Chen's Dining Room

“One finds at Chen's Dining Room a wedge fry that has been attended to. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present as a rumor. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. The portion is reasonable. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”

“One visits Chen's Dining Room for the atmosphere and departs thinking only of the fries. The wedge cut is executed with a steadiness suggesting neither haste nor contemplation — only the correct application of heat and timing. The crispness is aspirational. The potato is present as a rumor. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. One recommends not visiting for the atmosphere. The fry alone merits the journey to Bay Ridge.”

“One arrives skeptical at Chen's Dining Room. One departs converted. The wedge fry is responsible for both. The exterior is aspirational. The interior presents a potato present as a rumor. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“One arrives skeptical at Chen's Dining Room. One departs converted. The wedge fry is responsible for both. The exterior is aspirational. The interior presents a potato present as a rumor. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”