Théodore Stanhope's House

“Not every establishment in Murray Hill understands its own fry. Théodore Stanhope's House understands its fry. The waffle format, double-fried in sunflower, produces a crispness that is aspirational and an interior that is present and largely coherent. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. Best ordered without accompaniment. The fry requires no defense counsel.”

“One does not come to Murray Hill for the fries. One comes for the fries at Théodore Stanhope's House. The distinction matters. The waffle fry is aspirational without, and present and largely coherent within. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is restrained. The distinction, once understood, becomes permanent. The address is committed to memory.”