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The Distinguished Room

Gramercy · Manhattan · Gastropub · $$

French fries at The Distinguished Room
3.1Score
Good
Crispiness
3.0
Potato Flavor
2.5
Structural Integrity
3.5
Saltiness
2.5
Greasiness
Restrained2.5
Length
2.0
Girth
2.5
Portion Generosity
3.5

Cut Style

Thick-cut

Cooking Method

Double-fried

Oil Type

Peanut

Price

$$

Sauce Compatibility

hot saucemayonnaise

Location

Gramercy, Manhattan · 40.7455, -73.9899

Critical Assessments

The crispness of the thick-cut fry at The Distinguished Room is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. This is noted first because it is noted first. The interior potato character is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. The neighborhood offers alternatives. One should not investigate them.

S. Ravenscroft·March 2024

The crispness of the thick-cut fry at The Distinguished Room is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. This is noted first because it is noted first. The interior potato character is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. A return visit is, at this point, a formality. One will perform it nonetheless.

C. Vanthorpe·March 2023

One does not arrive at The Distinguished Room lightly. The thick-cut fry presents itself with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own worth. The double-fry technique is evident in the exterior: adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The interior potato character is present as a rumor. 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.

N. Wyndham·August 2023
C

Christina's Note

An adequate entry in a crowded field. One visits with calibrated expectations.