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| - After a 7 hour drive to experience David Chang's restaurant, I'd say it was worth the drive. Honestly I was expecting a bit of a pretentious ambiance, but I was wrong. The place had a great vibe, with floor to ceiling glass to get a glimpse of Vegas.
The cocktails - my suggestion is to stop playing penny slots awaiting your free drink on the casino floor, and spend the $16 for the cocktails! They were delicious! When I don't know the ingredients on the menu, sometimes I think that means it must be exotic and delicious. But in this case, they were so different and tasty! We got a spiced apple milk punch
The food: the pork belly bun was probably top 2 I've ever had. Okay make that the best I've ever had! Not only was the pork belly melt in your mouth, but the bun tasted so incredibly authentic and freshly made. The toasted noodles were also a slam dunk - slightly spicy, the sauce tasted simple but done right, and with the tiger prawns and clams it hit all the notes I was expecting. The oysters were delicious, fresh, and accompanied by a mignonette that I had no complaints on any of the food!
4 stars was for the lack of knowledge from the service side. Given this was our first time, and that the menu was created by the infamous David Chang, I wanted to know exactly what I'm eating as the price tag was a hefty one! Questions like "are your noodles made in house, are the portion sizes that different, what's the reason for your noodle dishes variation of $15-$48" seemed pretty simple to me but the response was that they didn't know. Nothing against the server, more something for management to train your people!
Overall I'd come back, and know that you'll be throwing down more than a couple Benjamin's but it's SO worth it!
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