NYC | Ichiran Ramen Review 🍜

📍Location: 132 W 31st St, New York, NY 10001 🕡 Visit Details: Arrived Thursday, 6:10 PM ⏳ Wait Time: 20 minutes to enter + 20 minutes to be seated 💡 Pro Tip: Come before 6 PM for shorter waits. To avoid lines completely, aim for 5:30 PM or earlier! After what felt like forever, my bowl arrived at 6:56 PM. But that first slurp—absolutely worth the wait! 😋🌶️ I went for 10x spiciness with 0x classic red sauce (kogashi). The heat hit hard—delicious, but next time I’ll dial it back to 6x or 7x for the perfect balance of flavor and fire. 💰 Pricing & Ordering Tips: Basic ramen (noodles, scallions, chashu): $22 Broth refills: ❌ Not available Extra noodles: $4 ✅ Combo (egg, kikurage, nori, extra scallions): $7.5 Steamed rice: $4 We added 3 extra noodle servings + 1 rice. Finished all the noodles 🍜, but only half the rice 🍚. 📌 Insider advice: Skip adding rice to broth—it just doesn’t hit the same. Noodles all the way! 🍵 Matcha Corner: Iced Matcha ($6): Refreshing, classic, not too sweet ❄️ Matcha Pudding ($9.5): Creamy, rich, and deeply flavorful—highly recommend! 😍 Loved it so much, I headed straight to Hey Tea after for another matcha fix. 💸 Final Bill & Feelings: Even in 2025, I’m not quite at “Ichiran financial freedom” yet 😂—still dreaming of the day I can load up on every topping without checking my wallet! 🧠 Sweet Memories: I still remember years ago, trekking across two bridges to the Brooklyn location on New Year’s Eve 🎆—what felt like the middle of nowhere. That warm, perfect bowl with friends is a core memory. Now, we’re scattered around the world, but Ichiran will always connect us. 💫 #NYCFood #IchiranRamen #NYCRamen #MatchaLover #NYCEats