Frommer's Review
Opened in late 2003, this narrow storefront eatery was packed from the get-go. Since the decor is negligible and the accommodations cramped, the only discernible reason for its furious popularity is the food. It comes from the kitchen in stuttering intervals, the uncertainty easily compensated by the startlingly high quality of what the creative chef-owner sends forth. At dinner, the charbroiled rainbow trout and herb-roasted baby rack of lamb au jus are stars, preceded by a remarkable shrimp cake with horseradish plum tomato aioli or, perhaps, the pan-seared turkey dumplings with ginger-soy vinaigrette. Those appetizers appear as "small plates" at lunch, when all the wildly tasty sandwiches are only $7. That's another reason the locals like it -- they don't need a bank loan to eat here.
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