Highly Recommended 2‑Star Michelin — JooOk 🌟🍽️

Writing this while the memory’s still fresh! The slow elevator ride up set a cool, suspenseful vibe — though honestly, I was just eager to eat! 😄 ✨ The first bite of the opening course was absolutely divine — an instant wow. ✨ A dish with sesame oil — my Korean friend said it tasted just like home, so definitely authentic! ➖ Soup course — just okay, nothing too memorable. ✨ A fried vegetable dish — crispy, flavorful, really well done. ✨ A jelly‑like course served with bread — sweet, savory, surprisingly delightful. ➖ Honestly can’t recall — must’ve been middle‑of‑the‑road. ❤️ So. Good. Unforgettable — probably their signature drink, rich and layered. ➖ Lobster — decent but not outstanding. ➖ By this point we were full… didn’t even finish the fish course. 😐 The rice was tasty (I finished mine), but the duck course was a letdown — we barely touched it. Expected Wagyu, got something less exciting. 🍰 The final dessert spread was huge and playful — fun, casual street‑food vibes. By then we’d been dining for four hours, well past midnight, half‑asleep but still nibbling! Overall, JooOk delivers a creative, refined take on Korean fine dining with some truly standout moments — though pacing and a few courses could be tighter. 🕛✨ #NYC #MichelinNYC #JooOk #KoreanFineDining #TwoStarMeal #NYCRestaurants #TastingMenu #FoodMemory #NYCEats #SpecialOccasion #LongDinner #ElevatedKorean #MichelinExperience