I love all those happy, smiling chickens on the shop signs, like they're cheerfully inviting you to come and eat them.
I don't really understand this one.
However, this guy pops up quite often and is obviously not so happy with things - it's like he's not sure exactly what's going on, but just has a Bad Feeling about something:
Man, that Obama is so racist, stereotyping himself like that...
This is now the accepted wisdom re Brick Lane, wit the result that most in-the-know (incl me) go to Tayyab or somewhere instead. Is it suffering from inverted snobbery? I've had mixed experiences there.
Inner circle probably has 'modern indian' type michelin starred places as well as cheap nasty takeaways, although I guess that's not really part of the takeaway equation.