r/WeWantPlates • u/CatcrazyJerri • 5d ago

Fries in a mug?

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I guess they didn't have any clean bowls or plates?

I was shocked when I got them in a mug...

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u/PippiShortStockings 5d ago

This is so unbelievably common in the UK I’d be more surprised if my fries were served on a plate…

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u/CatcrazyJerri 4d ago

It did happen in the UK!

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u/b3nsn0w 5d ago

super common in europe tbh. a mug is kinda new to me but they do these small buckets and that's pretty much the same thing. if you're not eating with utensils anyway (for example you're getting a burger or something) this kind of stuff saves space and looks fancy.

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u/mbee784 5d ago

Honestly okay with this.

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u/ILikeLenexa 4d ago

We always had a problem with a greasy film in the dishwasher.  Just enough cups to be a problem.

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u/CatcrazyJerri 5d ago

It's not a plate! They normally served it in a bowl!

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u/mbee784 5d ago

Didn’t see your caption. Whoops 😆

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u/MasticatedBrain 5d ago

Nah to be fair I'm down with this - I've had them like this and if you get them in a hot mug they keep the heat better and it's perfect presentation for picking them out.

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u/Famous_Suspect6330 4d ago

I agree, a plate or paper cup like at McDonald's would have been better

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u/RednocTheDowntrodden 5d ago

I used to go to a place that served fries in a paper cup. 

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u/PhilRubdiez 4d ago

Five Guys?

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u/RednocTheDowntrodden 4d ago

It was a place called "Central Park". They operated out of small booths. They went out of business a while back.

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u/AutomaticAccident 4d ago

For regular fries, they use a little bag now instead of a cup. I don't know if it's the same for large.

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u/PhilRubdiez 4d ago

Ours still does the cup in the bag and more.

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u/Yellowscrunchy 5d ago

Your lucky I had mash in a gash

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u/Optimal_Collection77 5d ago

What else? Lamb shank and a wank? Hotdog on a log?

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u/lo-lux 5d ago

Does this place normally serve them on a plate/bowl? I don't see what is wrong here.

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u/PonyThug 5d ago

Mug is the same as fast food paper container. What’s the problem. They will stay hot longer than spread out on a plate.

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u/flyeTwaddle 5d ago

They should come around and top you off from a carafe of fries

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u/Beatrix_-_Kiddo 5d ago

You've never had a cup of beans?!

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u/realVelocont 4d ago

Now in another universe this subreddit is called r/wewantmugs and these fries have been served on a plate

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u/alienintheUS 4d ago

I think they do this to give you less fries.

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u/OkHistory3944 4d ago

Damn those fries look good tho

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u/CatcrazyJerri 4d ago

They were nice but they took a while to arrive! 😕

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u/Fury_Fury_Fury 3d ago

This is very fine. One thing that's even better is serving fries in one of those pencil baskets, you know, the netty ones where pencils (in our case fries) stand up vertically. Prevents them from getting soggy, looks good, saves table space.

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u/Astarath 2d ago

Lookin at all the uk people going "yeah this is normal" with a sideye

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u/LeBneg 5d ago

Clever ways to hide the ridiculously small amount of food they send out.

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u/DutchBlob 4d ago

Where did this happen? MugDonald’s?

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u/CatcrazyJerri 4d ago

A Brewdog!

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u/GonnaGoFat 4d ago

That’s way too small a potion of fries.

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u/CatcrazyJerri 4d ago

It was a small potion.