Momofuku Opens Its Highly Anticipated Super Peach at Westfield Century City | Eater LA

"Opening October 19 on the first floor of Westfield Century City, this highly anticipated Momofuku project will operate as an all-day restaurant marrying Korean flavors with California sensibilities and ingredients. Meals can start with Korean fried chicken in sweet-and-spicy or honey garlic sauces (a Momofuku specialty), sesame-marinated cucumbers, and soft tofu with ginger and daikon; fried shrimp with pickled red onion and lemon mayonnaise nods to Nobu Matsuhisa, while tender pork belly comes glazed in sweet-and-salty soy and maple. Gimbap options include line-caught tuna (regular or spicy) with cucumber and avocado, fried chicken with pickled chiles, onion, and spicy mayo, and wagyu beef with crispy shallots; there are also salads like Chinese chicken salad and a sesame Caesar. Larger plates take it into dinner-destination territory: lobster noodles with ginger, garlic, and lemon; roasted half chicken with fingerling potatoes; a lineup of steaks including a 32-ounce marinated rib-eye; and a large-format Dungeness crab, with desserts such as burnt cheesecake with seasonal fruit, salted caramel pudding, and chocolate cake with creme fraiche. A full bar pours originals like a red miso michelada and the Holiday in the Tropics (banana, curry leaf, lime, avocado), alongside classic cocktails, beer, and wine. INC Architecture and Design outfits the former St. Marc Pub-Cafe space with green tiles, floor-to-ceiling windows, round booths, and light plywood; the dining room seats 196, with another 24 on a covered patio. The name nods to Momofuku (“lucky peach”), and dinner service starts first, with lunch to follow in the weeks after opening." - Rebecca Roland