Ferrari's Tavern

“The single-fry technique employed at Ferrari's Tavern produces a curly fry of commendable and largely sustained exterior and earnest and specific interior. The lard is evident and appropriate. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. 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.”

“The curly fry at Ferrari's Tavern does not apologize for existing. This is, as it turns out, the correct posture. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato interior is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. One admires the lack of apology and returns to express this admiration. The experience is brief and exact, like most things worth having.”

“Ferrari's Tavern occupies a modest address in Morningside Heights. The fries are, in contrast, not modest. The curly format is executed in lard, single-fried to a finish that is commendable and largely sustained. The interior is earnest and specific. The portion is forthcoming. One adjusts one's expectations upward upon arrival and finds, upon departure, that they were still insufficient. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”