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Ramen only restaurants in America?

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Sonikku said:
No such thing as "good" ramen. When I hear people sing the praises of "good" ramen it's really just a bowl of chicken/shrimp/egg/seasonings/ and vegetables that just has some ramen noodles tucked in around the sides for good measure. At that point it's not even the ramen you're enjoying.
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That's like saying good pizza or pasta doesn't exist.
 
Sonikku said:
No such thing as "good" ramen. When I hear people sing the praises of "good" ramen it's really just a bowl of chicken/shrimp/egg/seasonings/ and vegetables that just has some ramen noodles tucked in around the sides for good measure. At that point it's not even the ramen you're enjoying.
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Yawn. You've obviously not been to a good ramen place where different noodles will be used for different types of dishes.

This is a small snippet of the show where Andrew Zimmerman is visiting one of the top ramen noodle markers in the country where they make small batches of ramen that meet the specs of the individual chefs ordering them for their restaurants.

Prior to this video, he had already tried two other ramen dishes that used different noodles that provided a different experience to the meal.

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/new-jerseys-miso-ramen#
 
Gibsons said:
The ramen I get looks like this, or similar
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and it's damn good stuff. About 10 bucks.
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hmm that looks great.

one of the things i hate living in the country is lack of good restaurants. We have 1 Vietnamese place that makes a noodle dish that is fucking amazing. no clue what it's called though. we also have 1 "Asian" place
 
Pho only restaurants are doing very well here in US and elsewhere. $14 for ramen noodles? Not for me. Good Pho is less than $10/bowl in DFW area.

waggy said:
hmm that looks great.

one of the things i hate living in the country is lack of good restaurants. We have 1 Vietnamese place that makes a noodle dish that is fucking amazing. no clue what it's called though. we also have 1 "Asian" place
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Is it wet or dry noodle dish? Take a picture and I can help you.
 
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Interesting. I can easily see paying a premium price for a Ramen dish. Lots of people acting like they go to Walmart, cook it and then sell it for $15. Obviously that's not the case. I'd be more than happy to try one if they made a "dry" dish, not soup based which most seem to be referring to in this thread. I'm not a soup guy.
 
People pay $15+ for bowl of ramen because it's "Japanese" cuisine. Same way sushi is overpriced.

Pork ramen is highly overrated. It's good but it's not $15 good. Give me <$10 bowl of Pho, jjajangmyeon, or jjamppong over fancy ramen.
 
ponyo said:
People pay $15+ for bowl of ramen because it's "Japanese" cuisine. Same way sushi is overpriced.

Pork ramen is highly overrated. It's good but it's not $15 good. Give me <$10 bowl of Pho, jjajangmyeon, or jjamppong over fancy ramen.
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I prefer ramen, but it's way overpriced in NYC compared to Pho. A good bowl of Pho in my area runs around $8.

Pho dishes utilize thinner rice noodles in a beef bone broth (oxtail, knuckle and marrow,) while Ramen utilizes thicker wheat noodles in a pork and chicken bone broth. I believe those are the main differences.

Both pho and ramen utilize the most gelatinous animal bones cooked for hours and even days. Try finding fast food preparation that even comes close. The glycine in bone broth alone is extremely good for digestion, nerve, brain function and overall collagen production.
 
I work in Torrance California - in the greater L.A. metro area - and I believe outside of Hawaii, this is the highest concentration of Japanese and Japanese-Americans. There are tons of noodle shops. There is a Japanese mall of sorts, and just inside that one place there is an easy ten or so ramen shops.

Depending on where you go and what you get, the prices are (in my experience) in the $7 - $12 range. Most on the lower end of that.
 
EvilYoda said:
LOL, survive? You have no idea how well ramen joints are doing across the country, obviously. Ramen mecca in the US is LA and the competition is stiff there with new places opening all the time. Just yesterday, Johnny King Noodles in Detroit (ramen in Detroit!) opened and I think they would do well against LA competition. Possibly top 10 for their first attempt. Meanwhile, NYC is starting to catch up as well with Ippudo, Sanshiro, Takashi, etc.

Survive, LOL. Your reasoning is like saying that people won't pay more than $2 for a burger because that's how much it costs at McD's.
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burgers.. yeah, theres a sucker born every min.

guess that applies to ranem where the owners can rape someone for $14.95 for a $0.10 package and the victim not only smiles but tips on top of that 😱
 
mmntech said:
I haven't seen ramen catch on here, but Toronto doesn't have a big enough Japanese population to really give it the initial push. Pho is huge though.
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Pho Hung on Spadina = 🙂

If you want ramen, try momofuku at the four seasons. It's not cheap, but it was good.
 
JEDI said:
burgers.. yeah, theres a sucker born every min.

guess that applies to ranem where the owners can rape someone for $14.95 for a $0.10 package and the victim not only smiles but tips on top of that 😱
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Keep telling yourself that it's a 10 cent package. *pats JEDI on the head*
 
LagunaX said:
You should try real pork belly ramen...it's like comparing a ribeye to a cheeseburger at McDonald's.

LOL I actually paid $18 or was it $24 I don't remember for DK's Crab Truffle Ramen at Sansai Sushi in Hawaii.
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pssst.. I have $0.10 ramen from walmart plus $3/lb cha-su from a Chinese market for your $24.

and I will deliver if you are within 35miles. no tip neccessary
 
bradley said:
You cannot compare supermarket ramen containing cheap noodles and MSG laden spice packets with restaurant ramen (and pho) prepared with quality noodles, fresh vegetables, whole meat and bones simmered for hours to create a broth - real food.

Just the bone broth alone is among the healthiest things you can eat.
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ahh.. but most people associate ramen w/$0.10 supermarket packages.

pho is diff
 
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