![]() The Garden Herb is well-seasoned and herbaceous enough to earn the name. Zesty Buffalo is serviceable, but we live in a world where Frank’s RedHot exists, and this isn’t winning any awards. Polynesian has a unique tropical flavor profile that lends a pineapple-y sweetness to your meal. There’s a reason Chick-fil-A is one of the most beloved chains in America - all the food that comes out of the kitchen is top-notch. It’s the best dipping sauce at McDonald’s, and easily the best dipping sauce at any OG fast food joint. Forget to order Honey Mustard and your meal is ruined. The dipping sauce is as essential to the meal as everything else in the No. If you don’t ask for one Honey Mustard for your fries and another your chicken, you didn’t get enough. It’s the perfect dipping sauce for fries and chicken equally. But the Honey Mustard is easily the best - it’s super mustardy up front and finishes a little sweet. The Buttermilk Ranch is admittedly solid, what with its legit onion and black pepper notes. I want the Sweet & Sour to be both sweeter and more sour, dammit. The Hot Mustard and Spicy Buffalo both leave me wanting more heat. ![]() ![]() Mickey D’s has plenty of sauces (Hot Mustard, Spicy Buffalo, Tangy BBQ, Sweet & Sour, Buttermilk Ranch), but true fans of the fast food spot know there is only one dipping sauce worth asking the cashier if they can throw a couple more in the bag: Honey Mustard. It’s only a wonder why more chains haven’t ripped it off. The red jalapeno pepper puree is the ketchup’s secret weapon, and it’s not a surprise that an innovative chain like Whataburger released it. The heat hits you out of nowhere like an Acme cartoon anvil, but it makes sure not to overpower anything you dip into it. It looks like regular ketchup and tastes like regular ketchup, at least for a bit. The ultra tomato-y Honey BBQ has a sweetness in the finish that begs you to take another swipe with a shoestring fry or Whatachick’n strips.īut it’s the Spicy Ketchup that truly deserves all the accolades. Take the Jalapeno Ranch, one of the spicier dipping sauces around, a creamy condiment with a smooth burn that lacks that foul chemical aftertaste common to spicier dipping options. The ingredients don’t include a ton of preservatives that are hard to pronounce, and most importantly, all its dipping sauces are quite delicious. There’s no award for “least amount of ingredients in a fast food dipping sauce,” but based on a super unscientific eye test, it’s pretty clear Whataburger would win. Arby’s unsurprisingly solid BBQ (considering how good Arby’s sauce is, that isn’t much of a surprise) is worth eating, but Horsey Sauce is a true original and a treasure. Arby’s can do away forever with its weak Spicy Buffalo, somehow both bizarre and boring Bronco Berry Sauce, and bland Honey Dijon, and I wouldn’t miss them. It’s one of the most unusual chicken tender dipping sauces, and one of the best. I admit that it’s not the most ideal fit for its curly fries (Arby’s Sauce wins handily there), but I could dip chicken into this stuff all day long. It looks like mayo and tastes like pure, unadulterated horseradish, which sounds like a nightmare but tastes like a dream. And while I love Arby’s Sauce - a blend of BBQ sauce and ketchup with lovely onion and tomato notes - there’s no horseradish sauce that comes close to this masterpiece. The good majority of them are not pleasant to eat, and I say that as someone with first-hand experience. Plenty of fast food joints have a dipping sauce spiked with horseradish. Frank’s is an undeniable dose of realness the fast food sauce game desperately needs. Fast food dipping sauces commonly taste like they’ve been manufactured in a test tube. It gives your chicken tenders a wings-y feel, adds another layer of flavor to your curly fries, and is even worth spreading a bit onto your burger bun. It has a strong vinegar punch up front and a nice burn from the aged cayenne red pepper. Most chains have a version of buffalo dipping sauce, and none of them come close to touching Frank’s. Speaking of sauces worth dipping your curly fries into: Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Dipping Sauce. The BBQ sauce is surprisingly legit, with a depth of flavor from the tomato paste and strong brown sugar notes, making it a fine pairing for Jack’s seasoned curly fries. Now to the bad news: the teriyaki tastes like 99% chemicals and 1% soy sauce, the ranch is like eating the inside of a chemical plant, and the honey mustard is… fine. I’ve eaten more unrefrigerated ranch than anyone should ever have to. Jack in the Box Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Dipping Sauceįirst of all, hats off to Jack in the Box for refrigerating all its dipping sauces.
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