CheapyD's Ramen Thread

[CheapyD]

Inspired by this thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74464), I will use this space to chronicle my ramen adventures.

Tanmen (vegetable ramen) at Kyo-ku
This place is right across the street from my apt. I've only had tanmen and gyoza there, but they both are ridiculously good. I finished all of that myself and found it was a bit too much (at least for lunch). I was going to bike riding after that, but I was so full, I had to go home and sit on the couch instead.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ymij/tanmen.jpg

Shio Ramen (salt) at Kameido Gyoza
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ymij/shioramen.jpg
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ymij/tamen.jpg

[zewone]

zewone's ramen adventure :cry: :
http://called2serve.com/products/ME-MARU-001.gif

[Kastides]

Looks Tastey.. How much did you pay for this meal?

BTW, Japan has alot of "hooks" from when i last visited there.

[Ikohn4ever]

mmmmmmmmmmmm ramen is good, my friends' gf who is chinese made this korean soup I believe with all sorts of vegies and noodles and squid or oct it was yum yum good.

[CheapyD]

Looks Tastey.. How much did you pay for this meal?

BTW, Japan has alot of "hooks" from when i last visited there.

I believe the tanmen was 700yen and the gyoza was 400yen...so about $9.
The next time I went, I skipped the gyoza.
They just started a 700yen lunch set special, but I don't know what it is, cause I can't read it.

What do you mean by "hooks"?

[MadChedar0]

zewone's ramen adventure
lol @ that.


Cheapy, from that picture, I can almost feel the sodium coarse through my veins.

[greendj27]

zewone's ramen adventure :cry: :
http://called2serve.com/products/ME-MARU-001.gif

Maruchan is good, but this is my favorite of all the Ramens...

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1135/maruchanshrimp8dh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[2poor]

zewone's ramen adventure :cry: :
http://called2serve.com/products/ME-MARU-001.gif

i think maruchan is pretty good. my favorite is the shrimp flavor. the msg soup is so tasty.

[praystation]

you guys should try shanghai ramen (the word ramen came from chinese noodle, ramen literally means pulled (la) noodle (mien). It's really good.

[danny-o]

Real Japanese ramen always looks gross. Its not as good as the cup'a'shit noodles either.

[AlbinoNinja]

when i asked if we could make topics, I was going to make one on ramen and other japanese foods, but i thought it was a silly idea.

nice to see that you did it instead cheapy

[assassinX]

whoa you got inspired by my thread cool. Whoa 9$ for ramen that ramen must freakin own man that looks so good :)

[buya89]

That does look nice, What kind of food place was it, sorta like Olive Garden or like mom' pop's hoagie shop?

[beerguy961]

Inspired by this thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74464), I will use this space to chronicle my ramen adventures.

Tanmen (vegetable ramen) at Kyo-ku (will have to double check that restaruant name)
This place is right across the street from my apt. I've only had tanmen and gyoza there, but they both are ridiculously good. I finished all of that myself and found it was a bit too much (at least for lunch). I was going to bike riding after that, but I was so full, I had to go home and sit on the couch instead.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ymij/tanmen.jpg
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/ymij/tamen.jpg

I find you usually get more veggies in Tanmen. Definitely one of my favorite types of ramen.

Know what kind of soup that is?

[Graystone]

Looks good. I feel cheapy you whole mission in Japan is to eat every single food item at every Japanese restaurant and then report to us. :D Their is a static that says that a New yorker could eat a different restaurant every night for 20 years and never yet the same place twice.

[Requiem]

Is that a full glass of Vodka next to eh bowl? ;)

[crystalklear64]

Maruchan is good, but this is my favorite of all the Ramens...

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1135/maruchanshrimp8dh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:bow:
Only thing that makes it better is if you can add in all that stuff they show on the packet!

[kakomu]

:bow:
Only thing that makes it better is if you can add in all that stuff they show on the packet!

Buy a bag of frozen "stir fry" vegetables at your local grocery store. Just dump some into the next batch of ramen (I, on the other hand, typically just use carrots, peas and water chestnuts).

[Rictor]

My wife would love to go there just for the food...hmm...maybe I should plan a vacation...she can go out to eat and do all the girly touristy stuff...I can hit up all the video game and comic book stores.

[uzumaki_star]

My wife would love to go there just for the food...hmm...maybe I should plan a vacation...she can go out to eat and do all the girly touristy stuff...I can hit up all the video game and comic book stores.

Sounds like a plan ;). I would love to take a trip here just because I like thier culture.

[uberzone]

Looks like Vietnamese 'pho'.

[redgopher]

My ramen of choice:

http://image.nongshim.com/eng/pro/Shinramyun.jpg

Shinramyun. aka: Death Ramen
Usually only available from asian food stores in the States.

Shin ramyun is a hot and beef taste product, made of beef flavor and various natural seasoning. Creating a sensation since the first roll out in October 1986, it has maintained the position as best selling item. It is also loved in Japan, US, Hong Kong, Taiwan and China due to its unique and hot taste.

Look at that awesome red color of the broth. Red as in heat. Heat as in fire. Fire in my mouth. Mmm..

http://redgopher.com/images/deathramen.jpg

I go nuts when I go to asian food stores. I dropped $15 in awesome ramen and noodles during my last trip.

[2poor]

Looks like Vietnamese 'pho'.

pho doesnt use fat udon noodles. its those small thin squarish noodles in pho.

[gamingninja]

I could really go for some yakisobe. I miss it from my drunk nights out in okinawa

[Snake2715]

Inspired by this thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74464), I will use this space to chronicle my ramen adventures.

Tanmen (vegetable ramen) at Kyo-ku (will have to double check that restaruant name)
This place is right across the street from my apt. I've only had tanmen and gyoza there, but they both are ridiculously good. I finished all of that myself and found it was a bit too much (at least for lunch). I was going to bike riding after that, but I was so full, I had to go home and sit on the couch instead.


Yes but is it Authentic?

[doraemonkerpal]

mmmmmmmm, found a pic of my favorite ramen:
http://www.kgrocer.com/ProductImages/cup_ramyun/nong-c-bowlnoodle-200.gif

coincidentally, nong shim also make my favorite shrimp chips:
http://www.goldencountry.com/catalog_j/tn_J210468_jpg.jpg (hot & spicy... although it's more like sweet & mild :lol: )

[RelentlessRolento]

one of the oddest ramens I cam across (and had... I eat too much ramen) was a mexican salsa Muchan (is that the brand name?) ramen noodles... it even had a mexican hat on the cover. Talk about racial fusion...

[ryanlk]

For all you CAGs in the Bay Area,CA there is a great ramen restaurant in Mountain View and in Milpitas, its a chain called Maru Ichi and they make their own noodles from scratch... Man that stuff is delicious! Been there practically every week, and they have the Kuro Ramen (black garlic) and tonkotsu (pork) ramen! Yum

[beerguy961]

For all you CAGs in the Bay Area,CA there is a great ramen restaurant in Mountain View and in Milpitas, its a chain called Maru Ichi and they make their own noodles from scratch... Man that stuff is delicious! Been there practically every week, and they have the Kuro Ramen (black garlic) and tonkotsu (pork) ramen! Yum
Maru Ichi is alright, but I prefer Ryowa around the corner from the MV one. It's more like a Japanese place.

[salmonaxxx]

After watching Kujibiki Unbalance, I decided to dump a spoonful of raw, pressed garlic into my bowl of ramen. I expected it to kill me, but it was surprisingly mellow and tasty. The heat from the soup semi-cooks the garlic, and there's a nice amount of spiciness, too. But afterwards, I could feel the garlic fumes coming from my mouth. :shock:

[Rodimus]

It's an old thread but thought I'd share what Ms. Rodimus and myself made today:

Itadakimasu:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Zangeif123/P1000053.jpg

About 6 minutes later:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Zangeif123/P1000054.jpg

[kaaspeer]

It's an old thread but thought I'd share what Ms. Rodimus and myself made today:


I like your spoon.
Best Ramen i've ever had were in a Miso soup at a local japanese restaurant. But i'm not a big ramen eater.

[Rodimus]

I got that spoon at a $1 in Japan. Had it for years. I'm not even a big One Piece fan but I did like that spoon. I'm surprised that the graphic's never faded.

[daphatty]

Hey Cheapy, do you remember what type of Ramen we ate when I came to visit? I've been jonesin for some Ramen and I can't what kind we ate.

[Sailorneorune]

Sadly, no noodle places around here (Kentucky), but as for the instant stuff, I have two loves:

Thai Kitchen Tofu Miso Udon Soup, and Sapporo Ichiban Yakisoba.

Very good, though not the best thing to take for a lunch at work, since there might be seaweed stuck in your teeth afterwards.

/apologies for the mental image

[Puffa469]

I got that spoon at a $1 in Japan. Had it for years. I'm not even a big One Piece fan but I did like that spoon. I'm surprised that the graphic's never faded.

What were those white flower shaped things with the pink swirls on them? That doesnt look like anything that occurs in nature.


I used to go to he Yaohan (now Mitsuwa) supermarket near me and get Rockman ramen, aka Megaman.

[cochesecochese]

Wow old thread. Hey Cheapy, I've heard tales of Ramen with soft serve ice cream dropped in. Supposedly it's going to be the next big thing. Any truth to this?

[Kirin Lemon]

Wow old thread. Hey Cheapy, I've heard tales of Ramen with soft serve ice cream dropped in. Supposedly it's going to be the next big thing. Any truth to this?
I've never once come across this.

[cochesecochese]

I've never once come across this.

I first heard about it here (http://www.dannychoo.com/blog_entry/eng/1193/Tokyo+Ramen/) (warning: some parts of his site are NSFW) and some friends of mine told me they had sampled it there on their honeymoon. If you find it, give it a shot I guess.

[Kirin Lemon]

I first heard about it here (http://www.dannychoo.com/blog_entry/eng/1193/Tokyo+Ramen/) (warning: some parts of his site are NSFW) and some friends of mine told me they had sampled it there on their honeymoon. If you find it, give it a shot I guess.
Hot damn, I'll just make my own!

[Rodimus]

What were those white flower shaped things with the pink swirls on them? That doesnt look like anything that occurs in nature.

That's called Naruto.... seriously. It's pretty much egg based. I'm not a huge fan of it but it goes good in ramen.

[linkpwns]

I'm hungry as hell, thanks you guys...

Someone needs to alert Chacrana to this thread

[Chacrana]

RAMEN DAIOH!!!!!

[Rodimus]

Great, now we got Chac thread crapping here too. Way to go.

[510gamer]

Excellent on cold days and Tamales but not both at the same time. ;)

http://www.japancentre.com/images/items/250px/NO_RA_ichibanoriginal.jpg

[Nephlabobo]

The best ramen I've ever had was in Fukuoka.

It's their specialty down there.

[Rodimus]

Never been to Fukuoka, but I did have some great Ramen near Mt. Fuji. Forgot the towns name but it took us an hour to sit down and eat. The soup was amazing, never tasted anything like it in my life.

My wife and myself watched a Japanese T.V. program about the top Ramen Resturants in Japan and this particular one was in the top 10. The broth was some kinda super secret recipe which made the establishment famous, hence the long wait.

[IOnceWasLegend]

Never been to Fukuoka, but I did have some great Ramen near Mt. Fuji. Forgot the towns name but it took us an hour to sit down and eat. The soup was amazing, never tasted anything like it in my life.

My wife and myself watched a Japanese T.V. program about the top Ramen Resturants in Japan and this particular one was in the top 10. The broth was some kinda super secret recipe which made the establishment famous, hence the long wait.

Ippuuden, right? I lived for a year in Okayama, and they had one right near the train station...passed by it hundreds of times, but only ate there for the first time two and a half months before leaving.

My taste buds wept in sheer joy at how good that ramen is.

[xeverex18]

where do you live by. I just got here like 3 months ago in yokosuka in the navy base, you should show me around.

[Rodimus]

Ippuuden, right? I lived for a year in Okayama, and they had one right near the train station...passed by it hundreds of times, but only ate there for the first time two and a half months before leaving.

My taste buds wept in sheer joy at how good that ramen is.

I'm not 100% sure, but the soup had these black spots in it. Sound like the same place?

Damn now I want ramen. Good thing I have some at home. Maybe tomarrow will be a ramen day.

BTW South Florida sucks for Japanese cuisine. Infact the best place to eat it is at my home.

[darthbudge]

Does anybody know of a good cheap place on the internet to buy authentic instant ramen from?

[Rodimus]

Does anybody know of a good cheap place on the internet to buy authentic instant ramen from?


I get mine from a Japanese Market. If you live in or near a major city theres got to be a few around. As for a internet site, sorry, I don't know.

[darthbudge]

I get mine from a Japanese Market. If you live in or near a major city theres got to be a few around. As for a internet site, sorry, I don't know.

Yeah I know where my nearest Asian Market is, but it is kinda far away that is why I wanted to look online.

[beerguy961]

If there's a large asian population in your city, there's bound to be a ramen shop around. I can't wait to get some where I go back to the Bay Area.

[muddyjunk]

That's called Naruto.... seriously. It's pretty much egg based. I'm not a huge fan of it but it goes good in ramen.

It contains egg white, but it's mostly fish. Basically, it's a fish bologna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaboko

[Sharp Katana]

i've had some good ramen with gyoza in tokyo (near waseda university) for a little over 700 yen. Mmm I'd like to have that again.

[Axion22]

It contains egg white, but it's mostly fish. Basically, it's a fish bologna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaboko

Awesome, I'd been eating it w/o knowing the name at the local sushi place...

[It'sMagneto]

That vegetable Ramen looks good. Other one looks kind of meh.

[billyrox]

Kamaboko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamaboko)= good

[Exu]

Exu's Ramen Adventure:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/355/pot20noodle2020beef2020jr8.jpg

Actually, I loved those for years until they said they'd cut out 50% salt.
I'm all for companies making their products healthier, but this move had the unfortunate side-effect of completely ruining the taste.

[Rodimus]

Had this on my last trip to Tokyo. Ramen doesn't get much better than this:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Zangeif123/Ramen.jpg

[Axion22]

I bet y'all didn't know there was a Ramen Summit and former Japanese PM Koizumi was there.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUST28273320080409?rpc=92

(racking html-fu/bb-fu)

[VioletArrows]

Exu's Ramen Adventure:
Actually, I loved those for years until they said they'd cut out 50% salt.
I'm all for companies making their products healthier, but this move had the unfortunate side-effect of completely ruining the taste.

Why is it that the dried ramen is basically a salt lick with noodles? I have to throw away half the packet and put all kinds of other things in there so my heart doesn't explode. Sesame oil, mixed stirfry veggies, and hot sauce usually do the trick.

[coltyhuxx]

zewone's ramen adventure :cry: :
http://called2serve.com/products/ME-MARU-001.gif

adventure.. lol.. nice.

you can church those up (in a pan) with some veggies... shrimp, tofu, spices etc...

[billyrox]

Had this on my last trip to Tokyo. Ramen doesn't get much better than this:

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Zangeif123/Ramen.jpg

what type of soup is htat?

[Kirin Lemon]

what type of soup is htat?
Looks like the standard pork-based broth.

[gunm]

If you're in Hawaii, go to Ichi-Ryu on the corner of Pensacola and King. Their Mabo Ramen is awesome.

Jimbo's further down King Street is also damn good.

[Rodimus]

what type of soup is htat?

It's called tonkotsu which is a pork based broth. My favorite kind.

[kainzero]

My preferred "everyday" ramen (as in, if I had to eat one every day) would be the Shio Ramen from Santouka.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh98/orezniak/santouka_1.jpg

Clipped from my review of their special Toroniku bowl:

"It seems like they added a cherry tomato, and instead of three small pieces of their perfectly buttery melt-in-your-mouth toroniku, I got 5 strips of it. That already made it totally worth it! Other than that, it was the same old, still great Santouka ramen with its airy, light noodles and equally light yet succulent broth; a perfect contrast to Sumire's rich broth and delicious in its own right. Supposedly this is available all the time and the anniversary special was just a discount."

Speaking of Sumire Ramen, I thought it was one of the best ramen I've tasted, but it was so oily I wouldn't be able to eat it all the time.

http://www.rameniac.com/images/ramen/sumire_mitsuwa//9-noodles.jpg
More clippage:

The bowl of ramen from Sumire was epic. They only had one item on their menu, a bowl of miso ramen, which was fine with me. The thick soup had a unique, deeply flavored complexity to it that I could trace to either butter or lard, and it had a very strong finish of miso. It was, however, so oily that no matter how much you mixed it, a clear layer of oil would always rise to the top, even in your spoon... which of course, led to many burnt tongues. The egg noodles were a bright yellow, thick yet firm and easily the best I've had. Toppings were sparse but sufficient; negi, konbu, bamboo shoots, and tiny cubes of toroniku (pork belly) rounded out the bowl.

Santouka is available for me everyday, but Sumire was on a US tour and only showed up for a few days...

[guju900]

Chow Mein noodles

[Chase]

Kal Goo[k] Soo. Find it, love it.

nom nom nom

[Rodimus]

I had a an urge for ramen so me and the wife made this a few days ago. We marinated the pork in soy sauce for a day, coated it with hony then baked it. The eggs were a little overcooked, I prefer the yellows to be more liquidy, but it's hard to get the eggs cooked just right. We bought the ramen at a Japanese market. The noodles & soup were great. Anyways it was deeeeelicous

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/Zangeif123/Ramen2.jpg

[muzras]

lol nice spoonz:D

[VioletArrows]

I didn't even notice that! I love One Piece!

[Rodimus]

I don't even watch One Piece but it's my favorite Spoon.

[miktau]

Im in nagoya for a few days with my dad for a wedding (long story) and i had the most amazing ramen today at the train station in the center of the city, ill post pics later. Had the most amazing shabu shabu last night as well. For those who dont know shabu shabu is like thin slices of beef that you dip into boiling hot water which coos it and then you put it in various sauces, so freakin good. Japan is awesome i dont wanna go back to ny lol.

cheers,
Mike

[Kandal]

adventure.. lol.. nice.

you can church those up (in a pan) with some veggies... shrimp, tofu, spices etc...

LMAOOOOOOoo Once I saw that ramen cup noodle I busted out laughing!

[XtoyxboyX]

i usually go to flushing main street (if any of you guess live in NY you know what im talking about) for my ramen cravings. usually stop for a bubble tea or two as well =P. god i love ramen and bubble tea together.

for anyone who is in Japan. i watch tokyocoony's vlogs and he says ikibukuro is the best town in Japan for ramen.

[Rodimus]

for anyone who is in Japan. i watch tokyocoony's vlogs and he says ikibukuro is the best town in Japan for ramen.

When I go to Japan the first place I go for my Ramen is ikebukuro. In fact I have a picture of the best known Ramen in ikebukuro at the very top of this page.

[XtoyxboyX]

what is the name of the place, i might have to check it out when i head over to japan. hopefully it will still be there when i go =P

[Rodimus]

I used to have it's business card but I tossed it. My wife might remember the name, I'll ask her later. I'm pretty sure it started with an "I"

[mox2]

I found Ikebukuro to be passable, maybe because I was staying there for 2 months. I found the best Ramen overall to be in Shinjuku (maybe because of the business district), go into any random one around Kabukicho (don't get sucked into the hostess bars though, your credit card will get maxed out by the time you leave, and they don't speak English either). And if your not sure how to order always choose the ones that have a vending machine where you pay and get a ticket, most of the time there will be a plastic version on display or a picture somewhere in the store of what the item is, just make sure the characters match the picture, or better yet memorize hiragana and katakana on your plane to Japan.

[tomaway]

http://www.tkbox.com/images/180_DSCF0004.JPG (http://www.tkbox.com/view-180_DSCF0004.JPG)

wife made this once a week, almost every week.

[billyrox]

http://www.tkbox.com/images/180_DSCF0004.JPG (http://www.tkbox.com/view-180_DSCF0004.JPG)

wife made this once a week, almost every week.


yum... how did she make it... using ramen noodles?

[tomaway]

yes, ramen noodles
She boiled the noodle and Beansprout. When cooked just dump all the liquid and mixed it with garlic oil and your favorite spices. Oh also ad chicken, grounded nuts, green onion or cilantro.

[CoolGamer]

that looks really good tom... damn im hungry for some PHO now

[XtoyxboyX]

that looks really good tom... damn im hungry for some PHO now
PHO is great xD
Do they have PHO32 restaurants in LA?

[Maklershed]

Oh man that ramen in the OP looks delicious. Hey Cheapy, sorry if you answered this already but what are those sausage looking things at the top?

[langjaikenny]

those are fried pork dumplings (gyoza).

[Maklershed]

:drool:

That stuff that tomaway posted looks excellent too. If you read this tomaway .. what's in that?

[bluemonkey101021]

:drool:

That stuff that tomaway posted looks excellent too. If you read this tomaway .. what's in that?


yes, ramen noodles
She boiled the noodle and Beansprout. When cooked just dump all the liquid and mixed it with garlic oil and your favorite spices. Oh also ad chicken, grounded nuts, green onion or cilantro.



It's all right there.

[greyzieoriental]

PHO is great xD
Do they have PHO32 restaurants in LA?

They have really good Vietnamese restaurants in LA
I bet they're even better in Santa Ana

[billyrox]

CheapyD, any new Ramen stories recently? Love rereading this thread usually when I'm getting ready for lunch.

[Rodimus]

I had Pho for the first time a few months ago when I went on vaction in DC. From what I understand they eat it kinda like a brunch. We went around 9:00 AM so it was the oddest breakfast I had, but definatly delicious.

[Rodster]

I had Pho for the first time a few months ago when I went on vaction in DC. From what I understand they eat it kinda like a brunch. We went around 9:00 AM so it was the oddest breakfast I had, but definatly delicious.


What's Pho? Oh and i've enjoyed all the Ramen stories. It's kind of ironic I stumbled on this thread while playing Persona 3 FES where some of the characters love their Ramen. :D

[Rodimus]

Pho (sounds like "Fa-O") is a Vietnamese noodle dish. Traditionally it has a beef broth with thin slices of beef. From what I remember the noodles were lighter than what you find in Ramen and has more of a white-ish color. Mine was garnished with bean sprouts, peppers, onions, etc. I ordered mine a little spicy too, gotta have the heat :hot: I was told that Pho is normally served between breakfast & lunch.

Some of the people I was with tought it's too heavy of a meal to eat that early in the day. Not me. Wish I knew a place around me that served it, but South Flordia sucks when it comes to Asian cusine. The stuff they sell at South Beach & Miami is so Americanized it makes me cry.

[Rodster]

Pho (sounds like "Fa-O") is a Vietnamese noodle dish. Traditionally it has a beef broth with thin slices of beef. From what I remember the noodles were lighter than what you find in Ramen and has more of a white-ish color. Mine was garnished with bean sprouts, peppers, onions, etc. I ordered mine a little spicy too, gotta have the heat :hot: I was told that Pho is normally served between breakfast & lunch.

Some of the people I was with tought it's too heavy of a meal to eat that early in the day. Not me. Wish I knew a place around me that served it, but South Flordia sucks when it comes to Asian cusine. The stuff they sell at South Beach & Miami is so Americanized it makes me cry.

I would love to try real authentic Ramen soup as I love soup period. :bouncy: But I understand where you're coming from. I use to live in Miami years ago and now live in Venice, Florida and there are really no places for that type of cuisine.

[Rodimus]

I've found a few authenic Asian places down here but haven't seen a place that serves good Ramen.

Once I ordered ramen at this Sushi/Thai restaurant, becasue all Asian food is the same and can be housed under the same roof. Anyways the food's always been good and I saw what I thought was Japanese chefs in the kitchen. I decided to chance it. That was a mistake. The pork was dry, noodles were bland, the broth was "meh." So unless I'm in Tokyo my wife and I make it.

[XtoyxboyX]

Rodimus, I think i have a place you should check out if its near you. It sound promising. Here's the link. http://southflorida.metromix.com/restaurants/vietnamese/pho-binh-vietnemeese-restaurant-fort-lauderdale/129174/content

Mind you, I live in New York so I have never been here but the reviews say their Pho is good and are actually known for their noodle dishes.

[Maklershed]

I should not come into this thread in the morning when I'm starving and at work. That ramen picture that tomaway posted drives me wild. :lol:

[Rodimus]

Rodimus, I think i have a place you should check out if its near you. It sound promising. Here's the link. http://southflorida.metromix.com/restaurants/vietnamese/pho-binh-vietnemeese-restaurant-fort-lauderdale/129174/content

Mind you, I live in New York so I have never been here but the reviews say their Pho is good and are actually known for their noodle dishes.

Thanks for the link. It looks like it's an hour away from me, but I'll keep it in mind if I'm ever in the area.

[lession]

The air travel industry is becoming competitive with many airlines serving both domestic and international flights. The two airline carrier giants in Japan are Japan Airlines and ANA airlines, who are dominating the air travel market in Japan with flights to over 50 destinations.
Narita - The New Tokyo International Airport and Kansai International Airport are the two main international airports in Japan. Hadena International Airport in Tokyo handles mostly domestic flights linking these airports to various other cities across the country.
Airport fees are included in the fares to all international destinations if departing from Narita Airport or Kansai Airport (Adult: around 2,650 yen and Child (age 2 to 11): 1,330 yen). Airport fees are not applied at Haneda Airport or any other airports in Japan. There is no need to pay airport fees

The largest airport in Japan, New Tokyo International Airport, is located 60 km to the east of central Tokyo.
The second largest airport in Japan, Kansai International Airport, is located in Osaka Bay, 5 km off the coast and about 60 km. from JR Shin-Osaka

Stop at the tourist information center located on the arrival lobby (first floor) for information. They are staffed by multilingual travel experts who can answer questions and provide free maps and brochures if you need. The staffs are very friendly and helpful. A stop at the Tourist Information center saves travel-planning time in advance. Office hours are from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, every day all year-round.http://n08q1114fvte161.imageshacknow.info/img/2120/v08w1128rhlb/smile.gif

[SleepDebt]

Rodimus, I used to live in South Florida and let me share with you
one of my favorite Japanese joints in all of South Florida
http://yakko-san.com/
Its opened late too, I used to go every time I would come back from a concert
at the revolution in Ft Lauderdale
I DEFINITELY recommend that you give it a shot

and man, the ramen in CheapyD's post makes my mouth water

and idk bout Pho being a brunch type of thing
its second on my favorite noodle soup dishes
my list would be
Ka Be-ak (I really don't know how to spell this in english, its basically a southeast asian version of udon noodles)
Pho
Ramen

[Rodimus]

That's actually very close to me, I'll check it out. Thanks

Do you recommend anything in particular?

[SleepDebt]

well depends on how hardcore japanese you want to go
i personally like their crispy bok choy as a starter
and normally order a whole bunch of things off their menu and share amongst our group
Takoyaki, Onigiri, Gyoza, Agedashi tofu, and etx

My korean friend loves the kimchee rice + kimchee ramen
and my american friends get the yakiniku donburi

[notworksafe]

My ramen of choice:

http://image.nongshim.com/eng/pro/Shinramyun.jpg

Shinramyun. aka: Death Ramen
Usually only available from asian food stores in the States.



Look at that awesome red color of the broth. Red as in heat. Heat as in fire. Fire in my mouth. Mmm..

http://redgopher.com/images/deathramen.jpg

I go nuts when I go to asian food stores. I dropped $15 in awesome ramen and noodles during my last trip.

Yes! That stuff is the best! I may go grab some from local asian store down the street now :P

[miktau]

I actually flew into Narita, very nice aiport imo (fuck newark) and go tfree lunge passes.

[xeno]

My dinner last night.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=4684&pictureid=4733

[Maklershed]

Your dinner was blurry.

[VioletArrows]

I had sort of the same thing, except I used sesame oil, hot sauce, and about 3x more veggies since I didn't have any meat to throw in it. Mmmm... broccoli and baby corn....

[Rodimus]

I don't think Broccoli in Ramen is a good idea.

[xeno]

I don't think Broccoli in Ramen is a good idea.

If its steamed broccoli then it tast good , if its raw then now so much.

[praystation]

omg i love ramen. if you guys live in sf bay area, ca, usa. go to japan town san francisco, to kinokuniya building, find mifune restaurant, and order "ramen" for $8. omg i think this is the best ramen in whole san francisco. (the second one is char siu ramen with miso soup in hotei near judah st.)

[praystation]

That's called Naruto.... seriously. It's pretty much egg based. I'm not a huge fan of it but it goes good in ramen.

huh? i tot naruto is fishcake?

[Rodimus]

huh? i tot naruto is fishcake?

I guess I worded it wrong. Yeah it's a fish cake but it's got an egg white texture.

[kratos1010]

Theres a great little ramen shop down at porter square (massachusetts)
I get the shoryu (soy sauce)
Its really good, almost sweet.
I cant eat the instant stuff after tasting the real thing.

[ncc1701p]

Dude, I searched this thread for Wan Zhu Shi . Have you not eaten at that place yet? One of two locations is in Sangubashi Station close to it. The other is in Akiba in Yodobashi Akiba on the top floor. Sesame Ramen is to DIE FOR. Unfortunately you get a tad bit less ramen than they use to give in previous times only because of the good ol' economy. And this one chinese girl there has the coolest japanese accent for being chinese. Check it out! Next time I'm in Tokyo maybe we can do the Izakaya thing :)

[hockeystealth13]

Hey guys, I'm new to NYC and was wondering if there are any good ramen places. Especially if its in the east village. thanks.

[ilikegames]

if you're in the bay area come to san mateo and try out santa ramen. I honestly think this is one of the best ramen houses in the bay area. The menu is mostly ramen. Pick your soup base and then add extra ingredients if desired. It's about $10-15 so it's alittle pricier than other places. Try the pork flavored soup, it's pretty hearty!

[Rodimus]

I'll be in Tokyo next week. First thing I'll be doing is going here:

http://www.mutekiya.com/world/index.html

Delicious

[Sailorneorune]

Iwataya in Evansville has some very good ramen - last time I had the chanpon ramen, which included about 4 or 5 different kinds of seafood, including shrimp, octopus, clams, and the famous naruto. I'd love to go back there sometime, or to another Japanese restaurant in the area.