“Went to their American outpost … and let me tell you. It was a far cry from their Japanese counterpart and over double the price, if not 1.5X the price.”
H3
5.1/10JapaneseChinese
AI-generated summary
People go for the solo booth as much as the food. The gets real praise and the is the order, but the thin go soft fast, so ask for them firm and eat quickly. The repeated complaint is price, around $30 a bowl, and plenty of people say you can do better for less. Fans keep going back because it's consistent and open late.
“Went to their American outpost … and let me tell you. It was a far cry from their Japanese counterpart and over double the price, if not 1.5X the price.”
H3
“price vs. quality ratio is abysmal too... how does a bowl with an egg cost me $30 and is half the quality of Tonchin or Minca, which are both cheaper?”
H3
“to me it’s on the high end of mediocre but it’s CONSISTENT. I haven’t found another ramen place in nyc, particularly a 5 minute walk from me, where I can always walk in and have delicious enough ramen within a pretty short period of time.”
H3
“All the locations in nyc have severely been cutting corners. 3 years ago very good. Now everyone knows about it and they switched to cheap napkins, disposable chopsticks, those horrible rectangular bowls where the bottom third is empty space to trick you into thinking the portions are bigger.”
H3
“I thought Ichiran was definitely better than average, but for how much they charge (and how long I waited in line) I was expecting to be blown away... and I was not. The private booth is a fun gimmick, though. And even though the ramen wasn't mind-blowing, it was good enough that I'd go back if I was in the area and there was no line.”
H3
“It was how you wanted it to be. Almost zeeo interaction. You wrote down what you wanted, slid it under the little gate on front of you. A little while later the gate went up and you got your food. At some point a bill was pushed through and you paid it. That was it. And no one was talking in the entire place. I only went twice because i felt it was overpriced but I did enjoy the experience.”
H3
“Ichiran - not my favorite, but the broth is really good (the noodles are not great, they go soft fast), and they default to just noodles and soup.”
H3
“The flavor was spot on, but the price in NY was almost double then that of the rest of the shops in Japan.”
H3
“Ichiran should be skipped probably, thin straight noodles that go soft really quick (I have to order them as firm as they come and then slurp them down as quickly as possible).”
H3
“Ichiran experience sucks. They make people wait in a fake line outside to make it seem popular. Eggs are cold and you have to shell them yourself. Ramen is too thin and weak.”
H3
“I think it's worth checking out Ichiran, it's certainly not the best, but the broth is pretty unique. The noodles fucking suck, go soggy really fast, the vinegar addition is great.”
H3
“8/10 not the best ramen I’ve had in my life but loved the experience and loved how the broth was flavorful but not too heavy”
H2