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| - Maybe I'm too much of a ramen purest, but I was highly disappointed with Momofuku Noodle bar.
Tried the Momofuku ramen for $15. The broth was really unremarkable. They threw in some kimchi which was not innovative, but tasted like some last ditch attempt my husband might take to make instant ramen more palatable at home. I was also a little frustrated with the egg situation. Runny undercooked eggs are a no no in pregnancy so I asked the the egg be cooked thoroughly. The waitress refused and said, no I can either eat the egg runny or not have the egg at all in the ramen but they wouldn't overcook it for me. So I ordered it without the egg.........LAME.
We tried a variety of the other dishes including the rice cakes, Japanese yam, shitake buns, shrimp buns (highly recommended by the waitress) and the fried chicken wings. The rice cakes were nice, chewy with a delightful little crunch. The fried chicken was good but then again its difficult to go wrong with fried chicken. The shitake buns were okay, nothing to rave about. The shrimp buns were terrible. The bun that I got had an essence of bleach taste to it and the shrimp tasted very processed and hotdog like. The Japanese yam was nothing to rave about, it taste more like a pancake with mayonnaise drizzled on top.
Overall, I cannot understand for the life of me what all the buzz is about this place. The ramen is nothing special and the majority of the side dishes are really average to subaverage. After this experience I have no intention of wasting my time, money or meals on any of the other Momofuku chains.
The service was overall okay in terms of efficiency, but they were a little snooty, particularly our waitress. If only I knew her name I'd give her a proper shot out, but that's okay, I'm just passing through and never will return again.
Summary:
Overhyped and overpriced chain food. Not recommended.
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