Celebrate National French Fry Day with 10 pictures of fries

The starter, Cheeky Bastard Poutine, with grass-fed beef cheek, arrogant bastard ale, sattocenere, hand-cut fries and black truffle, for $13, at Kings Row Gastropub, on Colorado Boulevard, in Old Pasadena.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

A dish of mole fries, mole poblano gravy, melted cheese and grilled onions at Ricardo Diaz’s new restaurant Bizarra Capital.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

McDonald’s is known for its golden French fries.   (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

The bistro steak and pommes frites at Firefly in Studio City.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The Love Boat comes with French fries, chili con carne and haus coleslaw at the Dog Haus Biergarten in Pasadena.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The ultra thin pommes frites at Chat Noir.   (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)