Tampopo Ramen — Restaurant in New York

Tampopo was recommended by a friend of mine who also loved ramen.

Maybe we came on a busy day, they had us waiting over 30minutes, standing by the door and having to move every time someone came in to pick up an order. After standing there, I also believe that they have a huge clientele on delivery orders.

The place is very cozy, but the service was slow. Some plates were delicious, some didn’t live up to my standards, based on my friend’s.

Once again, I came with my bf and my (fan lover of ramen) mother… we shared appetizers: Steamed (pork) bao buns, Pan fried gyoza dumplings and Fried pork katsu. For entree I had Shoyu ramen with chicken karaage added on, my mom had Shio classic ramen, and my bf had the Spicy miso ramen with pork katsu added on.

We LOVED the appetizers, every single one was super tasteful and different in flavor, but we were mind blown by the deliciousness of each appetizer choice!! The ramen were not as we expected… the eggs were so cold, we couldn’t even eat them, my broth was salty, my mom’s broth choice lacked on flavor, they took so long but our ramen didn’t feel or taste like it was freshly made, only some components, like the add ons, but that’s that.

I would definitely come back to try more of their appetizers, try their rices and maybe their stir fry. But for sure wouldn’t come back if I craved ramen only, not my first...

One of the best Japanese comfort food, especially during Autumn & Winter seasons is Ramen. So, when I heard a new Ramen restaurant was opening up in Washington Heights, where there is no real Japanese restaurant around, I was very excited! The owners are husband and wife team, and the wife is Japanese! They named their restaurant after their favorite movie called Tampopo. It is about the search for the perfect bowl of Ramen. There are some quotes from the movie painted on the wall which is pretty cute and funny.

The inside is not too big, has a counter seating around the kitchen, and extends to the front of the restaurant. There are few table seating as well, but I think it has about 20 seats in total.

Their Ramen is Tokyo Style, and they use chicken base and veggie base broth, which is very interesting. Most of the Ramen you see in NYC are pork based, so it is nice to have a different variety in the city. I really enjoyed their Ramen and also some side dishes, especially the karaage (fried chicken), it was really delicious!

Friendly staff and great Japanese food, I will be sure to go back there for more! Read my full review of this restaurant and food on my blog,...

I decided to eat alone in the restaurant on a rainy day. Ordered miso ramen fried dumplings and 2 cans of k pop cocktails and a seltzer water. Before I tell you the price of my entire dinner, let me tell you that the chicken they put in my Ramen tasted like it was frozen grilled and then boiled with no seasoning flavor. The only flavor that it did have was a stale frozen boiled taste. I took all the chicken out of my Ramen did not eat any of it. They did not deduct it from my receipt. The contents of the Ramen were not fresh and the broth from the Ramen was so bland, but for some reason tasted like it was leftover. The veggie dumplings were fried but instide very mushy, Nothing that I ate tasted fresh, except for the three cans of pop that I had. Altogether my meal was $51. $51 for a bowl of toilet water tasting miso and mushy fried dumplings. I was not impressed with my meal or the price. I tipped $10 to the service because she was very attentive but besides that this Ramen was trash and the price $51 for trash and not fresh Ramen no! I feel like if you can’t prepare Ramen correctly with all of the flavors and freshness, then leave it...