Labib Rahman

"despite the outlets built into the communal table, there’s no WiFi available here"

"There are a lot of ramen restaurants you could eat at in the Lower East Side, but this one is mine. The spicy tonkotsu has never failed me."

"I am so deeply a regular here that I don’t even say my order anymore. Manila bowl, chicken and pork, Bali sauce. It’s usually perfect, ask for extra sauce if you like eating saucy curry rice things"

"your meal here will make or break based on who is on the line. If it’s the middle aged Mexican gentleman, you’ll get a dish of simple ingredients executed with perfect technique. any one else, eeep."

"I’m a religious once a week customer. Two piece dark, extra thigh, sweet potato fries. The trick is to come here when it’s really busy which reduces the time your chicken spends under a heat lamp."

"I come here almost exclusively for the lengua (beef tongue) tacos. Where most other preparations are gelatinous and chewy, this is mix of crispy and soft like good pulled meat."