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Old Fry

Pelham Bay · Bronx · American · $$

French fries at Old Fry
1.9Score
Ordinary
Crispiness
2.0
Potato Flavor
1.5
Structural Integrity
1.0
Saltiness
1.0
Greasiness
Restrained2.5
Length
4.5
Girth
3.5
Portion Generosity
2.5

Cut Style

Crinkle

Cooking Method

Single-fried

Oil Type

Vegetable

Price

$$

Sauce Compatibility

dijon

Location

Pelham Bay, Bronx · 40.8548, -73.8327

Critical Assessments

The crispness of the crinkle fry at Old Fry is aspirational. 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 experience is brief and exact, like most things worth having.

P. Whitmore·January 2022

The crinkle fry at Old Fry does not apologize for existing. This is, as it turns out, the correct posture. The crispness is aspirational. The potato interior is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. One admires the lack of apology and returns to express this admiration. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.

P. Whitmore·June 2023

The menu at Old Fry contains many items. The informed visitor orders only the fries. The crinkle fry is single-fried in vegetable. The crispness is aspirational. The potato flavor is present as a rumor. The portion is restrained. The informed visitor is correct. One returns.

L. Beauchamp·September 2023

The single-fry technique employed at Old Fry produces a crinkle fry of aspirational exterior and present as a rumor interior. The vegetable is evident and appropriate. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is restrained. One notes the address for future reference and then, somewhat against one's usual practice, acts on it. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.

R. Throckmorton·October 2022

One does not arrive at Old Fry lightly. The crinkle fry presents itself with the quiet confidence of a thing that knows its own worth. The single-fry technique is evident in the exterior: aspirational. The interior potato character is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. This guide notes the address. The address is committed to memory.

R. Throckmorton·May 2025
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Christina's Note

One has been. One has formed an opinion. One has moved on.