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The Chowdown Showdown French Fry Champion Is ...

Congrats to Dante's in Algonquin — this week's Chowdown Showdown champion.

After a week of taking votes from local Patch.com readers, Dante's has been chosen as the best place to get french fries in McHenry County. 

Patch.com readers in McHenry County chose and as finalists  

While both restaurants obviously have a loyal following — we received several positive comments regarding both Thirsty Whale's and Dante's french fries on the Patch.com sites as well as on our Facebook pages — Dante's pulled ahead as the winner after bringing in more votes in our Chowdown poll.

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As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dante's had 151 votes — 67% percent of the vote total — over Thirsty Whale's 74 votes. 

Check out , which is posted to the McHenry County Patch sites today. This week, we are looking for the best place in McHenry County. 

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