"People like to say that certain restaurants feel like someone’s living room. But unless those people are talking about Shaw-naé's House—a six-table soul food destination on Staten Island—we don’t really believe them. Inside the ground floor of a clapboard house in Stapleton Heights, people from all over the city sit on couches next to a faux fireplace, waiting for some of the city’s best collard greens, served by a woman who will win you over before you even try her oxtails. Bring a group, get a pitcher of Malibu-like rum punch, and then move on to the chicken and waffles-inspired Sugar Daddy Wings, inexplicably tender oxtails, and perfect collard greens. On your way out, Shaw-naé might tell you she loves you, and you won’t hesitate to say it right back." - bryan kim, neha talreja, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
