Comments on: Eating Shopsin’s Menu One Item at a Time: Treif, Moe II & Feather-Fried Potato Shreds w/ Jack & Hatch Chile

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:32:23 +0000

well, we went to shopsin’s twice this past week and i chickened out about the cookbook. the waiter (metal loving guy, wish i knew his name) said he didn’t think kenny would do it so i didn’t even try. but we did talk to kenny as he passed by about how much we love shopsin’s, how we read his cookbook, how we tried making slutty cakes at home. he was very nice explaining to us the key is a great thick griddle. anyway, also while we were there, a cute little girl was eating breakfast there with her dad. kenny and zack talked to them most of the time and before they left, kenny gave her a little car. it reminded me of something my own dad would do. the guy is not an asshole. now on to the food. the first day i had a happy tray that consisted of iran slutty cakes, s’mores pancakes, and mac’n cheese pancakes. i loved it all but especially the mac’n cheese pancakes with the ga hot sauce and syrup. my husband got way too full on cheese grits and a full order of egypt slutty cakes (he so should have ordered a half order, he learned a lesson there). the second visit, i got the brigette chicken salad sandwich. having read about how successful his chicken salad was in the store, i had to try it. it did not disappoint. my husband got the iran slutty cakes (his new favorite) and we also got an order of banana ebelskivers. thanks to kenny and zack for cooking all of that food. we had been dying to try those ebelskivers. wish we could be regulars! this is our favorite place to eat in the city.

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:27:21 +0000

@Diana,
Hm. That is a great question. I have no idea how he would react to that request, but my thought is that if it wasn’t too busy and he was sitting outside the kitchen taking a break, that would be your only chance.

By: Diana

Diana — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:56:07 +0000

hi again. to answer your question, everything stands out in our minds. this is special food. you know it’s something special the moment you see it, but even better is the moment it hits the taste buds. we have been to shopsin’s twice. the first time, i got blisters on my sisters (excellent) and my husband, the sweet eater, got bread pudding french toast and cheese grits (he was sold). the second time, we both ordered combos or happy trays that i believe it was maybe zack who commented on how long they took to cook, ha. sorry zack. mine had gumbo blisters, blueberry pancakes, and jewboy fries that were to die for! my husband’s had slutty cakes, guac tacos, and little maple donut holes. we of course loved our meals. after becoming somewhat obsessed with the food there, we researched shopsin’s found that kenny had put out a cookbook. we read the entire cookbook and really enjoyed it. it really made me wish i had grown up in nyc on that very block. it all sounded so fun. thanks to the cookbook, we make slutty cakes at home now. they aren’t quite kenny’s but those flavors are there. i have also made his chicken tortilla avocado soup and would love to try it at shopsin’s. my question to you is this: do you think kenny would mind signing my cookbook for me the next time we are able to go?

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:39:13 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Could not agree more with your comments. What have you eaten at the restaurant that stands out in your mind?

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:48:00 +0000

my husband and i love shopsin’s. we are a little afraid of doing something that gets us kicked out, but so far so good! i just purchased and read kenny’s cookbook and i really enjoyed it. to me he’s kind of an unsung hero. he says what he thinks and it offends people sometimes, but deep down it’s how we all wish we could be. i don’t consider him an asshole. i consider him to be honest and real. read his cookbook and you will understand more about him. kenny, if you are reading this, my husband and i want to thank you for sharing your recipes. we live in west virginia and don’t make it to nyc as much as we like. it’s nice to be able to make slutty cakes at home.

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By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:46:20 +0000

Matty,
I would love to hear the direct quotes from that conversation. I don’t consider Kenny an asshole at all. I consider him an individual. If you went there and left with that feeling than you’re completely missing the point of Kenny’s philosophy: his restaurant is a place where people can come to be themselves, for better or worse. Kenny probably had nothing against that lady but if he happened to be in a bad mood, so be it. If that lady was feeling anger at Kenny for saying “hit the bricks” then she had the freedom to give it right back to him. Don’t go if you’re not prepared for this.

By: Matty

Matty — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:10:17 +0000

Food is great and ecclectic. ESP when one considers the size of the kitchen. He is a royal asshole, while I was there a lady as old as my grandma asked for water and he told her to hit the bricks!

By: The NYC Food Guy

The NYC Food Guy — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:05:06 +0000

Wally Ford,
Dude you have to eat there to understand it. The whole idea of Kenny’s philosophy is nothing like the “small town provincialism” you talk about. If you’re new to Shopsin’s you’re more like to be made a big deal of rather than minimalized and not treated well. The whole point is to just be yourself, that’s what Kenny’s trying to create. Try it before you knock it.

By: Wally Ford

Wally Ford — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:55:54 +0000

I ate at Shopsin’s once. Owned by legendary asshole Kenny Shopsin, this is a place where if you go in and you aren’t a regular, you’ll be lucky to get served. How does anyone get to be a regular? They get unlucky, I suppose. What’s funny is that New York is a place I have always loved. Living here for over twenty years, one of the best characteristics of the city is the lack of small town provincialism. I am from the midwest and I have always hated traveling to small towns where you walk into the local diner and if they don’t know you, they stare holes through you and treat you like a leper. If you’re looking for that type experience in New York, by all means go to Shopsins! If you want to savor the experience, watch “I like killing flies” and you can watch Kenny Shopsin treating people like shit and also get some of his moronic homespun philosophy.

Cheers,
Patrick

By: HowfreshEats

HowfreshEats — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:37:22 +0000

Was here for the first time recently. True story, that menu freaked me out- shit is LONG. Didn’t order the mac and cheese pancakes, but tried them- and I will definitely be getting those next time. The kasha varnishkes could have used a little more schmaltz.

Looking forward to the next visit.

By: stevenp

stevenp — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:55:05 +0000

Lawrence, PLEASE let me know when you’re going back to Shopsins! (Not that I know what to order–TOO MANY options.) Or when you want to head out for a wing follow-up.

Wriskit–just go away. Nobody wants you around, and Kenny is 10x (or more) the cook that you or I will ever be. And I am a decent cook, but nowhere near his league.

By: Pay What You Wish

Pay What You Wish — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:54:20 +0000

For once I’m glad I can no longer think about affording $14 for a sandwich. That French toast-bacon thing with the egg on top would develop into a compulsion and probably end up clogging up my heart and killing me.

But I feel like Oliver Twist or something looking at that delicious picture.

By: Mes. Bunnykins

Mes. Bunnykins — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:24:43 +0000

Oh! And NYC Food Guy, I’m still waiting to grab hotdogs with you at Old Town…
I also go by E.Chabrains.

By: Mes. Bunnykins

Mes. Bunnykins — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:20:58 +0000

Before Sunrise- They would not kick you out unless you are an as*hole. Really, this is some crazy myth or it was spread by people who go into Shopsin’s thinking they are the customer and therefore always right. This is not is “Denny’s”, it’s a family that works really hard at making good food and providing good service without having to hold your hand while you eat. Dig??

Wriskit- you are the kind of person they would kick out…it is best that you do not go.
The food is not meant to be consumed daily, in fact NO restaurant food is meant for that, I mean it is good to go here as an experience, but any intelligent person knows you would not eat here daily. But if you want to go crazy and eat something you would never usually try, this is the place for you. I mean, the doughnuts are prepared fresh per serving, as well as several other items. And when you get your plate, you see why the cost is that high, this is the only meal you will eat that day, so in the long run it is worth it. But, I don’t need to convince you, since you will never go…thankfully.