Really disappointed by Milk Bar (don't know about the other branches of the Momofuku empire). The famed pork belly buns are mediocre at best (at least they were when I went there); our local Taiwanese restaurant here in Seattle runs rings around them. Also, the cookies weren't very good -- kind of Really disappointed by Milk Bar (don't know about the other branches of the Momofuku empire). The famed pork belly buns are mediocre at best (at least they were when I went there); our local Taiwanese restaurant here in Seattle runs rings around them. Also, the cookies weren't very good -- kind of like those cookies you buy in Whole Foods that are healthy and taste like sawdust.…see moresee less
Just over the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn -- small plates highlighting pork and shellfish. Busy, but the food turns out food fast, and it's delicious.