Seanchai Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I don't mean most items (though I wonder that too with the recent demise of Roy's Place in Gaithersburg), rather, Who's got the BIGGEST menu? As in...you sit down and you feel like God Him(Her)self just handed you The Tablets and your next move is to descend from the mountain? As in...the menu/barrier dulls your senses; blocking all light, sounds and smells from you? As in...you wonder what the restaurant is compensating for? (note, this may belong in another area, or the trash bin ) I know it's not answering the original question but for sheer number of items on menu, gotta give a shout-out to Shopsin's in NYC's Lower East Side: http://www.shopsins.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayandstacey Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Holy cow - that Shopsin's menu is breathtaking. About 50 soups, then a note to "ask for the full soup menu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Oh Shopsins...what a crazy crazy place. My favorite visit to Shopsins was when one of the Shopsin daughters (don't remember her name) came to us as we waited in line and told us we would be the last guests to be served and to inform anyone who came after us of that news. Our group got to chatting and lost focus, and 3 or 4 more people got in line behind us. The Shopsin returned, stopped our conversation by yelling "What the fuck is wrong with you people? I told you not to let anyone else in line!" She dismissed those behind us telling them to blame us for wasting their time...but then we had a lovely meal, and plenty of joking around with her and her dad. I should note that we weren't regulars by any stretch...that's just how things rolled at Shopsins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayandstacey Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Shopsin's Soup #NN - I'll take 2 please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I highly (and non-sarcastically) recommend the "slutty cakes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 "I Like Killing Flies"- available on Netflix, & I love that menu, too, just to give me ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I have friends living on Rivington Street, around the corner from Essex Market, who used to own two restaurants on Clinton Street. They refuse to eat at Shopsin's because of hygiene concerns. The old Shopsin's location in the West Village was, according to my friends,"the filthiest restaurant they'd ever seen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Holy cow - that Shopsin's menu is breathtaking. About 50 soups, then a note to "ask for the full soup menu" "I Like Killing Flies"- available on Netflix, & I love that menu, too, just to give me ideas. They certainly use their page space economically. I have friends living on Rivington Street, around the corner from Essex Market, who used to own two restaurants on Clinton Street. They refuse to eat at Shopsin's because of hygiene concerns. The old Shopsin's location in the West Village was, according to my friends,"the filthiest restaurant they'd ever seen." Zora: Jinx! I'd think that because they're in the market, there are limits to how unhygienic they could be (I don't know this; it's just a guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Bud Trillin wrote a New Yorker piece on Shopsin's back in 2002. Here is a link to as much of it as appears on the NY website....... He remarked upon the menu size as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty L. Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 End of an era, and of a singular vision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Kenny Shopsin, Brash Owner of a Quirky Restaurant, Dies at 76, by Neil Genzlinger, September 4, 2018, on nytimes.com. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistle Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I still love looking at the Shopsin’s menu, blisters on your sister anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 9:29 AM, dcs said: Kenny Shopsin, Brash Owner of a Quirky Restaurant, Dies at 76, by Neil Genzlinger, September 4, 2018, on nytimes.com. The simple tribute on Shopsin's website: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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