Majordomo - Chinatown

Bro. Have you even BEEN to Majordomo??? :grin:

That’s dead on how I choose the places I go out to. Sometimes it’s time to splurge and not care but usually I have to care and it pisses me off when things are just outlandish.

Additionally I have a big internal ethical struggle I always have to deal with over star chefs from other towns moving in to LA to capitalize on our restaurant market. We are an expansion territory for them. I have a thing about enjoying places run by guys running 1 shop here and aren’t food TV driven. Some of those can be great obviously but… i dont know if i’m making sense lol

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Approximately how many days of leftovers will I have if I order the ribs for… two people

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one thing i like about Majordomo is that the food menu on their website is constantly updated and includes the price. the bad thing is that the desserts are not even listed.

If the $190 whole plate short rib is enough for six people, that’s $32 per person, which I think is in line with what you’d pay for a similar amount of galbi at Park’s.

Chang spent a lot more time in LA before opening this place than most NYC chefs have.

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benton’s reserve ham
delicious on its own, didn’t really need the bing bread with this
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prime rib & onion
reminded me of a gyro, good but a touch salty
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fried butterball potatoes salsa seca, peanuts
must order for me now
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black cod in paper, noodles, daikon, chili
hideously delectable. This was really good, the fish had a consistency of jell-o, it was pleasantly spicy, and it was like eating two big hunks of soft delicious fish cheeks.
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Have you been to Jun Won? If so, how does this compare to the cod there? I ask because I was at Jon Won last night, and actually was slightly disappointed. It was a little too sweet for me without the spice I wanted, and the amount of bones was a little annoying.

Have you had the steamed cod at Jun Won? Very similar dish, minus the fancy presentation.

https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/jun-won-restaurant-los-angeles-2?select=cihk_lb8qnggCuD9nP4Taw

what does the benton’s reserve ham taste like? Looks like prosciutto. Is that what it tastes like? Or is it more like spanish jamon?

I’ve been to jun won before they moved, so it’s been a few years. from what i remember the portion was huge (serving two people easily) and it was, as you mentioned, sweeter and not as spicy as chang’s version. the texture of both dishes are similar, also majordomo’s has noodles and no bones.

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tasted like a prosciutto, soft, slightly moist, salty, porky flavor. not much of the nutty, sweeter, flavors of a jamon iberico.

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I’ve been banging out reservations at majordomo no problem. If people need advice I’m happy to help via PM. Sorry lurkers =P

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Awestruck. Sughoi…

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:thinking: Well that sucks for me! :drooling_face: - calling​:telephone_receiver: the doctor :hospital: for a sex change. :mens::person_in_tuxedo:>>:syringe:>>:scissors:>>:girl::womens::rainbow_flag:. :+1::heart_eyes:

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I think we can be friends.

Also post more often, we need more engagement on this forum

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I think I may have found a place doing the cod just as well or better than Jun Won. Had a wonderful version at Jeon Ju. Less bones, same general sweet flavor profile. Comes with some really nice tofu and ddukbokki too.

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As someone who has had both; Jun Won’s eundaegu jorim is a little watery and practically vaporized, which is authentic and true to the dish. It breaks up much more easily and the flesh melts and fragments into little crumbs, which is par the course, since that dish is built to be broken up and eaten stirred with some white rice. Chang’s spicy cod is meant to be eaten with noodles has a bit more bite to it, and has a more substantive flake, not unlike a bacalao.

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Finally tried the ribs last night with some great company. It was a pleasure meeting you @CiaoBob, @J_L, @paranoidgarliclover, and @DTLAeater. The ribs were excellent, perfectly tender, fatty and juicy. and damn the rice that they make with the leftover meat just topped yazawa’s garlic wagyu rice in my book. i’ll be back #worthit.

I also wanted to thank @Ns1 for the reservation and being so generous to allow us to charge the dinner to his credit card they had on file.

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I second all of that. @ns1, I will have to email you the video where we toasted to you with some bottles of Cristal that were ordered off the list.

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