"Original Joe’s feels like a place that got frozen in time and never unstuck. There are old framed photos covering every square inch of the walls. Menus are heavy enough to hold open a door. And the ramekins of butter even arrive with a decorative image of a mustachioed man that we can only assume is Joe himself. Get the spicy rigatoni, a chicken caesar, and a martini, and sip it while people-watching the East Coast tourists and 10-person birthday parties from your shiny maroon booth." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong