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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"

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.

wife made this once a week, almost every week.

Originally Posted by tomaway wife made this once a week, almost every week.

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

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.

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

Originally Posted by CoolGamer that looks really good tom... damn im hungry for some PHO now

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

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?

those are fried pork dumplings (gyoza).

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

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

Originally Posted by 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.

It's all right there.

Originally Posted by XtoyxboyX 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

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

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

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 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.

Originally Posted by 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 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. 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.

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.

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/res...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.

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.