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| - I'm giving this 4 stars for potential. My experience there was more 3-3.5 stars but I think that's a function of a new restaurant working out some kinks.
For full disclosure: I used to live in New York and have been to Momofuku Ssam Bar many times, and Ko a couple. (Never went to the original Noodle Bar.) The quality and originality of the food here is above that of Ssam Bar, though the setting was a little too staid for me. Louder music and darker lighting would've set a much better atmosphere. Our waiter didn't seem as well versed in the wine list as I've come to expect from the Momofuku staff (they always have great recs in NYC), though the bottle itself was a nice pairing for what we ordered -- oysters, wd-50 chicken, trout, brussels sprouts, apple salad, apple soup and chocolate dessert. Standouts were the brussels sprouts, oysters and apple soup. Overall, what they are making here is miles more fun and complex than most other restaurants in Toronto which have fallen back on making rustic Italian or Canadian comfort-ish food.
This is way more expensive than Ssam Bar, though we probably could've done with 5 and not 7 dishes -- the meat mains are pretty generously sized. I hope this does well because the city needs a breath of fresh air, but sadly the place was only busy and not jam-packed (albeit on a Tuesday).
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