A new ramen shop…in Orange County…that *doesn’t* specialize in tonkotsu ramen?? It doesn’t even serve tonkotsu ramen??? YES! As much as I like tonkotsu ramen, I’m still a shoyu guy. But hmm…Torizo has yuzu shio, which is tough to find around here. And speaking of tough to find, Torizo can be tough to find from…
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…
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…
ramen rating: ramen setagaya – new york city, ny
This is what happens when you wait a full year before reviewing a restaurant…I went to Ramen Setagaya’s University Place location a couple of months after it opened last year, and now, when I’ve finally gotten my act together enough to write the review, I find out it closed about a month ago. Sigh. I…
ramen quick review: santouka ltd ed awase aji ramen – costa mesa, ca
Santouka Ramen recently offered a limited edition, and very tasty toromi shoyu ramen, so when I found out they were offering another limited edition ramen…guess where I was this morning? The ramen offered this time is an awase aji ramen (literally combination flavor ramen). As with last time, it’s also limited to 20 bowls a…
ramen rating: santouka, take 2 – costa mesa, ca
More than one person has taken me to task for not trying the tokusen toroniku (choice fatty pork) ramen at Santouka. Interestingly, not one of my friends think Santouka is very good. But then again, none of them have tried the toroniku either. So finally, I convinced two other ramen-loving (well, ramen-enjoying anyway) friends to…
birthday links
According to Businessweek’s Asia’s Hot Growth Companies: 2007, the #1 growth company in Asia isn’t an electronics company. It’s not a cell phone company, a bank, or any other type of company you would normally associate with a “hot growth” company. Give up? It’s Hong Kong based Ajisen Ramen! Follow ‘big in japan’s’ quest as…
ramen rating: maruchan shio
This is the shio version of the last Maruchan semi-fresh noodles I had a few days ago. The noodles are the same skinny but good and chewy ones. The soup is a light and clear shio flavor. Not particularly exciting to me, but if you like shio, it’s decent, like eating noodles in a bowl…
ramen rating: hakodate yaki shio
Continuing with the regional ramen theme, this ramen hails from Hokkaido. Hakodate (city in Hokkaido) is supposed to be famous for their shio ramen. The noodles are nice a chewy. It’s a nice combination with the salty but light soup. There’s also just a touch of sesame oil and sesame seeds in the soup. Nicely…