Presentation and Appearance: 2/5
The presentation is not great. It doesn't break any molds, but it also doesn't throw the mold away and shovel everything into a messy trash heap. These are bulk onion rings, quickly fried, and shoved onto a plate. Again, I don't expect anything fancy here That said, the plate is not particularly inviting. This doesn't make me want to dive in.
The appearance is also a mixed bag. The breading is smooth and largely consistent, but there are a heap of cracked and half-rings. Is a cracked ring even truly an onion ring? I submit that it is not.
In any case, this category brings nothing profound, or even especially good, to the table.
Taste: 2/5
While not particularly bad, the taste was weak. The breading, with smooth, had next to no flavor in it. Their only saving grace was the well-executed onion center. Cooked just long enough to maintain an onion taste, these rings would have been tasteless without them.
The accompanying ranch dipping sauce only served to mask the bland taste entirely. While drenching an onion ring in sauce does technically make what one is putting in one's mouth taste better, it does nothing to improve the onion ring itself.
Texture: 3/5
The bland breading, the closest thing to an all-star component this plate has, was satisfyingly crunchy. Firm, crispy, and with just a little bit of give, it was excellent.
However, for all the greatness of breading, these onion rings had a catastrophically high incidence of slippage. It seemed like every other bite I had to deal with some errant strand of onion. I can't say this is uncommon, but it does nothing to ruin the dining experience every time.
Value: 3.5/5
While the onion rings themselves don't score great on taste or presentation, they're a tremendous value. Four dollars nets a large, filling plate. While quality isn't great, the quantity is more than sufficient.
Total: 10.5/20
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