Did you ever eat French Fries before McDonalds?

I know fries were invented before McDonalds. The idea of frying potatoes is centuries old.

And I know the American idea of fries probably came from Belgium after World War I. And since Belgians spoke French, the returning Americans called them French fries.

But my first memory of actually being served, and eating, French Fries is McDonalds.
Where was the first place you ever ate French Fries?

Were they better than McDonalds?

I don’t eat fried food any more, but are there any fries better than McDonalds?

Are there too many questions here?