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The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago
Frietkoten Belgian Fries & Beer is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

1. Frietkoten Belgian Fries & Beer

7.6
131 N Clinton St (btwn W Washington & W Randolph), Chicago, IL
Snack Place · West Loop · 13 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: The main attraction is cones of hand-cut Belgian fries, accompanied by a choice of ~20 sauces. Creamy inside with a crisp exterior, they’re best plunked into truffle mayo and washed down with a brew. Read more.

Cross Rhodes is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

2. Cross Rhodes

8.0
913 Chicago Ave (at Main St), Evanston, IL
Greek Restaurant · 34 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Man does this storefront wow when it comes to ultra-crunchy Greek fries, which are bathed in herbaceous, lemony white wine sauce. Up the ante and get them Maria-style, which adds feta into the mix. Read more.

3. Au Cheval

9.1
800 W Randolph St (at S Halsted St), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Fulton Market · 483 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Your meal should always include the fried bologna sandwich and indulgent crispy fries with mornay sauce, garlic aioli and a fried egg. For a twist, you could get the potato hash with duck gravy. Read more.

4. Frite Street

400 S Financial Pl, Chicago, IL
French Restaurant · The Loop · 1 tip

ChicagoistChicagoist: Frite Street is serious about its fries, offering a daily take along with upwards of ten varied, regularly offered piles of fries. The most notable is the Sriracha-buffalo-swathed chicken version. Read more.

Beef & Barley is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

5. Beef & Barley

3001 N Ashland Ave (W. Wellington), Chicago, IL
American Restaurant · Lakeview · 9 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Double-cooked in vegetable oil, the fries at Beef & Barley are not to be missed. They're perfectly, fresh-fried with garlicky yogurt dipping sauce on the side. Read more.

Big Guys Sausage Stand is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

6. Big Guys Sausage Stand

7021 Roosevelt Rd (btwn Home Ave & Wenonah Ave), Berwyn, IL
Sandwich Spot · 28 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: There are classics, like the hand-cut canola-fried fries that come plain; bathed in butter and garlic; cloaked in buffalo sauce and blue cheese; or loaded with cheese sauce, bacon, chives and cream. Read more.

DMK Burger Bar is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

7. DMK Burger Bar

8.7
2954 N Sheffield Ave (at W Wellington Ave), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Lakeview · 257 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: DMK is a go-to for good reason. Among the memorable hand-cut Russets are those doused in Parmesan and truffle cream. Then again, the sweet potato fries with Tabasco-lemon aioli are pretty good, too. Read more.

Edzo's Burger Shop is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

8. Edzo's Burger Shop

7.8
1571 Sherman Ave (btwn Davis St & Grove St), Evanston, IL
Burger Joint · 95 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: There are delicious, delicious fries... like the ones blanketed in Merkt’s cheddar; loaded ones dolloped with cheese, bacon, green onions and sour cream; and fries drenched in parsley garlic butter. Read more.

bopNgrill is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

9. bopNgrill

8.8
6604 N Sheridan Rd (at Albion Ave), Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Rogers Park · 84 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Caramelized kimchi bacon cheese fries, cooked with pork fat and sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds. That pretty much says it all. Read more.

Saucy Porka is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

10. Saucy Porka

8.4
400 S Financial Pl (Van Buren), Chicago, IL
Asian Restaurant · The Loop · 49 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Get the sweet potato-curry fries at Saucy Porka. The crinkle-cuts are showered with queso fresco and green onions and served with dunk-worthy curry aioli. Read more.

Top-Notch Beefburgers is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

11. Top-Notch Beefburgers

8.0
2116 W 95th St, Chicago, IL
Burger Joint · Beverly · 41 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Top Notch Beefburger, a true, timeless institution in Beverly, features beef tallow fries that alone are worth the trek. Read more.

Little Goat Diner is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

12. Little Goat Diner

820 W Randolph St (at Green St), Chicago, IL
Diner · Fulton Market · 472 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: Little Goat cold-smokes its hand-cut fries before frying them proper. The result is less jarring than it sounds; they’re really just a heap of a well-executed side. Read more.

BIG & little's Restaurant is one of The 13 Best French Fries Around Chicago.

13. BIG & little's Restaurant

860 N Orleans St (btwn W Chestnut St & W Locust St), Chicago, IL
Fast Food Restaurant · Near North Side · 139 tips and reviews

ChicagoistChicagoist: At BIG & little’s, you can load up on fried fish, burgers, po’boys of many stripes and tacos, but you really need to try the fries, be it the kimchi, Cajun or truffle, topped with an over-easy egg. Read more.