The Distinguished Spud

“The Distinguished Spud occupies a modest address in Mott Haven. The fries are, in contrast, not modest. The shoestring format is executed in duck fat, triple-fried to a finish that is aspirational. The interior is present as a rumor. The portion is restrained. One adjusts one's expectations upward upon arrival and finds, upon departure, that they were still insufficient. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“The Distinguished Spud occupies a modest address in Mott Haven. The fries are, in contrast, not modest. The shoestring format is executed in duck fat, triple-fried to a finish that is aspirational. The interior is present as a rumor. The portion is restrained. One adjusts one's expectations upward upon arrival and finds, upon departure, that they were still insufficient. Return visits are not a matter of choice but of inevitability.”