I guess that's a plus. Checkers fries are unique. They are heavily spiced and then fried, so they have a kick. But the fries I ordered for this comparison were dry and lukewarm, definitely not a good representation. Maybe that's why you get so many different answers when you ask people about their french fry preference.
Some people hate some brands simply because they had a bad experience.
That's a problem with such pervasive corporate brand identity run amok. If people get their voice heard about one bad experience at one franchise, it's the entire corporation's fault. I stopped by Miami Subs as well, which is less of a nationwide corporation, and found myself impressed with their tasty, seasoned fries. But by that time, I had collected quite a few bags of french fries, and I found myself hiding them under the dashboard on the passenger side, so as not to cause each fast-food restaurant to become jealous of the previous stops. By the end of this spontaneous experiment, a pungent fried aroma lingered in my car after carting around greasy bags of fries during the afternoon.