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Another vote for five guys!
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5 guys are the best! I always ask for no salt so I get them fresh and can gently salt them myself 😊
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5 Guys are good; although sometimes inconsistent. Best fries, to me, goes to Mission barbecue. Also very good are the fries at DQ. The burgers there taste a bit too much like burger king, but the fries are great. We generally like the fries at Ramshackle, but this past weekend I thing they rushed them out of the fryer and were not quite ready. Kind of a bummer. But usually very good.
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I have stopped buying fries from full service restaurants because they are usually not hot, too thick, and they lack flavor. The fries at McDonald's and Wendy's are way better and less expensive than any full service restaurant that I have tried. Does anyone have a restaurant recommendation for fries?

Burger King use to have great fries, down here crap shoot. I like Mickey D’s also, Culver’s are very good.
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5 Guys are good; although sometimes inconsistent. Best fries, to me, goes to Mission Barbecue. Also very good are the fries at DQ. The burgers there taste a bit too much like burger king, but the fries are great. We generally like the fries at Ramshackle, but this past weekend I thing they rushed them out of the fryer and were not quite ready. Kind of a bummer. But usually very good.
I haven't had their fries but, will try them.

However, I did get to Mission BBQ (on 441) for the first time last week for a pulled pork sandwich and....wow....was that good! I partook of the Smoky Mountain bbq sauce and because I was chatting with the guy about horseradish he also gave me a little container of their mayonnaise-based horseradish sauce....both sauces were also excellent.
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I worked at McD in the mid 60’s. Our fri guy came in a couple hours before opening. The real potato was washed, peeled and sliced. Blanched in baskets, twice, then hung on a wall rack. The next time the fries hit the oil, they came out ready to eat. No one spends that time anymore.
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Just a few months ago the best fries in all of The Villages was at RJ Gators in Lake Sumter Landing. But now they have changed their fries to just plain ordinary. So sad
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just fries? all of it is JUNK stay home and cook..
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just fries? all of it is JUNK stay home and cook..
I agree, and most of the time I do. But, if full service restaurants want to stay in business, they need to offer food that is at least better than the fast food restaurants. With fries, I think most of them have failed, and I won't buy them anymore.
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I haven't had their fries but, will try them.

However, I did get to Mission BBQ (on 441) for the first time last week for a pulled pork sandwich and....wow....was that good! I partook of the Smoky Mountain bbq sauce and because I was chatting with the guy about horseradish he also gave me a little container of their mayonnaise-based horseradish sauce....both sauces were also excellent.
It always amazes me how some places are always so crowded, but Mission isn't. Glad you discovered it. Really good food and as a bonus they support veterans and first responders.
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It always amazes me how some places are always so crowded, but Mission isn't. Glad you discovered it. Really good food and as a bonus they support veterans and first responders.
Went there for the first time last week. Food was good but everything is ala carte and overall seemed expensive.

Will say all the employees were very friendly and helpful .
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MacDonald's has good fries .
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Does anyone have a restaurant recommendation for fries?

Ask your cardiologist the next time you see him.
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Ask your cardiologist the next time you see him.
The next time will be the first time.

I should make an appt with a cardiologist to ask about fries? Should I also plan to visit a Chipotle if I feel a pain in my chest?
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