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| - Mucho-hyped Momofuku has sure opened with a flash and a bang in Toronto. Expectations being so high for this famous New York eatery as to let the cyinical among us doom it to failure. I can tell you unequivocally, Momofuku does not disappoint.
Occupying the sparkling glass box next to the Shangri-la Hotel, and fronted by a spectacular metal sculpture by famed Chinese artist Zhuang Huan, you could easily mistake it for the newest Apple store but there are no iPhones or iPads for sale here only meat, really delicious meat. Juxtaposed with that magnificent scuplture, the building is all sleek metal, wood and glass. Lots of clean lines, somewhat austere but never really feeling cold or impersonal. Probably because its also boisterous and vibrant.
I managed to book a large format meal on the 3rd floor Daisho. Faced with a choice of porchetta, short ribs or fried chicken, being the porky, porkers that me and my foodie friends are, opted for the ... PORK! The meal was supposed to be for 4 to 6 people but the roast that we were presented with could have easily fed twice as many. Picture this - a full pork loin wrapped with belly and roasted to perfect juicy doneness. To accompany this slab of tasty beast are some fluffy steamed buns, a trio of savoury mustards and some quick pickles. We supplanted this feast with sunchokes and a braised eggplant dish just so that we have some kinda veg in there. There was enough pork to horrify a thousand vegans but can I tell ya - so delicious!!! The meat was juicy, tender, savoury and sweet all at the same time. We could only finish one slice each so we each got lots to take home. Green apple mustard is out of this world as were the sunchokes.
A word of caution, go on an empty stomach and not having eaten meat for a week.
A second word of caution - Momofuku has very, very strict rules with time. Make sure you arrive on time or even a bit early because they have no qualms about keeping tabs on your late dinner friends. You are given a full two hour reservation but they do tell you that the meal is timed so that the roast is done right on time. If you have an early sitting, you kind of get rushed out for the next sitting. You will feel so stuffed that you are in no mood to move but you are not afforded such luxury.
Is it worth the hype? I would say yes with the caveat mentioned above. The atmosphere is casual and lively, the food is really delicious and place is unpretentious.
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