Chang’s Momofuku opens at Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas

Chef David Chang opened his first Momofuku — Momofuku Noodle Bar — in New York in 2004 and now has 13 restaurants in New York, Washington, D.C., Toronto and Sydney, Australia.

The Las Vegas Momofuku, whose name translates to “lucky peach,” is fronted by the neon-lit Peach Bar. The dining room, which has a quasi-industrial look, includes a five-panel mural featuring the dogs of both Chang and and artist David Choe..embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }

Chang, who has four James Beard Awards, said in November that his Strip restaurant would not be a clone of any of the others, because he’s learned to export only that which makes sense.

Among the dishes he wanted to showcase here, he said, is fried chicken and caviar, a pairing he attributed to renowned chef/mentor Wylie Dufresne.

“I think it makes more sense here” than in New York, he said. “When people are here, they can celebrate.”

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