Matt Syroczynski has been making the French fries at his fast-casual San Carlos restaurant the same way since opening in December 2017.
And that’s a very good thing.
The fries at Matt’s Red Hots — in a former Dairy Queen on South Tamiami Trail in south Fort Myers — were voted the best in Lee County in a recent News-Press readers’ poll.
“That’s so great,” said Syroczynski. “Thank you.”
After Five Guys took an early lead in the weeklong contest, Matt’s surged ahead a few days to finish with a 167-vote victory and 34.8 percent of the votes. Five Guys took second with 22 percent of all votes, while McDonald’s was third at 10.24 percent. Nevermind Awesome Bar & Eatery in Cape Coral and Culver’s rounded out the top 5.
What makes Matt’s fries so good?
Just what makes Matt’s hand-cut French fries a cut above the competition?
“We do everything as fresh and as fast as possible,” said Syroczynski, who hails from Buffalo, New York. “It’s all made fresh daily. We don’t even have a walk-in freezer.”
Matt’s usually goes through three 50-pound boxes of Idaho potatoes daily. That’s 900 pounds weekly (it’s closed on Mondays).