Massachusetts
The Friendly Toast (Boston, Cambridge, & Northampton):
A brunch and comfort food spot offering creative dishes, including their signature onion rings. But what is the best dipping sauce option for their onion rings based on their preference for a sweet and tangy flavor?
BBQ sauce or honey mustard
New Hampshire
Smuttynose Brewing Co. (Hampton):
A popular brewery and restaurant that serves a variety of classic American pub fare and features tasty onion rings on their menu. But what's the smell like to their onion rings?
When you first smell it, it is to die for! It's like your smelling fried perfection. It is tremendous!
Holy Donut (Portland):
While known for their unique potato donuts, they also offer a small selection of savory items that may include onion rings. What onion rings though are good for dipping?
The beer battered, crispy ones, or even mini onion rings.
Del's (Warren):
Lemonade is a big thing they serve here. But besides lemonades, they have dishes to not just cool you off like lemonade. These are delicious meals we're talking. Also, what else do they have?
Obviously onion rings!
Their crispy, crunchy snack just got better with your lemonade.
Legal Sea Foods (Multiple locations in Massachusetts):
A New England institution with excellent seafood and, of course, their popular clam chowder and other appetizers like fried onion rings. But how are the onion rings fried?
thinly slicing onions, separating them into individual strands, and tossing them in a simple cornmeal and flour coating before deep-frying until crisp and golden brown.
Republic Cafe (Manchester):
Known for its hearty portions and classic diner-style food, including large, crispy onion rings. How can you resist?
Easy! You can't!
Flatbread Company (Multiple Locations):
A popular spot for wood-fired pizza that also serves a variety of sides, including onion rings. But what's the chosen dip for their onion rings?
Surprising to be...marinara sauce!
Iggy's (Warwick):
They have meals made by dough. Plus, a certain popularity of clam chowder. But what's their executed onion rings?
They shave the onions. They make the onion rings the star of the show. Wait until you put them in dip...gets better already.
Row 34 (Boston):
When they're fresh and hot from the fryer.
Mohawk Horn (Dover):
A local favorite for pub food and seafood, offering a substantial portion of fried onion rings. But how big are the fried onion rings?
Big. Huge. Giant. If their not small or medium size, you name the big words.
Maine Diner (Wells):
A quintessential New England diner with a huge menu, including classic onion rings. But what exactly makes them 'classic'?
The onion rings are old school here. They are the best since onion rings were around in the 1940's.
Haven Brothers (Providence):
What is this place's food known for besides clam cakes and clam chowder?
Onion rings! Duh!
The most crunchiest ones, that all you have to do is dip in ranch or other sauces.
Dotty's (Newtonville):
A classic American diner with a loyal following, offering comfort food classics like crispy onion rings. But how crispy are they?
The onion rings have that nice crunch when you bite into one. It's really crispy and fried to perfection.
The Red Arrow Diner (Manchester):
A beloved New Hampshire institution known for 24/7 service and classic diner food, including delicious onion rings. But what kind of onion rings are they to your description?
You get them. Sit down.
They are crispy, big, really delicious. You can hear that beautiful crunch.
Duckfat (Portland):
Famous for their Belgian-style fries, this spot also offers creative, hand-cut onion rings that are a popular appetizer. How do they hand cut them though exactly?
Very carefully. Use a sharp knife and cut it with safety. Then you do the rest of the steps to fry.
Gregg's restaurant (Providence):
What is the towering stack of 9 thick-cut onion rings?
They are stacked very high. It has a toothpick in the middle to hold them in place. You just pick them off and eat. Maybe dip in sauces if you want.
Dempsey's (Nantucket):
A popular spot on Nantucket for a wide variety of food, including their highly-regarded fried onion rings. Can you stand there, not smelling the onion ring, and not go down at it, taking a bite?
No, right? At least I wouldn't. I'm an onion ring FREAK! That's right. Come to me, onion rings.
Bad BRGR (Manchester):
They have so many burgers and sides of fries to choose from. But what dip goes well with their onion rings?
Bad Burger Sauce!
It's the only kind of sauce for good crispy onion rings.
Five Fifty-Five (Portland):
A gastropub that serves creative, seasonal dishes, including a unique take on onion rings. What's the unique take on them though?
The unique take is the crispiness, and the crunchy sound that make them unique.
Flo's Clam Shack (RI):
It's a seafood restaurant with all your favorite seafood dishes. What's the onion rings dip here?
Flo's sauce.
Dip an onion ring in. Oh! Heaven.