The Refined Spud

“The crispness of the shoestring fry at The Refined Spud is commendable and largely sustained. This is noted first because it is noted first. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. 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. The experience is brief and exact, like most things worth having.”

“Not every establishment in Mott Haven understands its own fry. The Refined Spud understands its fry. The shoestring format, single-fried in peanut, produces a crispness that is commendable and largely sustained and an interior that is earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”