I have a lot of opinions about French Fries.

1. Bad french fries are better than no french fries.
2. Even bad fries are still good fries.
3. Steak fries are trash.
4. Crinkle cuts are one step above steak fries. Only exception: Saint Dinette (more below)
5. Matchstick fries are mostly trash. If I wanted a tin of shoestring potatoes, I’d buy a tin of shoestring potatoes.
6. Waffle fries are fun, but typically not good enough to deserve an up-charge. They should be served with sour cream dip that tastes like Top the Tater.
7. Seasoned wedge fries are two steps above steak fries.
8. Arby’s curly fries are their own thing. I like Arby’s curly fries.
9. The best thing to dip your fries in is whatever you like to dip your fries in.
10. Generic pre-frozen french fries can be elevated with a good deep fry job + proper seasoning.
11. Burgers should always come with fries. If they don’t, the burgers should be cheap, or, the fries, really really good.
12. Restaurants that charge an extra fee to swap potato chips for fries are the worst.
13. Housemade fries prepared with care are the best.

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