home fries
plural noun
: potatoes that have usually been parboiled, sliced, and then fried
called also home fried potatoes
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Each menu features brunch standards like quiche, breakfast casseroles, bacon, hash browns and/or home fries, fruit and French toast, plus lunch and dinner options including meatloaf and roasted potatoes, plus a variety of desserts.
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
Add home fries or hash browns and coffee, of course.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
The weekday early bird special (two eggs, plus home fries or grits, toast, and your choice of breakfast meat) for just $8.99 is one of the best deals in town.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
These crispy, fluffy potatoes taste like home fries, but better.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
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Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 14 Apr. 2025
Add home fries or hash browns and coffee, of course.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
The weekday early bird special (two eggs, plus home fries or grits, toast, and your choice of breakfast meat) for just $8.99 is one of the best deals in town.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
These crispy, fluffy potatoes taste like home fries, but better.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Home fries.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20fries. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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