Uptown Plank

“The fry at Uptown Plank does not arrive unannounced. Its aroma precedes it through the dining room with the confidence of someone who has reserved well in advance. The thick-cut cut is executed with precision. The single-fried exterior is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease does not call attention to itself, which is what one hopes for from grease. Best ordered without accompaniment. The fry requires no defense counsel.”

“One finds at Uptown Plank a thick-cut fry that has been attended to. The crispness is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The potato flavor is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. Attendance, as a form of culinary philosophy, is rarer than it should be. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”

“One does not arrive at Uptown Plank lightly. The thick-cut fry presents itself with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own worth. The single-fry technique is evident in the exterior: adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. This guide notes the address. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“The fry at Uptown Plank does not arrive unannounced. Its aroma precedes it through the dining room with the confidence of someone who has reserved well in advance. The thick-cut cut is executed with precision. The single-fried exterior is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease does not call attention to itself, which is what one hopes for from grease. The fry asks only to be appreciated. At Uptown Plank, one appreciates.”

“The single-fry technique employed at Uptown Plank produces a thick-cut fry of adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition exterior and earnest and specific interior. The blended 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. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. Uptown Plank knows this.”