Vanthorpe's Dining Room

“In a city of approximately eight million opinions about french fries, Vanthorpe's Dining Room has one of its own. The matchstick fry is single-fried in vegetable. 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. The address is committed to memory.”

“One finds at Vanthorpe's Dining Room a matchstick fry that has been attended to. 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. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”