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Dinner was so good it got our homebody friend who rarely leaves his home state talking about making a group trip to NYC. Legit, this food blew his damn mind and gave him courage and a taste for adventure.
Momofuku done right will give you something you don't usually get from most other restaurants: a spiritually-authentic Asian dining experience. It's elevated pan-Asian cuisine that feels like it was made for a huge celebration with family.
You can taste the love chef David Chang has for his mom's cooking, for big dinners with extended families and the family friends you'd call Auntie and Uncle, and for Asian food. These are flavors you only get if you go local and you happen upon someone who learned how to pickle from grandma or a street vendor who came up with a sauce so crackalicious there's a line to his cart before he opens. This is the real deal, folks. I'm Chinese-American - the 'Fuke is the only restaurant I've ever wanted to take my parents to bc it's that freaking good. This place takes me back to my mom's kitchen, night markets, and grandma's table. If you are Asian or love Asian food, you owe it to yourself eat here.
To maximize your 'Fuke experience, go all-in on family dining. Grab a few good friends and make a reservation. Get a round of cocktails to open the stomach, as we say in Chinese. Order off the large format menu, which features main dishes with accompaniments, add a few buns (pork belly is a must), and any other items that strike your fancy.
Hot Tip: aim for a variety of textures and flavors. This is the key to crafting a solid experience at any Asian restaurant.
These dishes are meant for sharing so you and your mates can collectively roll your eyes back in your head as the expletives tumble forth rapturously: "holy f***, this sh** is so f******* good, mother of god," etc.
At least, that's what our group sounded like. Here's what the four of us ordered:
1.) Sichuan Lamb Ribs - Yo, this lamb fell right off the bone and just melted in the mouth. No exaggeration. Get it.
2.) Spicy Rice Cakes - Rice cakes are crackalicious already but these had a crispy outside from being pan fried - so good my bf scraped the rest of the sausage at the bottom of the bowl onto his plate bc he couldn't bear to waste it.
3.) Pork Belly Bun - It's fatty, caramelized, and generous, exactly how pork belly should be. The steamed bun has a silky, luxurious texture. Best bun I've ever had - so good I wish my bun-making grandma was still around so I could treat her.
4.) Bo Ssam, half order - this is a large-format order: a big cut of pork shoulder marinated and slow-cooked to the point where it falls apart at the slightest touch. Accompaniments include bibb lettuce, rice, kimchi, raw oysters, hoisin, ssam sauce, and ginger scallion oil. You take your lettuce and fill it with whatever you like (and there are tons of flavor and texture permutations!) and eat it.
Dude, this bo ssam. THIS BO SSAM. The meat was so good it got two of us re-thinking our laziness in the kitchen bc we knew we needed to learn to slow-cook pork shoulder like this. That's right, it made me want to put more effort into cooking. What sorcery is this!? The kimchi was fermented but still tasted super fresh and clean. My dudes, even the rice was perfectly cooked. It stuck together but stayed fluffy. Our server tipped us off to stuffing the fillings into some steamed buns and brought out four for us. DO IT. Hell, order two plates of steamed buns. You will die and go to foodie heaven, which totally exists.
It's a great deal. We stuffed ourselves silly and still rolled out w a bag of leftovers.
If you are dining with two, get a few plates to share and again, aim for a variety of flavors and textures (your server can help you with this).
If you're solo or there late at night, pony up to the noodle bar for ramen and buns. It's cozy and warm and no one will bother you if you just want to look down and shovel noodles into your drunk face - exactly how late-night noodles should be.
The staff is the coolest, friendliest bunch you'll meet on the Strip. They welcome you like family. Each time I've come here, I've had great convos with my servers, bartenders, and cooks. They give fantastic recommendations bc they like good food, too.
We stop in every time we're in Vegas. This food can inspire you to eat more meaningfully, connect more deeply, live more fully. I've seen it happen.
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