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EmilyNov 3
Rose Hill, Manhattan●9.3
Rose Hill, Manhattan
ConnorAug 2
●7.5
QueenieAug 17
Rose Hill, Manhattan●10.0
A couple yummy dishes but given how hard it is to get reservations and the price, I don’t think I’ll be back soon 🥲 to be fair, the main proteins were squab (which I don’t love) and lobster cooked medium rare (not a fan of the texture when it’s like this lol). A good restaurant to try at least once! Also their menu rotates every few months so it could be much better next year 🙏
But since the menu might be hit or miss, I think if you’re wanting a solid Korean restaurant, Jungsik, Jua, or moono are prob my top recs!
This place was extremely expensive and jua was better food-wise. Vibe is insanely cool tho and it feels very fancy haha. Like I was in Billions! Ohhhhh also something happened, I can’t remember, and they felt bad so they gave us extra truffle on everything hahaha. I don’t think it helped.
This was a tok notify res which they said is actually a pretty good hack for people in nyc because people travel for this place but sometimes the travel gets delayed (especially in winter) so they end up getting decent amount of cancellations haha. Not that I’d really recommend this place! It’s really good but I prefer both jua and jungsik. I need to try Joo ok still but generally I think it’s safe to stick to Korean stars that start with K! :)
Bucket list ✅ impeccable service, setup, serving utensils, vibes, and food. Starting with the menu, they bring out little cards with a backstory describing each dish as they come out - you get to keep these of course. The flavors of each dish are complex yet complementary - I think the expertise it takes to combine 5-10 ingredients in a cohesive manner (sometimes even creating new flavors as a result) is what you're paying up for. January's menu was extremely seafood centric which I was super excited for. We started with two amuse bouche - a sardine bite that reminds me of the caviar Kim at Jua, and the sea urchin sweet corn bread cake. Both were delish; perfectly fresh with a good salty vs sweet juxtaposition between the two. Next, we dove straight into the bluefin tuna + caviar + pineapple weed jelly(?!!!) + mussel mousse dish; rich, umami, tart because of the jelly, and decadent. Next came the scallop - not my fave since it was cooked but the smoky sauce was divine. The langoustine blew me away - I'm biased towards langoustine but this was just so tender, and came with rich, fermented rice sauce with kimchi bits. The silkie chicken soup with abalone, mandu and squid was SO SURPRISINGLY GOOD; I don't like samgyetang usually but this was just HEALING for the soul. The next two dishes were both fish; very different compared to each other, and held so many flavors. The final savory dish, the wagyu, was just so rich; the rice side dish it came with was also delish - could eat a whole potful by myself I swear. The two desserts were the definition of mastery - I swear the ingredients by themselves taste like one thing and when mixed together, a completely different flavor... the Goguma ice cream was my fave as it tasted like a latte when combined with the cinnamon milk foam thing. ALL IN ALL I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. So glad I finally got to go.