5 NYC Restaurants to Try This Weekend - Eater NY

"We’re all familiar with the izakaya, a type of Japanese establishment specializing in drinks and bar food, the eats of an international nature, though adapted for Japanese tastes. Zusik is a Korean gastropub right on 14th Street that partly duplicates an izakaya menu, but with Korean notions of its own to accompany a selection of cocktails, wine, sake, and beer (a flagon of draft Korean beer is the best deal). Most dishes are either small plates or rice bowls. In the latter category, find eel over rice in a thick sauce, while the former includes mandoo (dumplings) stuffed with pork and deep fried. There’s quite a bit to be explored on the menu; my favorite thing was marinated short rib on an elongated hump of truffled mash potatoes." - Eater Staff