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I'm no onion ring expert, but I do find the rings they serve at Jax grill to be great in the first few minutes out of the fryer. Unfortunately, by the time I'm about half way through with my meal, they degrade quite a bit and lose their wondrous crispness. But, for those first few rings, the texture and taste are spot on. Oh, and I think you could probably buy at least four orders at Jax for what they're asking at Del Frisco's!

My main problem with onion rings is that the whole onion slice usually slides out on my first bite, leaving me with hollow crust.

I've seen tiny rings before, although I honestly can't remember where, and that seemed to sidestep the problem. They were like shoestring rings, now that I think about it. Of course I could be much more helpful if I could remember where the heck they were.

I like the very thin rings -- strings, really -- at The Palm. Here in Houston the menu lists them only on the half-and-half plate -- half onions, half "home fries" (home-made potato chips, also good). But I'm guessing they'd serve you up just a plate of the onions on their own.

The only downside is that, because they're so thin, the cool down pretty quickly. So when they arrive, dive in!

Chow!

Gotta try the O'rings at Prince's Hamburgers. I got mine downtown in the tunnel. Umm - really good. I love rings, but would just a soon not eat them if they are the thin "shoe string" variety.

I know it's sacriledge to suggest, but I always loved the onion rings at Popeye's (yes, the chicken chain). Nobody ever ordered them, so they were always fried-up fresh just for me. Lack of interest eventually got them booted from the menu, but I recently saw a banner that they're back. I hope they're as good as I remember.

I think the very best onion rings anywhere in Texas are at Little Hips on Washington.

Best onion rings are at Tookies in Seabrook. They avoid the problem Plocek describes - although they are lareg, the onions are nice and tender, allowing you to bite through batter and onion without the entire ring falling out onto your lap. Yum yum.

You're right about Tookies. Their onion rings were impressive. As far as I can tell, they're also a double dip, milk based batter. There might be a little baking powder in the mix too.

Anybody that has had the onion rings at Cheddar's Cafe knows how great they are. A mountain of large and thin onion rings that never become separated. When I waited tables there, several chefs (at least they said they were chefs) raved about them and asked how they were made. That, and the plate costs like four dollars. there is no better onion ring deal.