Josie M.
Yelp
I recently went to Modita and got the $40 three course devour menu + another entree. The devour menu was diverse and included fan favorites (like the bao buns).
It did give 2 bao buns instead of 3, but tasted just as delicious. It did kind of seem like the pork belly was cut thinner than usual but I'm not sure if that's accurate. I can't really complain though - the buns were steamed perfectly, the slaw was light and the pork belly had a good amount of sauce.
The drinks were great - I really enjoyed the Azolla. It was a really nice blend of flavors that were wintery yet bright and vibrant. It had blackberry and fig infused rum, winter spice syrup, yuzu, lime, lavender bitters, and mezcal. I don't love rum and I actually really dislike mezcal so I was nervous about this drink, but I loved it! It truly was spiced yet floral yet sweet. It was the perfect combination of flavors in my opinion and the smokiness of the mezcal was not the star of the show, which I liked.
The aslam wasn't as tasty as I expected from reading the menu. It's Ginger Tumeric-Infused Reposado, plum whiskey, apricot liqueur, lemon, ginger syrup, and Crème De Cassis. For loving all the ingredients, I'm really not sure why I didn't love the drink.
Food wise, the abura soba noodles were part of the devour menu. The waitress described it as a broth less ramen, which was perfectly accurate. I think because of there being no broth, the pork, mushroom and bean sprouts weren't as tender as expected, but it was still a really savory, umami dish that was a nice winter treat. The flavors were really good, but if you didn't get the sauce at the bottom of the bowl, you didn't get all that flavor.
We ordered the tamarind noodles separately from the devour menu because they're one of my favorites. This time they tasted more like pad Thai than they did in the past. They always give a really generous amount of shrimp, so that's quite nice.
The yuzu bar is a classic - kind of like a lemon bar but with yuzu flavor instead of just lemon and sugar? It was 10/10 as always and it was a huge portion honestly. I was super surprised.
The staff is always really kind and knowledgeable. They are helpful when asking for recommendations and check on you once your meal has arrived. I had another great experience here and would do the 3 course devour meal again for sure!