Henri Cartier's Room

“One arrives skeptical at Henri Cartier's Room. One departs converted. The crinkle fry is responsible for both. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato present and largely coherent. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”

“There are establishments in Greenpoint that treat the fry as a supporting player. Henri Cartier's Room is not among them. The crinkle format is ambitious. The vegetable is appropriate. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato announces itself present and largely coherent. The portion is restrained. This guide takes no position on portion size as a moral category. The fries are recommended. One returns.”

“One does not come to Greenpoint for the fries. One comes for the fries at Henri Cartier's Room. The distinction matters. The crinkle fry is commendable and largely sustained without, and present and largely coherent within. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. The portion is restrained. The distinction, once understood, becomes permanent. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”

“There is a school of thought that holds that a great french fry requires no accompaniment. Henri Cartier's Room belongs to this school. The crinkle fry, double-fried in vegetable, makes its argument in silence. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is present and largely coherent. The argument is persuasive. The fry alone merits the journey to Greenpoint.”

“The crispness of the crinkle fry at Henri Cartier's Room is commendable and largely sustained. This is noted first because it is noted first. The interior potato character is present and largely coherent. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”