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Restaurant: Kate O'Brien's Irish Bar & Grill (San Francisco)
Food description: Beer battered and deep fried fish with chips (french fries) and slaw
Food rating: 9 out of 10
Times ordered: 1

I consider myself an expert on fried foods, in fact if you fry it, I will eat it (if you know where I can get my hands on a deep fried Snickers bar, call me.) Lately I've been having massive fish and chip cravings and heard that Kate O'Brien's had some really good fish and chips. Happily, I was not disappointed. These were really perfect fish and chips. The fish was firm and the batter was crisp with neither of them being greasy. I think they used cod but whatever they used, the fish was deliciously sweet and tasted fresh. The tartar sauce is homemade and it was a perfect complement to the fish. The chips were great, again, perfectly crisp on the outside and mealy and delicious on the inside. I think what really won me over in this dish was that nothing was too greasy. I have a thing about getting my hands too dirty and/or greasy and I was able to eat this dish without asking for extra napkins. The slaw that came with this was able to stand up to the heavier fish and chips on the plate. The cabbage tasted fresh and the dressing was not too sweet or creamy but had the perfect amount of tang to cut down on the already minimal grease on the dish. I highly recommend checking out these fish and chips.