I had pretty high expectations coming into this restaurant and left feeling a bit disappointed. I often passed by the interesting sculpture outside of the restaurant on university and imagined myself inside dining on an ample, elegant, and delicious meal... but maybe that's more for the upstairs fancier Momofuku establishment.
I ordered the Mushroom Dan Dan and regretted not ordering a steamed bun as well after seeing my friend's buns (don't worry, he still had his pants on). They looked delicious, but I didn't taste them. The noodle dish was nice but just lacking in a few different areas. Immediately, I felt the portion size was a bit on the smaller side. The noodles were cooked really nicely and had a great texture to them but I wish there had been more with additional broth as well. The broth was very rich and savoury. It packed a lot of umami flavour. The shitake mushrooms were also quite tasty, but I felt that the dish could have used an additional ingredient or two to give it a touch more substance beyond the green onions which imparted some great flavour. There were crunchy flakes on top of the noodles that didn't really add much in terms of texture or flavour in my opinion.
For the price, I didn't think it was totally worth it. I would go back to try the milk bar!