Rahim Mohamed

Rahim Mohamed is a Yemeni-American bodega cook and internet personality based in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for preparing over-the-top sandwiches "the Ocky Way" in videos that drew a large following on TikTok and other platforms, and for later opening a dessert shop branded the "Ocky Way Chocolate Factory" in 2023.

Personal life and career

Mohamed spent the first ten years of his life in Taiz, Yemen, before moving to Brooklyn in 1999 with his brother, sister, and mother. He has worked at Red Hook Food Corp, a family-run bodega in Red Hook, Brooklyn, for more than a decade. He began posting short cooking videos on TikTok in 2020, focusing on custom sandwiches assembled with snacks and sweets from the store shelves. His nickname "General Ock" references New York slang derived from the Arabic "akhi".
As his videos attracted a large audience, local and national outlets profiled the phenomenon, including a short documentary from The New [York Times] about running a TikTok-famous bodega. In 2023, Mohamed expanded beyond the bodega with the Ocky Way Chocolate Factory, a dessert shop selling knafeh, waffles, crêpes and shakes.

Online presence and reception

Coverage has highlighted Mohamed's improvisational approach, combining items like Pop-Tarts, Doritos, mozzarella sticks or pancakes into bacon-egg-and-cheese and chopped-cheese sandwiches, and his recurring catchphrases. Local TV segments and regional outlets also documented the social-media-driven crowds at the Red Hook shop.
Food media have cited Mohamed's work as part of a broader wave of remixed bodega fare in New York City. In 2023, Eater NY noted his Doritos-and-hash-brown beef patty as one example of how vendors are bending the rules of classic dishes and attracting online followings.
Visitors to Mohamed's shop have included athletes Eli Manning, Mikal Bridges, and Obi Toppin; rappers Quavo and French Montana; and singer Rubi Rose.