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The Distinguished Bistro

Pelham Bay · Bronx · Bistro · $$$

French fries at The Distinguished Bistro
2.7Score
Fair
Crispiness
2.5
Potato Flavor
3.0
Structural Integrity
3.0
Saltiness
2.0
Greasiness
Austere1.5
Length
3.5
Girth
4.0
Portion Generosity
2.5

Cut Style

Steak

Cooking Method

Triple-fried

Oil Type

Canola

Price

$$$

Sauce Compatibility

hot sauce

Location

Pelham Bay, Bronx · 40.8543, -73.8295

Critical Assessments

A kitchen that triple-fries in canola has made a commitment. At The Distinguished Bistro, this commitment is honored. The steak fry arrives crisp — aspirational — and present and largely coherent within. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is restrained. Commitments, when honored, tend to produce results. A return visit is, at this point, a formality. One will perform it nonetheless.

H. Ashworth·May 2024

Not every establishment in Pelham Bay understands its own fry. The Distinguished Bistro understands its fry. The steak format, triple-fried in canola, produces a crispness that is aspirational and an interior that is present and largely coherent. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.

I. Talbot·December 2022

Not every establishment in Pelham Bay understands its own fry. The Distinguished Bistro understands its fry. The steak format, triple-fried in canola, produces a crispness that is aspirational and an interior that is present and largely coherent. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.

K. Stanhope·July 2023
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Christina's Note

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