My fiancee and I were SO excited to try this place. Being foodies, we had watched David Chang's documentaries on Netflix so we were very much looking forward to trying the new restaurant. It was obviously packed when we initially came so we were more than happy to wait. I had a box of cupcakes with me that we bought to bring home and sample for our wedding. Before being seated, the hostess said we could not bring in the cupcakes and she proceeded to leave them on a ledge at the front cash. Then she sat us in front of the door right beside her hostess station.
I didn't get a very hospitable vibe from this. All she needed to say was, "we don't allow outside food to be eaten at our facility". It seemed unnecessary to ask us to leave our purchase, when trying to offer a classy upscale Noodle bar vibe. It's the same feeling you get when you walk into a store and they ask you to leave your bag at the cash. For such a nice upscale restaurant, it cheapened the whole experience for me.
We also tried a lot of different styles of ramen on our travels and I thought this place was over rated. The broth was mediocre - not what I was expecting of the David Chang brand. We haven't written this restaurant off - we may try it again eventually.
A few nights before we went to sh?t? and it was PHENOMENAL. Spend your money there for sure.