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| - My BFF and I came here for dinner since it was near his place. The outside of the restaurant looks stunning. I wish I got a picture of it. Inside, I really liked the decor! It's really upscale looking, and the atmosphere is nice. We were seated at the "bar" overlooking the kitchen. I didn't mind sharing a long table with random people as there was sufficient spacing between us. I liked watching the staff prepare food. I thought the seats were a little uncomfortable though. Service is average but they were very attentive with the water throughout the meal. The hostess was not the friendliest, unfortunately.
We ordered the tongue bun and a Momofuku ramen each. The tongue bun took awhile to get there, and we weren't even finished eating it when our ramens came. That was some poor timing.
The tongue buns were good. The tongue was more like a soft roast beef sliced thinly. The buns were nice and hot.
The Momofuku ramen was pretty okay. It's not amazing and not bad. The broth was okay, nothing special, just a clear broth. The noodles were average. The egg was cooked so the inside was runny, which I like. I saw in the kitchen that they had prepared like 50 of them beforehand. There were 2 slices of fatty pork belly. I would have preferred not fatty pork. I've been to ramen places where you can choose the fattiness. And, they were small slices. There was also green onion and seaweed on the side of the bowl. The vegetables were some sort of leafy cabbage that was a little sour, as if it was pickled? Kind of weird for a ramen. Lastly there was some shredded meat in the corner, and a bit of sauce in the middle. I would say that I liked the variety of stuff they had in the bowl, but nothing was outstanding. At $15, this was definitely overpriced.
From reading the reviews, I agree that it's a bit over hyped. I would not go here if I felt like having some good authentic ramen. I would come again though if I wanted to impress someone with a fancy looking trendy place and okay/decent food. The price is kind of steep, though. I still had a great time although I was not full! Bill after tax for two people was $45.
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