Going to Copenhagen, there are a couple things to keep in mind- 1) everything is more expensive than you would think, and 2) food here is friggin GOOD. The price increase is self-explanatory. The elevated food quality, I'm not sure I understand so much yet. Yeah, they have two, three-star Michelin rated restaurants in town...maybe that creates a sense of gravity of sorts, where talent is drawn to and expressed in various types of cuisine...? Dunno, haven't quite figured that one out.
Another thing I haven't quite figured out is what exactly to say about Slurp. I've actually thought about this for almost a week now. These guys call what they serve "ramen", but what I would call it is "ramen-adjacent". Allow me to explain. I'm from a region of the US where ramen is served traditional Japanese style, tonkotsu, shoyu, miso, etc... and there's a specific style of preparing the broth and the noodles. THAT'S what I'm accustomed to. I'm also prepared to pay a good amount for an excellent bowl. If you go to Slurp with these expectations, you're going to be misled. Slurp is more like a delicious noodle soup joint. Yes, they still serve jammy eggs, chashu, onions, and mushrooms...but their additions to the broth make it deviate from what you may expect from the above mentioned soup styles.
I will say this- hours in the place listed closing time as 10:00. We showed up at 8:45 and they asked us to hurry up and eat because they were closing at 9. I brought it to the servers attention and said that we tried to get there early but the hours listed were misleading. I was met with a blank stare. Everything was rushed, noone was really on their game, and as you have read before, it was the most I have ever paid for a bowl of noodle soup.
If you're going to go, perhaps you should go prepared with these things: 1) DO get the Korean fried chicken, it was the best thing we tried on the menu 2) go with a sense of adventure, this may not be like a style ramen you've tried before 3) expect to wait in line. The dining room is very small. And if you have a group larger than four people, then...good luck 4) go to the bathroom before getting to the restaurant. They don't have one and there is nowhere to go within at least a couple block radius. I'm speaking from experience. 5) be mentally prepared to drop some coin on your meal 6) maybe double-check the opening hours before you get there. I don't think anything listed on like is very reliable. And last 7) I leave you with this- my initial rating was hovering around a 3, sometimes restaurants have an off-night. However I know how much pride these guys put into their work. This takes a lot of sweat and effort and that's worth something. If you look at their Instagram, there's an obvious amount of love put into the product they're serving, I mean look at the presentation- it's gorgeous. I wish I could say that I'll be back to Copenhagen soon to give them another try, but I know that's not likely. Hopefully in the future I'll be able to try something else from head chef Philipp Inreiter, as I know he'll be in this game for a long time. read more