"Times Hungry City columnist Ligaya Mishan visits 24-hour kebab joint Kebab Empire in Hell’s Kitchen to highlight the cuisine of the Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking and primarily Muslim minority in China and Central Asia. Mishan calls the menu on point: “Lamb chops, the juices shining, are thrust on blades a foot long, crossed like swords; leg of lamb is hewn in hunks, pressed with crushed cumin seeds, black pepper and salt, then skewered. Both pick up a good marbling of char from the grill — gas, not charcoal, but still the smoke goes deep.” Recommended dishes include all of the lamb: cumin lamb, lamb kebab, lamb chop, and lamb shank. Eater critic Ryan Sutton is also on board with this place." - Stefanie Tuder