Gothamist: Ramen King Holds Court at Ippudo Opening

mmelnick

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:08:15 -0500

I'd go if there was a vegetarian ramen bowl, but I doubt it.

The Edge

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:18:20 -0500

Minca is a let down for sure. Rai Rai Ken is okay, but it's been super packed every time I walk by nowadays. They're both still better than most of the off-the-shell ramen, though.

nivek

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:01:45 -0500

Cultural misunderstandings, here we go! Oh wait, I'm about 10 hours late. Oops.

babyhitler

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:59:58 -0500

pork bone ramen makes my ass bleed from the diarrhea i get after having a bowl. It tastes good though. Too bad about the whole keeping it down thing.

brucet

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:06:59 -0500

Ill stick to minca sank you and Ramen Setagaya gross and dissapointing. BTW you know that american cup o noodle is not the same as the original japanese version (which you cant get here anymore). Goomba, italian noodle in a cup is called chef boyardee. i believe its on the same aisle as ichiban.

MFer

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:19:45 -0500

I once wrote an ode about this. DOWN AISLE THREE Grocery shopping for the week, Ramen noodle's all you've gots to eat. But there ain't no comparing Ichiban to real stuff. The 99 cent stuff taste every bit the 49 cents it is worth. Can't believe I wasn't told about this earlier.

linus809

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:58:51 -0500

Hey Joe, I think you mean to say "tonkotsu" and not "tonkatsu". Tonkatsu is a piece of breaded pork that is deep-fried. Tonkotsu is the type of ramen that uses a milky pork broth.

bxGagger

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:55:24 -0500

i once had some "great spot" jp ramen, it wasnt all that i certainly wouldn't pay 10$ again for it...

Toby von Meistersinger

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:42:57 -0500

Ramen is good. Did they have any vegetarian options? And about Goomba. We have actually encountered some people who talk like that. However, let me ad a fourth: d) hipster trying to be funny using slang from The Sopranos while pretending to be a Guido

Dude69

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:30:03 -0500

I'd add a third: c) trolling Cup A Noodle for 30 cents in bulk.

Nick S

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:35 -0500

this Goomba character is either: a) really, really dumb. b) HILARIOUS.

zodak

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:20:02 -0500

jack's 99¢ ftw

Goomba

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:05:20 -0500

What is with these noodles? How about some good manicott or cabagol?

Gothamist_Cynic

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:19:53 -0500

Hopefully it won't be overpriced crap ramen like momofuku and Ramen Setagaya.

andoman

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:18:38 -0500

I'll just make my own for 59 cents