Tried their ramen at Japan Fes (held in Chelsea this year). Quite disappointing. Got four little ramen ($12) each with about 4 bites of ramen in each. Every bowl tasted quite different, 3 watered down, 1 quite tasty, 2 with way too much raw onion, etc. If this is what a sample of their ramen tastes like, I would be afraid to try the ramen in the restaurant. Gyoza was okay, inconsistent but good flavor and texture. Ramen was also lukewarm in the 2-3 minutes it took to find a place to eat it.
Donald K.
Kagoshima - $17.00 (only ramen, bean sprouts, and broth.) Add ons - Soft boiled egg ($2.50), Age Gyoza ($4.50), extra noodles ($3.50), extra cha shu ($3.50), fish cake ($3.00), tofu nuggets ($3.50), and grilled cha shu ($3.50). Spam Rice Ball - $5.00 Japanese Fried Chicken - $9.50 Pork Bun - $5.00 Total - $60.50 (Yeah.....) My rating is solely on the ramen and not the side dishes. If you would like to know what I give the side dishes, I'll add it as a side note in the end. This is my first time having Kagoshima style ramen. Second day of having another ramen from the Kyushu Region of Japan. Ideally, ramen should already have the cha shu, egg, menma, nori, and scallions with the noodles but in the case of this place, you need to purchase them as add ons. I will reevaluate my rating once I've researched and tried this ramen from Kagoshima myself. Broth - 3/5. Clean, yet delicious and tasty. Lacking the creaminess and heaviness that I'm craving for in a ramen. This is perfect for those who wants to eat a healthier and lighter version of tonkotsu ramen. Cha shu- 3/5. Pulled pork. Tough chew, quite lean and not even fat. Noodles - 5/5. Thick noodles. The way I like it. Besides the fact I ordered a lot, as you can see in my last photos, a lot of the food was left uneaten and bought home. I believe this is the first time I ever left the cha shu untouched in a ramen. For me, this place is average. There was the "Ibusuki" ramen with richer broth I have my eyes on, but we'll see... Side dishes: Karaage - Thumbs down. While the pieces were big and juicy, it was quite bland. They didn't know seven spices and I make it better at home. Pork buns - Thumbs down. It's the pulled pork that caught me off guard. I prefer the thinly sliced fatty pieces of cha shu than the pulled pork. Spam onigiri - Thumbs down. It's actually an oversized musubi. While the thick layer of rice was new, I would skip this.
SI N.
This is by far one of the worst ramen places I have been in NYC. I had their Ibusuki ramen. The broth was watered down and was lacking on the flavor. The Ajitama was overcooked :( ... The noodles were good consistency. Overall I would give the ramen bowl 1.5 stars. I also ordered spicy tuna sushi which was meh (I know I know, not the place to order sushi, but just wanted to eat a terrible sushi that day). The place was not packed when we go there. I think there were like 4 other parties. They had only one person who worked as a waiter/ and was taking online/phone/pick up orders. The guy was clearly overworked and not blaming him. But we kept having to remind him of our order items. They also have an offer where if you check in on yelp, you would get free ice cream. We asked for the offer. They said it is still going, but we didn't get the ice cream even after we asked a second time. So we just left without the ice cream. There are many better ramen spots in the area that you should try instead :)
Tiffany I.
Great food and customer service. Cute date night or after work hangout with coworkers. The staff is great and will answer any and all questions you may have.
M. N.
One of the most disgusting meals of my life. Look, I'm willing to believe that the restaurant puts more care into in-restaurant orders as opposed to delivery orders, but even if they do, I have never had more disgusting ramen broth. We ordered the Kagoshima ramen, which is supposed to have light broth. It arrived with what I can only describe as a ludicrous amount of fat. There was so much fat in it that it (a) separated in transit, and (b) was visibly 50% fat. Like, there was a good inch and a half of fat, separated out from the rest of the broth. There was so much fat in this broth that when you dipped your spoon in it and lifted it out, stringy globs of fat would slowly slide off. I'm no stranger to ramen, and yup, ramen broth often has added fat to add richness and flavor. But not like this. This was at least 3x fattier than the fattiest ramen broth I've ever had, and keep in mind, this was the LIGHT BROTH. Even if it was the rich broth this would still qualify as having gone WAYYYY overboard, but for light broth this was beyond unacceptable. I couldn't finish it. To make matters worse, they didn't seem to have strained the broth at all - it was chock-full of chunks of gristle. And it wasn't even flavorful with all that fat - it was thoroughly bland! To add insult to injury, the chashu pork was extremely bland too and had no depth of flavor whatsoever, and the egg was barely marinated. The thing is, this isn't even a fluke - I've ordered from them several times before in the past 2 years, and their ramen's been like this every time - I just kept giving them a chance hoping they would get their act together and live up to their reputation. Never, ever, ever again. This place doesn't deserve its 4 star rating at all.
Eugene R.
It's not that special. It's pretty basic and not cheap. $27 for lunch for an appetizer, Ramen and tea.
Benjamin Ridgwell
I'll be honest - I wasn't expecting this place to be amazing. I was staying at the hotel around the corner, and didn't want to go too far for lunch before heading to the airport. The front desk recommended this place, and I am so glad that they did - WOW.My wife had ramen and it was rich, delicious and a solid amount of food. We shared the spicy fried chicken which was both delicious and spicy. I was in more of a sushi mood, and while most places that do soup and sushi tend to delivery mediocrity on at least one Menya Jiro killed it. The quality of the fish was fantastic, and the presentation of the rolls shows they are confident in their quality (no cream cheese or fluff). For ~$7 a roll these were a slamming deal, and that sentiment applied to the experience as a whole.Don't sleep on this spot because it delivers on every level - amazing food, great prices and overall good service. A must visit, even if you've gotta go an extra subway stop or two!
Qi Ting Liu
Came here for a dinner with my friend and the booth of the ramen was the best. I enjoy how the ramen wasn't soggy and also got their Berry Jelly sake that was good
James Neil
Pretty good. I feel like there could have been more broth in the soup bowl but maybe they want you to order that? I think I saw “extra broth” on the menu. The samurai sword chopsticks were cute but not very easy to use for eating noodles.
Ashley G.
Have been here many times, and will def return. The ramen here is VERY good. Good broth, tender and well flavored pork pieces, & decent portion. I like the light broth ramen with an extra soft boil egg.
Used to live next to menyajiro and would just come here if I was craving ramen. Their gyudon is really flavorful and staff is always friendly :)
Jenny L.
Horrible experience with this place!!! Placed an order with the restaurant and got an order confirmation mins later, but only found out a hour later that they cancelled my order. it's so poorly managed!!! why can't you cancel right away so people can go ahead and order somewhere else. Horrible !!!
Iris E.
Sooooooo goood! Love it. Gyu Don was a hit! No complaints. The contactless payment method was great for ordering.
Ryan T.
Got it to go and it was amazing. Pan fried dumplings where definitely the best part though as well as the customer service.
Girln N.
Couldnt complete pick up order first time i called (server who answered wasnt able to answer simple questions about menu) then hung up and they ignored all calls i made after that - not the best service
Tried their ramen at Japan Fes (held in Chelsea this year). Quite disappointing. Got four little ramen ($12) each with about 4 bites of ramen in each. Every bowl tasted quite different, 3 watered down, 1 quite tasty, 2 with way too much raw onion, etc. If this is what a sample of their ramen tastes like, I would be afraid to try the ramen in the restaurant. Gyoza was okay, inconsistent but good flavor and texture. Ramen was also lukewarm in the 2-3 minutes it took to find a place to eat it.
Kagoshima - $17.00 (only ramen, bean sprouts, and broth.) Add ons - Soft boiled egg ($2.50), Age Gyoza ($4.50), extra noodles ($3.50), extra cha shu ($3.50), fish cake ($3.00), tofu nuggets ($3.50), and grilled cha shu ($3.50). Spam Rice Ball - $5.00 Japanese Fried Chicken - $9.50 Pork Bun - $5.00 Total - $60.50 (Yeah.....) My rating is solely on the ramen and not the side dishes. If you would like to know what I give the side dishes, I'll add it as a side note in the end. This is my first time having Kagoshima style ramen. Second day of having another ramen from the Kyushu Region of Japan. Ideally, ramen should already have the cha shu, egg, menma, nori, and scallions with the noodles but in the case of this place, you need to purchase them as add ons. I will reevaluate my rating once I've researched and tried this ramen from Kagoshima myself. Broth - 3/5. Clean, yet delicious and tasty. Lacking the creaminess and heaviness that I'm craving for in a ramen. This is perfect for those who wants to eat a healthier and lighter version of tonkotsu ramen. Cha shu- 3/5. Pulled pork. Tough chew, quite lean and not even fat. Noodles - 5/5. Thick noodles. The way I like it. Besides the fact I ordered a lot, as you can see in my last photos, a lot of the food was left uneaten and bought home. I believe this is the first time I ever left the cha shu untouched in a ramen. For me, this place is average. There was the "Ibusuki" ramen with richer broth I have my eyes on, but we'll see... Side dishes: Karaage - Thumbs down. While the pieces were big and juicy, it was quite bland. They didn't know seven spices and I make it better at home. Pork buns - Thumbs down. It's the pulled pork that caught me off guard. I prefer the thinly sliced fatty pieces of cha shu than the pulled pork. Spam onigiri - Thumbs down. It's actually an oversized musubi. While the thick layer of rice was new, I would skip this.
This is by far one of the worst ramen places I have been in NYC. I had their Ibusuki ramen. The broth was watered down and was lacking on the flavor. The Ajitama was overcooked :( ... The noodles were good consistency. Overall I would give the ramen bowl 1.5 stars. I also ordered spicy tuna sushi which was meh (I know I know, not the place to order sushi, but just wanted to eat a terrible sushi that day). The place was not packed when we go there. I think there were like 4 other parties. They had only one person who worked as a waiter/ and was taking online/phone/pick up orders. The guy was clearly overworked and not blaming him. But we kept having to remind him of our order items. They also have an offer where if you check in on yelp, you would get free ice cream. We asked for the offer. They said it is still going, but we didn't get the ice cream even after we asked a second time. So we just left without the ice cream. There are many better ramen spots in the area that you should try instead :)
Great food and customer service. Cute date night or after work hangout with coworkers. The staff is great and will answer any and all questions you may have.
One of the most disgusting meals of my life. Look, I'm willing to believe that the restaurant puts more care into in-restaurant orders as opposed to delivery orders, but even if they do, I have never had more disgusting ramen broth. We ordered the Kagoshima ramen, which is supposed to have light broth. It arrived with what I can only describe as a ludicrous amount of fat. There was so much fat in it that it (a) separated in transit, and (b) was visibly 50% fat. Like, there was a good inch and a half of fat, separated out from the rest of the broth. There was so much fat in this broth that when you dipped your spoon in it and lifted it out, stringy globs of fat would slowly slide off. I'm no stranger to ramen, and yup, ramen broth often has added fat to add richness and flavor. But not like this. This was at least 3x fattier than the fattiest ramen broth I've ever had, and keep in mind, this was the LIGHT BROTH. Even if it was the rich broth this would still qualify as having gone WAYYYY overboard, but for light broth this was beyond unacceptable. I couldn't finish it. To make matters worse, they didn't seem to have strained the broth at all - it was chock-full of chunks of gristle. And it wasn't even flavorful with all that fat - it was thoroughly bland! To add insult to injury, the chashu pork was extremely bland too and had no depth of flavor whatsoever, and the egg was barely marinated. The thing is, this isn't even a fluke - I've ordered from them several times before in the past 2 years, and their ramen's been like this every time - I just kept giving them a chance hoping they would get their act together and live up to their reputation. Never, ever, ever again. This place doesn't deserve its 4 star rating at all.
It's not that special. It's pretty basic and not cheap. $27 for lunch for an appetizer, Ramen and tea.
I'll be honest - I wasn't expecting this place to be amazing. I was staying at the hotel around the corner, and didn't want to go too far for lunch before heading to the airport. The front desk recommended this place, and I am so glad that they did - WOW.My wife had ramen and it was rich, delicious and a solid amount of food. We shared the spicy fried chicken which was both delicious and spicy. I was in more of a sushi mood, and while most places that do soup and sushi tend to delivery mediocrity on at least one Menya Jiro killed it. The quality of the fish was fantastic, and the presentation of the rolls shows they are confident in their quality (no cream cheese or fluff). For ~$7 a roll these were a slamming deal, and that sentiment applied to the experience as a whole.Don't sleep on this spot because it delivers on every level - amazing food, great prices and overall good service. A must visit, even if you've gotta go an extra subway stop or two!
Came here for a dinner with my friend and the booth of the ramen was the best. I enjoy how the ramen wasn't soggy and also got their Berry Jelly sake that was good
Pretty good. I feel like there could have been more broth in the soup bowl but maybe they want you to order that? I think I saw “extra broth” on the menu. The samurai sword chopsticks were cute but not very easy to use for eating noodles.
Have been here many times, and will def return. The ramen here is VERY good. Good broth, tender and well flavored pork pieces, & decent portion. I like the light broth ramen with an extra soft boil egg.
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Used to live next to menyajiro and would just come here if I was craving ramen. Their gyudon is really flavorful and staff is always friendly :)
Horrible experience with this place!!! Placed an order with the restaurant and got an order confirmation mins later, but only found out a hour later that they cancelled my order. it's so poorly managed!!! why can't you cancel right away so people can go ahead and order somewhere else. Horrible !!!
Sooooooo goood! Love it. Gyu Don was a hit! No complaints. The contactless payment method was great for ordering.
Got it to go and it was amazing. Pan fried dumplings where definitely the best part though as well as the customer service.
Couldnt complete pick up order first time i called (server who answered wasnt able to answer simple questions about menu) then hung up and they ignored all calls i made after that - not the best service