The Mystery of Lê From Hop Sing Laundromat
March 24, 2015 6:52 AM Subscribe
Behind an unmarked door in Chinatown sits what may be America’s greatest cocktail bar, Hop Sing Laundromat. But the truth about the man who created it? That’s where things get trickier. By Jason Sheehan for Philadelphia Magazine.
Fascinating.
He's right by the way; sometimes you just gotta take the motherfucking hill.
posted by 724A at 8:27 AM on March 24, 2015
He's right by the way; sometimes you just gotta take the motherfucking hill.
posted by 724A at 8:27 AM on March 24, 2015
Genuis? The Main Line Times does rides the hype train again.
Hop Sing is a good cocktail bar. Le is a grade A asshole.
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 8:48 AM on March 24, 2015
Hop Sing is a good cocktail bar. Le is a grade A asshole.
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 8:48 AM on March 24, 2015
Oh for the love of gods. This is embarrassingly breathless.
Later, I tell Lê that early on, everyone in town figured he was a drug dealer. A human trafficker. Something unsavory, mostly because no one knew where his money was coming from, but partly because of the mystery with which he surrounded himself. This makes him laugh.
This also made me laugh. No-one thought that. Or, I dunno, I guess someone really believed that, someone naive and perhaps tanked on strong cocktails, but I'm pretty sure most people just figured he had a financial backer providing capital.
posted by desuetude at 9:12 AM on March 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
Later, I tell Lê that early on, everyone in town figured he was a drug dealer. A human trafficker. Something unsavory, mostly because no one knew where his money was coming from, but partly because of the mystery with which he surrounded himself. This makes him laugh.
This also made me laugh. No-one thought that. Or, I dunno, I guess someone really believed that, someone naive and perhaps tanked on strong cocktails, but I'm pretty sure most people just figured he had a financial backer providing capital.
posted by desuetude at 9:12 AM on March 24, 2015 [1 favorite]
Yeah, this is one of the most obnoxious pieces I've read in quite a while.
I mean, sure, take the motherfucking hill and all, but come ON.
I'm sure this place has EVERYTHING.
posted by St. Hubbins at 1:56 PM on March 24, 2015 [2 favorites]
I mean, sure, take the motherfucking hill and all, but come ON.
I'm sure this place has EVERYTHING.
posted by St. Hubbins at 1:56 PM on March 24, 2015 [2 favorites]
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