wineitup Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 OK. Now that we've had the best burger thread who has the best fries? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 ....oy. I dunno....I hear good things about Les Halles, but I've never had. I'm going to say 'Breadline', off the top of my head. Firefly was pretty good, Circle Bistro was pretty good. The fry plate at Palena! We need categories of awards. "Best fries on a plate", "Best fries in a paper cone on a metal stand", "Best fries that come with a non-tomato-based dip". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 "Best fries in a paper cone on a metal stand"My vote is for Firefly."Best fries that come with a non-tomato-based dip"While the fries themselves are mediocre, I adore the garlic dip that comes with the fries at Lebanese Taverna (especially the Tyson's location).Oh, to combine the two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 Les Halles gets a thumbs down from me. Palena's are OK. The fried lemons are far better than the fries. Firefly's fries are excellent. Of course, my favorites are those made at home. Getting Scott a fryer for Father's Day 2 years ago was an excellent decision on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMTHoya Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I've never had Palena's famous fry plate or the fries at Les Halles... But the best fries I've had recently have been right around the corner from my new digs at Amsterdam Falafel on 18th Street. Damn those are some fine fries... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 1. Belgique Gourmand - Occoquan has the best fries within 100 miles of here. And when they're really on, they're the best I've had outside Europe. Crisp and salty outsides heading to golden at the tips, fluffier than cotton candy inside. Excellent with the house mayo, or soaking up juice from the beef carbonade or mussels. 2. Amsterdam Falafel - Not so good when they first opened, but consistently better and better to the point that they've surpassed Bistrot du Coin's frites. They're a little bit greasy in the typical Dutch style, but a fresh order is the best thing going on 18th St. 3. Bistro du Coin - Sometimes a bit mushy, but then again that's more typically French. The best mayonnaise out of any of the contenders. Very flavorful, enough to make them worthwhile even when they're delivered at room temperature. 4. Chadwick's Georgetown - I've already been talking about Chadwick's more than enough recently, so I'll just say that I confirmed at lunch yesterday that these are great fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I've eaten more than my share of the fries with homemade ketchup at Saint Ex. At Palena, I like the potatoes Dauphine (sp?) better than the plain fries. I could skip the lemons and onion rings and happily eat about twenty of those fancy potato puffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I like the fries at Iota, in Arlington, and the lovely truffled fries at Firefly -- I have to be careful where I put them, though, as they have a tendency to mysteriously disappear if they're not under constant guard One thing I learned to love when I lived in England was fresh chips/fries with garlic mayonnaise. With a nice pint, it was, to me, the absolute perfect meal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Not really built to the traditional model, but the mole fries at Oyamel hit the spot for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gastro888 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Palena's fry plate rocks and it could be nostaglia as I ate these in high school but Chicken Basket has some great crinkle cut fries with Old Bay seasoning on them. Could be all the residual chicken fat in the fryer that makes them so tasty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Not really built to the traditional model, but the mole fries at Oyamel hit the spot for me. Oh man, forgot about those! Yeah, they're good. Have to find out what kind of potato they are made out. They're kind of sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Since I usually find fries not worth eating, imagine my joy and surprise at the fries that came with the burger at Corduroy. OMG!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinDC Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 I like the fries at BDC dipped in Bernaise. Also, call me crazy, but the fries at Zola that come with the lobster roll are pretty addicting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 On these rare occasions when I would actually eat a french fry, I would give my french fry money to BdC in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicGSD Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Dare I say it - I'm one of the incredibly few people who doesn't like fries - unless they have Old Bay on them (which means I'm eating them for the 'crab' fix, not the potato). Seeing fries as a side is the kiss of death for me... So this is a great thread - to read and see what all the fuss is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 The fries I had yesterday at Les Halles sucked. Some were nice and crispy, but others limp and snapless. My favorite remains Bistrot du Coin. FF runs a close second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 mcdonalds?!?!? maybe not my favorite; just putting it out there for discussion. i like breadlines alot, because i really like limpy, potato-ey fries, kind of like 5 guys. now do people care if the fries they love are of fresh potato and hand cut as opposed to frozen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenunda Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 BdC's are really good, but I think Cafe Belga's are superlative--especially with their mayonnaise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'll admit to having some McDonald's fries at 2 am last night in my drunken stupor. Oh, and a quarter pounder that hit the spot at the moment. The fries were probably overly salted, but then and there, I thought they were perfect and my friend and I fought for the last small bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 The fries I had yesterday at Les Halles sucked. Some were nice and crispy, but others limp and snapless. My favorite remains Bistrot du Coin. FF runs a close second. Every time I have been to les Halles their frites have sucked. BdC's are good. Circle Bistro's are my current favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 mcdonalds?!?!?maybe not my favorite; just putting it out there for discussion. Of the fast food places, I like McDonalds fries most. I went a couple of years without eating them when I was on a really strict diet but had some last fall and liked them as much as ever. I don't think I really want to know what they're putting into them .Of DC restaurant fries, definitely Firefly, then probably Belga. I, for sentimental reasons--and this goes OT--used to love the fries they had at the Sears store restaurant near where I grew up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 now do people care if the fries they love are of fresh potato and hand cut as opposed to frozen? Not really. I care whether they taste like potatoes and are crispy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Le Mannequin Pis in Olney. With the homemade mayo. And a kilo of moules. Anyone know if Bernard is still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrescentFresh Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I also need to give the shout out to Ollie's Trolley. Not because they'll remind you of the other great frites in town, but rather because of some wonderful seasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I finally made it to Elevation Burger in Falls Church, and I thought the hand-cut fries were excellent. Some may have had a different experience there with the fries, but mine were nice and crispy, right out of the fryer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escoffier Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I'm partial to RT's fires....shoestring cut, crispy on the outside, fluffy and "potatoey" on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cunningham Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 For kick ass fries you have to go to the Broiler in Arlington-the fries are crinkly cut and fried to perfection-salted just right as well. Enjoy a sausage sub-(homemade sausage) with it...a bit of heavan as you bite into that burning hot bit of potato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcl Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I have to say the fries at lunch at Hank's Oyster Bar were pretty awesome. I didn't think to order any because the crab cake sandwich came with some nice greens taused in vinaigrette. But a friend ordered them and I got some evil looks when I stole a whole bunch of fries off her plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Ode to fries. First, I wonder who had the beautiful thought to throw some sliced potatoes in some hot fat. They should be awarded the highest of all high honors. In the DC area, I like the fries at Corduroy, Iota and Breadline. I saw a posting that mentioned Iota and felt I should add a bit more: they are wonderfully seasoned with salt and pepper. I see many a person order just the fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcc Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 I'll second Chadwicks and toss in two others that haven't been mentioned: Bistro Francais - The fries that come with the Chicken at Brunch are excellent Whitlow's on Wilson - This might be a personal preference, but they're different - and different is good sometimes. The best way I can think of to describe it is double-fried with some sort of breading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Bistro Francais - The fries that come with the Chicken at Brunch are excellent I was going to chime in with Bistro Français, but you beat me to it. Let me add, though, that the fries come with most of the choices at their excellent brunch, not just the chicken. They are particularly lovely with the Eggs Benedict or Eggs Norwegian, with all that hollandaise and runny egg yolk to dip them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe H Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 How far will you go to eat seriously good french fries? Belgium? Spokane? Ocean City? McDonald's ORIGINAL french fries (pre 1966) are available in only one place on earth at a drive in called Dick's in Spokane, WA. They are friend in 70% lard after spending two weeks in a dark cinderblock storage building. They are sliced to order with the skin left on and, after two weeks of storage, fried twice. The best shoestring potatoes on earth. Please, don't even begin to think that what McDonald's has today is even decent, even edible. The ORIGINAL Thrasher's on the lower end of the boardwalk in Ocean City has the best thick cut french fries on this side of the Atlantic. NO OTHER THRASHERS ANYWHERE IS AS GOOD. The Washington Post in '04 wrote about 500 or more words about Thrasher's which opened in 1929: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2004May28.html The best really ARE in Belgium however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Amsterdam Falafel - Not so good when they first opened, but consistently better and better to the point that they've surpassed Bistrot du Coin's frites. They're a little bit greasy in the typical Dutch style, but a fresh order is the best thing going on 18th St. The fries I had with my lunch there on Saturday may well have been the best damn fries I've ever had. WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I won't say they were the best fries (frites!) I've even had, but the ones I had last week at Brasserie Beck's were certainly very good. They came with a trio of dipping sauces; my favorite a creamy curry-based one... And as frites should, they held up well after a swim in broth du moules and in scooping up beef tartare. I think the worst fries are Five Guys'. Nasty greasy peanut oily. Yick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I won't say they were the best fries (frites!) I've even had, but the ones I had last week at Brasserie Beck's were certainly very good. They came with a trio of dipping sauces; my favorite a creamy curry-based one...And as frites should, they held up well after a swim in broth du moules and in scooping up beef tartare. I think the worst fries are Five Guys'. Nasty greasy peanut oily. Yick! To each his own. I loved Beck but I thought their fries kind of, you know, sucked. Boring little undercooked, underseasoned, underflavored matchsticks. And I never bought into the whole mayo thing as somehow intrinsically better than Heinz, even if there is curry involved. Now, a little Sauce Bernaise or that shallot sauce that accompanies the onglets at certain francophilic dining establishments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiveturk21 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I have always loved the fries at Poste, they just seem to be perfect every time that I go there, never a bad one in the bunch. And, while I don't generally like thicker cut fries, the ones at Eamonn's are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 To each his own. I loved Beck but I thought their fries kind of, you know, sucked. I'll have to try again to be certain they don't suck . To be honest, they weren't that memorable (neither is anything anymore), but I don't think they sucked. Compared to, say, a dozen bistro-like places that serve fries, they were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'll have to try again to be certain they don't suck . To be honest, they weren't that memorable (neither is anything anymore), but I don't think they sucked. Compared to, say, a dozen bistro-like places that serve fries, they were good. Regardless of how well cooked the fries at Beck were and how good the accompanying mayos, I can't support a belgian restaurant that makes fries that are thinner than McDonald's. It doesn't give them the chance to develop the fluffy center that makes frites great. At this point the frites at Central are much closer to what you'd get anywhere in Belgium than the ones at Beck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 So, to each his own is right. I like less moppy fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 I could become addicted to the sweet potato fries at Eleventh Street Lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walrus Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I am addicted to the sweet potato fries at Eleventh Street Lounge. But also to the real potato goodness of Eammon's chips. And the frozen but tasty fries at Iota. And the fresh from the fryer fries at Elevation Burger. In short, I am, as my mother determined years ago, a starchetarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baczkowski Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Just curious, does anyone know of places that double-fry their fries? Many probably do and I just don't realize it. I thought I read somewhere that Blue Duck triple fries theirs, but I might have invented that memory. Pax, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwhitney Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 The best fries I have found in this city, are at the Steamship carry-out delli on the corner of Eye and 18th NW. This is a tiny sandwich shop that maks great sandwiches (and fries). The fries are the "Steak Fries" slab type, and they are double cooked in small batches, so they are usually piping hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Icebox Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Just curious, does anyone know of places that double-fry their fries? Many probably do and I just don't realize it. I thought I read somewhere that Blue Duck triple fries theirs, but I might have invented that memory.Pax, Brian Yes -- Five Guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I thought I read somewhere that Blue Duck triple fries theirs, but I might have invented that memory.No, I think you're right. They even list them on the menu as "BDT Triple Fries"...and the last time is in duck fat. I've only had them once but OH MY GOD they were good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I wonder if anyone would fry 'em up in bacon grease? 100% b.g. would probably be a bit much, but how bout 25%? Serve them up with duo of sauces: maple syrup, and egg yolk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunJason Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 The fries are Poste are amazing. Adding truffle oil to anything equals instant goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pidgey Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 The fries are Poste are amazing. Adding truffle oil to anything equals instant goodness.I have to agree. I also like that they are only $5 during happy hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sireatsalot Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Soooooo who has the best frites in the DC area, preferably in MD? I like the fries at Tap and Vine. They are the thinner shoesting fries. They are always hot and crispy. I alos like their tater tots. They are always perfeclty fried as well. The only drawback to the tot's are they are pre-packaged. I would love it more if they were homemade. I would also have to add Earl's to the list, with a caveat. The are not consistient with the quality, but when they are they are good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinDC Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 My two favorite spots for fries are Brasserie Beck and Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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