Head to this unassuming Philly corner store to get more than some Tastykake treats.

I want my old life back, the one where I didn’t kill anybody and I could still afford sushi,” moans ambitious, buttoned-up Mir Dar (Asif Ali) to his gold-chain-draped pothead older brother Raj (Saagar Shaikh) early on in Hulu‘s fast-paced crime-comedy series Deli Boys.

For Saeed, “Deli Boys” will be his first show as a creator of a scripted series. For Shaikh and Ali, it’s their first starring role on television. It’s perfectly timed for their careers, during a new height of Pakistani storytelling on mainstream TV. The energy at the dinner was one of excitement, ambition and growth. And hunger, of course.