19 Jul Top 8 Restaurant Fries in Cagayan de Oro
Ah, the venerable, veritable, and delicious French Fries. This is probably the most consumed form of fast food next to the burger. It is consumed during mealtimes, as a snack, and is the easiest fast food that can be carried around and eaten. Because of its extreme popularity, many restaurants around the world – restaurants in Cagayan de Oro City included – have seen fit to create their own type of French Fries, creating more flavors for it, or just simply echoing its originality, but with a slight twist.
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Be advised that our selection in this article is based on actual menu inquiries and personal tasting from the past. If by any chance we missed your favorite restaurant that serves French fries, we do hope that this isn’t located in the Cogon or Carmen Market areas. For obvious reasons, we omit from this article a couple of famous fast food restaurants that serve French fries, and the restaurants featured occupy no particular order.
Did You Know?
The term “French fries” is American. The British call it “chips,” the Indians call it “finger chips,” and the French call it “French-fried potatoes.” French-fried potatoes or “pommes patatas frites” in French first appeared in France when street vendors started selling them on the Pont Neuf Bridge in Paris in 1789. However, the term “French fries” did not originate in France, but in Belgium during World War I. When the Belgian Army and other allied armies came together in Belgium, the British and American soldiers had a taste of “Belgian fries” similar in cooking to the French “pommes patatas frites.” However, the British and Americans mistakenly began calling the food “French Fries” because they mistakenly thought they were in France since the Belgian Army’s official language was French.
This term soon spread and became popular almost all over the world, especially during World War II when Americans were once again fighting in Belgium and France and got a taste of Belgian/French fries. In fact during World War II, the American company J.R. Simplot is credited with successfully commercializing frozen French fries. In 1967, McDonald’s contracted the Simplot Company to supply them with the frozen fries. It is estimated that 32% of the world’s potato crop is used to make French fries, of which 90% of this is consumed by the food service sector.
Lefty’s Chick-N-Chops
This is a cute, comfortable, and cozy restaurant that serves the best Buffalo Chicken Wings in the city, and the only way to prove this is by visiting the restaurant.
Aside from this, they also serve other mouthwatering dishes like their Freshly Fried Fries. The fries have a really distinctly different taste and are tastier than the frozen varieties. Try their famous and delicious “Monster Fries” only for P90! It is topped with chilli, cheese sauce and jalapeno.
Lefty’s Monster Fries
The fries go well with their signature spicy Buffalo Wings as well. They are located at the Great Spot Arcade along the J. R. Borja Extension Highway and they are open from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Bigby’s Cafe and Restaurant
The restaurant’s ambiance is actually a cross between fine dining and casual eating, and is a great place for pairs, family meals, or large group partaking.
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If your tongue is a true connoisseur for good food then you’ll enjoy their own style of French fries cooked with different flavors depending on the dish it is served with such as their Food Trip Platter.
Food Trip Platter
They have two locations at the SM City Mall and at Ayala Centrio Mall.
Chino’s Deli
A true and proven homegrown local burger and sandwich joint that has Kagay-anons coming back again and again. Kagay-anons are very familiar with their Ultimate Sandwich, Flat Iron Burger, Tokyo Crib Baby, and Deli Ranch Salad as bestsellers.
Chino’s Deli Handcut Fries
Their Deli Hand-cut Fries are now becoming a hit when paired with the sandwiches. In fact, order any of their burgers and the fries paired with it is a bestseller in itself. Whether you’re catching a snack for the movies or just want a hearty burger with fries, you’ll find them at the 3rd floor of the Ayala Centrio Mall, at the entrance of the cinemas.
Loreto’s Bar and Grill
Here is a popular family business that has been around since the 90’s and has physically transformed more times than all of the Transformers combined. This almost permanent fixture at the corner of Tomas Saco and 6th Streets in Nazareth is a combination of a restaurant, bar, videoke hangout, billiards, and live band entertainment.
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The food is affordable and many will argue that Loreto’s still serves the best Kinilaw, Sisig, and Bulalo dishes. However, one surprising dish on their menu is their French fries which are cut differently and bigger than the normal fries you see, and what adds to it is their dip that makes their fries extra yummy. Unfortunately, the cooks won’t spill the beans to reveal the ingredients of their fries dip, but it’s guaranteed to be delicious.
Chez Marie Bar Café and Restaurant
This cute little restaurant can offer an impressive lineup of appetizers, salads, main courses (divided into beef, pork, chicken, and seafoods), sandwiches, pasta, pizza, and, yes, you guessed it, French fries.
There’s really something different about their fries and according to their cook, it’s in the way its deep fried. Their fries dip is very delicious as well mixed with herbs and spices. They are located at the ground floor of the Grand Central Arcade Building on Arch. Hayes and Pabayo Streets.
Chub’s Diner
This is a small mom-and-pop-neighborhood-diner nestled between buildings along Corrales Avenue in front of the Xavier University gymnasium.
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Yet they’ve been around since 2012 because not only do they serve really large meal servings, they also serve one of the best tasting and tallest (foot high) burgers in town, the tastiest normal sized burgers, their French fries and dips are just something to really try out.
Haze Restobar
Located at the Grand Central Arcade at Arch. Hayes corner Pabayo Streets, this restaurant and bar features really good and affordable food during the day time and for dinner while they serve an array of liquor and cocktail selections with the usual beer bucket choices.
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Though Haze is a small bar, the customers can bring their drinks to the central arcade tables and chairs just outside the Restobar. And don’t forget to order their French fries with your drinks. Their fries have this delightful taste that just seems different yet very tasty.
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