Ramen only restaurants in America?

[ElFenix]

houston is full of pho places, ramen is only slowly coming along.

 

[MongGrel]

lol.
fools and their daddy's money are soon parted

You really are an odd little person.

 

[Greenman]

I had no idea ramen was real food. I've always thought it was just that shit made out of gray water and plastic noodles. I'm going to have to find a place and try it now.

 

[Xellos2099]

Well, the reason why pho is usually cheaper than ramen is because most of the pho place used dried pho noodle while good ramen place made the noodle from scratch.

 

[KeithTalent]

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.

You're annoying.

KT

 

[ponyo]

Well, the reason why pho is usually cheaper than ramen is because most of the pho place used dried pho noodle while good ramen place made the noodle from scratch.

Making noodles from scratch is cheaper than buying dry noodles. Places use dried premade noodles to save time, not cost.

 

[alkemyst]

You're annoying.

KT

The proper response would have been PHOK YOU!

 

[ponyo]

You're annoying.

KT

Utilize the ignore button. Problem solved.

 

[bradley]

ahh.. but most people associate ramen w/$0.10 supermarket packages.

pho is diff

Pho is similar in many ways, except it uses more expensive rice noodles vs. ramen's wheat noodles. A pound of store bought pho noodles averages around $4-5. Therefore it's easier for Pho to justify the restaurant price.

You also need to factor in the simmering time costs (hours/days) associated with making fresh bone broth. And many ramen and pho restaurants make their own fresh noodles, another consideration vs. supermarket ramen.

BTW, I'm actually starting to see more supermarkets carrying prepackaged pho bowls, for instance Amy Chun's and the Snapdragon brand.

 

[DCal430]

There is a pho place here that has both dry and fresh noodles, they charge the same price for both. Fresh pho noodles are very similar in texture, taste, and appearance to fresh chow fun noodles.

Fresh soups should have a decent amount of meat and takes a good amount of time to make the broth. The packets are totally different thing, and have no actual meat.

 

[Ns1]

Well, the reason why pho is usually cheaper than ramen is because most of the pho place used dried pho noodle while good ramen place made the noodle from scratch.

http://sunnoodle.com/, the lifeblood of many ramen stores.

 

[JEDI]

http://sunnoodle.com/, the lifeblood of many ramen stores.

what is this? a restaurant or wholeseller?

they have 2 locations near me in VA

 

[Ns1]

what is this? a restaurant or wholeseller?

they have 2 locations near me in VA

Fresh ramen Noodle wholesale.

 

[bradley]

Sun Noodle are restaurant distributors and sell fresh *aged* *frozen* noodles. They also sell refrigerated noodles at those listed retail locations. I believe they keep fresh for around 3 weeks refrigerated. My local HMart sells them along with the Yamachan brand.

 

[Xellos2099]

http://sunnoodle.com/, the lifeblood of many ramen stores.

True but they need to hire someone who CAN made the noodle from scratch and that cost extra money.

 

[Ns1]

True but they need to hire someone who CAN made the noodle from scratch and that cost extra money.

No they just need a guy who knows how to open a box from
Sun noodle, open the bag of noodles, and follow the directions for cooking said portion of noodles.

 

[bradley]

No they just need a guy who knows how to open a box from
Sun noodle, open the bag of noodles, and follow the directions for cooking said portion of noodles.

They are unboxed and then left in the refrigerator for 12-24 hours to dethaw. That's pretty much it. 🙂

 

[JEDI]

Fresh ramen Noodle wholesale.

now I need to look at Costco to see if they sell fresh ramen

 

[mikeford]

Pho is no more like Ramen than Spaghetti is, different phood.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Pho is no more like Ramen than Spaghetti is, different phood.

Just the idea that a restaurant can be based around a soup and be successful is what people are suggesting.

The next big thing will be congee restaurants with 1000 year old duck eggs.

 

[SpunkyJones]

Pho Hung on Spadina = 🙂

If you want ramen, try momofuku at the four seasons. It's not cheap, but it was good.

I went to momofuku in NYC last fall, it was outstanding.

 

[bradley]

Pho is no more like Ramen than Spaghetti is, different phood.

Ramen noodles are more alike spaghetti, than pho. Both ramen and spaghetti utilizes the same basic ingredients: wheat flour, water, egg, salt. Except fresh ramen uses high gluten flour in an alkaline or sometimes reverse osmosis water, while the best spaghetti uses semolina made from durham wheat.

The concept behind all noodles is similar, it's the application that makes them different. Since spaghetti uses a tomato or dairy based sauce, no I don't consider it similar overall to Pho and Ramen with their bone broth.

 

[Ns1]

bradley - how do you know so much about noodling? Color me impressed.

 

[JEDI]

http://sunnoodle.com/, the lifeblood of many ramen stores.

damn it.. I was in the area yesterday.
I wonder if they have whole wheat ramen?

btw- walmart .10/pack 3oz ramen has like 33% of the daily allowance for sodium per serving.
but if you read the package carefully, it says 2 servings per package 😱

 

[Red Squirrel]

I never figured ramen would be something you'd get in a restaurant. I see it as something you pop in the microwave at home because you don't feel like making something and don't really care about nutrition for that meal and want to make it a Mr. Noodles kind of night. :awe:

I could go for that right now, actually. Once in a while I get a craving for something with off the charts sodium.