Day Three: Delicious lunch (sans pictures)

We awoke a little later than we had hoped. The rest was entirely necessary, especially after the night before. Stomachs growling, we headed to Joe's Shanghai. One of Rose's friends met us there as well. We sat at a table with two other groups of strangers, which is is not uncommon at this restaurant due to its popularity and people's desperation to eat the delicious food as soon as possible, regardless of circumstances. Assuming I sat at the 6-o'clock position, the 6 of us sat at positions 1-5. A little boy and his father were happily slurping down shiao loong bao when we arrived, and sat at the 11-12 positions. A group of five non-asians arrived later to occupy the rest of the table, and awkwardly fumbled with the menus wondering what to order.

I won't go into detail about how great the food was, or how Joe's Shaghai is considered one of NY's best restaurants, but instead will say this: when groups of complete strangers willingly squeeze together in tables meant for much fewer, no questions asked, the food is king. Food can be good enough such that an hour wait, no atmosphere, and an uneasy alliance of a shared lazy susan would not be considered a hindrance.