Frituur n°1

I’m still not sure if this Frituur n1 street restaurant is objectively bad, or if it just personally offended me. Seated nearby were a group of French-speaking customers loudly praising the place—though I couldn’t tell if they were locals or tourists. Their enthusiasm made me curious, so I decided to try something off-menu that caught my eye: “Soflaki” labeled as meat. I asked the cashier: Is the Soflaki veal or something else? He confidently replied: “Yes, it’s veal – kalfsvlees!” What arrived? Seasoned lung with onions and spices – definitely not veal. It cost €6.50. Then came the fries fiasco. The menu clearly stated Friet €2.50. but charged me €5.50 for the exact same medium fries. The restaurant is open at night, but pricey and not worth the quality. I gave it 2 stars only because I was starving and there were no other options nearby. At night, not many places are open in the area.

Good friet near the church in the center of Antwerpen. Super kawaii confusing between Flemish and Dutch, no patat but friet, no frikandel but curry sausages please one without curry saus. Friet is crispy. Two lokalen indoor to enjoy the order.

Incidentally, this is supposed to be the first fries place in Antwerp (hence the No. 1). The fries were decent. You can also get them with spice/ paprika on top, which is a nice touch. They also sell bitterballen, curryworst and some other meat snacks. There is seating available on either side of the shop (and a lavatory).

Liked the selection of sauces! They give a huge serving. Got the Fries with the samurai and their looksaus which is garlic. You order at the counter and they have seating inside.

I really don’t love Belgian fries, they’re too soggy for me. Just taste like old soggy fries. I did like the meatball though, the onion and meat together taste good.

Deserves all the hype. I just wished they didn’t have to deal with drunk straight men, but I guess that’s the customer at night. They are very sweet behind the counter. Highly recommend

Fries were OK, maybe it’s just that I was not used to this style. I don’t think they had enough salt, and there were some that were sort of mushy. The guy seemed inpatient, but the service was relatively fast.

The small size should be enough for 1 person. The plain fries are delicious with a bit of salty taste.