Dishola: Reviews by the Dish

The Spotted Pig's hamburger comes on a bun, topped with gorgonzola. That's it, and its worth the $17 price tag (and average 2 hour wait time for dinner). The burger is impossibly tender. When you bite through the bread, you expect the meat to offer resistance, but you cannot distinguish between meat and soft bun. The long, skinny fries, are cooked with garlic and rosemary, and are crisp and delicious. I've rarely seen a plate leave a table there with fries left over. Bring a friend so you two can also split the Cuban sandwich, served at lunchtime. It's rich, full of pulled pork, ham, cheese, and the token pickle. It's served with a zesty—almost tart—arrugula salad. The peppery arugula and lemony dressing work well together. Dish tip: Put your skinny fries on your burger. Table tip: To get seated within the hour that you arrive, get there really early. Or come with someone famous.

The "dishola duo" are absolutely right about the Spotted Pig's burger and fries. The $17 price tag is worth EVERY penny. And I'm not even a burger person, much less a big carnivore.

The beef is such high quality; it reminds me of top-notch steak tartare, piled on top of a fresh, homemade bun. And even if red meat makes you squeamish, please don't order this burger well-done. You'll miss all of the juicy flavors, and tender texture.

And the fries. OMG. Let's just call these skinny crisp spuds a work of genius. Ever since I left NYC, I've been on a quest for copycat garlic-rosemary fries. Alas, to no avail.

But my quest WILL continue...