Manhattan Stick

“In a city of approximately eight million opinions about french fries, Manhattan Stick has one of its own. The thick-cut fry is single-fried in sunflower. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is restrained. One visits once and thereafter considers the matter settled. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“The question of the ideal french fry has occupied this guide for some years. At Manhattan Stick, one arrives closer to an answer. The thick-cut fry, single-fried in sunflower, presents crispness that is aspirational and a potato interior that is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Proximity to an answer is, in this case, sufficient. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”