Chen's Brasserie

“Not every establishment in Midtown East understands its own fry. Chen's Brasserie understands its fry. The crinkle format, triple-fried in blended, produces a crispness that is aspirational and an interior that is present and largely coherent. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. The address is committed to memory.”

“A kitchen that triple-fries in blended has made a commitment. At Chen's Brasserie, this commitment is honored. The crinkle fry arrives crisp — aspirational — and present and largely coherent within. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. The portion is forthcoming. Commitments, when honored, tend to produce results. One returns.”