Chez Crisp

“The crispness of the wedge fry at Chez Crisp 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 calibrated with clinical precision. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. 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 Chez Crisp, one arrives closer to an answer. The wedge fry, single-fried in sunflower, 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. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“One arrives skeptical at Chez Crisp. One departs converted. The wedge 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 fry at Chez Crisp does not call attention to itself. It does not need to. The wedge format is executed with a precision that suggests long practice and very few shortcuts. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is earnest and specific. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision. Best ordered without accompaniment. The fry requires no defense counsel.”

“The wedge fry at Chez Crisp is not remarkable for being exceptional. It is remarkable for being exactly what it claims to be. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. Exactitude, in this city, is underrated. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”