These two restaurants have the best french fries in Charlotte. Which is your favorite?

In the South, we’ve got a real soft spot for a good batch of fries — so it’s not surprising that we got more than 50 nominations to determine the very best in the Charlotte area.

From crinkle cut and curly fries to waffle fries and wedges, you can just about find it all in the city’s buzzing culinary scene.

Now, it’s time to put it to determine which restaurant has the most delicious version of the fan-favorite food.

Of course, we got shout outs for North Carolina’s very own Cook Out, Shomars and Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar. But as we are looking for smaller local spots, chain restaurants that have more than 25 locations worldwide, as well as past CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winners and runners-up, are excluded from winning the poll.

This is not a scientific poll or survey — it’s just for fun! If you have more than one favorite (or want to vote for your all-time favorite spot more than once), you are welcome to refresh this webpage and submit another vote.

So let’s put it to a vote! Here are the details:

The sixth round will determine the winner. It is now live until noon April 25.

Editor’s note: If you’ve reached your free article limit from The Charlotte Observer, you will have to subscribe to cast votes.

Top 2

1. Angry Ale’s
2. Cafe Monte

Top 4

1. Angry Ale’s
2. 131 Main
3. Comet Grill
4. Cafe Monte

Top 8

Note: No. 5-8 tied.

1. Cafe Monte
2. Trio Restaurant
3. 131 Main

4. The Workman’s Friend

5. Ace No. 3

6. Angry Ale’s

7. Chubz Famous Chiliburger

8. Comet Grill

Top 14

Note: This round was set to be the Top 12, but No. 8-12 tied.

1. Trio Restaurant
2. Cafe Monte
3. 131 Main

4. Chubz Famous Chiliburger

5. Romeo’s Vegan Burger

6. Angry Ale’s

7. Comet Grill

8. Ace No. 3

9. Brickhouse Tavern

10. Clark’s Snack Bar

11. Foxcroft Wine Co.

12. Harriet’s Hamburgers

13. Hello, Sailor

14. The Workman’s Friend

Top 33

Note: This round was set to be the Top 25, but No. 19-33 tied.

1. Rusty’s Deli and Grille
2. 131 Main
3. Bossy Beulah’s

4. Comet Grill

5. Cafe Monte

6. The Workman’s Friend

7. Ace No. 3

8. Harriet’s Hamburgers

9. Trio Restaurant

10. Emmet’s Social Table

11. Good Food on Montford

12. Brickhouse Tavern

13. CharBar No. 7

14. Cheat’s Cheesesteaks

15. Clark’s Snack Bar

16. Coquette

17. Hello, Sailor

18. Steak ‘n Hoagie Shop

19. Angry Ale’s

20. Bang Bang Burgers

21. Chubz Famous Chiliburger

22. The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar

23. The Crunkleton

24. Fin & Fino

25. Foxcroft Wine Co.

26. The Goodyear House

27. Little Village Grill

28. Moo & Brew

29. The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

30. The Public House

31. RH Charlotte

32. Romeo’s Vegan Burger

33. The Trail House

Top 53

131 Main

Location: 17830 Statesville Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031

Location: 5970 Fairview Rd #100, Charlotte, NC 28210

Location: 9886 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277

Ace No. 3

Location: 8520 Pit Stop Ct NW #10, Concord, NC 28027

Location: 1001 Belmont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Location: 829 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

Angry Ale’s

Location: 1518 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209

Bang Bang Burgers

Location: 2001 E 7th St., Suite D, Charlotte, NC 28204

Location: 235 W. Tremont Ave., Suite 101, Charlotte, NC 28203

Barcelona Wine Bar

Location: 101 W Worthington Ave Ste 110, Charlotte, NC 28203

Bossy Beulah’s

Location: 2200 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, NC 28208

Location: 2932 Griffith Street, Charlotte, NC 28203

Brazwells Pub

Location: 1627 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209

Brickhouse Tavern

Location: 209 Delburg St, Davidson, NC 28036

Cafe Monte

Location: 6700 Fairview Rd #108, Charlotte, NC 28210

Calle Sol

Location: 1205 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Catalina Kitchen & Bar

Location: 1942 E 7th St #106, Charlotte, NC 28204

The Cellar at Duckworth’s

Location: 330 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

CharBar No. 7

Location: 4130 Carmel Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226

Location: 7312 Town View Drive, Mint Hill, NC 28227

Cheat’s Cheesesteaks

Location: 913 Pecan Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Location: 2137 Hawkins St, Charlotte, NC 28203

Chicken King

Location: Multiple

Chubz Famous Chiliburger

Location: 200 A W Woodlawn Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217

Clark’s Snack Bar

Location: 3001 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Comet Grill

Location: 2224 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28203

Coquette

Location: 400 S Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28285

The Cowfish Sushi Burger Bar

Location: 4310 Sharon Rd, Charlotte, NC 28211

Crispy Banh Mi

Location: Multiple

The Crunkleton

Location: 1957 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

Emmet’s Social Table

Location: 401 E South Main St, Waxhaw, NC 28173

Fin & Fino

Location: 8630 Lindholm Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078

Location: 135 Levine Avenue of the Arts #100, Charlotte, NC 28202

Foxcroft Wine Co.

Location: Multiple

Good Food On Montford

Location: 1701 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209

The Goodyear House

Location: 3032 N Davidson St, Charlotte, NC 28205

Harriet’s Hamburgers

Location: Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard St Stall #6, Charlotte, NC 28206

Location: Bowl at Ballantyne, 15109 Bowl St, Charlotte, NC 28277

Hello, Sailor

Location: 20210 Henderson Road, Cornelius, NC 28031

Just Chicken

Location: Monarch Market, 101 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Little Village Grill

Location: 901A E 4th St, Charlotte, NC 28204

Mariposa

Location: 500 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Midwood Smokehouse

Location: Multiple

Moo & Brew

Location: 1300 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Location: 111 Matthews Station St, Matthews, NC 28105

Nuvole Rooftop Twentytwo

Location: 220 E. Trade St., Suite 2200, Charlotte, NC 28202

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery

Location: 4150 Yancey Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217

Location: 13510 Ballantyne Corporate Pl, Charlotte, NC 28277

Papi Queso

Location: Optimist Hall, 1115 N Brevard St Suite #2, Charlotte, NC 28206

The Public House

Location: 300 S Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28202

RH Charlotte

Location: 6903 Phillips Place Court, Charlotte, NC 28210

Romeo’s Vegan Burgers

Location: 5518 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217

Rusty’s Deli and Grille

Location: 8512 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210

Salted Melon Market & Eatery

Location: 815 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28207

Location: 100 W Worthington Ave Suite 107, Charlotte, NC 28203

Steak ‘n Hoagie Shop

Location: 903 Eastway Dr D, Charlotte, NC 28205

Location: 3401 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209

Location: 4390 Potter Rd, Matthews, NC 28104

Steamer’s Sports Pub

Location: 1513 Pierson Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205

Stella Nova

Location: 3920 Sharon Rd #160, Charlotte, NC 28211

SupperClub

Location: 3521 Dewitt Ln, Charlotte, NC 28217

The Trail House

Location: 6751 Old Monroe Rd, Indian Trail, NC 28079

Tremont

Location: 2000 South Blvd #530, Charlotte, NC 28203

Trio Restaurant

Location: 1513 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC 28203

VINYL

Location: 1440 S Tryon St #105, Charlotte, NC 28203

Viva Chicken

Location: Multiple

Wooden Robot Brewery

Location: 1440 S Tryon St. #110, Charlotte, NC 28203

The Workman’s Friend

Location: 1531 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

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This story was originally published April 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM.

Chyna Blackmon

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Chyna Blackmon was a service journalism reporter for The Charlotte Observer. A native of the Carolinas, she grew up in Columbia, SC, and graduated from Queens University of Charlotte. She’s also worked in local television news in Charlotte, NC, and Richmond, VA. Support my work with a digital subscription