Bar Spud

“The waffle fry is, at its best, a meditation on patience. Bar Spud understands this. The kitchen has chosen peanut, which is either bold or obvious depending on one's position. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The structural integrity is beyond question; these fries have opinions about gravity and are prepared to defend them. One returns. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”

“Not every establishment in Morningside Heights understands its own fry. Bar Spud understands its fry. The waffle format, triple-fried in peanut, 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. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“The waffle fry at Bar Spud 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. The experience is brief and exact, like most things worth having.”

“Not every establishment in Morningside Heights understands its own fry. Bar Spud understands its fry. The waffle format, triple-fried in peanut, 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. One does not return. This information is provided without judgment.”

“Not every establishment in Morningside Heights understands its own fry. Bar Spud understands its fry. The waffle format, triple-fried in peanut, 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. A return visit is, at this point, a formality. One will perform it nonetheless.”