The Mercury Diner

Hi! Welcome to another fry review! I’ve had this one ready to go for a week or two now, but haven’t got to putting this up until now. A few weekends ago I went to try this relatively new diner, and it certainly looks new and fancy. But how were the fries?

Address: 621 Parsons Ave, Columbus, OH 43206

Cut: Shoestring

Thickness: 2/10

Crispiness: 4/10

Salt/Seasoning: Light salt, no seasoning. Salt is course grained.

Price: $5/serving (two servings in picture)

So, these fries were served warm and fresh. For a thinner cut fry there is not a lot of crispiness to them, the flaky interior is present though. The majority of the taste comes from the coarse grained salt used on the fries. The actual amount of salt is pretty small, but given the thin cut, with no additional augments to the flavor, means the salt dominates the flavor profile more than you’d expect from the amount used. The fries were clearly well cooked, with a good texture overall, but there really isn’t much potato flavor to the fries. These fries are solid, and I was definitely full by the end of my time here, but in this city you can get better fries for less money. Overall, definitely worth going to, though I probably won’t go again unless someone else really wants to go here.

Also, the decor. Place really doesn’t know what it wants to be. You’d think you’re going to a diner from the outside and the menu, but on the inside it looks like it’s trying to be upscale. I don’t quite get it. Then again, I’m probably not the target audience.