What is the Best French Fry Style?

[tigerswood]

I really like any so long as they're prepped by the restaurant versus bought frozen from a food distribution company.

Standard fries are probably my slight favorite but not by too much. Chick-Fil-A waffle fries are good too. And I regularly get frozen Arby's curly fries if I want something that I can pop in the oven versus having to prep/fry my own.

This is my answer. Fresh cut potatoes are the key, which is why Five Guys probably has my favorite fries of the chains. Not as crispy as some like, but real, fresh potatoes with the right amount of salt. Throw some malt vinegar on there on occasion.

 

[marquee moon]

what the fuck is wrong with you dwarves? curly fries. really?

curly fries suck

 

[ImTheCaptain]

what the fuck is wrong with you dwarves? curly fries. really?

curly fries suck

woof, unusually spicy take from moonz

 

[DaDeacs]

Curly fries are definitely not the best fry.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

Curly fries are definitely not the best fry.

and yet there are a few poor souls voting crinkle cut, steak and waffle

 

[marquee moon]

and yet there are a few poor souls voting crinkle cut, steak and waffle

crinkle cuts kick ass under cheese sauce at Shake Shack

 

[ImTheCaptain]

so you like cheese, then

 

[wfudkn]

crinkle cuts kick ass under cheese sauce at Shake Shack

these are really the only crinkle fries i like, but they are soooo good

 

[marquee moon]

The correct answer is shoestring

 

[lbE08]

The correct answer is shoestring

shoestring are good, but like someone said I almost always have to end up using a fork with them, and that kind of takes away some of what makes fries awesome.

 

[marquee moon]

shoestring are good, but like someone said I almost always have to end up using a fork with them, and that kind of takes away some of what makes fries awesome.

you have to go in with the "claw"

 

[DeacHawk]

you have to go in with the "claw"

 

[tigerswood]

these are really the only crinkle fries i like, but they are soooo good

Zaxby's crinkle cut with the seasoning and dipped in Zax sauce are pretty legit.

 

[JuiceCrewAllStar]

there's even a time and place for the much maligned steak fry

poutine

 

[CantStandYa]

Where is the obvious best choice - sweet potato fries?

You could have sweet potato versions of any of these options. Although I think I've only ever seen sweet potato fries in traditional or steak form.

 

[ImTheCaptain]

sweet potato fries are generally terrible with rare exceptions

 

[BarcaDeac]

Fresh hand cut fries are good in theory but often poorly executed and soggy. Gotta double fry them.

 

[vadimivich]

Fresh hand cut fries are good in theory but often poorly executed and soggy. Gotta double fry them.

Yeah - it's one of those things that some places get so right (see: the entire country of Belgium) and they are amazing, and then the vast majority screw up completely.

 

[WFU71]

The Crispy Crowns version of tater tots.

 

[AMCDeac]

5 Guys style. But fries should always be extra crispy. Done correctly, fries deserve their own food group. Also, tater tots are amazing.