KFC Potato Wedges Review: Worthy of Resurrection?

Since being discontinued by KFC in 2020, the highly demanded KFC Potato Wedges have made an abrupt return in August of 2025, which was long awaited by many customers. As these wedges were noted to be available while supplies last, grabbing them while they were still on the menu was critical. Especially, we have recently reviewed Gregg's Southern Wedges so it would be a great comparison. Will KFC’s recent reinstation of their wedges be their “A-game” in the spotlight, or will they not be worthy of the 5 year wait? Here is our review of KFC Potato Wedges.

KFC in Redwood City, CA along El Camino Real.

Texture (7/10)

The sides of the potato crisped along the vast mountain range of ridge and crystallized along the wide open body of the wedge, especially at the peaks where the crisp had condensed the most. The wedge seemed to have been crisped using some sort of batter, as the crisp was evenly spread and had a bit of bumps in certain some areas. The batter covering the whole wedge gave a decadent crunch, espeically at the edges and the sharp ridges which we loved. The innards were warm and soft, although sometimes being too thick due to the sheer width of the slice. At certain points, we were just chewing through cooked potato. We want to say that the thickeness complimented the well cloaked exterior but occasionally we found slices where it resembles more of a boat than a wedge.

These are huge wedges. Exterior has a clear crisp layer. Interior is just a slice of potato.

Flavor (6/10)

The flat and thinner edges of the wedge were seasoned quite well, as the seasoning was primarily applied in the exterior. But since the core of the wedge was much thicker than a regular fry, some wedges, which were not seasoned as thoroughly, suffered from a lack of flavor especially towards that middle of potato. At this thickness, there just does not seem to be a way to preserve the flavor on the exterior while you get to the middle which was just pure potato. And with a natural cut, there is no way to seep flavor into the body itself. The outside, though, which received the most flavor from the seasoning was very flavorful; we tasted paprika, garlic and pepper.

Shape (6/10)

The wedges were quite big, which meant correspondingly large potatoes were used. The wedges themselves were thick and curved, made to hold the gravy that KFC makes alongside the wedges to be eaten together. Although the wedges were larger than regular fries, a consequence of that was the not being very consistent in shape in comparison to one another, as they had to make use of the entire potato. Although visually not consistent, we did appreciate the thinner slices as they did not suffer the bland innards symptom. Perhaps KFC should intentionally create "thin" wedges intentionally.

These wedges are huge. They are literally slices of a large round potato, sometimes cut too thick.

Presentation (6/10)

KFC Potato Wedges came in a tall, thick and wide carton cup. Because the wedges are quite a bit larger than regular fries, the carton needed to be much bigger to hold a decent amount of wedges. From far, it almost looked like a small popcorn container that you would see at the movies. In general, we would say the presentation was quite solid and interesting. The more easier method would have been to put them in a flat container (like Greggs) but we appreciated KFC's effort in making the wedges "stand tall". The only issue is that visually they don't look particularly organized or appetizing and it is just a bucket of wedges.

Potato Wedges comes in a huge carton, sort of like those you get for popcorn in the movies.

Experience (8/10)

The wedges, which were very crunchy and flavorful, actually complimented the chicken at KFC quite well. We could tell that the wedges were intentionally designed to harmonize well with the chicken, and the slightly salted wedge exterior combined with the KFC's original fried chicken was very enjoyable. And for a reasonable price of about $4.99, the experience was a one that was well valued. As far as the in-store experience, it seems like KFC branches are going through a interior revamp leaning on its heritage and paying homage to Colonel Sanders. We really like this direction, excuted in a witty way, as it gives the brand a feel of transformation, yet staying truthful to the art of fried chicken.

Texture	7
Flavor	6
Shape	6
Presentation	6
Experience	8
Overall	6.6 / 10

We like the these new retro-style posters that pay homage to KFC's history with a bit of pun.

Conclusion

KFC’s Potato Wedges ended up making a very well done comeback. These wedges are fresh with great crisp, have adequately seasoned exterior, made with large, natural cut potatoes, and plus, are a great value for the money. KFC's regular fries are also ranked highly, but we believe they put quite a bit of effort in resurrecting these wedges to be bold and different. We recognize that and appreciate such efforts. It says that KFC will only serve this product while supplies last. Hoping that they consider permanently bringing them back, as well as tightening the wedge slicer to create a bit more thinner pieces.

We love the homage to Colonel Sanders!