Best french fries in Seacoast? Here are 7 fry-tastic reader picks.
Seacoastonline recently put the question to readers in an unscientific poll. First, we asked readers to nominate places to include in the poll on Facebook pages and Instagram; we then compiled the poll asking people to vote for their favorite.
Hundreds of votes later, here are the top seven reader picks.
Coming in as the crowd favorite we have Wing-Itz. With locations in Hampton, Dover and Newmarket, you have multiple opportunities to try out its french fries. Wing-Itz offers hand-cut, double cooked fries cooked in pure beef tallow, which creates crispy, flavorful, out of this world french fries. Wing-Itz also offers different flavors to pair with your fries, like yellow curry mayo, bacon jam, garlic parm, fire cider vinegar and more.
Wild Willy's Burgers has locations in York, Maine and Rochester. Wild Willy's uses Green Thumb Farms potatoes exclusively to make hand-cut 'country fair' fries with the skins left on, fried and lightly salted. Choose plain, herb fries (tossed in rosemary, garlic, salt & olive oil), or dip them in a side of their cheese sauce! Wild Willy's also offers sweet potato fries on its menu.
Lexie's Joint has locations in Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter and Epping. Lexie's offers fries that are cut daily with choices of plain, truffle fries that are tossed in black truffle salt and topped with parmesan and herbs, hot fries that are topped with siracha ketchup, siracha aioli, jalapenos and scallions, or bistro fries topped with herbed aioli, bacon, parmesan and herbs.
Five Guys has locations in Dover, Portsmouth, and Seabrook. Five Guys offer freshly made boardwalk-style fries, cooked in pure, cholesterol-free, 100% peanut oil. They are cut fresh and cooked twice – firm on the outside and mashed potato on the inside. Try them Cajun style or doused in vinegar.
Row 34 is located at 5 Portwalk Place, in Portsmouth. Row 34 offers shoestring French fries that are thin, crispy fries with a golden-brown exterior, and 242 french fries, which are hand-cut steak fries.
Sweet Chix Kitchen located at 184 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, offers classic or spicy french fries, and house-made chips, with assorted dipping sauces like hot honey, lavender honey, cilantro lime, spicy mayo and scallion ranch.
Kelly's Row is located at 417 Route 108, Somersworth. While they do offer plain french fries, the fries that really make them stand out are their garlic parmesan french fries. Crispy, golden-brown french fries that have been tossed in their signature garlic parmesan sauce, topped with grated parmesan and served with Heinz 57.
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