Japan Village in Brooklyn — where you step in for culture and end up questioning everything you thought you knew about noodle soup.
First stop: Gohei. The stall hits you with nine different noodle bowls — soba or udon, your choice… but choose wisely, warrior. I learned the hard way that not every soup and noodle combo is meant to be. The Gyusuji (sweet beef offal broth) is straight-up legendary if you go with udon. Go with soba, and it’s like putting a Prius engine in a monster truck — not built for it, my friend.
They even throw in tendon, tripe, and konnyaku (aka devil’s tongue — sounds hardcore, tastes amazing). Bottom line: this place will humble your noodle game real quick. 🍜🔥
Tried Gohei at Japan Village. The karaage chicken was spot on — crispy and flavorful, exactly how it should be. The curry udon, though, leaned heavily on the sweet side, which caught me off guard. I wasn’t really expecting dessert vibes in my curry udon… but hey, at least now I know where to go if I ever crave noodles with a side of sugar rush.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Sean
Cod roe pasta was delicious, would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Max
niku udon was quite scrumptious. broth was amazing 10/10 would devour that shit 100 times over 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily Hembree
I ordered the soba noodles and I went to put the green onions onto my soba and it turned out there was wasabi mixed with the green onion. I went back to the stand and asked if they could remake it without the wasabi since my food was so spicy that it was inedible, and the guy at the stand said “you should’ve told me”. But aren’t you supposed to tell the customer what is in which container? I just ignored him and I asked if he could remake it and he said it would be an additional $4. I was hungry so I just paid. When I got the soba the second time around they were undercooked, nearly solid and I just got no green onion. I just left and threw away my food because of how disappointing it was. Nothing is actually authentic here and the staff do not care at all/rude. Do not give them money for overpriced and underwhelming food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Danielle C
Udon and soup base was so good, but the tempura is okay.
Michael Cheng
udon/soba joint served gyusijii udon excellent! pick me up for some fresh udon it tastes like a pho but Japanese style with soy and also had the meats of different varieties and tastes very clean. when you don't want a curry or a ramen, this one hit the spot
Anwei Chai
The taste is okay for a quick bite. They have reserved seats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Osman Ceylan
I got an udon and shrimp tempura. Udon soup was good, 5/5. Udon, 2/5, shrimp, 2/5.
Jay Uohz
The food here is pathetic, over-priced and honestly not very clean. Each dish only contains a few ingredients that are casually put together. One can make better udon with off-the-shelf ingredients. Multiple members of our party feel uncomfortable after dining here. Highly not recommended.
One of the stalls in Japan Village, this one focuses on udon and soba. Had the Kamo Nanban soba, and it was pretty comforting, perfect for a cold winter day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Claudia Mulet
It has changed, but is still good. I remember coming here shopping and having to stop at this place for Ramen. It became the obligatory Christmas shopping routine every year. I’m not sure if the chef changed but the ramen is not exactly the same. The flavors I remember enchanted me from the beginning are not the same. The Vegan Ramen was always my favorite and right now it feels is missing that Umami flavor I used to make me “need” to come here. I have to say is still good, it just not the same as I remember.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ramen
Jamie Dubs W
we have been here every Saturday the last 3 weeks
Greg Tam
Shrimp tempura udon at Gohei in Japan Village. The udon noodles were perfectly chewy and bouncy and the shrimp tempura was crispy and delicious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sam Pang
The gyusuji (beef tendon with udon) tastes good. It’s very authentic Japanese street food. The beef tendon is tender and the broth is decently salty.
Japan Village in Brooklyn — where you step in for culture and end up questioning everything you thought you knew about noodle soup.
First stop: Gohei. The stall hits you with nine different noodle bowls — soba or udon, your choice… but choose wisely, warrior. I learned the hard way that not every soup and noodle combo is meant to be. The Gyusuji (sweet beef offal broth) is straight-up legendary if you go with udon. Go with soba, and it’s like putting a Prius engine in a monster truck — not built for it, my friend.
They even throw in tendon, tripe, and konnyaku (aka devil’s tongue — sounds hardcore, tastes amazing).
Bottom line: this place will humble your noodle game real quick. 🍜🔥
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tried Gohei at Japan Village. The karaage chicken was spot on — crispy and flavorful, exactly how it should be. The curry udon, though, leaned heavily on the sweet side, which caught me off guard. I wasn’t really expecting dessert vibes in my curry udon… but hey, at least now I know where to go if I ever crave noodles with a side of sugar rush.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Cod roe pasta was delicious, would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
niku udon was quite scrumptious. broth was amazing 10/10 would devour that shit 100 times over 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I ordered the soba noodles and I went to put the green onions onto my soba and it turned out there was wasabi mixed with the green onion. I went back to the stand and asked if they could remake it without the wasabi since my food was so spicy that it was inedible, and the guy at the stand said “you should’ve told me”. But aren’t you supposed to tell the customer what is in which container? I just ignored him and I asked if he could remake it and he said it would be an additional $4. I was hungry so I just paid. When I got the soba the second time around they were undercooked, nearly solid and I just got no green onion. I just left and threw away my food because of how disappointing it was. Nothing is actually authentic here and the staff do not care at all/rude. Do not give them money for overpriced and underwhelming food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Udon and soup base was so good, but the tempura is okay.
udon/soba joint served gyusijii udon excellent! pick me up for some fresh udon it tastes like a pho but Japanese style with soy and also had the meats of different varieties and tastes very clean. when you don't want a curry or a ramen, this one hit the spot
The taste is okay for a quick bite. They have reserved seats.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I got an udon and shrimp tempura. Udon soup was good, 5/5. Udon, 2/5, shrimp, 2/5.
The food here is pathetic, over-priced and honestly not very clean. Each dish only contains a few ingredients that are casually put together. One can make better udon with off-the-shelf ingredients. Multiple members of our party feel uncomfortable after dining here. Highly not recommended.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the stalls in Japan Village, this one focuses on udon and soba. Had the Kamo Nanban soba, and it was pretty comforting, perfect for a cold winter day.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
It has changed, but is still good.
I remember coming here shopping and having to stop at this place for Ramen. It became the obligatory Christmas shopping routine every year. I’m not sure if the chef changed but the ramen is not exactly the same. The flavors I remember enchanted me from the beginning are not the same. The Vegan Ramen was always my favorite and right now it feels is missing that Umami flavor I used to make me “need” to come here. I have to say is still good, it just not the same as I remember.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Ramen
we have been here every Saturday the last 3 weeks
Shrimp tempura udon at Gohei in Japan Village. The udon noodles were perfectly chewy and bouncy and the shrimp tempura was crispy and delicious.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
The gyusuji (beef tendon with udon) tastes good. It’s very authentic Japanese street food. The beef tendon is tender and the broth is decently salty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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