Oh Momofuku how your brand and buzz dearly appealed to me. I arrived to be greeted by a friendly hostess and directed to the area where my friend was. We were immediately presented the menu and poured water.
We order the buns - we went with the rueben bun but I think we should have tried the pork or veggie instead. The Rueben was slathered in sauce and was too tart for my liking. I love the bun though, it was super soft. I could have eaten the bun plain.
Next noodles! I ordered the smoked chicken ramen and my friend ordered the momofuku ramen bowl. When our bowls arrived, they were nicely presented. Our waitress even brought us extra bowls to share. I really like the noodles and the crispy chicken skin in my bowl. The flavour of the broth was interesting but not overtly salted. My friend liked her bowl but noticed the rim of meat fat floating in her broth.
Overall, I have had better ramen in Toronto - I found Momofuku's ramen bowls too greasy and left the restaurant like I ate a plate of french fries.
Service at Momofuku was excellent but the food lacklustre given I had expectations of the brand.
I might return to try out the other menu items.