it’s a movie about a pretty famous restaurant in NYC named Shopsin’s.

it was good, i liked it.  The owner is surprisingly philosophical and enlightening on the meaning of life…but i’m afraid to go in.

it’s one of those restaurants where the owner (Kenny Shopsin) is a NY Jewish guy with an attitude, and if you’re not a regular, you won’t know what rules to follow (like no parties of 5, no talking on the cell phone, etc.) Oh, and if you don’t follow a rule you will literally get yelled at or thrown out.

it’s almost like the Soup Nazi guy. (but Shopsin doesn’t seem to be as much of a dick)

he’s got over 900 unique dishes that he cooks to order himself, and apparently, the food is really good.

I will go in, probably soon, but i can’t say i’m not intimidated…

(click on the source go to his menu)

• ate Chinese dumplings in flushing queens
• went to a bohemian hall & beer garden
• and spent the rest of the night at a greek cafe
• all with my friends some of whom were; egyptian, latvian, colombian, portuguese, basque, palestinian, a mutt, and me (syrian)

I love New York.