An update to revive this floundering blog! Here is one of my fond food memories from our visit to NYC in November.
We had plans to do the whole Momofuku thing but it didn’t open until noon which meant we would be cutting it a bit close to catch the Lion King at 1pm.
This joint was suggested to us by JuBert and we happily took it up. Four stars and 3000+ reviews on Yelp – couldn’t be bad, right? Turns out, it was the best ramen I’ve ever had! DEEEELICIOUS. It was the perfect meal to alleviate the mildly ill effects of the night before.
We were a bit worried to find the huge line out front when we got there at 11am on the dot but it was all good because they had just opened. It took us 20 minutes to be seated but only because they didn’t have enough menus to go around… A bit silly but hey, at least it’s an easy fix if they want to do something about it.
The cool bowl display at the bar/entrance
Hamachi Carpaccio $13
Thinly sliced yellowtail sashimi with Japanese carpaccio sauce
Hirata Buns (2 pieces) $9
Steamed buns filled with your choice of pork or chicken, served with Ippudo original spicy buns sauce
Haven’t had the Momofuku ones but peeps on Foursquare have said they are comparable! Momofuku or not, they were fucking good! I could eat these all day.
We were seated at the counter where we could watch the chefs prepare our meals in their cute shirts! This guy had cherry blossoms on his – my favourite!
And the ramen! (_I_)head went for the classic:
Shiromaru Hakata Classic $14 + Onsen Tamago (Poached Egg)
The original “Tonkotsu” noodle soup topped with pork loin chashu, kikurage, menma, red pickeled ginger, sesame, and scallions
And I had the one that everyone loves:
Akamaru Modern $14 + Onsen Tamago (Poached Egg)
The original “Tonkotsu” noodle soup topped with Ippudo’s secret “Umami Dama” miso paste, pork chashu, cabbage, kikurage, scallions, and fragrant garlic oil
A definite must-go for anyone visiting NYC. Oh, how I miss the Big Apple.
