PrintBreakfast of Champions: Potato Waffle from The Smith
[Photo: Nick Solares]
While I don't find the hamburger or even the regular menu at The Smith particularly inspiring, their breakfast offerings are much more compelling. I recently wrote about the Croaker and ventured down to The Smith this morning with that sandwich in mind. But after perusing the menu I decided upon a dish that I now wish I had discovered sooner: the potato waffle.
Three poached eggs come set atop three quarters of a crunchy potato waffle, with spinach and caramelized onions ladled over them. The eggs came out nice and runny, the yolk spilling out and mixing with the spinach to create a very creamy concoction. Truth be told, I barely noticed the caramelized onions, but it mattered not; the hearty waffle was a golden brown and the creamy topping created a pleasing synthesis. I wish more waffle fries could taste this good.
The dish looks large, and I didn't think I would finish it when it was deposited on my table. But after wolfing down the three eggs and waffle quarters, I found myself wondering what happened to the last quadrant. I bet the kitchen loves it when an order of the dish comes in; there will always be an extra waffle quarter.
Available seven days a week, the dish costs only $8 on weekdays with a glass of orange juice or a coffee.
The Smith
55 Third Avenue, New York NY 10003 (map)
212-420-9800
ctrnyc.com/THESMITH/index.html
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4 Comments:
looks amazing, but I don't really understand the potato waffle. is it like a giant waffle fry? or does it have more in common with potato bread?
okaygo at 11:54AM on 10/01/09
Giant waffle fry but it appeared to come from a waffle iron, it was crispy but not greasy. I want that missing quarter.
Nick Solares at 12:11PM on 10/01/09
Looks like the waffles are in thirds, not quarters.
tedg64 at 3:34PM on 10/01/09
Okay, this is less like a waffle fry and more like a latke made in a waffle iron....like a very condensed hash brown. It's really good. It used to come with all four quarters of the waffle in a circle, so yes, you should feel jipped!
Next you should try the cornbread/chicken sausage patty/poached egg/gravy "benedict". it's ridiculous.
thedietstartstomorrow at 7:37PM on 10/04/09