E.A.K. RamenCHAIN

6.6/10Japanese

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People come for the broth. It's Yokohama style , thick and rich, and the common advice is to add spinach. The spicy Oh So Hot and the get named most. One warning, the chashu is thin and skimpy. The Moynihan Train Hall counter is the easy one to hit.

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  • in:Favorite ramen places of the moment?3 pts
    replying to u/thansal: Karakatta is my answer if you want spicy, but it's ALSO my answer if you want absolutely ridiculous chashu. It's more "slow braised pork belly" than it is chashu in all honesty, but you get a giant thick slice of super well rendered pork belly, which is one of my favorite things in the world.

    “I've had a lot of otherwise-good bowls recently where the chasu was a skimpy portion, thin cut and not particularly tasty (looking at you, EAK).”

    H3

  • in:Favorite ramen that also has good Kara-age?0 pts

    “My family loves EAK Ramen at the Moynihan Train Station Food Hall. We prefer creamier tonkotsu broths and theirs fits the bill. The karaage is generous in size and juicy.”

    H3

  • in:What’s the best ramen in NYC7 pts

    “I’ll chime in with a few places I’ve enjoyed recently: EAK ramen - especially any of the broths with or adding spinach.”

    H2

  • in:What’s the best ramen in NYC3 pts
    replying to u/Gamejudge: I’ll chime in with a few places I’ve enjoyed recently: EAK ramen - especially any of the broths with or adding spinach. Ramen Danbo - you can customize a LOT from the firmness of the noodle to the thickness of the broth so if you’re picky that’s a plus. KEI - the ramen were a 9.5/10 in my book, broth was around a 7/10, but my brother loved the broth more than I did. Jin ramen- their tonkotsu or spicy tonkotsu are the way to go, I don’t know why but the volcano is lacking flavor. With that out of the way… I miss the days when ippudo was at the top of its game. I haven’t had a better bowl in the city than the spicy karaka-men circa 15 years ago. I don’t miss how few ramen places we used to have though lol. The truth of the matter is there’s a bunch of really good places all over the city now, it’s harder and harder to find bad ramen specialty shops.

    “EAK criminally underrated”

    H2

  • in:First days in NYC - food review2 pts
    replying to u/SupremeMath2222: I agree with you on Momofuku. Where are your top ramen ya at the moment?

    “EAK, any location - I am a huge fan of Yokohama-style iekei ramen. This mini-chain rocks and is run by and owned by folks from Japan.”

    H2

  • in:What’s the best ramen in NYC2 pts
    replying to u/cookingandmusic: EAK criminally underrated

    “I never knew I liked spinach in ramen until I had theirs.”

    H2

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