After travelling extensively through northern France and Belgium, I'm spoiled. I'm not talking about any fast food place - I mean really good french fries. Those steak places in mall food courts have pretty ok ones, and there are some stands at the Fair that usually have good ones, but are there any local restaurants that just have really awesome fries?

9/9/2006 5:56:31 PM

9/9/2006 6:00:55 PM

i love cookout's fries
i know that fast food but they have some damn good fries

village draft house has good fries and pickle chips

9/9/2006 6:02:08 PM

Bouchon in Yountville were really fucking good but that doesn't help much. Basically, any french restaurant worth a damn is going to do them right. What you probably tasted that was so much better was fries cooked in beef fat, instead of veggie/peanut oil.

9/9/2006 6:02:34 PM

cookouts fries are 50/50 chance good/bad at best now a days

9/9/2006 6:03:08 PM

you fucking idiot. cookout doesn't have ANYTHING that is good. it is all shit. fastfood shit.

9/9/2006 6:05:20 PM

cut that shit yourself

9/9/2006 6:11:55 PM

^ Cookout food is indeed lacking, but the milkshakes are top notch

9/9/2006 6:11:59 PM

i like char-grill

9/9/2006 6:14:36 PM

There was some bbq joint here in Chapel Hill that had good, crispy fries, but I can't think of its name off hand. Suttons drug store on franklin street also has alright fries... but I can't really think of any places off the top of my head with better than fast food quality fries in Raleigh.

http://triangle.citysearch.com/review/6158348
http://triangle.citysearch.com/review/35396026
http://triangle.citysearch.com/review/41908211

Here are some reviews of some french places in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area.

9/9/2006 6:18:47 PM

I'm going to start rendering beef fat and cooking fries in it. Damn soybean oil sucks dingalings for french fries.

Cookout fries are only so-so.

Back in the day, before most of you jizzlobbers were born, McDonald's used to cook their fries in beef tallow. They really RAWKED at the time. Now...not nearly so much.

[Edited on September 9, 2006 at 8:44 PM. Reason : shizzle]

9/9/2006 8:44:02 PM

Ugh, according to Wikipedia, the Belgians cook their fries in horse fat. Oh god, what was I eating.
I usually eat my fries with mayonnaise...but a lot of people think it's weird, and I don't know why - I learned it from my mom when I was little, because she's from Germany. I know some people who dip Wendy's fries into the Frostees which I think is gross.

9/9/2006 10:33:24 PM

i used to stick a mcdonalds fry in my drink straw and drink up hi-c orange drink

not regularly but just every now and then, dont know why, it wasnt even that great

9/9/2006 10:36:48 PM

I'd have to say that anywhere but Cookout has good ones-as far as fast food. Those nasty things are floppy, and covered in salt-literally covered. It's really gross.

9/9/2006 10:47:58 PM

Red Robin

9/9/2006 10:52:02 PM

go to mcdonalds

9/9/2006 10:53:45 PM

clark lol

9/9/2006 10:56:38 PM

I dunno wtf you're talking about. I don't recall France having particularly good ANY food.

9/9/2006 11:04:32 PM

^ WTF?

9/9/2006 11:12:23 PM

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"Back in the day, before most of you jizzlobbers were born, McDonald's used to cook their fries in beef tallow. They really RAWKED at the time. Now...not nearly so much. "

oh those were the days

9/9/2006 11:25:54 PM

Five Guys has pretty good fries.

9/9/2006 11:31:50 PM

^ yeah i was about to post that. 5 guys is badass, great fries.

9/9/2006 11:38:04 PM

there is absolutely nothing special about cookout fries. the hibernian has fries with cheese and gravy although it's not the best i've had, but it's still good.

btw, does anyone know if farmhouse has those fat bags? they're in the coupon book but i don't remember seeing it on the actual menu.

9/10/2006 12:06:20 AM

Try the fries at the bowling alley at 301 Nottingham Drive in Cary. Just off Buck Jones, a ways up walnut street.

That's where I've had the best french fries ever. They're the crinkle kind.

9/10/2006 12:32:40 AM

my favorite are the fries at the ale house

9/10/2006 12:37:09 AM

i hate the crinkle kind

i really like east village's fries dipped in ranch YUMMM

9/10/2006 12:38:01 AM

papa lou's.

get the malt vinegar

9/10/2006 12:38:38 AM

when i went to disney for spring break a couple years ago they had really good french fries (chips!) at the restaurants in epcot england

9/10/2006 12:44:55 AM

mayo on french fries...

that's euro-trash

9/10/2006 12:47:00 AM

the loop has the best french fries i've ever had

9/10/2006 12:51:45 AM

red hot and blue has pretty good fries. i miss eating there a lot.

9/10/2006 1:05:59 AM

where is that

9/10/2006 1:10:44 AM

^^^ cary in the house

the loop is awesome... unfortunately i've eaten there so much that i've worn myself out on their food

9/10/2006 1:21:12 AM

there are a few pommes frites places, mostly in NYC and Boston, that are european style. They're better than anything you can get in a fastfood restaurant, but still don't compare. Actually the best frites I've ever had were in Trier, Germany. I could eat them everyday all the time. However, the mayonnaise there is different from what we have here - often it's homemade with added spices thrown in.

as far as in Raleigh, the only place I know of is Enoteca Vin off of Glenwood. It's a rather pricey French restaurant that focuses mainly on wines, but they do serve pommes frites, along with a ribeye that will knock your socks off.



now if someone would tell me where I can get some Doner Kebaps in the US, I'd love you forever.

9/10/2006 1:33:38 AM

^is that the pita with the shaved meat, lettuce, and other vegetables? or am i thinking of another kebab

YES

i love those things. i would also like to know where i can get some in the US.

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 2:53 AM. Reason : KEBABS YUM]

9/10/2006 2:51:58 AM

kebabs are fucking garbage its drunk food homey

9/10/2006 2:56:20 AM

the federal (http://www.thefederal.net/) on main st. in durham and lucy's on henderson in CH

9/10/2006 5:49:52 AM

kebabs are not garbage, and you know it.

9/10/2006 8:05:52 AM

There's a good place next to that place that has really good nose jobs.

9/10/2006 8:52:31 AM

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"I dunno wtf you're talking about. I don't recall France having particularly good ANY food."

I ate a ton of grand royals and grand frites from mcdonalds when i was in france. All of the real french food that i ate was bland as hell.

9/10/2006 9:44:55 AM

"Ugh, according to Wikipedia, the Belgians cook their fries in horse fat. Oh god, what was I eating."

I believe congress just spent some time debating and passing a law against eating horse. I wouldn't go flaunting your alternative horse meat eating life style on a public forum if I were you.

http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed112404b.cfm?RenderforPrint=1

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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." The next time you're tempted to say this, have a care. If some in Congress get their way, it could bring the FBI a-knocking on your door. For some reason, in the midst of the war on terrorism and debates about the economy and Social Security, Congress is trying to criminalize horsemeat. It wants federal law enforcement -- the folks we rely on to investigate kidnappings and prevent terrorist attacks -- to stop people from buying and selling meat that comes from horses. Low carb dieters should be particularly upset. Horsemeat has far fewer calories than beef, and it's low in fat and high in protein. If that isn't made for South Beach, what is? According to the USDA, horsemeat has "a flavor somewhat between that of beef and venison." Why would Congress want to deprive Americans of such gallopin' good steaks? Apparently, a small-but-vocal posse of horse lovers and animal rights types has been riding Congress for years to stop "the horse holocaust." In Congress, 226 representatives and 10 senators have cosponsored the "American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act." Even the "Puppy Protection Act" only has 52 cosponsors. And no, we're not making this up. Ironically, the "American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act" is not about preventing the slaughter of horses. It does nothing to stop horses from being killed for dog food or glue or as a good Godfather-style warning. The Act would only outlaw the killing of, or commerce in, horses for "human consumption." A better name for the bill might be the "More Horses for Glue Act."..."

9/10/2006 9:48:31 AM

She wasn't flaunting an alternative horse eating lifestyle. She said what she learned AFTER the fact.

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 9:55 AM. Reason : ]

9/10/2006 9:54:48 AM

man, if only i could figure out what sarcasm is.

9/10/2006 10:07:37 AM

sarcasm |'sär?kaz?m|
noun

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt : his voice, hardened by sarcasm, could not hide his resentment. See note at wit .

ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French sarcasme, or via late Latin from late Greek sarkasmos, from Greek sarkazein ‘tear flesh,’ in late Greek ‘gnash the teeth, speak bitterly’ (from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’ ).

9/10/2006 10:43:17 AM

I'm just saying Paul Cousins & Congress could be watching what you post on the internets.

9/10/2006 10:49:32 AM

Jo and Joe's in Durham has great fries.

9/10/2006 10:57:43 AM

the cookout in cary has dank fries
i cant remember ever getting bad fries from that location

but its no where near as busy as the western location

9/10/2006 11:04:10 AM

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"5 guys"

9/10/2006 11:09:38 AM

Snoopy's has some good fries

9/10/2006 12:08:13 PM

mmmmm salt

9/10/2006 2:26:20 PM