Manic Restaurant Review:

Chop Shop

Type: Chinese

Fancy Factor: Casual
Address: 254 10th ave (NYC)
Phone: 212.820.0833
Website: www.chop-shop.co/
Prices: Pricey for Chinese (but worth it)
Recommended? YES
Quick Description: A great small plate Chinese restaurant in West Chelsea that offers a more upper-crust dining experience than the typical Chinese joint.
Ambiance: Stark and effectively minimalist yet intimate and inviting.  The restaurant has an open garden for the agreeable months and a small bar in it.
Menu: Great selection of appetizers, small plate entrees and specials.  Servings are small and perfect for sharing.
Menu Recommendations:

• Appetizer: Summer Roll (a rice paper-wrapped appetizer with shrimp).  Freshest tasting Summer roll in recent memory.
• Entree: Spicy Japanese Eggplant. This dish, with a drool-inducing, spicy, hoisin flavor, is so incredibly good!

Notes: Meeting the creators of the restaurant is not unheard here and is a treat.