Friskie Fries Newport

by amvandenhurk | Life, Lifestyle, Restaurant Review

Obsession with Fries

Potato products are their own food group in my mind. They are the perfect food and can be prepared in many yummy ways. I like my potatoes and I love my fries. I grew up with chip shops in Ireland and McDonald’s fries in the US though now my go-to fast food fries are Five Guys. Malt vinegar or ketchup. Perfection.

But then I visited my friend Lieve in Beliguim in the early 1990s where frankly everything tastes good in Beliguim, the world of Belgian fries was opened to me. Belgians use peanut oil and double fry their fries or as they say in Belgium and The Netherlands, “frites.” The extra enough is worth it. And the toppings one could put on the fries. It just wasn’t vinegar, ketchup, or mayo, but different sauces like the tomato-based Andalouse, the spicy like Sriracha Pili-pili, the tangy BBQ-like Brasil sauce, the combination of mayonnaise with Tunisian chili, some spice, tomatoes, and bell peppers that makes Samourai sauce and finally, Pitta-pitta is aioli sauce with hints of dill. All are super. For me, it takes the fries from being a side to a full meal.

Friskie Fries Newport

Friskie Fries Newport takes the American fry into the same diva level as Belgian Frites. Friskie Fries is a meal, not just a snack. You have to be a champion fry eater to finish your container. By the way, I have, but then didn’t eat my dinner I was still so full.

I can’t say no to fries. And I can’t say no to fries with toppings. Friskie Fries is a RI-based food group. They started out with a food truck where they had great success allowing them to open a place in Providence. The Friskie Fries Group has 5-6 places. Newport is the most recent place and I am glad to have them here now. I know Rhode Island is a small state, but driving 30-45 mins for fries was a bit much for my husband so I just stalked Friskie Fries to open in Newport. They did. They are located at 404 Thames Street in Newport. A perfect location for them.

The Toppings

Friskie Fries Newport has toppings and sauces. They have 11 topped fries or know as dressed fries:

#1 Friskie Fries – Signature beef chili and cheese

#2 Cluck-U – Crispy chicken/buffalo sauce/blue cheese dressing & crumbles.

#3 Lil’ Piggie – Pulled pork/wasabi cucumber slaw/BBQ drizzle

#4 Disco Dottie – Poutine Handmade Vermont cheddar curd/Brown gravy

#5 Rhode Kill – NY System Weiner Bits/ Meat sauce/onion/mustard/celery salt

#6 The Alley Cat – Fresh Garlic/Olive oil, Parmesan

#7 Miss Potato Head – Sour cream/Smoked bacon/Fresh chives/Sharp cheddar

#8 Fowl Play – Crispy chicken/Mozzarella/Parmesan/Red sauce

#9 Cat’l Call – Philly Cheese Steak seasoned shaved steak/Cheddar

#10 Cinn-Fully Sweet – Cinnamon-sugar/Whipped cream

#11 S’Morsome – Melted chocolate/Mini marshmallows/Graham cracker crumbs

They also have sauces: mayo, honey mustard, horseradish, blue cheese, BBQ, sweet chili, sriracha, boom boom, buffalo, Hidden Valley ranch, and cheese.

It is fry nirvana. Is your mouth watering? Mine is. The old fashioned oyster container which today we associate Chinese food is perfect to carry fries with all their toppings. These all are a meal to themselves or sharable for two people; however, I have fry greed and eat my own.

So if you are in the mood for a fries with amazing toppings and flavors in a fun place then Friskie Fries Newport or any other of there shops throughout Rhode Island. Skip McDonald’s, Friskie Fries is all about fries. That’s their jam.