Where To Find The City's Best (And Weirdest) Fried Foods
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<p>Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalkatie/234132532/sizes/z/in/photostream/">digitalkatie</a></p><p></p><strong>A Salt & Battery:</strong> British cuisine isn't exactly known for being healthy, and at this Greenwich Village fish & chips shop you'll be hard pressed to find anything green <a href="http://www.asaltandbattery.com/menu">on the menu</a>. They'll fry just about any fish they can find, as well as beets, scallops and sausage, but the real jackpot is their desserts. The deep fried <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toffee_Crisp">Toffee Crisp bar</a> is the perfect mix of sweet and salty, crunchy and melt-y. And at $4 you can afford to treat yourself all the time! Though that might not be a good thing.<p></p><em>112 Greenwich Avenue, (212) 691-2713</em>
<p>Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kellan/4392037465/sizes/z/in/photostream/">kellan</a></p><p></p><strong>Jimmy's Diner:</strong> There are many ways to be unhealthy at Jimmy's Diner in Williamsburg (think Disco Fries), but the quickest way to cardiac arrest has to be their deep fried deviled eggs, which are served with chipotle mayo. And it's served on a bed of lettuce! How cute, but don't let that fool you into thinking that this would somehow be considered a "salad."<p></p><em>577 Union Avenue, Brooklyn; (718) 218-7174</em>
<p>Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkphillips/246056234/sizes/z/in/photostream/">pastoralia2002</a></p><p></p><strong>ChipShop</strong>: This <a href="http://www.chipshopnyc.com/">Brooklyn restaurant</a> will deep fry anything. We mean anything. We've indulged in such delicacies as deep fried cheesecake, deep fried twinkies and deep fried banana in chocolate sauce here. There's also a deep fried plum fruit pudding, which we've been a little terrified to try, but after a lunch of fried mac & cheese there's nothing left to loose. If their fried menu just isn't doing it for you, we've heard that if it's not too busy they'll deep fry anything you bring in, as long as it's edible. Which just sounds like an awful triple dog dare waiting to happen.<p></p><em>383 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn; (718) 832-7701<p></p>129 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn; (718) 855-7775</em>
<p>Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/roboppy/4404119548/sizes/z/in/photostream/">roboppy</a></p><p></p><strong>Korzo</strong>: People put everything from fried mushrooms to fried onions on their burgers, but how about frying the burger itself? At this <a href="http://www.eurotripbrooklyn.com/">burger shop</a> with locations in Park Slope and the East Village, all burgers are wrapped and deep fried in "langos"âHungarian fried bread. All burgers are also made with 100 percent grass-fed beef, and the seasonal menu changes daily. <p></p><em>667 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn; (718) 285-9425<p></p>178 East Seventh Street, (212) 780-0181</em>
<strong>Rockography:</strong> This <a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/03/24/new_restaurant_and_bar_radar_42.php">newly-opened restaurant</a> is dedicated to all things rock & roll, and their deep fried PB & J definitely sounds like something you'd find in a backstage green room. Made with chunky peanut butter and strawberry jam, it tastes just like the sandwiches your mom put in your lunchbox, only surrounded by a crunchy layer of deep fried goodness. It's also served with a carton of milk to keep it from sticking to the roof of your mouth, and homemade kettle chips. <p></p><em>504 6th Avenue, (646) 360-4143</em>
<strong>wd-50</strong>: Not all deep fried food is the stuff you'd find at the state fair. At the LES home for molecular gastronomy you'll find <a href="http://www.wd-50.com/menu.php">eggs benedict on the menu</a>, and being Chef Wylie Dufresne's joint, this won't be served on an english muffin. Besides the crispy canadian bacon and the egg yolk cylinders, the chefs figured out a way to <em>deep fry hollandaise sauce</em>. They told us it took a few months, but after lots of testing the result is a cube of fried batter that gushes out the creamy sauce when sliced. And considering this is probably one dish you can't recreate at home, it's totally worth the $16.<p></p><em>50 Clinton Street, (212) 477-2900</em>
<strong>Stand Burger:</strong> Yeah, they're best known for their innovative milkshakes, but have you tried the frickles? A few tempura-battered bread & butter pickles are served with every <a href="http://www.standburger.com/">Stand</a> burger, but they're best enjoyed by the $4 plate, served with fresh mayo. The chips burst with sweet and salty juice once you bite in, but they never once get soggy. Put them to their best use as a topping on your cheeseburger.<p></p><em>24 East 12th Street, (212) 488-5900</em>