How do you like YOUR tater tots? [Archive]

EarlJam

01-07-2008, 01:19 PM

How could you miss 'fried with salt and ketchup?' That's the obvious choice.

And thanks for making me even hungrier, jerk.

Shizzle fo bizzle! I'm not sure. I thought I had that as a category. Looks like I only have fried with salt, pepper and ketchup. Hmmmmmm. Apologies.

As for making you hungrier, heck, I did the same to myself. To make things worse, tater tots, like narcotics, are almost impossible to come by in the area where I work.

I wouldn't mind macking on a plate of country ham with mustard, pepper and biscuits.

-EarlJam

TillyGalore

01-07-2008, 01:39 PM

I like mine baked with ketchup.

And, like BillyBreen, I am now hungry for tater tots. Since I have some in the freezer at home, perhaps I'll indulge in them later this evening.

BuschDevil

01-07-2008, 01:55 PM

Fried (w/ salt & ketchup) would have been how I like them, but baked is how I should eat them, I suppose.

I'm going to have to check my freezer now...

SouthgateWindsor

01-07-2008, 01:55 PM

Mmmm. Ketchup is good but mustard (the ballpark kind for this) is even better.

TillyGalore

01-07-2008, 02:06 PM

Mmmm. Ketchup is good but mustard (the ballpark kind for this) is even better.

Never would have thought to use mustard. Will try this the next I back some tots.

devildeac

01-07-2008, 02:13 PM

You also forgot to include a beverage choice with your tater tots:p

SouthgateWindsor

01-07-2008, 02:14 PM

Never would have thought to use mustard. Will try this the next I back some tots.

I like fancy mustards, but for tater tots and french fries the yellow ballpark kind is best, IMHO. Something about the tangy-ness of the mustard pairs well with the crispy-ness of the tater tots, to me at least.

HaveFunExpectToWin

01-07-2008, 04:11 PM

Sticky Rice in Richmond used to serve a bucket of tater tots along with their Asian-fusion menu. A little odd, but really tasty.

camion

01-07-2008, 04:39 PM

I prefer the illusion of virtue with my tots. No salt, no frying. Baked, ketchup (a vegatable), pepper (optional).

They're still bad, but very good.

billybreen

01-07-2008, 05:12 PM

I prefer the illusion of virtue with my tots. No salt, no frying. Baked, ketchup (a vegatable), pepper (optional).

They're still bad, but very good.

I say they're tots, they're going to kill you anyway, so enjoy the ride to the bottom. Fried. Salt. Ketchup.

colchar

01-07-2008, 05:34 PM

Baked with salt, pepper, ketchup, and malt vinegar.

Lavabe

01-07-2008, 05:40 PM

Baked with salt, pepper, ketchup, and malt vinegar.

FINALLY!!! Malt vinegar...

with devildeac's appropriate beverage.:p

Cheers,
Lavabe

EarlJam

01-07-2008, 05:41 PM

FINALLY!!! Malt vinegar...

with devildeac's appropriate beverage.:p

Cheers,
Lavabe

Oooooooooooooooooooh!!! GREAT Call!

-EJ

wilson

01-07-2008, 06:40 PM

Gimme my tots fried, with light salt, and ketchup and mustard on the side, bordering on each other, so that I have the option of dipping each tot in ketchup, mustard, or both.

And EarlJam, do you not work anywhere near either of the Vortex locations? Because they have the best tots in the city.

EarlJam

01-07-2008, 06:47 PM

And EarlJam, do you not work anywhere near either of the Vortex locations? Because they have the best tots in the city.

I have yet to experience the Vortex' tots - but will soon have their tots all up in my face! Thanks for the heads up!

I work in Buckhead, probably about five miles or so from the Midtown location.

-EarlJam

wilson

01-07-2008, 06:50 PM

I have yet to experience the Vortex' tots - but will soon have their tots all up in my face! Thanks for the heads up!

I work in Buckhead, probably about five miles or so from the Midtown location.

-EarlJam

Yeah dude, you're blowin' it. Their tots are cash money (as are their burgers, of course...not to mention their beer list).

EarlJam

01-07-2008, 06:57 PM

Yeah dude, you're blowin' it. Their tots are cash money (as are their burgers, of course...not to mention their beer list).

I know the burgers are larger than usual. What about their tots? Do they appear normal? Big tots? Small tots? Average tots? Either way, I love them all.

-EarlJam

colchar

01-07-2008, 09:38 PM

wilson

01-07-2008, 10:22 PM

I know the burgers are larger than usual. What about their tots? Do they appear normal? Big tots? Small tots? Average tots? Either way, I love them all.

-EarlJam

The tots are average size. As for the burgers, I really wouldn't describe them as extraordinarily large either (half a pound or so, on the big size, but nothing outlandish). They are, however, very good. Their "standard" burgers (a list of about 20, with anything from canadian bacon and BBQ sauce to teriyaki seasoning and pineapple) are fantastic, and the "build your own" option is also great (I recommend bacon, cheddar, jalapenos, and BBQ sauce). The patty itself, however, while quite good, is not the best in Atlanta in my opinion. The best simple burger (in terms of just the meat patty) that I've had around here, believe it or not, is at Six Feet Under, the seafood joint across the street from Oakland Cemetery.

SouthgateWindsor

01-07-2008, 11:32 PM

Worcestershire sauce (has to be Lea & Perrins as all others are merely cheap imitations) is great on tater tots too - especially when combined with malt vinegar.

Good God, can you tell from this post that I'm British?!?

Actually, that sounds really good. I'll try that next time I have some tater tots.

This thread has encouraged me to experiment. Do you think that cocktail sauce would be good with tater tots?

wilson

01-07-2008, 11:35 PM

Actually, that sounds really good. I'll try that next time I have some tater tots.

This thread has encouraged me to experiment. Do you think that cocktail sauce would be good with tater tots?

Cocktail sauce is good with everything. But it's gotta be made properly: ketchup, horseradish (lots of it...I want the stuff coming back out of my nose), a healthy splash of Worcestershire sauce (I too believe that it's Lea & Perrin's or nothing), and a squirt of fresh lemon juice.

SouthgateWindsor

01-07-2008, 11:38 PM

Cocktail sauce is good with everything. But it's gotta be made properly: ketchup, horseradish (lots of it...I want the stuff coming back out of my nose), a healthy splash of Worcestershire sauce (I too believe that it's Lea & Perrin's or nothing), and a squirt of fresh lemon juice.

That's it, my next plate of tots has some Lea & Perrin's on one side, and some good cocktail sauce on the other!

First thing I'm doing tomorrow morning is going to the store for some Ore-Ida tater tots!

ArkieDukie

01-07-2008, 11:53 PM

Sonic Chili-Cheese Tater Tots. Yum. What better way to make fried tater tots really healthy than to smother them in chili and melted cheese?

Otherwise I'm a fan of fried tater tots with ketchup.

OZZIE4DUKE

01-08-2008, 12:04 AM

Baked or fried, crispy, with moderate salt. No ketchup necessary as it is not a burger.

YmoBeThere

01-08-2008, 12:11 AM

Cocktail sauce is good with everything.

I am surprised no one has mentioned Tabasco on their tots.

devildeac

01-08-2008, 12:12 AM

Sonic Chili-Cheese Tater Tots. Yum. What better way to make fried tater tots really healthy than to smother them in chili and melted cheese?

Otherwise I'm a fan of fried tater tots with ketchup.

how 'bout bacon bits, too?

EarlJam

01-08-2008, 12:17 AM

I am surprised no one has mentioned Tabasco on their tots.

I have Tabasco on my tots right now!

-EJ

Lavabe

01-08-2008, 01:14 AM

I have Tabasco on my tots right now!

-EJ

I prefer Ore-Ida's new EXTRA CRISPY line of tots more than the original version. What do you have there EJam?
Cheers,
Lavabe

colchar

01-08-2008, 01:17 AM

That's it, my next plate of tots has some Lea & Perrin's on one side, and some good cocktail sauce on the other!

First thing I'm doing tomorrow morning is going to the store for some Ore-Ida tater tots!

Worcestershire sauce can't go on the side because it isn't thick...it has the same consistency as vinegar. As a result, you have to put it on the tater tots exactly as you would with the malt vinegar. I recommend putting the Worcestershire sauce on first and then the malt vinegar so that the taste of the vinegar still comes through.

Also, seasoned salt is really really good on them as well.

wilson

01-08-2008, 10:23 AM

I have Tabasco on my tots right now!

-EJ

How come that sounds dirty?

colchar

01-08-2008, 01:49 PM

How come that sounds dirty?

Because it was written by EarlJam.

MrBisonDevil

01-08-2008, 03:52 PM

Baked Tater Tots w/ light salt, light pepper and Montgomery Inn Resturant BBQ Sauce (Cincinnati). I usually buy a case of that stuff when I visit Cincy or order it online when I can't visit.

pamtar

01-09-2008, 11:18 AM

Baked, s&p, Texas Pete, milk.

blazindw

01-10-2008, 01:05 AM

Baked with just ketchup....mmmmmmmm

dukemomLA

01-10-2008, 02:39 AM

Yuck. Couldn't even answer the survey, since there was no place for NEVER. No one in their right mind would eat Tater Tots. So many unhealthy alternatives to rival.

Earl Jam, I have been bemoaning the fact that lately there have been so few polls posted on DBR, .....but Tater Tots?

wilson

01-10-2008, 02:42 AM

Lavabe

01-10-2008, 07:19 AM

You're crazy. And you're risking raising the ire of the Atlanta Mafia.

Yeah, but it's dukemomLA. She NEVER raises ire... well, maybe the one time on the PPB, but that doesn't count. That's the PPB; this is the OTB. We're mostly happy people here....

BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!:D

C'mon, give mom a break!
Cheers,
Lavabe