Eastern Standard Chips

Eastern Standard
528 Commonwealth Ave.
Kenmore Square
Boston, MA

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In addition to the frites at Eastern Standard, they also offered hand-made chips, so naturally I had to try those as well. They weren't as good as the frites, unfortunately, though I believe making chips in a restaurant setting is infinitely more difficult than frites. They were undercooked, making them too soggy and yet they were too brown, which normally you'd think would mean they were overcooked. So what actually caused such an obvious conundrum I couldn't say. The flavor was decent and they were appropriately thin, they just need to get the process down better.


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Original Buffalo Wings Chips

Original Buffalo Wings
7 Locations
Bay Area, CA

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See my previous post about their fries, which has more general info, too. As decent as their fries can be, the homemade chips they offer are very tasty, some of the best you can find, especially surprising given how far outside the potato chip belt we are. But they make damn fine chips.

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Italian Delite Subs

Italian Delite Submarine Sandwiches
971 Front St.
Novato, CA

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The closest sandwich shop to where I live, a mere block away at most. They make decent sub sandwiches, including an okay west-coast approximation of a cheesesteak. It doesn't really pretend to be a Philly version, which is good, and so is alright for what it is. Unfortunately, the fries could be better. I like the chop cut with skin on, but they're always too brown, I presume because they use the same oil too long. They're also usually pretty greasy, but occasionally you're get a pristine batch. When that happens, they're much better. It's really too bad. They have an opportunity to make very unique frites, but instead ruin the effort by the way they cook them.


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