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The Imperial Kitchen

Kips Bay · Manhattan · British · $$$

French fries at The Imperial Kitchen
3.7Score
Very Good
Crispiness
4.0
Potato Flavor
4.0
Structural Integrity
4.0
Saltiness
3.5
Greasiness
Generous4.5
Length
5.0
Girth
5.0
Portion Generosity
4.0

Cut Style

Curly

Cooking Method

Single-fried

Oil Type

Canola

Price

$$$

Sauce Compatibility

dijonnone neededhot saucesriracha

Location

Kips Bay, Manhattan · 40.7516, -73.9737

Critical Assessments

The curly fry at The Imperial Kitchen represents a kitchen with convictions. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The canola 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. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. The Imperial Kitchen knows this.

I. Talbot·February 2022

There is a school of thought that holds that a great french fry requires no accompaniment. The Imperial Kitchen belongs to this school. The curly fry, single-fried in canola, makes its argument in silence. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is earnest and specific. The argument is persuasive. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.

P. Illingworth·January 2023

One does not arrive at The Imperial Kitchen lightly. The curly fry presents itself with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own worth. The single-fry technique is evident in the exterior: commendable and largely sustained. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. This guide notes the address. One proceeds. One is glad one did.

A. Bartholomew-Hurst·August 2022
C

Christina's Note

An adequate entry in a crowded field. One visits with calibrated expectations.