I’ve been coming to Jin Ramen - West Harlem for a long time now, even traveling from New Jersey because we genuinely love the food and the atmosphere. The ramen is consistently great, and the vibe is always cozy and enjoyable.
That said, service can be hit or miss. During our most recent visit, our assigned server, Monsoul, wasn’t very welcoming. He didn’t say much, took a while to come over after seating us, and seated us directly in front of the door where all the cold air comes in. When I politely asked to move to an open seat that wasn’t occupied, he said no.
On a positive note, another server, Ricky, completely turned the experience around. He was super friendly, attentive, and offered us the seat we originally asked for without hesitation. He honestly did most of the service for us, even though he wasn’t our main server and had his own section (which Monsoul mentioned when I asked if anyone else could help). Ricky truly went out of his way to make sure we were taken care of, and it made a big difference.
Food-wise, everything was excellent as always. My favorite is the konkuni ramen (hope I spelled that right), and the atmosphere remains one of the reasons we keep coming back.
Overall, amazing food and ambiance — service just depends on who you get. Big shoutout to Ricky for exceptional service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Mcfood Lover
It has taken a bit to get to this review, perhaps four months, however that means nothing compared to the quality of the meal, the places mastery of chefing, with their open kitchen, and smiles to go around for anyone who enters. I found their little customer card which was given to me by my server Monsur who was very attentive and pleasant. The chef, Hasan knows his craft well and it is simple to understand why the business moves along and is successful. A perfect chew of the noodles and flavorful bites down to drinking the broth as a last treat of the meal, shall be your way when you order their ramen dishes. The pork bun appetizer was also splendid, the balance of flavors was pinpoint. Anyone who enjoys a lovely bowl of ramen and wants a fair price without waiting in a massive line in manhattan ought to visit this little hideaway. Much love and success to JinRamen upper west in Harlem
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
malcolm green
The pork bun appetizer was so good that i ate them both before i remembered i wanted to take a picture. I love the ramen here its always delicious. Great broth very tasty ramen. However, i have continued to not love the service. They simply are not that attentive but if you are not super fragile the food makes up for any indiscretions with service. Will definitely be going back to try their flight of sakis.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Daniel Goldstone
Monsur is the greatest. He is so nice to us and gave us the best service. The food is fantastic too !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sean
Literally some of the worst ramen I've ever had in my life. The pork bone broth is super salty, has zero taste of pork (pork broth should be milky white, not a clearish brown like miso; I can guarantee they're not making their broth from scratch). The noodles are also super low quality and taste like instant. They also have few other ingredients or vegetables in it and they're really low quality. It had bamboo shoots that were uncooked, cold, and hard (clearly refrigerated and thrown in just before serving). The only positive is the chashu is pretty good. Would never come back given it was $18. I genuinely wonder if people giving it 5 stars have actually had good ramen before.
Food: 1
camila otero
We used to live in the neighborhood and came to this place a lot. Today we came with our kids. And they loved it The food was amazing as back then and Monsur our waiter was super helpful. Great place great food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny Wang
The food is delicious and the staff are so nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Avery Bechtel
Amazing bao buns & ramen. My 10 year old daughter said they were the best noodles she’s ever had! Highly recommend.
Food: 5
Orion Knight
Ricky was amazing! He was very kind with helping me decide on what dish to decide on. So fun watching the cooks in front of you. Overall clean, friendly, and hospitable restaurant. I’ll be back! P.s. black garlic oil is BOMB
Regina Flecha
Amazing food. Best noodles ever. Monsur treated us like family.
Being that this my first time dining at the restaurant, i really enjoyed the food and the customer service was amazing 💪🏾💯
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Asher Parsons
Great food! Monsur was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josh Conklin Music
Awesome food. Monsur great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Bray
Food was tasty and spicy! Monsur is the best-- awesome service! Will be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Tavarez
I been coming here to this location since 2015. The ramen was amazing and for a while is was not. But seems like they are back with the quality and taste. Excellent!
I’ve been coming to Jin Ramen - West Harlem for a long time now, even traveling from New Jersey because we genuinely love the food and the atmosphere. The ramen is consistently great, and the vibe is always cozy and enjoyable.
That said, service can be hit or miss. During our most recent visit, our assigned server, Monsoul, wasn’t very welcoming. He didn’t say much, took a while to come over after seating us, and seated us directly in front of the door where all the cold air comes in. When I politely asked to move to an open seat that wasn’t occupied, he said no.
On a positive note, another server, Ricky, completely turned the experience around. He was super friendly, attentive, and offered us the seat we originally asked for without hesitation. He honestly did most of the service for us, even though he wasn’t our main server and had his own section (which Monsoul mentioned when I asked if anyone else could help). Ricky truly went out of his way to make sure we were taken care of, and it made a big difference.
Food-wise, everything was excellent as always. My favorite is the konkuni ramen (hope I spelled that right), and the atmosphere remains one of the reasons we keep coming back.
Overall, amazing food and ambiance — service just depends on who you get. Big shoutout to Ricky for exceptional service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
It has taken a bit to get to this review, perhaps four months, however that means nothing compared to the quality of the meal, the places mastery of chefing, with their open kitchen, and smiles to go around for anyone who enters. I found their little customer card which was given to me by my server Monsur who was very attentive and pleasant. The chef, Hasan knows his craft well and it is simple to understand why the business moves along and is successful. A perfect chew of the noodles and flavorful bites down to drinking the broth as a last treat of the meal, shall be your way when you order their ramen dishes. The pork bun appetizer was also splendid, the balance of flavors was pinpoint.
Anyone who enjoys a lovely bowl of ramen and wants a fair price without waiting in a massive line in manhattan ought to visit this little hideaway.
Much love and success to JinRamen upper west in Harlem
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The pork bun appetizer was so good that i ate them both before i remembered i wanted to take a picture. I love the ramen here its always delicious. Great broth very tasty ramen. However, i have continued to not love the service. They simply are not that attentive but if you are not super fragile the food makes up for any indiscretions with service. Will definitely be going back to try their flight of sakis.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Monsur is the greatest. He is so nice to us and gave us the best service. The food is fantastic too !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Literally some of the worst ramen I've ever had in my life. The pork bone broth is super salty, has zero taste of pork (pork broth should be milky white, not a clearish brown like miso; I can guarantee they're not making their broth from scratch). The noodles are also super low quality and taste like instant. They also have few other ingredients or vegetables in it and they're really low quality. It had bamboo shoots that were uncooked, cold, and hard (clearly refrigerated and thrown in just before serving). The only positive is the chashu is pretty good. Would never come back given it was $18. I genuinely wonder if people giving it 5 stars have actually had good ramen before.
Food: 1
We used to live in the neighborhood and came to this place a lot. Today we came with our kids. And they loved it The food was amazing as back then and Monsur our waiter was super helpful. Great place great food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is delicious and the staff are so nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing bao buns & ramen. My 10 year old daughter said they were the best noodles she’s ever had! Highly recommend.
Food: 5
Ricky was amazing! He was very kind with helping me decide on what dish to decide on. So fun watching the cooks in front of you. Overall clean, friendly, and hospitable restaurant. I’ll be back! P.s. black garlic oil is BOMB
Amazing food. Best noodles ever. Monsur treated us like family.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Being that this my first time dining at the restaurant, i really enjoyed the food and the customer service was amazing 💪🏾💯
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food! Monsur was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome food. Monsur great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was tasty and spicy! Monsur is the best-- awesome service! Will be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I been coming here to this location since 2015. The ramen was amazing and for a while is was not. But seems like they are back with the quality and taste. Excellent!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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