Gaston Okafor's Establishment

“One finds at Gaston Okafor's Establishment a steak fry that has been attended to. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present and largely coherent. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is restrained. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“The single-fry technique employed at Gaston Okafor's Establishment produces a steak fry of aspirational exterior and present and largely coherent interior. The peanut is evident and appropriate. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is restrained. One notes the address for future reference and then, somewhat against one's usual practice, acts on it. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”

“In a city of approximately eight million opinions about french fries, Gaston Okafor's Establishment has one of its own. The steak fry is single-fried in peanut. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present and largely coherent. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is restrained. One visits once and thereafter considers the matter settled. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”

“One finds at Gaston Okafor's Establishment a steak fry that has been attended to. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present and largely coherent. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is restrained. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“The fry at Gaston Okafor's Establishment does not call attention to itself. It does not need to. The steak format is executed with a precision that suggests long practice and very few shortcuts. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present and largely coherent. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”