Nov 9, 2021 - Food and Drink

The best thing we ate: Duck frites at Des Moines' Django

Linh Ta

A plate of duck frites with four dipping sauces from Des Moines' Django restaurant. — An order of duck frites ($9.99) and dipping sauces from Django downtown. Photo: Linh Ta/Axios

Linh here. I don't want to brag, but I like to think of myself as a french fry connoisseur. (Yes, McDonald's fries still slap.)

If you're also a fan of golden fried potatoes, order the duck frites ($9.99) at Django.

What makes them great: The hand-cut fries are cooked in duck fat, which gives them a deep, greasy goodness that other typical cooking oils can't replicate.

They're also my favorite type of fry texture. Skinny with plenty of crispness and crunchy bits.
The real stars are the dipping sauce choices, especially the harissa aioli, which offers some garlic tang.

Plus: They're on Django's happy hour menu for $5. (They offer it all night on Tuesdays.)

Open: 4-9pm, Sun-Thurs; 4-10pm, Fri-Sat; 1420 Locust St., Des Moines.

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