What do puppies, Tom Hanks and french fries have in common? They’re all nearly universally liked. Fries probably rank somewhere above Tom Hanks and below puppies, but their standing may also depend on the specific fry in question. Fry preferences are personal.
However, a few characteristics distinguish superior spuds. A well-respected method involves cooking the fries twice to ensure a golden, crunchy skin and creamy interior almost like a string of mashed potatoes. For other fan-favorite fries, the accoutrements are as important as the fry.
Here are five of some of the best fries (and what to dip them in) in Buffalo. French fries and a chocolate milkshake are a perfect match at Mister Sizzle’s. Fries and a shake I look forward to the same snack on every road trip: McDonald’s thin and golden fries dipped in an Oreo McFlurry (crucially, with extra Oreo).
It’s evidence that opposites attract. Hot, salty and greasy potato finds a perfect mate in the sweet and refreshing vanilla milkshake. It’s a guilty pleasure I mostly reserve for gas station breaks in unfamiliar chain restaurant strips along the highway.
In Buffalo, there are higher quality, homegrown choices. At Mister Sizzles (346 Connecticut St.), owner Chris Casas started off making slender McDonald’s-inspired fries, but couldn’t get them to “taste right.
” About six months in, he found his Goldilocks-like balance between thick and thin with a medium-weight fry, seasoned simply with salt and pepper. “It�.
