Piggy Weekend in Review

I had quite a line up of dinners planned for the weekend. Momofuku Fried Chicken on Friday night and DBGB on Saturday... it's a wonder I haven't had a heart attack yet. Anyway, a group of us were able to get one of the coveted reservations for Momofuku's special Fried Chicken dinner for Friday night.



While I am no connosueir of fried chicken (I like KFC), I had heard that Momofuku's Fried Chicken was one of the best and I was excited to check it out. The reservation requires a minimum of 4 people and a max of 8, and 7 of us showed up at 11:45 eager to dig into the meal. While the focus is clearly on the chicken, they also had their late night menu available (12-2 am) so we began with some appetizers. Their kimchi, which comes in a small or large jar, was delicious as usual, and the pork buns were unreal. We also ordered the tamales, which I had never had before. An order of three, including jalepeno/queso, pork/kimchi and sichuan sausage, arrived and was quickly devoured. Don't be fooled by the fact that there are three, two people can happily share this, not seven.

Good thing we ordered accordingly though, because next came an enormous plate of fried chicken that could have fed ten. The plate is divided between buttermilk fried and a more spicy/tangy korean chicken wing, and is the same heaping mound regardless of the number of eaters. While I loved the buttermilk, which were warm and tender, and not the slightest bit greasy, the korean chicken wings had an amazing flavor, and quickly became my favorite. Additionally, the fried chicken is accompanied with mu shu pancakes, carrots, lettuce, radishes and an assortment of sauces to help with making the perfect fried chicken burrito. With an order of pie crust frozen yogurt to top off the chicken and a bill that equated to $40/person (beer and wine included), Momofuku's Fried Chicken Dinner proved to be a delicious and fairly inexpensive Friday night out.