"Fabrik lets a vegetable be a vegetable. It’s a vegan restaurant that doesn’t rely on Franken-pseudo meats to try to convince you that soy protein is just as good as meat. Instead, they know that a skewer of oyster mushroom grilled over hot charcoal can, in fact, trigger the same dopamine rush as any piece of poultry or beef. Just know that by signing up for dinner here, you’ll be buckling in for an inventive five- or seven-course tasting menu that feels a little bit like a plant-based roller coaster. At $70 a person, it’s one of the more affordable tasting menus in town—barely more than a ticket to Six Flags. " - nicolai mccrary, adele hazan, raphael brion