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| - Huge WOW. I've been to a couple of Momofuku's in NYC - Saam Bar, Nishi, and Milk Bar, all wonderful experiences. I was super excited to try the one that opened in Las Vegas! Finally something on the west coast!
This restaurant is quite different from the other ones in NYC. It seems like each restaurant in NYC focuses on a different theme - ramen, fine dining, different meats, etc. This Momofuku in Las Vegas though, seems to be a mix of all of the themes together. In general, it was a big mix of Asian fusion. See dishes below.
Food:
-Shishito Peppers - smoked salt, lime. Damn. This was a fantastic appetizer to share. I knew ahead of time that 1 in 8 peppers is spicy - but we learned from the manager that night that if they're in season, the spiciness is intensified. So they were in season, and we were howling like a MOFO. The peppers were fantastic though. I loved the lime powder they sprinkled on - so tasty. Read my service note below for what happened to calm our spicy mouths. They gave us a lot of peppers, totally worth the $9.
-Pork Belly Bun with hoisin, scallion, cucumber - This is a must order. It's their famous bun! So delicious. The pork belly was great. They also bring out their special "ssam sauce," which just ties together all the ingredients. The bun is pretty big, so feel free to share this one if you just want a taste.
-Salt & Pepper Lobster & Shrimp - fried chilies & garlic. WHOA. This was a knockout dish. The lobster and shrimp were deep fried - just like a Chinese dish. However, it was the addition of the lobster that was just so amazing. This part was the fusion part. They gave us a lot of lobster, and the lobster was SO PERFECTLY COOKED. Soft, chewy at all. Just perfect. Omg. We've never had a dish like that before! This was a huge dish, for 2 people to share.
-Ginger Scallion Noodles - pickled shiitake, cucumber, wakame. We just had to order noodles at some time during our meal! These were excellent. At first I thought I was ordering ramen, but they arrived at our table, there was no soup lol. Just noodles on bottom, covered with the wakame seaweed, mushrooms, and cucumber. The noodles were soaked in this olive oil that was prepared for hours, our waiter told us. OMG. The flavors were just so incredible! It tasted like there was a secret ingredient in there, like butter or something with meat, but NO - JUST OLIVE OIL. I couldn't believe it - vegetarian dish that tasted so rich! This dish could make anyone go vegetarian. Noodles cooked to perfection too - not overdone, but nice and soft.
-Birthday Cake - I think they feature this cake from next door's Momofuku Milk Bar. It was so fun to try this cake - it's so pretty, and just reminds you of your childhood. The cake was tasty, but frosting a little sweet. I was glad I tried it though - every table was getting it that night, it seemed.
Overall, food was fantastic. One bummer is that they change their menu very frequently - so what you see on Yelp in pictures is not always something you can order that night when you're dining. I mean, this is a good and bad thing. I really loved all the dishes we did order, though! Another bummer is that there's a whole separate "group menu" on the back, which has larger entrees for groups of 4-6 people. We wanted to order from here too, but knew it'd just be too much food. This is a great place to go with your friends though.
Service:
SO outstanding here. I really felt taken care of. When we had the shishito peppers, and unfortunately had the spicy ones, the manager of the restaurant came to our rescue and offered us some soft serve from the Momofuku Milk Bar next door to help us calm our taste palates! WOW. Everyone was so friendly here too - I felt like our waiter Erik and the whole team were a bunch of our friends. Kinda weird I say that - but that's the vibe they give off. Amazing experience.
Ambiance:
Modern, cool, vibe. It honestly felt like a restaurant in LA to me (not a bad thing!). They had lazy susan's for the larger group tables. Japanese toilet in the restroom. Played Snoop Dogg and old Kanye West for the tunes. Just our idea of perfect!
I actually enjoyed this restaurant slightly more than the ones I had in NYC. I really liked the fusion aspect of being able to try all of David Chang's specialties in one restaurant. This is a great winner!!! I will return on my next Vegas trip!!!
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