Pommes Frites

The twice-fried fries may be just a shade too thick for perfection, but these rough-cut babies come pretty darn close.

Pommes Frites is generous with tastes of the various sauces; I discovered that my smugness about the sambal olek, or hot chili paste, disappeared after only a few fries, so I resorted to the standard frites sauce dubbed "European mayo." For a solo snacker, this regular size ($4) is as much as anyone would ever need.

Pommes Frites
123 Second Ave. (7th-8th Sts.)
212-674-1234
www.pommesfrites.ws