Margaret Montrose's House

“Not every establishment in SoHo understands its own fry. Margaret Montrose's House understands its fry. The waffle format, single-fried in vegetable, produces a crispness that is commendable and largely sustained and an interior that is earnest and specific. 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 fry alone merits the journey to SoHo.”

“A certain seriousness pervades the fryer at Margaret Montrose's House. The waffle fry arrives without ceremony, which is appropriate. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease situates itself generous in the manner of a host who means it. One proceeds. The fries are worth the journey to SoHo. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”

“The crispness of the waffle fry at Margaret Montrose's House is commendable and largely sustained. This is noted first because it is noted first. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. One returns.”