"When 886 first opened, it was pretty impossible to get a table here. But New Yorkers have short attention spans, and nowadays you can get a reservation pretty easily - which means you could be eating some very good Taiwanese food here any night of the week (except Monday, when it’s closed). The space is small, so it isn’t great for groups, but just bring one other person who wants to eat some lettuce cups and a fried chicken sandwich in the East Village." - bryan kim, chris stang