after reading that hunan slurp in the east village was one of nytimes food critic pete well’s favorite eats for 2018, i knew i had to go.  the vegetarian option was just okay, but evidently the pork and beef were excellent, especially for a cold rainy day.

when we went, the restaurant didn’t have its liquor license yet so it was byob.  there are some great wine and liquor shops in the area, so that worked out well.