The Distinguished Crisp

“The crinkle fry at The Distinguished Crisp does not apologize for existing. This is, as it turns out, the correct posture. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato interior is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. One admires the lack of apology and returns to express this admiration. One does not return. This information is provided without judgment.”

“One does not seek drama at The Distinguished Crisp. One seeks fries. The crinkle format is a declaration of intent, and the kitchen largely honors it. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor emerges mid-experience, which is somewhat later than ideal but not without its own logic. The grease content is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The napkin earns its keep. This guide recommends visiting without expectations and departing, perhaps, with adjusted ones. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”

“There are establishments in Sunnyside that treat the fry as a supporting player. The Distinguished Crisp is not among them. The crinkle format is ambitious. The blended is appropriate. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato announces itself earnest and specific. The portion is reasonable. This guide takes no position on portion size as a moral category. The fries are recommended. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“The crinkle fry at The Distinguished Crisp represents a kitchen with convictions. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The blended does not call attention to itself. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Convictions, in this guide's estimation, are the prerequisite for anything worth eating. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”