I’ve been very good about going to a new place every weekend, but less good about ensuring that the review gets up in a timely manner. Hence, I’m doing a double review today. First was Marion Diner, and this one is Pat and Gracie’s restaurant/tavern. On first look, the place was a bit bougie for me. I’m all about hole in the wall places where the grease is visible to all, less about popular sit-down restaurants, or *gasp* a Gastropub. But I was given a recommendation to try this place out, and considering how close this place is to me, I couldn’t refuse the opportunity to check it out.

Amazingly, me and the girlfriend managed to get in and not have to wait for a seat. Immediately, I had to order 3 fry orders, because of experiences at places like this with super small servings. But I was pleasantly surprised. I got quite full eating these fries. Price was very reasonable at $2.25/serving. Fries were natural cut, about a 3 thickness, and a 5.5 crispiness. As they were natural cut, the fries had lots of skins present, in all locations (not all skin on all fries, but all areas of a fry had skin on at least some fries). Fries were extremely well cooked, very hot and fresh. I was most impressed by the lack of grease, care was taken to ensure fries weren’t too greasy (this is a common issue with natural cut fries, the grease from frying tends to cling to the rough surface of these fries better than other cuts). Fries had no seasoning, and only a light salting, which gave a nice extra kick to the taste in this case. The only flaw I noted was on the third serving, there were a lot of loose skins in the order, more an issue with presentation, but it can feel more like eating crumbs than fully realized fries. Serving size was moderate, and I’m not sure how I feel about the metal rectangular plates, but that’s purely a “me” thing.

Pat and Gracie’s

138 Graceland Blvd, Columbus, OH 43214

Fry Cut: Natural Cut.

Thickness: 3

Crispiness: 5.5

Salt: Light

Seasoning: None.