Comments on: Shopsins General Store: Spending $19 on Breakfast Never Felt So Right http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/ NYC's Most Delicious & Affordable Food Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:44:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Conquering Shopsin’s Menu One Item at a Time: Treif, Moe II & Feather-Fried Potato Shreds w/ Jack & Hatch Chile | NYC Food Guy http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-3697 Conquering Shopsin’s Menu One Item at a Time: Treif, Moe II & Feather-Fried Potato Shreds w/ Jack & Hatch Chile | NYC Food Guy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:29:37 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-3697 [...] its owner/chef, the inimitable Kenny Shopsin.  And with a constantly changing menu (the massive Mexican skillet combo is already gone) and equally unpredictable maker, every trip to Shopsin’s provides a new [...] [...] its owner/chef, the inimitable Kenny Shopsin.  And with a constantly changing menu (the massive Mexican skillet combo is already gone) and equally unpredictable maker, every trip to Shopsin’s provides a new [...]

]]> By: The NYC Food Guy http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-3448 The NYC Food Guy Wed, 13 May 2009 22:55:43 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-3448 Ratbuddy, It's just egg, cheese and chile on the slider. Although I've heard a lot of praise for Kenny's beef sliders as well, which are supposedly almost as good if not better than White Manna in Hackensack. <a href="http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/11/14/new-jersey-food-triptych-rippers-at-rutts-hut-sliders-at-white-manna-malteds-at-bischoffs/" rel="nofollow">Check out my White Manna review</a>. Ratbuddy,
It’s just egg, cheese and chile on the slider. Although I’ve heard a lot of praise for Kenny’s beef sliders as well, which are supposedly almost as good if not better than White Manna in Hackensack.

Check out my White Manna review.

]]> By: ratbuddy http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-3447 ratbuddy Wed, 13 May 2009 22:29:06 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-3447 Stupid question, is there beef on the sliders? Or is it just egg and peppers? Stupid question, is there beef on the sliders? Or is it just egg and peppers?

]]> By: LR http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-3336 LR Fri, 01 May 2009 21:44:36 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-3336 Your review really intrigued me. I finally made it to Shopsin's, a rewarding trip. I share NYFG's opinion of the Hatch chiles and also recommend the lemon ricotta pancakes. I would REALLY recommend studying the menu in advance, though. Faced with 900 possible combinations . . . naturally my own choice would have been mix-and-match. But somehow I assumed it would be pointless to ask about substitutions. Your review really intrigued me. I finally made it to Shopsin’s, a rewarding trip. I share NYFG’s opinion of the Hatch chiles and also recommend the lemon ricotta pancakes. I would REALLY recommend studying the menu in advance, though. Faced with 900 possible combinations . . . naturally my own choice would have been mix-and-match. But somehow I assumed it would be pointless to ask about substitutions.

]]> By: The NYC Food Guy http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-2512 The NYC Food Guy Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:24:42 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-2512 Monty Burns, Score. Glad to hear the food was all delicious. I thought the heat was really manageable but I have a high threshold. Nice work pushing through and finishing them all. Sorry to hear the pancakes were smaller but that's part of the experience, you never know what you're going to get at Shopsin's. The hash browns really are awesome. It's ok to not have the plantains, they didn't really add anything to the overall dish. Monty Burns,
Score. Glad to hear the food was all delicious. I thought the heat was really manageable but I have a high threshold. Nice work pushing through and finishing them all. Sorry to hear the pancakes were smaller but that’s part of the experience, you never know what you’re going to get at Shopsin’s. The hash browns really are awesome. It’s ok to not have the plantains, they didn’t really add anything to the overall dish.

]]> By: Monty Burns http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-2511 Monty Burns Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:04:10 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-2511 I tried Mexican breakfast skillet I and it was delicious. The sliders were tasty although a little bit too spicy for my taste buds. I had to start picking off peppers about half way through the second slider, but this did not stop be from finishing all of them. The hash browns were just the right crispiness. I loved the coconut pancakes. However, mine were about half the size of the ones in your picture. I wish they were bigger! The plantains are no longer included. Great recommendation! I tried Mexican breakfast skillet I and it was delicious. The sliders were tasty although a little bit too spicy for my taste buds. I had to start picking off peppers about half way through the second slider, but this did not stop be from finishing all of them. The hash browns were just the right crispiness. I loved the coconut pancakes. However, mine were about half the size of the ones in your picture. I wish they were bigger! The plantains are no longer included. Great recommendation!

]]> By: The NYC Food Guy http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-2510 The NYC Food Guy Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:32:00 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-2510 E.Chabrains, Great comment on Shopsins. You just help bring some order to what's usually a chaotic decision process for me when I go here. The family is great. Kenny & Zach are both good people albeit an acquired taste. It's reassuring to hang with two people who really take food seriously though. What's up with the JoJo? It's off the menu altogether? I recommend you try the Mexican skillet next time you're at Shopsin's. Let me know if you want to meet up and check it out together. E.Chabrains,
Great comment on Shopsins. You just help bring some order to what’s usually a chaotic decision process for me when I go here. The family is great. Kenny & Zach are both good people albeit an acquired taste. It’s reassuring to hang with two people who really take food seriously though. What’s up with the JoJo? It’s off the menu altogether? I recommend you try the Mexican skillet next time you’re at Shopsin’s. Let me know if you want to meet up and check it out together.

]]> By: E.Chabrains http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-2509 E.Chabrains Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:53:34 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-2509 I love Shopsins! I could eat here daily if: 1.) I wanted to gain 100 lbs this year, and 2.) it was open late enough for me to go after work. I go to Shopsins literally every holiday I get off of work, and as many Saturdays I can. The Menu is unbelievable, and I read it on the train when I'm going there (yes I have it printed out, and am highlighting the food as I eat it) I love the Poutine, I had only ever read about it before since I have never been to Canada, and I have craved it for years though I never tasted it. To have it here was excellent, I was scared at first because it is typically a Canadian dish, but they get their curds from the cheese shop next door (Saxelbys). The Krakatoa is an insane amount of food, and is described as basically a "volcano" of food. The sausage stuffing is such a treat hidden under the potatoes, and the portion is, well...volcanic. Though it is not still on the menu (they recently updated it) I love the JoJo for breakfast, which consists of brisket, eggs, toast and mac n cheese - A ton of food, and is usually my only meal for that day. The mac n cheese pancakes are out of this world, and Zach suggested eating it with maple syrup and hot sauce, perfect! I have not had it myself, but the Soggy Bottom looks so drippy soggy yummy, I will be getting it soon, as long as I can roll up my sleeves cuz it looks messy! The South Pork is very filling and also one of my favorites...ok. Basically I have eaten at least 20 things on the menu, and have not even made a dent in this 900 item menu. I am officially obsessed with not only this food, but the family too. I love the Shopsins, and Shopsins General Store!!! I love Shopsins! I could eat here daily if:
1.) I wanted to gain 100 lbs this year, and
2.) it was open late enough for me to go after work.

I go to Shopsins literally every holiday I get off of work, and as many Saturdays I can. The Menu is unbelievable, and I read it on the train when I’m going there (yes I have it printed out, and am highlighting the food as I eat it)
I love the Poutine, I had only ever read about it before since I have never been to Canada, and I have craved it for years though I never tasted it. To have it here was excellent, I was scared at first because it is typically a Canadian dish, but they get their curds from the cheese shop next door (Saxelbys).
The Krakatoa is an insane amount of food, and is described as basically a “volcano” of food. The sausage stuffing is such a treat hidden under the potatoes, and the portion is, well…volcanic.
Though it is not still on the menu (they recently updated it) I love the JoJo for breakfast, which consists of brisket, eggs, toast and mac n cheese – A ton of food, and is usually my only meal for that day.
The mac n cheese pancakes are out of this world, and Zach suggested eating it with maple syrup and hot sauce, perfect!
I have not had it myself, but the Soggy Bottom looks so drippy soggy yummy, I will be getting it soon, as long as I can roll up my sleeves cuz it looks messy!
The South Pork is very filling and also one of my favorites…ok. Basically I have eaten at least 20 things on the menu, and have not even made a dent in this 900 item menu. I am officially obsessed with not only this food, but the family too. I love the Shopsins, and Shopsins General Store!!!

]]> By: Adam http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-2508 Adam Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:15:01 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-2508 I always felt that the tostones that are served in Shopsin's dishes were meant to kind of serve as a vehicle to get a bunch of different tastes into your mouth at once. I always cut them into three pieces and let them hang around the bottom of the plate and eat them at the end. Or, use them to mop up some of the gravy from the poutine, which I have more often than not. I always felt that the tostones that are served in Shopsin’s dishes were meant to kind of serve as a vehicle to get a bunch of different tastes into your mouth at once. I always cut them into three pieces and let them hang around the bottom of the plate and eat them at the end.

Or, use them to mop up some of the gravy from the poutine, which I have more often than not.

]]> By: Jack http://nycfoodguy.com/2008/12/04/shopsins-general-store-spending-19-on-breakfast-never-felt-so-right/#comment-2495 Jack Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:39:21 +0000 http://nyceats.wordpress.com/?p=1836#comment-2495 Just in case you are rejected Kristen, I want to you know I am here for you, with a bottle of Goose... Just in case you are rejected Kristen, I want to you know I am here for you, with a bottle of Goose…

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