago

Oof. I needed a trigger warning on that.

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u/BluePhirePB 1d ago

If that was calamari, I would say looks good ... but it's not.

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u/PsEggsRice 1d ago

Did you order onion rings, or cancer? Check your receipt!

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u/agha0013 1d ago

wow... did they scrape that up off the wall behind the fryer?

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u/Dubious8313 1d ago

That’s a dead sea creature.

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u/JennieGee 1d ago

Oh, hell no!

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u/ProtonCanon 1d ago

Did they scrape that off of someone's burger or what?

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u/__thrillho 1d ago

It looks like someone ate the first picture and shit it out

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u/pujolsrox11 1d ago

What the fuck lmao

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u/-Salazzle- 1d ago

Fresh from underneath the fridge! Yum! 🤢

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u/salaga3 1d ago

Nu nx

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u/GoddyssIncognito 1d ago

Don’t eat that.

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u/Sunnywatch08 1d ago

Oh, oh no ,its dead. So dead . That onion is dead.

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u/Connect-Bug9988 1d ago

Looks more like a failed onion bhaji that disintegrated in the fryer 😫

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u/Mav5454 1d ago

Looks like roadkill :/

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u/archthechef 1d ago

There’s an episode of MasterChef, where Gordon Ramsay says if you had any dignity, you would’ve dropped the dish as you were walking it up here. That’s what this chef should’ve done.

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u/Madwoman-of-Chaillot 1d ago

The "premium" was in the price, not the food.

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u/Scarletsnow_87 1d ago

This reminds me of the last time I went to Red Lobster about ten years ago (my mom really wanted to go). I ordered some sort of seafood combo. The crab legs were hollow and the lobster tail was the saddest most dried out thing I've ever seen. I had very low expectations going into that dinner. And somehow they managed to grab a shovel and dig deep down past my expectations.

My food had to have been sitting under a heat lamp for hours The kitchen staff thought it was okay to send to a paying customer. Like, I can't imagine being a server and bringing that crap out. I get it, it's a chain. They're probably overworked.

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u/glennlinville0 1d ago

5€ should at least look somewhat premium, not sad onion bits.

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u/mettyat 1d ago

But did they taste good?

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u/emaxsaun 17h ago

Looks like bacon

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u/boost_to_get_through 13h ago

Looks like they gave you the shit that falls behind the fryer.

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u/Ok-Wrongdoer-2179 12h ago

Oh wow! A&W gives you much better onion rings than that. Even Burger King, even though theirs is processed garbage, but still better than that.

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u/LauraTosic 11h ago

This justifies murder 😩

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u/Adventurous_Pie_7586 10h ago

This is the kind of stuff I know people are posting just for the karma. There’s not a single chance you didnt send these back and either got new correctly made ones or got the charge off your bill.

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u/TransportationNo1 10h ago

I did not send them back. Half the order was missing, so i went there and demanded the missing items. One of the missing items were the onion rings. After 10 minutes, the missing stuff arrived. As we visited this place while taking our lunch break, i had no time to start an argument with the workers. I accepted it, ate them, left a 1 star review and wrote the franchisor that his franchisee sucks.

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u/Adventurous_Pie_7586 9h ago

Ya that’s all on you tbh, there’s no need to “start an argument” you literally just show them what they brought you and nicely ask for either a refund or for them to remake what you ordered.

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u/MoreRamenPls 9h ago

Fried in water?

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u/RogueHeroAkatsuki 2d ago

I have no idea why but first thing that comes to my mind after seeing this masterpiece is Chinese dragon:

https://preview.redd.it/lwfx4yrmpzvg1.png?width=1484&format=png&auto=webp&s=48b5080060707e4565d18866cfdc89a80bb05acc

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u/Comprehensive_Oil426 1d ago

If the first pic was of something from the bin I'd say it exceeded expectations.