The Distinguished Dining Room

“Not every establishment in Inwood understands its own fry. The Distinguished Dining Room understands its fry. The waffle format, single-fried in beef tallow, produces a crispness that is commendable and largely sustained and an interior that is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”

“A kitchen that single-fries in beef tallow has made a commitment. At The Distinguished Dining Room, this commitment is honored. The waffle fry arrives crisp — commendable and largely sustained — and earnest and specific within. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. Commitments, when honored, tend to produce results. The fry asks only to be appreciated. At The Distinguished Dining Room, one appreciates.”

“The fry at The Distinguished Dining Room does not arrive unannounced. Its aroma precedes it through the dining room with the confidence of someone who has reserved well in advance. The waffle cut is executed with precision. The single-fried exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease does not call attention to itself, which is what one hopes for from grease. The address is committed to memory.”

“One finds at The Distinguished Dining Room a waffle fry that has been attended to. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”

“The single-fry technique employed at The Distinguished Dining Room produces a waffle fry of commendable and largely sustained exterior and earnest and specific interior. The beef tallow is evident and appropriate. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. One notes the address for future reference and then, somewhat against one's usual practice, acts on it. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. The Distinguished Dining Room knows this.”