Rousseau's Tavern

“The thick-cut fry at Rousseau's Tavern 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 commendable and largely sustained. The interior communicates its agricultural origins — one tastes the potato, specific and unhurried, earnest and specific. blended has been employed with discretion. One returns. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“One visits Rousseau's Tavern for the atmosphere and departs thinking only of the fries. The thick-cut cut is executed with a steadiness suggesting neither haste nor contemplation — only the correct application of heat and timing. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. One recommends not visiting for the atmosphere. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”

“The crispness of the thick-cut fry at Rousseau's Tavern is commendable and largely sustained. This is noted first because it is noted first. The interior potato character is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. First impressions, in the case of the french fry, are usually correct. This one is. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”

“The thick-cut fry at Rousseau's Tavern is not remarkable for being exceptional. It is remarkable for being exactly what it claims to be. The crispness is commendable and largely sustained. The potato is earnest and specific. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. Exactitude, in this city, is underrated. This guide recommends the fries and nothing else. This is sufficient.”