New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 5. I was actually not planning on having ramen today but, as luck would have it, I was early for my plane and Jun-Men was only 3 blocks away! I was able to get a counter-side view of the open kitchen. Hello, blow-torched chashu!…
chuko ramen – brooklyn, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 4. Chuko Ramen, not to be confused with Bar Chuko just a block away, seems to be one of the hot spots of ramen in Brooklyn. Even on a weeknight, there was at least a half hour wait. Luckily, I was by myself and…
bassanova ramen – new york, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 3. Bassanova Ramen is almost legendary in the accolades it’s received. Bassanova Tokyo has been named one of the best ramen shops in Tokyo by CNN and the New York Times has declared Bassanova NY as one of the top 10 ramen shops in…
ramen shack – brooklyn, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 2: dinner time! I’ve been looking forward to tonight for a long, long time. If you’re a ramen fan, you’ve probably heard the story of Keizo Shimamoto, a ramen fan who took his love of ramen to the next level. A few years ago,…
ivan ramen slurp shop, part 2 – new york, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 2. Time for breakfast! I love the idea of a breakfast ramen and couldn’t wait to try it. I went back to Gotham West Market the next morning and ordered the “8AM Ramen,” described as having Taylor ham, dashi & cheddar fondue, scallion omelet,…
ivan ramen slurp shop – new york, ny
New York. 5 days. 1 stomach. 8 bowls of ramen. Day 1. I’ve been wanting to try Ivan Ramen ever since I’ve heard of him years ago when he became well-known in Japan. Now that he’s opened multiple locations in New York, I finally had a chance to try it. I wasn’t able to make…
hakata ikkousha ramen – costa mesa, ca
Popular Japanese ramen chains have been slowly breaking into the American market and recently Hakata Ikkousha has joined in with with the soft-opening of their award-winning hakata ramen. They offer 5 types of tonkotsu ramen…a standard tonkotsu, shio (salt) tonkotsu, black tonkotsu (with fried garlic), miso tonkotsu, and the fearsome-sounding “god fire” with 4 levels…
ramen quick review: ramen zetton – costa mesa, ca
Another new ramen place in Costa Mesa! Zetton Ramen, located in a tiny plaza behind “the Camp”, is one of the only new ramenya in Orange County to not specialize in tonkotsu ramen (that’s exciting news!). They serve a regular and kotteri versions of a shoyu or shio ramen, a spicy miso ramen, and a…
ramen quick review: tanaka sobaten chuuka soba – costa mesa, ca
Mitsuwa is having its Umaimono Gourmet Fair and Tanaka Sobaten is making an appearance. There’s exactly one item on the menu: their signature chuuka soba. The ramen comes with just a few basic toppings: lots of green onions and deeply marinated menma, and a few thinly sliced pieces of chashu. The ramen is delicious! The…
ramen rating: ikemen the dip ramen – hollywood, ca
One of the first things you’ll notice when you at Ikemen is the posters proclaiming their mantra: “No Ramen, No Life.” Owned by Shigetoshi “Sean” Nakamura, also known as one of the “Four Ramen Devas” in Japan, Ikemen is no run-of-the-mill ramen shop. I’ve been looking forward this for months after rameniac broke the news…
ramen rating: ramen yamadaya – costa mesa, ca
“The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” That was my reaction when I found out that Ramen Yamadaya finally opened in Costa Mesa. The renowned ramen shop opened its first store in Torrance almost a year and a half ago and is already on its 4th location, finally, in Orange County. Set…
ramen rating: monta japanese noodle house – las vegas, nv
Hmm…a plaza with a “Big Wong” next to a massage parlor featuring blacked out windows. Ah, this brings back memories… I don’t usually frequent these kind of places, but this is Vegas. Though Go Ramen! gave it a somewhat lukewarm review, long-time reader “Peter” has been urging me to try this place. Monta Japanese Noodle…