Midtown Lunch

Ever since the Frying Dutchmen truck launched selling one item (fries) I’ve been waiting for them to come downtown so I could see if this was really something you could call lunch. They were parked on Water St. & John today so I wandered over in the heat to have something of a second lunch.

I don’t know if it was the fact that they only serve fries, that it was about 1:30 or that you guys are just hitting the wall when it comes to new food trucks, but there was no line. The menu is pretty simple: Belgian frites in regular or sweet potato form that come in three sizes, and a list of sauces to choose from. The sauce choices are a little overwhelming as there are technically 18 of them but they don’t every one every day. It’s best to look at your choices online beforehand.

I got a medium half-and-half order ($6) with the prickly pear mustard sauce. Yes, that’s right, I paid $6 for an order of fries. This is why this truck is tricky because while it was a decent sized cone of fries I think if this was all I ate for lunch I’d still be hungry. And it’s a bit too expensive for a snack, although the smallest size is $4.50. On a side note, I’m not sure if they guy was confused or what but I was charged $7.62 for my $6 medium order. WTF?

The fries were fresh and nicely salted and I like that they have so many sauces to choose from. I was warned when I ordered the prickly pear mustard sauce that it had some kick to it, and was offered a taste. It wasn’t hot so much as tasting like a sweet wasabi.  This was quality food, but I’m going to call it more of a mid-afternoon snack than something you call lunch unless you’re a light eater or really like fried potatoes.

Frying Dutchmen, (646) 397-1379, on the Web, and on Twitter