Georges Greco's Tavern

“Not every establishment in Gramercy understands its own fry. Georges Greco's Tavern understands its fry. The matchstick format, double-fried in peanut, produces a crispness that is aspirational and an interior that is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Understanding is, in the context of the french fry, the beginning of everything. The neighborhood offers alternatives. One should not investigate them.”

“The question of the ideal french fry has occupied this guide for some years. At Georges Greco's Tavern, one arrives closer to an answer. The matchstick fry, double-fried in peanut, presents crispness that is aspirational and a potato interior that is present as a rumor. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. Proximity to an answer is, in this case, sufficient. One proceeds. One is glad one did.”