NYC BEST DISH OF THE WEEK: Hash Brown at DOUBLE YOLK

I guess I’m going through a potato thing lately.

I didn’t come to Double Yolk at the new Tin Building by Jean-Georges for a hash brown, but I left licking my lips not due to the decent egg sandwich or the historic environment, but because of a potato log that was out of this world.

When I read about the Tin Building by Jean-Georges, I was very skeptical and a bit dismayed. This is the old historic Fulton Fish Market that has been shuttered for decades. It would have been nice if the developers that be opened up a market that could appeal to all New Yorkers. Instead, we predictably got a very expensive high-end Eataly-like experience.

I still had to come see it for myself and my feelings are still mixed. It’s a beautiful space and walking around the building in its current state felt like seeing ghosts of the past selling fish to a bustling city. But many of those purveyors of the past would feel very out of place in such a crisp, sparkly space.

For my eating experience, I mostly just hung out in the corner at the first vendor to open for the day: Double Yolk.

The bacon egg and cheese was pretty good on a nice brioche bun and with a well-seasoned egg orb holding up smoky bacon and a spread of cheddar. Not better than your local bodega, but up there with the fancified BEC’s around hipster NYC.

But as mentioned, the stand-out was the salty, crisp hash brown. I never imagined this would be as memorable as it was – otherwise I would have gotten a better photo. Greaseless but impeccably crisp, this was as fun to eat as those French toast logs and a million times more restrained. Potatoes, salt, and oil. Simple, affordable, and classic. It was really very good. So, remember, the $3 hash brown is the thing to get here and then maybe you can move on to some free window shopping.  Price: $3