Ever had real ramen at a ramen shop?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

I go to Minca Ramen

And Rai Rai Ken:

here in NYC.

Yummy!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

1. Nobody?

Oh what you'r e missing!

[sakabatou]

2. Yes

and it's delicious.

Although, it was tough finding one that serves a vegetarian ramen.

[swag]

3. I could not foresee this thing happening to you.

[datasuspect]

5. argghhhhhh

what is that line from?!?!?!?!

[swag]

9. "Paint it Black,"

you devil.

[datasuspect]

11. spank you very much helpy helperton

and that was such a pedestrian reference. i feel like a lummox for not automatically knowing it.

[swag]

12. Yeah, I'm embarrassed. It was so fucking classic rock.

[datasuspect]

13. i cannot denigrate you for the selection however,

it's a kick ass song. bri-guy is in it and stuff

[AllegroRondo]

4. a nice litte place in Uijongbu Korea

they did the best spicy ramen with chicken and cheese.
YUMMY!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. Rai Rai Ken has a kimchi ramen

yummers

[flamingyouth]

6. Samurai Noodle near Uwajimaya

It's pretty good. :hi:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

15. Nice - when I'm way out there you'll have to take me

And vice versa!

[npincus]

7. yes- I lived in Japan

for awhile-- Kyoto.

Ramen is yummy, but the places always had a kind of stink-- from rendering the beef/fat to nmake the broth, I think.

The sound of slurping is LOUD, normal technique for ramen-eating.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

16. Most likely pork

it's the ramen staple

[npincus]

25. probably so!

It was tasty, anyway!

[Phillycat]

8. Wow, no.

It sure looks better than Top Ramen! We have a couple of noodle places here in Philly...I should go.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. Aye - you should

[jpgray]

10. I prefer the authentic sodium flavor.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

17. That's the same as your music too

I don't know what that means

[Karenca]

19. I also eat at Rai Rai Ken in the East Village.

New York.
I 've never seen it so empty like in your picture!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

21. I know

I usually have to use a giant shoe horn to get in

:thumbsup:

If you ever see a guy wearing a purple hoodie say hi :hi:

[Karenca]

24. Ok.....

I'll definitely look for you next time I'm there.

:hi:

[Art_from_Ark]

20. There are authentic Japanese ramen shops all over the place here

Of course, this is Japan, where various localities have their own brand of ramen-- the most famous being Sapporo, Hakata (Fukuoka), and Kitakata (Fukushima).

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

22. If I were there I'd go food crazy!

I'd eat a ton of okonomiyaki

[Art_from_Ark]

33. Do you prefer the Osaka style

or the Hiroshima style?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

34. I guess I prefer the New York style as that's all I have had

:D

See this is why I want to go!

[Art_from_Ark]

35. Take your pick

Osaka style




Hiroshima style

http://img.blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ybi/1/90/0c/tkykhrd/folder/993617/img_993617_27792657_6?2006-03-09

[momophile]

23. Oshima Ramen in Denver

pretty darn good although I don't have much to compare it to other than the chain Kokoro.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

26. No, but I've been looking for some good places

I've been fascinated by the dish/concept ever since watching Tampopo a couple of years ago. But I've never found a place in the US that serves something like what they're eating in the movie (and it's translated simply as "noodles" in the subtitles.) Every time I get "noodles" from an Asian place, they're never like that.

However, those pictures look like stills from the film. I'm going to have to try them.

Where's Minca Ramen at?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

27. I'd go to Rai Rai Ken 1st but both are awesome

Rai Rai Ken:
214 East 10th st
between 1st and 2nd aves

Minca Ramen Factory:
536 E 5th st
between A and B aves

[Tyrone Slothrop]

28. Thanks!

I may have to give Rai Rai a try this weekend.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

30. If you go with someone else go at lunchtime - they get busy

Enjoy!

[democracyindanger]

32. Speaking of Tampopo

Didja know that Goro's milk truck sidekick--the skinny, fashiony Gun with hairdresser and stylist friends--was played by Ken Watanabe from "The Last Samurai" and "Letters From Iwo Jima"?

[KamaAina]

29. Well, duh! Ezogiku has four or five locations in town.

(it helps, obviously, to be in mid-Pacific)

http://www.worldramen.net/World/Ezogiku-ss

that picture is actually from one of their shops in Tokyo!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

31. That's not a picture - it's a bunch of letters numbers and symbols

[Generic Brad]

36. Why is ramen served in tractor hubcaps?

I enjoy ramen as much as the next guy, but the portions are so enormous at ramen shops that I can never finish a bowl.