Oh why cant Momofuku here in Toronto be better than it is? Just a little bit better? Lots to recommend it: great space, super friendly staff, fun menu. But alas it underwhelms. Best thing by far was the pork ramen; the broth was superb. But the pork and shitake buns, OK at best (as my companion put it: why is it so much better in NUC? Maybe because Chef Chang is there to keep on eye on things and monitor quality?). The pork belly was a bit too solid, not falling apart, even if the flavour was good; and the bun was really quite lame. The extra spicy noodles weren't really that hot, at least not by world standards (Sichuan as the standard), and it sauce was sweet on the verge of cloying. Great to be able to drink local Izumi sake with our meal, but overall meh.