Went last night because I had to have that pork-three-ways ssam, but it was already off the menu.
The spicy lamb is a school of Chang classic in that it’s somehow familiar but it’s hard to pin down from where. I guess it reminds me of a stewed-meat taco loaded up with pickled jalapeños, though the lamb makes me think more Indian. Whatever, it’s fucking delicious.
Three kinds of melon, shrimp, and cucumbers in chile-lime-fish sauce vinaigrette was to my surprise just as great as the lamb. The runner who brought it out said “try to get as much vinaigrette as you can in every bite,” which is bit exaggerated but the sauce does make the dish. I might try to duplicate this at home if I can find some shrimp of similar quality (doubtful).
The crispy pork belly was kind of disappointing. The gochujang was the best I’ve ever had, the kholrabi pickles were excellent, and the belly was perfect, but as a whole it didn’t reach the level of the first two dishes. It would have been better to share with 4-5 people, but it was a bit one-note for a solo diner. That gochujang, though, damn.