Best FRIES in San Diego???

[DFB]

So where do you love to eat FRENCH FRIES!!! when you go out in San Diego? I love Islands' fries. Most of there food isn't incredible, but the fries are great----skin on and everything, extra crispy!!1 good place for the fam too

so where do you get your french fries?

[epicureous eggplant]

Garlic Cheese Fries at Gaglione Bros
http://www.gaglionebros.com/

[Steve Green]

We love the fries at Hodad's -- crunchy outside, with a creamy, almost-baked-potato inside. Oh, and be sure to get a burger with those. :o)

[sdaints]

The Hodad's fries aren't bad but I think they are way too thick. I have lived in other cities where there are lots of places with great cheese fries. I don't mean a place that dumps nacho cheese on fries. I don't see this offered much in SD. Are there any places who do it right? It is a great combination.

[jmtreg]

The fries at Tioli's Crazee Burger are addictive - they may not be the best in town, but they're damn close. Oh, and the fries at the Ritual Tavern excellent.

[Lynnester]

Avenue 5. Was there last night. The fries and burger were great.

[abacal]

Bleu Boehm makes delicious fries with lavendar!

[ibstatguy]

agree, have been there a couple of times in last week and had them both times

[DougOLis]

Do any restaurants use duck fat for frying in San Diego?

[cstr]

Oh my, nirvana! I've had them but, not in SD.

[daantaat]

thin, shoestring fries--Cafe Chloe (LOVE their trio of dips!)
thicker cut--Oceanaire
fast food--Jack in the Box curly fries

I was grossly disappointed in the fries at Tapenade and Cavaillon--nothing special at either place.

I may be spacing on some other places....

[encinitaseater]

About the only time I eat french fries are at fast-food joints with a burger. So ... at the expense of having to turn in my Chowhound membership card, I gotta throw a shout out here to In N Out Burger. They're always freshly made, crispy, and have that real potato taste. I know it's not fine cuisine, but for french fries, they're really good, am I right?

[ibstatguy]

In n Out animal style fries...

[jensvp]

I love the animal style fries at In n Out.

Although part of me wishes I had never found out about them! I used to just get the burger and pass on the fries and now half of the time I go I get the burger and the animal style fries! Too much food but sooooooo good!

[Cathy]

Merci.

[gpdexter]

It's weird, encinitaseater. I cannot eat In-N-Out fries by themselves. I find them lacking something. But strangely, they work perfectly in concert with a burger and shake. It's what keeps me going back there.

[encinitaseater]

I can see that. It's a whole meal, I guess. :) And yes, animal style fries are amazing. Is it lunch time yet? ;)

[cmhuang]

i like mine well-done at in-n-out.

[kare_raisu]

I know its not SD, but if you find yourself in Ensenada - go to Muelle 3. Order the ode to potato plate - tortilla espanola and papas fritas.

I have never tasted better french fries in my life.

[mimosa]

Agree on Cafe Chloe and also like the fries at Farmhouse and Pamplemousse. OTOH, not so keen on the sweet potato fries I've had lately at a couple different spots like Urban Solace. Had them someplace else but can't recall where.

[Fake Name]

Neighborhood?

[Aengus]

I like Belgian Frie.

[honkman]

I really like the numerous dips at Belgian Fries but was surprised that a place which is specialized in fries has only average ones, IMO

[ginael]

This is a great question. I love the pommes frites at Vagabond. They are crispy, skinny, and covered in rosemary (or is it basil?). As for a vice, the french fries at Wendy's are delectable too!

[Maxmdwinter]

My faves:

1. The Pearl Hotel - crispy topped with salt, cracked pepper and herbs
2. The Glass Door - thin shoestrings lightly salted
3. Cafe Chloe - yeah, they've been great for a few years now
4. McDonald's (Hillcrest) - because it'd be sort of unAmerican not to include it

[lovesfood11]

Claim Jumper shoestring fries

[ibstatguy]

I like Chloe's as well as Ave 5, Bertrand at Mister A's, I know I'm forgetting one or two other places

[honkman]

The frites at Cafe Chloe you get for the steak et frites. They put the steak on top of the frites and the fat will add a nice taste to the frites.