If you don't know what fry sauce is... you must live anywhere but Utah. Fry sauce is a staple in Utah. It's right up there with ranch dressing (I am pretty sure if you took away fry sauce and ranch dressing from Utah... people would starve). You can go into any restaurant in Utah and order fry sauce and they will know exactly what you are talking about. Try to do it in any other state and people will look at you like you are a crazy person (believe me.. I know from experience). If you have never tried fry sauce before, I am sorry, but you have been missing out. I grew up on this stuff. To be honest, it's probably the first "recipe" I ever made. Try it. You will love it. You will never go back to eating fries with plain old ketchup again.
1/3 c. ketchup (if you want to make it more like Red Robin you can substitute BBQ sauce)
2/3 c. mayonnaise
optional: 1 tsp mustard (just for a little added zip)
(If you want it like In-n-Out's special sauce: add some pickle relish)
Mix all ingredients until smooth. Eat with fries or chicken nuggets. Enjoy (I know you will)!
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I found your blog because I googled something a while back and I just love it. I live in Idaho and it is the same with the whole fry sauce thing. I didn't know that people everywhere didn't have it until I asked in some other state when I was a teen. I love it and my brother had me add jut about a teaspoon of dill pickle juice along with the mustard and it is really good. Thanks for your great blog.
Thanks! I had no idea that Idaho was a fry sauce state.. I won't be afraid to ask for it next time I drive through! Thanks for the comment!
I fell in love with fry sauce as a student at BYU. When I married and moved to Washington, I had to come up with my own version. I add worcestershire sauce to mine. You are right, once you are hooked, plain ketchup just isn't enought on fries.
I used to work at Frontier Pies and their version was BBQ Sauce, Cheese sauce, and mayo.
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Oh yeah, they have fry sauce everywhere here in Idaho. It is so great, I hate having to mix my own when I am out to eat.
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When I was young we lived in two states that had fry sauce !! In Oregon the Arctic Circle had it for the tater tots and in Blackfoot Idaho they had fry sauce at Humpty's Dump a drive-in that also sold a soft drink called "Iron Port" which you can't get anymore !! :(
I introduced my daughter to fry sauce in Utah about 5 years ago and she will eat anything with fry sauce on it !! !!!
Red Robbin's every where have fry sauce. However, if you are asking for it outside of Utah you have to ask for campfire sauce instead of fry sauce.
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I love the fry sauce at A&W in Logan... I think it has relish in it too, soooo yummy!
I was born and raised in NM and fry sauce was something we always made too! I believe it is popular because of the old time car hop type places. I used to work at a doughnut shop and we made it there! So good! Great blog!
I'm pretty sure it's not just Utah. It's all over the west coast. It's the east coast that look at you like you're stupid if you order it.
Red Robin sauce is great! Leatherbey's (Don't think I spelt it right...) in Taylorsville, UT uses onions in theirs and it's good too. It can also be found in Utah supermarkets it's called "Some Dude's Fry Sauce". Grew up on it and don't eat fries with anything else!
I had the unfortunate experience of trying it and one of your "Utah Resturants" last time I was there. I think you have to be raised on it - I didn't like it. Arizona is a NON-Frysauce State.
But I'm glad to know what's in it now.
I find that if you combine ranch dressing and ketchup you get a frysauce with zing! I live in utah and yes the stuff is everywhere but my daughter and I when she was two came up with a sauce we love more ranch and ketchup. If you like fry sauce you might find this a pleasant change.
I had to LOL on the fry sauce. I'm from Ohio, & actually don't like fry sauce, even though I now live in Utah. *ducks from tomatoes* lol Many of my friends mixed the mayo & ketchup for their fries back east, but it was mayo & ketchup. The only fry sauce I like is Ab's here in Utah. &, wanted to say, LOVE your blog!!!!! Fab recipes I can't wait to try. ;) Thanks! =)
I was raised in Utah and the hubs stationed in Las Vegas with the air force. So, every time I go to Utah, I almost squeal when I get to eat fry sauce. Seems like just ketchup and mustard don't quite cut it though... I heard restaurants sometimes use vinegar and/or pickle juice to make it just right. Although I do LOVE the BBQ sauce version, especially that of the Training Table!
I worked at Artic Circle when fry sauce got its start. It was originally made with mayo, catsup, and buttermilk. I don't know how much of each, but if you want the authentic stuff that is what it had.
Wow, this sauce will be great on tater tots. I thought barbeque and mayonnaise was good.
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My dad makes this and he uses a little bit of lemon juice in it. Also he uses it for shrimp, amazing!
I don't know if Robin will ever see this, but Rocky Mountain Drive In down in Provo still carries Iron Port soda in its fountain.... my husband just tried it last night for the first time.
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