Habit Burger Grill Sweet Potato Fries Review: Is It a Sweet Deal?

We recently reviewed Habit Burger's regular fries and their focus on quality shone through. Given the chain also offers sweet potato fries, definitely not common in other fast food restaurants, we had to check it out. Now these sweet siblings by default are mandatorily served with their signature ranch sauce, which further intrigued our curiosity. Why woudl they do this? Will these inventive and fresh sweet potato fries stand tall next to its well rounded sibling? This is our review of Habit Burger's sweet potato fries.

This literally stared into our eyes next to the order kiosk! I love their bold awareness campaign.

Texture (5/10)

The sweet potato fries have a weak crisp, but maintain an acceptable amount of crunch. This is accomplished through a batter coating on the outwards that give it a bumpy texture. These bumps are indeed crunchy, but somehow they feel disjointed from the actual potato stick. The fries feel a bit weak, laden by the clumps of fried batter, and also are dry in the mouth. The innards of the fries are slightly mushy but feel a bit deflated. We're not sure if this is because of the type of the potato.

The fries have a batter cover which clumps on the exterior. Perhaps the sweet potatos don't fill the inside well?

Flavor (6/10)

The fries are definitely more sweet than the regular ones (as they are made with sweet potato) but still lacked the basic level of salt, just like their regular counterparts. This, combined with the deflatet texture, makes them quite bland and dry with only a momentary sweetness to counter the large body of flavoress mush. The saving grace was absolutely their signaure ranch and we finally understood why the sauce was provided by default. The ranch wasn't special by any means but definitely a bit more runny that made it easier to dip fries and not scoop up the sauce.

The "siganture" ranch sauce is served with all sweet potato fries. You have to pay to get more.

Shape (5/10)

Most of the sticks are decently sized in length and this is expected as sweet potatoes are typically elongated in shape. Unforunately though, these fries are very wobbly and have a hard time staying straight and holding themselves together. We don't know if this is because of the nature of the sweet potato but they are very unstable and break down after being bit into. Many sticks also have a bumpy ugliness due to the batter fry. We don't mind if this is done gently but in the case of Habit Burger, they were like a stretched out summer squash.

Naturally consistent even to the slight bend. These fries hold their shape well.

Presentation (6/10)

Fries are served in the identical carton to the regular fries, a boat-like tray, that carry the fries but absolutely help them jut out for easy grabs from all angles. Sweet potato fries though has a paper lining at the bottom of the carton to stop the fries from becoming too soggy in their grease. This is smart as the batter probably carries more oil than without.

Experience (5/10)

Habit Burger's sweet potato fries were good, but not exceptional in their job in improving the dining experience. They went well with the ranch and that was about it. There was nothing notable about them that contributed to the other items nor could it stand out on its own in a memorable way. To make matters worse, these fries were a whole dollar more expensive than the regular fries, and this definitely degrades the experience.

Texture	5
Flavor	6
Shape	5
Presentation	6
Experience	5
Overall	5.4 / 10

Conclusion

Habit Burger Grill had done a solid job on their regular fries, especially screaming high quality. But it is a bit hard to say the same for their more expensive sweet potato fries. The fries had a chaotic balance between its texture and flavor, while just barely being average on all other criteria. And without the signature ranch, it came dangerously close to being utterly disappointing. Even its quality of ingredients couldn't make it great. These fries are definitely not a failure, but also not something to lead with.