Belgian Fries

 

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gary m.

Brooklyn, NY

With an exterior so run down, you wouldn't expect them to have such delicious fresh, crispy fries! The fries were thin cut, and with a lot per order. I haven't seen a medium or large, but a small was MORE than enough for me, and I'm a heavy eater. The small fries were $5, medium $6, and large $7, and for this price you get to pick 2 of around 10-15 sauces. The selection isn't as large as Pommes Frites, but more than enough for me, not to mention the choices that were there, were very good and I got half a cup of each sauce i picked! YUMMMMMMMM

P.S. Yes, the place is pretty damn run down and the inside doesn't look too clean either, hopefully the food is cleaner than the place looks *crosses fingers* (well, I diddn't nor know anyone that has gotten sick from this place) WILL VISIT AGAIN!

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Jonathan B.

New York, NY

Let me start by saying this is the same place as "Ray's Candy Store".

Ray is the owner and he's a strange old guy but the nicest New Yorker on Tomkins Sq. Park.

You can get enormous belgian fries with great sauces, softserve in up to 6 flavors on a given day, in sugar cone or safety cone, and hotdogs that are greasy and better than crif dogs around the corner.

Here's the kicker - fans of chocolate malt shakes will go bonkers over the chocolate malt here.  

Faint of heart beware - this place is very dirty...it doesn't look like the walls have been wiped down EVER.   There's no where to sit either.  Walk in, get your fries and get to a parkbench so you can slobber all over yourself.

Don't forget napkins and please thank RAY.   He deserves a pat on the back for keeping this place open for so many years.

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Chris H.

New York, NY

+1 Star: For being the cheaper alternative to Pommes Frites
-1 Star: For being the divey alternative to Pommes Frites (with questionable sanitary standards)
+1 Star: For gigantic fuck-off portions
-1 Star: For having a boring selection of sauces compared to Pommes Frites
+1 Star: For not having as long of a line as Pommes Frites
-1 Star: For serving stale and cold fries when turnover is slow

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Bob J.

Brooklyn, NY

I have only had these fries while sober. They are delicious, freshly cut, and fried goodness. You want a dipping sauce? Whatever you want! It's there for you in a gallon jug straight from the wholesale store. Careful now, it's heavy, no wait, not too much! Ahh!!! My "small" order of fries now has 4 cups of Blue cheese dressing on it!!

A small fry is enough for 3 people to share.

Ray rocks.

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Karen L.

New York, NY

I've walked past this place at least a hundred times, but never had the desire to walk in.  But for some reason, last week, I walked right in.  I was greeted by this old man with no teeth.  "What can I get for you, tell me!"  I got the mini Belgian fries, and boy were they huge!  As I ate my fries, I asked Ray (the old man) how long he's had this store for.  "35 years, and I love it!  Back then my rent was $33 per month!"  OK, so I've gone to see Ray like, 3 times over the past 5 days now.  Malt milk shakes are delicious too.  This is dangerous.  Now that I know what goes on behind this ghetto little storefront, I'm gonna need to regulate myself before I develop a really bad habit.

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Jonathan M.

New York, NY

These fries are the bomb, fresh out of the frier, skin on the potato Belgium fries, just they way i like them.

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Nina C.

New York, NY

Agreed - the fries are so great when you are stumbling out of the bars late at night!  I've always walked past it and wondered if this dirty, hole in the wall spot was any good.  But one night, I decided to finally just go for it and get some fries.  But then again, it was only cuz Crif Dogs was closed and I couldn't get any tator tots...

Anyhoo, the fries are great - that's all I had.  Not sure if I would try anything else here really...

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Michael Y.

Brooklyn, NY

remember...this is e.village/alphabet city...don't forget that. this is one of the last little jewels of an idea that was once a city called new york...

here's the skinny:
1. quantity (unless you are a fries fanatic, opt for the "mini")
2. quality (i've been to the "other" place on 2nd ave...you are paying for a marketing scheme...nothing special about their potatoes)
3. frozen yogurt (it taste so good, it's suspect)

and for those generi-fication wagoners simply passing thru this part of town...little of what is actually left of places like this is what made/makes this city what it is...this is new york city B****, don't forget!

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Eric J. R.

Brooklyn, NY

The fries here are just OK. Don't be fooled by the hype, because they only taste great when you are wasted. Of course, just about anything tastes great when you are wasted.

Take a walk to Shillers if you want some great frites.

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Andrea C.

New York, NY

Okay, I promise you will be scared of this place - it's a teeny tiny
hole in the wall across the street from Thompkins Sq. Park.
It looks dirty, the signs are all written by hand, there is no rhyme
or reason when you walk in ... but the fries and the frozen yogurt is
so damn good!!!

You just gotta walk-in, order and go. Eat somewhere outside and
far away, I promise if you stare too long you will see a few cockroaches.
It's like this weird place where a small order of fries is HUGE,
delicious, hot and tasty with tons of topping/sauce choices.

Frozen yogurt is also HUGE and de-lish!!

You'll probably encounter a homeless person while you order and
the owner (some old guy with a hat) is super friendly...

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Mitch S.

Los Angeles, CA

Yes, Andrea, I agree, when I first encountered this place, after staggering out of a bar around 2a, I thought I encountered some parallel universe in Alphabet City...But the pleasant, engaging, 100yr-old-or-so man (with maybe three teeth in his mouth) behind the counter put my semi-coherent nerves at ease (told me how he's endured being there like 25+ yrs as the neighborhood changed around him), and handed me the largest, most tasty basket of thick, golden-skinned, sizzling hot belgian fries I ever held, coated with bleu cheese dressing...I stood there on the corner, orgasmically woofing down this perfect storm of late-night munchies (so appropriate as I sensed an aroma of "oregano" wafting from a teenage cadre gathered for a peace pipe session in Tompkins Square Park), feeling like I now possessed a secret very few would ever know, ...Shhh, now don't go telling everybody - but go there quickly and often, when you need that guilt-laden grease fix which can only be satisfied by a joint that even Salvador Dali would have trouble conjuring up...and really, what's a few cockroaches between gastronomic soulmates...

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