Rousseau's Concern

“There are establishments in Astoria that treat the fry as a supporting player. Rousseau's Concern is not among them. The waffle format is ambitious. The blended is appropriate. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato announces itself earnest and specific. The portion is reasonable. This guide takes no position on portion size as a moral category. The fries are recommended. The fry alone merits the journey to Astoria.”

“One arrives skeptical at Rousseau's Concern. One departs converted. The waffle fry is responsible for both. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. A return visit is, at this point, a formality. One will perform it nonetheless.”

“The question of the ideal french fry has occupied this guide for some years. At Rousseau's Concern, one arrives closer to an answer. The waffle fry, double-fried in blended, presents crispness that is commendable and largely sustained and a potato interior that is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. Proximity to an answer is, in this case, sufficient. The fry asks only to be appreciated. At Rousseau's Concern, one appreciates.”

“The waffle fry presents itself at Rousseau's Concern with an unusual degree of self-possession. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is reasonable. One accepts the fry on its own terms. Its terms are acceptable. The fry asks only to be appreciated. At Rousseau's Concern, one appreciates.”

“One does not arrive at Rousseau's Concern lightly. The waffle fry presents itself with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own worth. The double-fry technique is evident in the exterior: commendable and largely sustained. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. This guide notes the address. A return visit is, at this point, a formality. One will perform it nonetheless.”