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| - I really wanted to love Momofuku. I support David Chang and I love his innovation around food, I love that David Choe's artwork is up on the wall. But, at the end of the day, the food needs to stand on its own. And, I felt like it didn't deliver on the hype. It was decent food, with great ambience and okay service.
I've been to the location in NYC specifically for the ramen, felt it wasn't great, but wanted to try this location in hopes of experiencing the deliciousness that everyone raves about. I ordered the pork belly ramen, the pork bao, and the pork chop with the truffle potatoes (pigs taste so good, amirite??).
Service, although incredibly friendly, was very slow. It took about 40 minutes for the main entrees. Water was filled regularly and appetizers did come out fairly quickly.
Lemme start with the pork bao, which was perfection. Five stars. Pork belly was tender and fatty, the sauce was just sweet enough, and the bun was soft, and all ingredients married well. It was a standard pork bao, but many don't do this classic well. Momofuku nailed it.
They use the same pork belly in the ramen, which again was delicious. There was a soft boiled egg as well, which was perfectly cooked. But, ramen comes down to the broth and noodles for me and it basically tasted like instant ramen packet broth. The noodles were standard, cooked al dente and pleasantly chewy. Nothing to write home about. It's like someone had just poured in some soy sauce in boilig water and said, Voila! Pour and serve! I wanted to be blown away and it was meh.
The pork chop was served with a side of peaches. The peaches were the highlight. Nice and sweet, tender but not mushy. The pork was tender, but super fatty. The side of truffle potatoes were basically tater tots with specialty cheese on top. That cheese was bomb, paired with the crunch of the potato - it had great texture. And, honestly who doesn't like tater tots?
Additional tips:
-reservations available thru Open table
-Milk Bar is next door; save room for dessert
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