Been to Canard & Champagne twice in the past year. The first time, as I noted in my review here. I thought the frites were tasty but they were served not hot enough and with not enough salt. And definitely not as crispy as great frites should be. The second time I don’t remember them, meaning they were neither great nor below average, and presumably served hotter than the first time.
FWIW, I find the frites at Relais de L’Entrecote to be very good. Not good enough to be the reason to go there, but somewhere on the good side of above average, and they work well with the “mystery” sauce.
Given Carmenere’s comment, it makes me wonder if frites might be one of the few things French restaurants in America actually do better than restaurants in France. If so, perhaps it’s because they need to compete with McDonald’s fries, which when served hot/fresh are very, very good, bordering on great. I have had better frites than Mickey D’s in the U.S., to be sure, but none that were substantially better.
