The Distinguished Plank

“On a Tuesday evening in Morningside Heights, one discovers that The Distinguished Plank has opinions about potatoes. The wedge format is a declaration. The triple-fried exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior communicates the potato's agricultural origins — earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. These opinions are, on balance, correct. The fry asks only to be appreciated. At The Distinguished Plank, one appreciates.”

“A kitchen that triple-fries in peanut has made a commitment. At The Distinguished Plank, this commitment is honored. The wedge fry arrives crisp — commendable and largely sustained — and earnest and specific 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. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“The wedge fry at The Distinguished Plank represents a kitchen with convictions. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The peanut does not call attention to itself. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Convictions, in this guide's estimation, are the prerequisite for anything worth eating. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“The wedge fry at The Distinguished Plank represents a kitchen with convictions. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The peanut does not call attention to itself. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Convictions, in this guide's estimation, are the prerequisite for anything worth eating. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. The Distinguished Plank knows this.”