On Tour to the Frituur 18: Fritaurant in Merksem

 What better after a large tournament then some fries?

 

Indeed, nothing, so I went to a new place in Merksem in my next tour stop, Fritaurant located at the Frans Adriaensensstraat 2 in 2170 Merksem.

 

Now this a very modern interior designed place, and this in some way has a weird streak for a traditional mind as mine.  Unlike most frituur's, the place doesn't have a glass cabinet showing all or at least most of the snacks, only having large and very varied menu cards on the walls.  Now to be honest, this sort of causes a short circuit, and not only with me, as I often don't know what to take unless I "see" it lying in front.

 

It also has some frituur classics, like a Julienneke or a Romboutteke, which are loaded fries avant la lettre, and they have a whole lot of home made items like beef stew, chicken stew and more... The place is ran by a young couple, and they do seem to know their business as waiting lines progressed smoothly on a sunday evening. 

 

It also has spacious seating space to enjoy your food, seperated by a low wall from the waiting line for take out orders. 

 

My Order

 

I went for a Julienneke, which are fries topped with beef stew sauce, onion, mayonaise, and pieces of viandel, a Bicky cheese burger and a can of coca cola, putting me back 19.60 euro (the Julienneke or other loaded fries dishes are 11.50 each, a fair price).  The fries where nice and crispy, perfectly baked

 

Conclusion

 

It is modern, it is clean, but as I said, the lack of a glass cabinet is an odd concept for me.  While the speciality dishes are great additions to the menu, the regular snacks and fries are your pretty normal priced ranges, so even with it's modern touch it handles classic prices.

 

While the food was delicious, and this certainly adds to the rating, the lack of cabinet causes me to knock off a point, ending with a final rating of a well deserved 7.5 out of 10 for me.