BEST Onion Rings Ever... Part II

Back in August, I posted about the best onion rings I had ever had. They were from Craft Burger and they were tremendous. This past Friday, I ordered them again. Guess what... they sucked. The batter was not crispy and the ring was very very greasy. It was the limpest saddest thing I've ever seen... you had to hold it with two hands otherwise it would sag over and the onion would fall out.....

so the search is back on.....

On an unrelated note, the poutine was quite good. I can't rank it though because that is the first time I've ever had poutine. Later skater, kids are ringing my doorbell like it's out of style.. better go give them candy before they start egging my car.

The BEST Onion Rings Period.

With the ever popular food snobbery movement showing no signs of subsiding, it is with a refreshing note that I publish this post on a food that is neither fresh, nor healthy, nor composed of "hard to pronounce" ingredients from exotic locales.

Today we ordered lunch from Craft Burgers in Toronto. Being a bit of a purist, I opted to get the traditional Cheeseburger combo with coke and onion rings on the side. After I finished the meal though, I realized that the description of the combo was inaccurate. It should have been called an Onion Ring Combo with a coke and cheeseburger on the side.

This is not meant to be a knock on the cheeseburger. It was good. But it wasn't perfect. The meat was a tad on the dry side which in the end got me full but left me generally uninspired. What was lacking in the cheeseburger though was certainly compensated by the onion rings. Those big rings were pure tastebud bliss. The batter crispy and dry, curiously and fabulously devoid of grease. So much so that they almost tasted like a healthy food! The inside was juicy with huge pieces of onion that just melted in the mouth. All of this was complimented by a zesty dipping sauce that had a perfect tinge of spice (I'm pretty sure the dipping sauce was for the rings, but I could be wrong). The onion rings were truly inspirational. I think the best I've ever tried. Even the two resident food snobs, Tuscan Tart and Habanero, were smitten by the zesty rings. Need I say more?