

5
"I found the fried rice at Fan Fried Rice Bar in Bed-Stuy to be the perfect fast-casual iteration: served without soy sauce because “that would be cheating,” chef-owner Paul Chen’s dish is nostalgic and uncomplicated—what Times critic Ligaya Mishan calls “the fried rice I always hope to find”—though the spot still has work to do on snacks like Taiwanese golden kimchi and mapo tofu." - Carla Vianna