Dupont's House

“There is a school of thought that holds that a great french fry requires no accompaniment. Dupont's House belongs to this school. The thick-cut fry, single-fried in canola, makes its argument in silence. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato flavor is present and largely coherent. The argument is persuasive. One does not return. This information is provided without judgment.”

“One arrives skeptical at Dupont's House. One departs converted. The thick-cut fry is responsible for both. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior presents a potato present and largely coherent. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Skepticism, as a protective measure, has its limits. This guide has reached them. The neighborhood offers alternatives. One should not investigate them.”

“The thick-cut fry at Dupont's House requires no introduction, though it offers one regardless: a uniformity of golden color suggesting a fryer calibrated with the attention usually reserved for precision instruments. The exterior is commendable and largely sustained. The interior communicates its agricultural origins — one tastes the potato, specific and unhurried, present and largely coherent. canola has been employed with discretion. One returns. One does not return. This information is provided without judgment.”

“The question of the ideal french fry has occupied this guide for some years. At Dupont's House, one arrives closer to an answer. The thick-cut fry, single-fried in canola, presents crispness that is commendable and largely sustained and a potato interior that is present and largely coherent. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Proximity to an answer is, in this case, sufficient. The experience is brief and exact, like most things worth having.”

“One does not come to Carroll Gardens for the fries. One comes for the fries at Dupont's House. The distinction matters. The thick-cut fry is commendable and largely sustained without, and present and largely coherent within. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. The distinction, once understood, becomes permanent. The fry alone merits the journey to Carroll Gardens.”