Ramen Misoya

One December Friday evening, DLS and I decided we should get ramen.  I’d just heard a few people talking about Ramen Misoya on St. Mark’s, so I suggested we head over there. DLS suggested we start with an appetizer, so we ordered tofu.  I don’t think either of us expected it to look like this – a small cup full of very soft tofu, topped with a jelly of sorts and shreds of bonito.  The tofu itself was light and sweet, but the shreds of bonito mixed with the jelly to create a sort of chewy mass that DLS really [...]

Tabata Ramen

I have had a tradition of going out the night before Thanksgiving, preferably for a cuisine that will not make an appearance on the table the next day. For a couple years, that meant going out for sushi. Last year was various seafood at Choptank. It is a time to relax after what is usually a day of shopping, prep and some cooking to get ready for the Thanksgiving feast. This year I felt a cold coming on, so I wanted to get something to eat to help nip it in the bud before it got any worse. It was [...]

Tabata Ramen

The day before Thanksgiving, I had some business to take care of in midtown west that left me hungry afterwards.  Since DLS was “working from home”, we decided to meet up for ramen on the rather rainy day, at a place that Cheese had recommended to me more than a few times – Tabata Ramen.  As soon as we’d ordered, small salads appeared.  Tasty enough but completely unnecessary, it was a nice touch for a lunch meal.  DLS ordered the shoyu ramen.  I tried some of his broth and thought it was sweeter than I expected the broth to be; [...]

Totto Ramen

As I mentioned, after The Original Soup Man, I still had plans to eat lunch with TC… at Totto Ramen.  This place has been hyped up for ages and ages, and the line is always super long.  Even at 3pm on a Friday, we waited a good 20-30 minutes (while I ate my soup, haha!) before we were led inside the tiny space to a table.  TC ordered extra spicy ramen – which comes with the hot chili oil on the side for you to add as you like.  He added the entire thing and proceeded to devour it.  He [...]

Haru Hana

Recently, my Dad was in town for a meeting and invited me out to lunch. It was a nice treat since he doesn’t come into the city that much anymore since he is retired. A while back, we went to Haru Hana, one of the new “J-pubs” in Koreatown, he suggested we go back. It has been especially cold here in NYC, so I was looking forward to trying one of their soups. We started off with an order of Pork Gyoza(6 pc. for $5). They were tasty, but the filling was pretty forgettable. Everything was mashed/chopped too finely to [...]

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