Jungsik – NYC – 3*

This is a really interesting review for me to write because I did really enjoy my meal. It was lovely – the food tasted good, the plating was super clean, service was slick and friendly and the drinks were great. That said, the whole meal was overshadowed by me being gobsmacked that this place somehow has 3 Michelin stars now. For context this was the 34th three star restaurant I’ve ever been to and when I compare it to the likes of Noma, Geranium, DiverXO, Francescana, Sorn, Odette etc it is just absolutely nowhere near this level. It is, imo, an extremely good 1* restaurant, and I think anyone going expecting a 3* meal would need to be prepared to be slightly disappointed.

In terms of food – everything was delicious. There was some ratio issues that threw some dishes out for me – the Galbi main was great, but it came with a laughable amount of rice, especially for a Korean meal, there should have been a small bowl of rice provided for sure. The carrot cheesecake supplement was fun but the ice cream it came with was about three times the size of it, which just threw the whole dish out of wack. The octopus dish with gochujang mayo was beautifully cooked but….its a piece of octopus with some mayo – it was nowhere near elevated to a three star level. The little dolgareubang statue made of black bean and hazelnut was fun.

As I say, hard review to write – I really enjoyed it (it came out at 9.1 on my Beli list) and wouldn’t begrudge going again, but beware the finers imo. In NYC I think you can have better meals at Jua, Joo Ok or Bom.