Comments on: Momofuku Ssam Bar (NYC) – Go Raw

By: chuckeats

chuckeats — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:29:28 +0000

Lujon, there are good nights and bad nights. The ingredients at Momofuku are far better than what you find at most, if not all (?), Korean restaurants and the execution is generally better IMO. In your opinion, what are great Korean restaurants in the US?

By: lujon

lujon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:25:34 +0000

I’m sorry but Momofuku is only impressive to people who’ve never been exposed to Korean food before.

If you’ve ever even tried authentic korean food in general, you’d realize that Momofuku is basically just a jumble-up of poorly executed modernized korean dishes.

To the more trained palate, Momofuku is basically a fusion korean restaurant. Really overrated.

By: Sølve Huse

Sølve Huse — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:51:29 +0000

Great!
I visited Momofuku noodle bar last spring. While visiting NYC we went to WD-50, Jean George, Tailor, Jewel Bako and momofuku noodle bar. Although quite different, lunch at momofuku had to be one of the most memorable food moments from that trip.
Inspired by you and other foodbloggers I’ve started a blog myself.

http://web.me.com/solve1/StrezzaFoods

Hoping to report from Norwegian restaurants as soon as possible….

By: chuckeats

chuckeats — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:44:07 +0000

jon – it was the sauce (fish/watermelon) that really took me but thanks for the info.

By: jon

jon — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:31:05 +0000

whats even crazier is that maine shrip are out of season, so those had to be frozen. they do freeze well.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:13:39 +0000

Mabey you got him on a bad day because i have eaten there twice in the past and enjoyed it alot, for instance i have eaten at Piere Gagniare twice also and apart from the desserts which is my favorite part of the meal i had two below par 3 star meals if there such thing, yet the best 3 star meal i have eaten to date has been at L’Astrance and i have read on several food blogs that the restuarant can be a bit hit and miss but each to there own i guess

By: chuckeats

chuckeats — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:27:38 +0000

paul – i can’t say about Ko since i haven’t been but i thought my Thierry Marx (Cordeillan Bages) meal was borderline vile:
http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/03/16/cordeillan-bages-pauillac-france-cordeillan-capitulation/

Le Bernardin – i probably agree and Masa – i definitely agree.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:10:50 +0000

While i am in no doubt that the food tastes great i cannot see how Momofuku ko deserves 2 Michelin stars i mean Thierry Marx has 2 Michelin stars and is David Chang’s food at that level i think not. Also how Le Bernardin keeps it’s 3 stars is beyond me because if that particular restaurant was in Paris it would be a 2 star joint, same goes for Gordon Ramsay at the London that is not a 2 star place but a 1 star because his food is still stuck in the early 1990’s i just do not get the New York Michelin guide, P.S the only thing i do agree with though is Masa because that is a genuine 3 star restaurant IMO