I've always wanted to try Momofuku, the famous restaurant chain owned by chef-founder David Chang. They're only in New York, Sydney and Toronto so I knew I HAD to try it when I went to T-Dot for a business trip.
I went to the Noodle Bar and Milk Bar because I mainly wanted to try their 'famous' ramen.
In Toronto, they have something equivalent of our "Dine Out Vancouver" where restaurants participate in a month long prix fix menu program called
Winterlicious. What a weird name eh? Haha. My colleague and I opted for that and the menu was $25 for three courses.
They're all about the communal tables at Momofuku. I ordered a Thomas Lavers Ginger Beer and it was spectacular. Really gingery and really potent if you like the kick.
I didn't order the Chicken Meatball Bun but my colleague insisted that it was good. It had kind of a spicy Thai chili sauce going on.
I went with their signature
Pork Belly Bao and it came with two THICK fat pieces of pork belly inside a steamed bao. There was such much fat it dripped down my wrist! That's when you know it's a good burger.
Their
Dan Dan Mien consists of ramen, spicy pork, scallop XO sauce, and peanuts. I like lots of broth with my ramen (I drink it all!) so I was glad I didn't choose this.
I instead went with the
Winter Ramen which had smoked chicken, kale, squash, and egg. This was definitely a fusion ramen. A very poshy one too.
I think I'm too used to authentic tonkotsu ramen so I didn't love this as much as I wanted to. The grilled onions tasted a little out of place but everything else was great. Loved the addition of kale too (my favourite green as of now).
I didn't get to taste the brownie topped chocolate mousse but I heard it was delicious.
For my dessert I chose the
soft serve ice-cream. Even though you can't see the colour difference, this was actually half
Cereal Milk, half
Fried Apple Pie. Boy was this delicious. I would come back to Momofuku just for this.
You know you're gluttonous when you continue to shop for food after being stuffed to the brim. That's what I did. I shopped at the Momofuku Milk Bar upstairs to grab some snacks to bring back to the hotel.
Their famous "Compost Cookie".
Apparently this "Corn Cookie" is also really popular.
I ended up choose the compost cookie and crack pie. You cannot go to the Milk Bar without trying these to signature items!!
Their signature
Crack Pie is essentially a pie made of eggs, flour, sugar, butter and cream. It's ridiculous. I honestly didn't expect it to be so freaking delicious. Before I could think twice about how many calories I was putting into my body, the whole pie was gone. True story.
The compost cookie on the other hand was okay but I didn't understand the hype.
The Momofuku Noodle Bar and Milk Bar is worth checking out if you are visiting Toronto. If you can't make it for a meal, at least buy the crack pie!! You won't regret it.
Service Rating:
4/5
Food Rating:
3/5
Price:
$$$
Overall Rating: 3/5
Happy Eating!
me after inhaling dat crack pie
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