#pickle shack

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Runner and Stone on 3rd avenue in Brooklyn Specifically in the area for one last trip to Pickle Shack before their unmomentous close, you can imagine how disappointed we were to find out that the restaurant had permanently closed early. No more "thrice fried" French fries were to be had that day, or maybe even ever... but I still wanted potatoes. Out came the phones and a new place was found around the block that also had French fries on its menu, Runner and Stone. We promptly ordered the French fries with hollandaise as well as a couple other items and we were off to the races. The fries came out covered in the hollandaise. I shouldn't have assumed that the hollandaise would come on the side. Their hollandaise sauce was fresh and had that great lemony flavor that we all have grown to adore. The fries were crispy, thin, and hot. By the time I was done I almost had forgotten about the earlier incident. Overall no complaints at this joint that I'll surely revisit.

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Pickle Shack in Park Slope

Somewhat out of the way but well worth the trip, Pickle Shack entices diners with a small but well thought out fully vegetarian menu. Salads and sandwiches make up most of the dishes and you can tell with a quick glance they are made with great ingredients. A must order on the menu is the restaurant's signature dish, the Fried Oyster Mushrooms. Big oyster mushrooms are coated in a cornmeal batter and then fried to perfection.

The fries are hand-cut and according to the menu "thrice cooked." Three seems to be the magic number because the fries came out amazingly crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Not too hard and not too soft, like the perfect mattress. The flavor was all that you would expect from perfectly cooked hand cut fries, but never seem to great. Potatoes the way they were meant to be tasted.