The French Fry Thread
 

Crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside. Not too fat, not too skinny, and NOT soggy. Crinkle cut fries can be fun; never really like curly fries.

Belgian fries are the best (especially with mayo dipping sauce, as per my previous mayo thread :))

Best fast food fry is still McD's... which I have with sweet n' sour sauce.

Ever put your fries in your burger?

And if you dip your fries in a milkshake, I will look at you weird.

maybe not the best but for sure damn tasty !^

Curly and seasoned fries suck :td:

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best french fries are found in the middle of a California burrito :cool:

Agree. Even Consumer Reports thinks so! But they have to be right out of the fryer.

But in the not-quite-fast food category In-N-Out Burger fries are a thing of beauty.

I have to order those well-done... the regular kind don't do it for me.

How do you make a fry even worse for you? Fry it again! :D

And yes, I forgot about the fry-in-burrito trick. Muy delicioso! How about carne asada fries? ^

^ ^ I also like Chik-fil-A waffle cuts.

Wet fries
 

There's a small SoCal chain called The Hat that has "wet" fries. They're fries smothered in brown gravy. Kinda like mashed potatoes and gravy. I love 'em! ^


Steve :D

The best french fries you will ever eat in your life are twice cooked puffed fries, called pommes soufflee. They are incredibly tricky to prepare, though I watched Paul Bocuse cook them, and he made it look like child's play, natch.

When served, the fries have "puffed" to 4 times their original size, becoming light, airy little pillows of potato heaven.

Here's a link to the recipe and back-story:

http://www.foodreference.com/html/pom-souf-21507.html

Absolutely best use for a french fry: http://www.primantibros.com
For those not familiar with this Pittsburgh institution, it is meat (steak, turkey,tuna etc), plus fried egg, plus cole slaw, plus tomato, plus french fries served on Italian bread. Messy....and incredibly delicious.

That almost sounds like Poutine, except without the cheese curds.

And I'm sure it won't be long until someone from Canada mentions it.

Their beer battered colossal fish sandwich is the best!! It's like getting a Buffalo Fish Fry in a sandwich. ^ ^

http://www.salisburyhouse.ca/ has been famous for its fries with gravy. Did I chime in on time?

Have to agree with this one, but for me this particular use is a close second. Might have to make a stop in Oakland before I head to the airport on Thursday.

For me, the best fries are those which melt the cheese on top of my steak/chicken salad before I cool them down with oil and vinegar. Could be another 'Burgh-related dish. I know when I lived in the South people looked at me like I was nuts when I asked for fries on my salad.

The best french fries in the entire world can be found at Reddi-Chick, at the Brentwood Country Mart. I don't know if it is the seasoning salt; they just make perfect fries. Chicken basket is pretty good too.
http://brentwoodcountrymart.com/food/food_reddi.php

I don't know if they'd qualify as "fries" exactly, but the puffed potatoes they used to serve at Arnaud's in New Orleans were beyond awsome. I'm also not sure, for that matter, what they called these marvelous creations.

Best "actual" fries in the U.S.? That's a tough one, but for now, I'll go with Sea and Suds....crinkle cut fries....in Gulf Shores, AL. (Sea and Suds also gets my vote for best gumbo on the planet).

To make a broad statement, I think the fries in Europe....or at least the UK (chips)...tend to be better than here in North America. I think that's because IMHO, the potatoes are a bit more flavorful over there.

They're Called "Souffleed Potatoes", or "Pommes Soufflee"!
 

And here's the link to the recipe, from post #8 in this thread:

http://flyertalk.com/forum/showpost....41&postcount=8

I'd say it's a Burgh thing, steak salad with fries. Don't really know how common that is elsewhere, but it doesn't seem to be. Doing the same thing with grilled chicken or other stuff instead of steak is a more recent variant.

You Pittsburgers are an interesting lot... but fries on salad do sound tasty!

Thanks for the tip... always glad to hear of new places to try in SoCal.

seems more and more franchises are charging for sauces if you don't buy any nuggets (and even then limit the number strictly) :(

Yes, a very disappointing trend. I mean, 25c for a sauce packet? Or you only get 1 for a six-piece? And now they're smaller! Are they losing that much money on them? Or perhaps a sign that the golden era of McD is over. I just bypass those locations... there are plenty of McDs around here.

Best fries I've had: Pommes Frites. 123 2Nd Ave, Manhatten. First dipping sauce (40 choices) is free. It's almost worth the 4 hour dive and the parking down there.

Hands down.

Day to day, It's surely MickeyDs. ChicFilA a close second on a good day.

Best Fries ever
 

Paley's Place restaurant in NW Portland. They are elegant and fabulous. Don't miss them in the city of roses next


http://www.paleysplace.net

the honey mustard ones are larger than BBQ and S&S, i get those when quantity is limited :cool: . unfortunately im in a college town; both the one on campus and the one right off campus most convient to me have limited quantites :( .

oddly enough, they don't seem to have limits on ketchup packets ...

Ohio has its version at Panini's.

Bacon, ham, egg, cheese grilled up and served with french fries and cole slaw on thickly sliced soft italian bread.

The world's best beer sponge ^

Best fries around here are from Runza.

I'm the antithesis of a fry snob -- I will eat just about anything that is passed off as a fry. I have even become more than a little hooked (as has our whole family) on the frozen Alexia Sweet Potato Juliennes. Actually, all of the brands of Alexia fries are tasty.

LOVE the pommes frites places in NYC, too. I'd eat them three meals a day if I lived there. Oink, oink!

The best are pommes frites.

For fast food, I prefer Whataburger or Wendy's fries.

I fell for the fries with truffle oil and asiago cheese at the Fog City Diner in SFO.

Really Good Fries in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
 

Thrasher's Fries is a small storefront just a few steps from the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk; they've been drawing long lines since the 1920s selling nothing but french fries and soft drinks.

What does that tell you about those french fries?

They don't even have ketchup, by the way, just salt and apple cider vinegar to sprinkle over your fries.

Well shoot.. I was hoping you had misspelled "Redondo" :(

Soggy warm fries are the best from McDonalds. Of course, I put mine in my burger. The sauce from the cheeseburger or Big Mac gives it a bit of taste.

Also, I dip mine in my strawberry sundae. :D

I like The Hat, but gotta say if I'm doing gravy and fries, I have to do it Texas-style - which would be dry fries with a nice bowl of white CREAM gravy on the side for dipping.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm....

Too bad I don't eat gravy anymore (flour) and rarely touch fries these days. :(

Garlic please!
 

well done fries with garlic ^.
Belgian fries with garlic mayo or garlic fries at Gordon Biersch Brewery.

Fries in Amsterdam are fabulous. I love the paper cone, the little useless fork and the plethora of sauces that I can't pronouce. One day I'll figure out what they all are. Until then, I'll stick with the mayonnaise or vinegar.

I also love steak fries with the skin on. I used to eat McD's fries but stopped once I found out about the beef flavoring.

If you want them really hot, order them with 'no salt'. You can then get the salt at the condiment bar. I've done this for years - never had an issue and they're hot hot hot!

In N Out fries, ordered Animal Style

McD's are ok, but I think Wendy's fries are actually a bit better, dipped in a milkshake..YUM!!!

Duck fat fries ROCK!
I like sweet potato fries too...^

Fries are great when dipped in tartar sauce. Any fry will do.. ^

Don't forget the home of the potato (for me anyway!) and the Best Fish & Chips in Ireland thread.

Get some great chips with your fish at the local fishing harbour or dockside restaurant or pub in Dublin (Dun Laoghaire & Blackrock) or Killarney, Cork!

Have you ever dipped your 'chip' in chowder? :)

PS. It's a lot of fun to order fish & chips in New Zealand, too, to hear regional accent variations. ^ Order from the local Dairy!

I sure have! ;) Yummy! ^