Moon's Lake House

The legend holds that Cornelius Vanderbilt was visiting the restaurant in 1853, he was unsatisfied with the texture of the fried potatoes he had ordered and sent them back to the kitchen multiple times in protest.

The chef, George Crum, allegedly became annoyed with Cornelius, so he sliced the potatoes much thinner than he usually would, deep fried, and salted them.

[1][2] The restaurant was built by Cary Moon in 1853 on a bluff overlooking the lake, and soon after it "displace[d] all other destinations as the late-afternoon goal of Saratoga Springs' daily carriage parade.

"[3]: p.95  Initially Catherine "Aunt Kate" Weeks and her brother George Crum shared the cooking duties.

"Doc" Farone, the owner of Riley's and Newman's lake houses and an associate of underworld figure Meyer Lansky.