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| - I went to Fran's Filling station on a Saturday for lunch. I wanted to try it out because it had the best french fries in Charlotte, or so says the Charlotte Observer. I got there at 11:30 am which is when it opened and there was one other table seated. My server seemed to pretty casual and laid back. He asked if it was my first time there and I said yes, so he ran over the menu with me. He also mentioned that they had a bloody mary bar, but I'm not much of a tomato juice fan so I skipped that. He went back to check on the specials of the day, while I looked over the menu. My server came back and went over the daily special which was a turkey sandwich with fried mozzarella sticks. I ordered that with a side of fries. While waiting for food a couple of other groups came in. My food came out after a reasonable wait, even before the two top that had been seated before me. I ordered a beer to go with my sandwich at that time. The sandwich was pretty good sized and the amount of fries was ridiculous. The bread was a nice crusty french bread and it was stuffed so that I could hardly get a bite of it, but I managed. It was very tasty and very messy. The fries were a deep dark brown color and almost looked like they were burnt, but they were not. They were close to being perfect. The insides were light and fluffy, but the outsides just weren't crisp enough for me, so I was a little disappointed there. But overall the food was pretty good and reasonably priced, $9.50 for the sandwich plus $1 for the side of fries. For $10.50 there was enough food there for two meals. The beer I got was a little pricey, $6.95 for a pint, but it was also pretty good. If I come back I'll probably skip the beer and just get a sandwich. My server was very friendly and very laid back, but he did make sure I had what I needed. If we could give 1/2 stars I would give Fran's 3.5, but I just can't round it up to 4 because of the fries. So 3 stars it is because Fran's is definitely A-OK in my opinion though.
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