Momofuku Milk Bar

Milk Bar is right across the street from Momofuku Ssam Bar, which is why Ssam Bar doesn't offer dessert!

Momofuku Milk Bar is most famous for the compost cookie and the crack pie, both of which I got.

The crack pie, I think, is the most oversimplified item on the menu. The filling is butter, sugar, cream, and egg yolk, which is quite off-putting for some people but is also the point of the item: it is a blend of everything that is good about dessert. But to balance the buttery sweetness of the filling is the crust, which is salty and made with oats (which also adds some texture to an otherwise smooth, creamy pie). It's sticky, light, and the pie equivalent of a sugar cookie.

The compost cookie is just a mix of everything: chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, potato chips, coffee grounds, graham crumbs, and pretzels. People will usually make faces when they hear the potato chips and coffee grounds part, but all the flavors meld together to make a really balanced cookie. All the add-ins are fine enough that you don't get one very large chunk of anything. The texture is perfect; the edges are quite crisp and chewy, and the center is malleable and soft.

I feel like many of the other items on the menu are overlooked. My favorite underdog is the blueberry and cream cookie, which is pretty much a soft plain cookie with blueberries.

Overall, I really like Momofuku Milk Bar. Although the items and combinations are unusual, each dessert is really balanced and mild--I hate when a dessert is overly sweet. I will definitely come back when it's warmer to try the ice cream and milkshake!

Momofuku Milk Bar
http://milkbarstore.com/
Hours vary by location