momofuku ssam bar

update 1/7/07: no longer the same! all waitered. see post on 1/7/07.

13th st and 2nd ave

Handily right down the street from me is the new momofuku restaurant, this one a ssam bar. ssams, as i understand them, are a sort of burrito. the menu is limited (an understatement), but the selection i had (or one-eighth of the menu) was delicious: berkshire pork burrito-thing with rice, black beans with bacon, kimchee something-or-other, and other deliciousness. very filling! lacey had the other menu-type, the rice bowl with bibb lettuce, which also looked good, and will have to be tried next time. to top off good food, the prices are great ($9 for the burrito, $13 for the bowl) and the bar itself is BEAUTIFUL – glowing wood walls, floors, and that great blown-up picture of mcenroe. :) (p.s. this place is self-service order and pay type of deal)