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Washingtonians have eagerly awaited the opening of Momofuku's and Milk Bar's D.C. locations ever since superstar chef David Chang confirmed it was happening over a year ago.
Posts about the openings inside CityCenterDC started trickling in on Thursday afternoon. They reached a fever pitch over the weekend, especially after Milk Bar abruptly opened on Friday followed by Momofuku CCDC on Saturday. Here's how it all went down over social media:
Tweeters started noticing a flurry of activity inside Momofuku and Milk Bar in CityCenterDC last Thursday, but there was still no official word on an opening date at the time:
momofuku & milkbar looking pretty close to open at city center. pic.twitter.com/YpmdMOYqx1
— The 42 (@The42BusDC) October 22, 2015
Panic ensued when Milk Bar officially opened at 7 a.m. the following morning:
MILK BAR IS OPEN IN DC OMG OMG OMG OMG
— Rachelle Azad (@shellazad) October 23, 2015
Omg Milkbar at @CityCenterDC is finally open I need to go after work!!!
— Jessica Millete (@jessicarm) October 23, 2015
Some got there early enough to get in without too much of a wait:
It's open!! @milkbarstore #citycenterdc #Milkbar #dc pic.twitter.com/A8WpCvEaDS
— Cristian Becker (@cristianb8) October 23, 2015
But the line grew to a two hour wait over the course of the weekend:
This is how ridiculous the line to DC's Momofuku @milkbarstore is. #notyoloingtoday pic.twitter.com/nOtHq69mFN
— Raymund Flandez (@raymundf23) October 24, 2015
The line at the new Momofuku in DC. I'm totally fine with waiting a little longer to visit... pic.twitter.com/q2BDsWMBtJ
— Andreas (@andreas_adriano) October 25, 2015
Those who persevered were rewarded with new and classic menu items like Thanksgiving croissants, compost cookies and cereal milk soft serve:
David Chang then opened the restaurant as Momofuku CCDC after a surprise announcement on Instagram on Saturday afternoon:
Against my better judgement @momofuku cc⚡️dc opens today at 5pm. Good to be back home Washington DC #snydersucks pic.twitter.com/ZtA8JS6FYd
— Dave Chang (@davidchang) October 24, 2015
Those waiting in the Saturday evening Milk Bar line were right there and grabbed a table on Momofuku CCDC's opening night:
@davidchang @momofuku when you are two hours in waiting for @milkbarstore and momofuku opens! pic.twitter.com/K5gNHjLFiO
— Lauren Bortner (@lmbortner) October 24, 2015
A few others managed to get in on Saturday and Sunday. They tried the restaurant's four different types of buns, their famous ramen, and the rest of the menu:
@davidchang @momofuku welcome to DC and thanks for a great meal! We called this our "bunfet:" 2 of each. pic.twitter.com/9ZfXYUjJT7
— Brandon W. Kirkham (@bwk78) October 25, 2015
Good timing while wondering around City Center. Congrats on opening @momofuku DC & @davidchang. #FoodComa pic.twitter.com/RlRrO6jrtJ
— Andrew Carroll (@randrewcarroll) October 24, 2015
Just happened to stumble into an about to open Momofuku DC. Glad I did! I'll be back for noodles. pic.twitter.com/qmjEKRWMXR
— Kenan Dunson (@ieatforfun) October 25, 2015
