McDonald's sells out of garlic fries, Bay Area possibly closer to permanent garlicky goodness

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Well, Bay Area, you've done it.

McDonald's announced last week that they've been testing out garlic fries in four South Bay locations — and now apparently we've worn out all the garlic supplies.

McDonald's reps emailed SFGATE to confirm they are out of Gilroy Garlic Fries and will be out for the next few weeks.

"In less than two weeks, our small, four restaurant test of Gilroy Garlic Fries has been a huge success, and we are now experiencing a temporary shortage of supplies," the statement read. "We are excited about how many people have visited our restaurants to try the fries, and we apologize for any inconvenience to our customers."

The Bay Area McDonald's chain also pinned the following tweet to the top of its Twitter account:

Our #GilroyGarlicFries were such a hit that we have a temporary shortage of supplies. We'll keep you updated on their return in a few weeks! — McDonald's Bay Area (@McD_BayArea) May 7, 2016

How does a fast-food chain experience a "shortage of supplies" while in close proximity to Gilroy, the garlic capital of the world? Who knows.

When SFGATE called one of the McDonald's locations to confirm whether that branch was serving garlic fries, the employee audibly sighed before explaining that, no, they were out of their new hit item.

Sounds like they're tired of being asked.

While the shortage may sound like bad news, this could actually be good news in disguise: The chain previously said that if the test run goes well, Gilroy Garlic Fries will be expanded to all 250 Bay Area McDonald's locations.

McDonald's said they will resume selling garlic fries "in a few weeks" and will announce its return on the local Twitter account, @McD_BayArea.