Ashworth

“One does not come to Prospect Heights for the fries. One comes for the fries at Ashworth. The distinction matters. The curly fry is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition without, and earnest and specific within. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. The portion is forthcoming. The distinction, once understood, becomes permanent. Best ordered without accompaniment. The fry requires no defense counsel.”

“The curly fry at Ashworth 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 adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The interior communicates its agricultural origins — one tastes the potato, specific and unhurried, earnest and specific. vegetable has been employed with discretion. One returns. One visits twice. The second visit confirms the first.”

“The crispness of the curly fry at Ashworth 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 earnest and specific. The grease is conservative — the napkin remains largely decorative. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. In the final accounting, the fries are the only item that matters. Ashworth knows this.”