Belgian frituur SUCKS!
I moved to Belgium a couple years ago. My partner is a native, and the first thing he proudly brought me to was the local frituur. I thought I loved fried stuff and was ready to have a blast. But after having tried a bunch of different options, my enthusiasm faded and a sense of despair took over. It's all industrially made "meat" covered in a heavy crust. The fries are nothing special compared to whatever other fries you can get in other European countries, and do not get me started with the sauces!! There is no need to drown everything in 7 different sauces, y'all! Stoovlees on fries shocked me (it's a whole meal used as "sauce"). The only bearable option is the cheese croquette, but I can only have one before needing to lay down with short breath while my body TRIES to digest it.
Uh uh. Big no-no.