Best Fries On LI?

[CurlieGlamourGirlie]

The other night my husband and I were watching Cops on G4 I think and it was part of their "Junk Food TV" offerings. Their little logo for Junk Food TV had a fry basket full of crispy, thick fries. Of course now both of us are dying for good fries.

Any suggestions??

[mcf]

If you like sweet potato fries, the ones at Dixie's Smokehouse in Kings Park were greaseless and superb on my single visit there.

[budcar]

So far as diners are concerned, Taby's in Oyster Bay has the best french fries. I think they are frozen. I generally ask whether fries are fresh or frozen because that is the most significant difference to me. Unfortunately, it is rare to find fresh french fries any place on LI.

[EZ Pass]

I don't know about All American Burger, but all the other places noted above use fresh potatoes--you can see sacks of them piled up at 5 Guys.

[Scott_R]

It's been a while since I've been to All American in Massapequa, but they've been cutting them from fresh potatoes as long as I've known the place. The (manually operated) potato cutter is on the left side of the place, near the back. You can it pretty clearly when they operate it.

[coll]

I was surprised to learn that Country Rotisserie (a small chain, don't know how far west) makes their own. I found out because they had a coupon for a free basket, no strings attached, and when I saw they said house made I had to try. They were nice, thin with skin on, very crispy but no oil flavor. (Obviously using non trans fat oil) I might even go back now and try their chicken and burgers, never would have tried otherwise.

[stuartlafonda]

All American

[sbp]

Funny you should mention All American. After nearly 20 years living on Long Island, I finally tried the place. Fries were very good. The burger - nothing special. Good, not great. VERY thin patty, so that it pretty much has to be well done. Moreover, the thing with the West Coast style "thin thin thin" burger is that the ratio of meat to everything else is out of whack. The beef is not the dominant flavor.

Anyway, my vote for best fries is 5 Guys. But you have to get them fresh and eat them in. They don't travel well because they aren't treated with starch, or glucose dip, etc...

[Scott_R]

The two times I had the fries at 5G I found them nothing special, like the burgers. About a third of them were underdone and others were mealy (I ate them at the place).

[stuartlafonda]

sbp The meat to bun ratio is indeed key, that is why the Double-Double is the way to go at All American. In the DD, the meat will be the dominant flavor. The fries however are the best item they serve. It is fast food so you need to get your fries as soon as they are made as they will,like all fries,deteriorate quickly.They cut the potatoes right there in the little kitchen area and then double fry them the french way, how many fast food places do that?

[MacTAC]

X2 on the Double Double...

[Scott_R]

European Republic
339 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743-3579
[phone]

for Belgian-style fries.
Review:
http://www.exploreli.com/venues/europ...

Everyone I've taken there for the fries has loved them.

[wojiparu]

Waterzooi Garden City

[dtolman]

Seconded - the fries (and dips) there are fantastic.

If you haven't tried the wraps there - they are well worth it - great value and very good as well!

[CurlieGlamourGirlie]

I love love love ER. Love their wraps and fries. Alas I no longer work on the North Shore, so it'd have to be a pilgrimage, but one that would be well worth it!