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| - I know bupkis about Ramen. Well, not real, fresh authentic delicious ramen. But my friend Danny was like OH YOU HAVE TO GO, I WILL TAKE YOU, and having heard so much about the mystique of ~David Chang~ (he was fun when he was a guest on Top Chef!!), I figured it was finally time to wander into the Financial district and over pay for a bowl of noddles!
We walked in around 6.30 pm, and the two of us were given a seat right at the entrance of the restaurant on the long bar table. We would have literally been sitting right in front of the door. The moment I saw the grimace on Danny's face I knew we had to move, so right after they put the menu's down, we were just like "um hi, can we sit somewhere else pretty please." The hostess paused, looked over the restaurant, took way to long to figure out that, yes, she could sit us somewhere else, it was just that she'd have to break up an empty space of 6, but eventually we were moved and sat on the edge of one of their communal tables.
I got the signature Momofuku Ramen Bowl and it was...okay I guess? The pork was cooked really well, but generally flavourless. I enjoyed the mix of fermented cabbage, seaweed and poached egg. The broth was rather salty, but I still had a fun time putting in a bunch of siracha on ma noodles.
The star of the show that night for me though was the BBQ chicken buns. One of my chicken pieces was half gristle which was a bummer, but I managed to eat around it and enjoy myself immensely.
Seriously, I could eat 12 of those bbq chicken buns. The red eye mayo is like...a miracle.
The bill was steep for a bowl of soup and 2 chicken buns (30 bucks including tip) And I feel that a lot of that bill is mainly for the celebrity chef dining experience...and also for the real estate you're eating it in.
So Meeehhhhhh, but come for the BBQ CHICKEN BUNNNNZZZZZZZZ
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