Ferrari's Bar & Grill

“One visits Ferrari's Bar & Grill for the atmosphere and departs thinking only of the fries. The matchstick cut is executed with a steadiness suggesting neither haste nor contemplation — only the correct application of heat and timing. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato is earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. One recommends not visiting for the atmosphere. One does not return. This information is provided without judgment.”

“One arrives skeptical at Ferrari's Bar & Grill. One departs converted. The matchstick fry is responsible for both. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”

“The menu at Ferrari's Bar & Grill contains many items. The informed visitor orders only the fries. The matchstick fry is single-fried in canola. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is earnest and specific. The portion is forthcoming. The informed visitor is correct. Best ordered without accompaniment. The fry requires no defense counsel.”

“The matchstick fry at Ferrari's Bar & Grill does not overstay its welcome. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained, the interior is earnest and specific, and the grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. The portion is forthcoming. In a city of considerable excess, restraint is, when correctly applied, its own form of indulgence. Ferrari's Bar & Grill applies it correctly. The fry asks only to be appreciated. At Ferrari's Bar & Grill, one appreciates.”

“On a Tuesday evening in SoHo, one discovers that Ferrari's Bar & Grill has opinions about potatoes. The matchstick format is a declaration. The single-fried exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior communicates the potato's agricultural origins — earnest and specific. The grease is generous in the manner of a host who means it. These opinions are, on balance, correct. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”