I have GG to thank for this sick obsession. For months, I was logging in to secure a reservation when Ko first opened up without any success. Then, my dedicated, organized, and meticulous planning better half, GG, nearly drove herself insane, came to the brink of quitting and then at her wit's end, snagged us a reservation for 2. As the rules went and continue to go, no photo-snapping...but needless to say, it lived up to the hype.
After conquering Chang's cyber-prison, we got cocky...when he added lunch, we snagged a reservation the day after my birthday - June 14, 2009. That meal, equally incredible, but somewhat more challenging to take down on the heels of a very substantial birthday bender the evening before.
The cameras did come out ablazing when we locked in for a party of 8 for the Noodle Bar's Fried Chicken Dinner online (i snagged this one). This is the only way to get a reservation there and let my family in on this indulgence (including my nutritionist mother). Plus, GG's favorite indugence is, indeed, fried chicken.
What we were faced with was a heaping pile of traditional southern fried chicken (a bit too salty for my taste) and an over the top twice-fried korean bird. Add on top of that lettuce wraps and a bowl of fresh vegetables, kimchi, oysers, and 4 different sauces and you've got a recipe for success. And while we were there we threw on several orders of the pork buns and some of the namesake noodles. Hey - if we're going to be gratuitous with our food intake, let's just go all the way.
Here's the up close and personal view into this one...
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| The Main Event (Southern Fried on left; Korean Fried on right) |
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| Up close and personal... |
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| The sauce fixins...from hoisin to kimchi to jalapeno... |
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| Deliciously crisp veggies to reduce health conscious guilt. |
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| Old friend...how i miss you already. |
