"From the menu of excellent Shanghainese dishes like scallion pancakes and braised pork belly bao to its sunny front patio on a Historic Filipinotown sidestreet, Woon is the kind of rare, fast-casual restaurant that’s both quick and efficient and nice to hang out in. Need an affordable, last-minute date spot with pork dumplings and plump fish cakes? Head to Woon. Does a third-tier friend from acting class keep bugging you to get dinner at “some place kinda cool”? Woon is the answer. As extremely niche and specific as that situation is, a bowl of their fantastic, chewy beef noodles and an ube ice cream bao is the only way you’re getting through it." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder