The 25 Best Restaurants In NYC - New York - The Infatuation
"Lines are the worst, and no matter how good that sandwich, donut, or croissant spin-off is, we’ll hardly ever tell you to wait in one. Lechonera La Piraña is the exception. Inside this South Bronx trailer propped up on cinderblocks, a single chef hacks at the city’s finest roast pork with an arm-length machete. The skin shatters like peanut brittle, and the fat coats your lips. To get your own takeout container full of the stuff, you’re going to have to wait—at least an hour, and probably more. The chef takes his time, chatting up customers, handing out samples, and posing for photos in his apron sporting the Puerto Rican flag. It’s a lengthy process, but once you come face to face with that tray of lechón, all grievances melt away." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
