Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
Your mention of the article jogged my memory - I too, read the article and had intended on going there, but it slipped my mind.
The article is linked below, and I hope it is still open when I make my next trip to NYC:
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020415fa_FACT
The obscure documentary, "I Like Killing Flies" will finally be released in theaters next week. From what I understand, it is a very rough-around-the-edges documentary about Shopsin's. It was made before Kenny's wife & only waitress, Eve, died and it was shot in their previous building. The film's rare viewings had only occured around the time of its screening at Sundance a few years ago. Of course now Minda (one of Kenny's twin daughters) is running the front of the house and doing a splendid job. Her and Zach (Kenny's son) have done a lot to usher in a new generation of kids...who inevitably bring their own new kids to eat there too.
Another menu hint: for lunch, go with the taco fried chicken...the ultimate in comfort food imo.