July 13 is National French Fry Day, so pull up a stool and enjoy America’s favorite side dish at one of these local eateries!
Best diner-style fries: Town Topic (three locations: TownTopic.com). Town Topic is celebrating 75 years as Kansas City’s original diner. The classic greasy spoon diner serves old-fashioned burgers and fries the way our grandparents enjoyed them.
Best sweet potato fries: BRGR (two locations: Power & Light District, 11 E. 14th St., Kansas City, MO, 816.221.BRGR; Corinth Square Shopping Center, 4038 W. 83rd St., Prairie Village, KS, 913.825.BRGR; BRGRKitchen.com). Their sweet potato fries are an addictive side dish to some of juiciest and freshest hamburgers in the metro.
Best-identified fries: Five Guys (across the metro: FiveGuys.com). Five Guys fries are so fresh you see the next potatoes in line as you order your food. The menu board announces the farm where the potatoes that day were grown, and they are fried in pure peanut oil! Served in traditional and Cajun style, enjoy these delish fries along with our favorite fast-food burger.
Best fries with barbecue: LC’s (5800 Blue Pkwy., Kansas City, MO, 816.923.4484). The local barbecue joint serves old-fashioned barbecue and fries so good you can see through the bag! They may not be so great for your cholesterol but they taste so very good. It’s one temptation hard to resist.
Most fun fries: Unforked (7337 W. 119th St., Overland Park, KS, 913.661.9887, Unforked.com). Unforked serves locally grown fresh food, and their fries are no exception. The hand-cut fries can be ordered “Fundido style,” loaded with queso and bacon crumbles. With a juicy Angus burger, this is a great lunch!