rare bar & grill

new york, ny

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the best thing about rare bar & grill is the "french fry tasting plate." everyone here orders it. three types of french fries: shoestring, "cottage" (they call them waffle fries where i'm from), and sweet potato. it's a perfect basket for me and derek to share. we both like waffle fries, i love sweet potato fries and derek loves shoestring fries. the sweet potato fries are served with a honey maple sauce that tastes like the icing on a maple bar. the fries also come with chipotle aioli, mexican ketchup, and garlic aioli. since everyone orders them, they're always fresh and crispy on the outside, soft and steamy on the inside.

they make burgers too and some people really love these burgers. derek and i don't. but we couldn't eat fries for dinner (could we?), so we each ordered a burger. you have to order these burgers medium or rarer otherwise they turn out like a hockey puck. we ordered ours medium and they were pretty good, especially when i added the chipotle fry sauce. derek liked his because it was covered with mushrooms and gooey swiss cheese.