Augusta, GA
Hot potatoes: These Augusta-area restaurants serve up the best French fries, says Yelp
Do you want fries with that?
Chances are, you do. The average American eats an estimated 40 pounds of potatoes every year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Diners often judge restaurants based on the quality of their French fries. In no particular order, here are five locally owned Augusta-area restaurants that serve the best fries, based on reviews posted on the crowdsourced consumer review website Yelp.
Whiskey Bar (Kitchen), 1048 Broad St.
When Kenny and Bobby Morrison founded the popular watering hole in 2012, generously sized hamburgers soon became a menu standout. The fries that accompany them is attracting a following of their own. The Whiskey Waffle Fries include maple chili, rémoulade and crumbled blue cheese.
Others, such as reviewer Lindsay K., keep it simple: “I’m not frequently crazy about waffle fries because I like my French fries on the softer side and waffles don’t often lend to that. However, these were really good and I hardly used any of my ketchup and mostly ate them plain.”
Farmhaus Burger, 1204 Broad St.
Chef-owner Sean Wight opened the first of his two Farmhaus locations in 2013. The simply-seasoned, hand-cut fries, gluten-free on request, draw comments such as “crispy and delicious” and “amazing.”
They can be ordered with sea salt and cracked pepper; with feta dipping sauce; or with red-bean chili and your choice of cheddar or smoked gouda cheese.
Pro tip: Farmhaus serves a special sauce with its sweet potato tots that a lot of returning customers use for their fries.
Jackie M’s and Son, 3308 Milledgeville Rd.
A certain fast-food chain’s reputation for fries has become the yardstick by which customers judge all other fries. So when diners such as Wayne C. describe Jackie M’s version as “the best french fries, even better than McDonald’s,” the comparison is not invoked lightly.
The modest soul-food restaurant, across from Bayvale Elementary School, has a national reputation. In 2020, Yelp ranked the restaurant as one of the top 100 places to eat in America, notably its authentic Philly cheesesteaks.
“The fries are hand-cut and really good,” according to reviewer Jeremy T. “Fresh out of the fryer and seasoned with salt and pepper.”
Deep South Cheese and Grill, 4591 Augusta Hwy., Dearing
Quebec native Gino Doucet founded the small restaurant in 2018 and brought one of Canada’s favorite comfort foods with him – poutine, which covers fries in cheese curds and gravy.
Assorted meat toppings often accompany poutine. Ground steak, smoked sausage, chicken and bacon all make appearances on Deep South’s poutine dishes, including a vegetarian “Italian” poutine with marinara sauce.
Doucet has since sold Deep South to Brittany and Andrew Brown, but the fries and poutine are still on the menu.
Laziza Mediterranean Grill, 4272 Washington Rd., Ste. 8A, Evans
Mediterranean cuisine successfully got its foot in the door locally when Nader Khatib opened his first Laziza in 2011. Adding their crisp fries to the menu was an easy pivot.
The Greek Fries come loaded with favorite gyro ingredients such as beef and lamb. The Feta Fries are drizzled with creamy garlic chili sauce and topped with crumbled feta cheese.
“I know it sounds weird, but their French fries are amazing,” Janina M. said on Yelp. “A great combination is getting some of their hummus, and using it as a dip for their fries. Good stuff! I honestly would go back just for that.”
Reviewer John B. kept his opinion of Laziza’s fries to one word: “Indulgent.”
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Feed your French fry fix by visiting these Augusta-area restaurants
Augusta, Ga. – Nolan Turner had two hits, a homer, and scored twice to lead Augusta, but it was Lander picking up the win 19-4 over Augusta in the series finale on Sunday at Jaguar field. Augusta is now 12-10 overall and 8-4 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Bearcats are 14-8 overall and 8-4 in conference play.
AU got on the board in the opening inning as Turner scored on a wild pitch. But Lander would respond four runs in the second on a grand slam home run.
In the bottom of the second, the Jaguars would plate a pair of runs. Davis Newman singled home Harris Bachelder and Nathan Martin would come up with a sacrifice fly that scored Roland Chance.
The Bearcats would blow it open by scoring 10 runs in the third inning.
Turner would deliver a solo homer in the third for the last Augusta run.
Augusta collected eight hits on the day with Turner being the only player with more than one.
The Jaguars will next be on the field when they travel to Cochran, Ga. to take on Middle Georgia in a three game series. The opener is Friday at 6 p.m.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Cher’s Sisters Only Club hosted a CSRA women’s health and beauty expo in Augusta to celebrate women’s history month.
The event took place at the Julian Smith Casino on Broad Street, where there was a fashion show, vendors, community engagement and some wellness resources.
“We had CrossFit, we had Fit to Run, we have some other vendors that has like branding wellness type products and things like that, but as a whole, we had 42 vendors that have enjoyed, and the people that come out have seemed to enjoy it too,” Vonteice Davis and Cher Best of Cher’s Sisters Only Club.
The Augusta Parks and Recreation partnered with the club for Sunday’s event.
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AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Saturday afternoon local leaders in Richmond County held a Community Teen Summit and Youth Forum at May Park Community Center to combat the rise in teen violence.
“We wanted to bring in some of the young adults in our community to a safe place where they can utilize their voice. They can be heard,” said Cheryl Bryant, one of the event coordinators.
The forum was centered on reaching teens who may be at risk of joining gangs or other criminal behaviors.
“We see so much happening with our youth. We’ve seen it in the news. I see it in our courtrooms, whether I’m representing the youth or if I’ve seen a youth before me, and if there’s any information I can share that can protect them from coming into the court system, whether it’s for a criminal charge or for some other reason, I like to do that,” said Katrell Nash, a Juvenile Attorney and Judge.
The event featured community leaders like Sheriff Eugene Brantley and included panel speakers and other vendors designed to support local youth.
“We’re here to let the youth know that there are resources in the community for them. There’s job opportunities. There is mentoring. We’ve got gang mentors,” explained Stephanie Allen, the Public Education Specialist for the Augusta Fire Department.
A recurring theme of the event was “It Takes a Village.” Community members said it is important to show up for youth who may be struggling and help them make better life choices.
“We just want them to know that they’re not alone and that whatever their struggles are, whatever they’re going through– cyber bullying, peer bullying, feel like they don’t have the support at home, that they can reach out to community members and that we’re here to help them. All they have to do is ask,” Allen said.
“That they feel as if we care and we want to help and that they know that there are things in place for them to get help,” added Sheriff Eugene Brantley.
The summit was well attended with between 100 and 200 people. Leaders said it made them hopeful that more of Richmond County’s youth will turn from violence and crime and walk a better path.
“I love to see that children are engaged, that they want to know more about their rights. They want to know more about what the law says, as well as what they should do in these situations. It makes me very optimistic about their futures and the future of our community at large,” Nash explained.
“I think it’s going to like open them up to other opportunities. And I hope that they go back to school on Monday and tell their peers what they learned here today,” said Allen.
“Hopefully the kids and the youth who are here will engage with the sponsors and the mentors that are here, and hopefully they’ll learn and make better choices and make better decisions. And learn to respond instead of react to things,” said Sheriff Brantley.
Organizers are hoping the teen summit will become an annual event.
Photojournalist: Avery Van Dusen.
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