I had a dinner at Majordōmo, David Chang’s Momofuku Group’s restaurant in LA. I’ve been to a few Momofuku restaurants before (the original Momofuku Noodle Bar, Momofuku Las Vegas, and the recently closed Momofuku Seiōbo), and wanted to try this one.
Majordomo, to this visitor, seems to be located kind of in an odd and isolated location in an area with a lot of big warehouse buildings.
I had a late reservation here and a bunch of things had sold out. A lot of the plates in the mains section are for sharing, and since I was solo I just ordered from the other sections.
I had the
Bing with Spicy Lamb ($15)
A bing is a kind of Chinese flatbread (thanks Wikipedia). This was served warm and was fluffy and airy. It came with a slow cooked lamb as a topping, which was tender and had some cumin and other spices and was mildly spicy, tasted I guess like a Northern Chinese preparation. This was the best thing I had in the meal.
also had the
Heirloom Tomatoes ($17)
stone fruit, sherry vinaigrette, sesame
This was pretty good too - like a tomato salad with some I think plums? Several types of tomato including some whole cherry tomatoes. Dressed in a vinaigrette. Tasted like summer.
also the
Stuffed Peppers ($16)
Benton’s sack sausage, buttermilk ranch
Some nicely fried shishito peppers stuffed with sausage. The coating was a bit like a tempura batter. With a creamy ranch dressing.
Baby Lettuces ($16)
lemon vinaigrette, nut brittle, chives
I wanted to try the potatoes but they were sold out, so they recommended this dish instead. A large portion (looked like a head of lettuce or two was in there) of lettuce dressed in a vinaigrette and a lot of chives. The interesting part was the addition of peanut brittle crumbles! This was good for a few bites - interesting flavor from the zingy vinaigrette and the crunchy sweet brittle, but I think I got some taste fatigue from it after awhile.
Also had a Ginger mocktail, which tasted like a penicillin but without booze.
I ordered too much, no room for dessert.
