Just a reminder to all ramen fans! Pork bone broth is "TONKOTSU", NOT "TONKATSU". TonkAtsu is breaded deep fried port cutlet, not pork bone broth!!
Hint: If a server says Tonkatsu Ramen at a restaurant, don't expect authentic ramen. Ton = Pork🐷, kotsu = Bone🍖
アメリカでは豚骨の事をなぜか”とんかつ”という人がたくさんいます。。気になってしょうがない。トンコツって覚えてちょうだい!!

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Menkui Tei - Midtown West, NYC


Menkui Tei - Midtown West, NYC

Serving many types of ramen at affordable prices for NYC. Not specializing in any type but price is good with many different types of appetizers and dinners. More like a teishoku-ya. Beer is good price too. Many solo diners at the counter.

Ramen - Many different types
Location - Midtown West, NYC
Price -   $9.25 and up
Visited - Multiple times
Return - Yes







Friday, September 22, 2017

Ramen Lab - Little Italy, NYC - Mensho

Ramen Lab - Little Italy, NYC
Mensho Tokyo SF 麺庄サンフランシスコ店


Features different pop-up ramen shops each month from around the world. September 2017 shop Mensho Tokyo from San Francisco, CA. 
Good niboshi (dried sardine) broth taste which is not so common in NY.
Niboshi Tori Paitan Ramen
Specializing in tori paitan ramens. I enjoyed the hint of lemon!
Tori Paitan Ramen
Ramen - Tori Paitan based
Location - Little Italy, NY
Price - $15 and up
Visited - September 2017
http://mensho.tokyo/

Monday, September 11, 2017

Ippudo 5th Ave - Midtown West, NYC


New York Ramen    Ippudo 5th Ave. - Midtown West, NYC

This is the new Ippudo which opened in September 2017. They serve kasane soup ramen, which is a combination of tonkotsu and chicken broth. Different from the regular Ippudo tonkotsu, a little smoother. Located on 46th by 5th Ave, price is high for ramen.

Ramen - Ippudo Kasane Ramen
Location - Midtown West, NYC
Price -   $16 and up
Visited - 9/11/2017


Shiromaru Kasane Ramen


Friday, September 8, 2017

E.A.K Ramen - West Village, NYC


E.A.K Ramen - West Village, NYC

Serving Yokohama Iekei Ramen.  Currently the only Iekei style ramen shop in the east coast. Pork and chicken broth with thick noodles. Toppings are nori, spinach, chashu, ajitama.  You can order free diced onion and grated garlic. Good but price is high for ramen.

Ramen - Yokohama Iekei Style
Location - West Village, NYC
Price - $16 and up
Visited - Few times