Address: | 25 Clinton St, New York, NY 10002, USA |
Phone: | +1 646-678-3859 |
Site: | ivanramen.com |
Rating: | 4.1 |
Working: | 12:30–10PM 12:30–10PM 12:30–10PM 12:30–10PM 12:30–11PM 12:30–11PM 12:30–10PM |
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Ken Wu
Started off with the musubi. Loved the tomato flavor with the pork but at $4 per, I felt it should have been double the size. It was more like a bite of amuse bouche than an actual side. The Coney Island tofu came next. Very creative and tasty. I am not a mild american style yellow mustard fan but it worked surprisingly well in this dish. Again, wished for more tofu. Come on tofu is cheap! Wont kill you to give 50% more! You dont even need to give more of the mushroom chili, which by itself was awesome btw. Probably can just serve that on top of some ramen noodles zha jiang mien style. As it was my first time here, went with the classic shio ramen. It looked deceptively simple, just broth, noodles, scallions, egg, and one piece of char siu but the flavor of the broth might be the best Ive had so far. Really clean chicken taste with just enough added complexity and umami from the dashi. The noodles were perfect for this broth too. Sometimes the flavor of ramen broth can be so intense you dont really taste the noodles. The rye noodles here was allowed to exert its own distinct flavor to compliment the broth. Im glad I ordered extra noodles though as, again, the portion was on the smaller side.
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Scott Berke
Such a dank ramen spot! Theres a lot of hype surrounding all things Ivan ramen and it seems the hype is justified. Ramen slurping themed cartons decorate the walls of this non-traditional ramen spot but the vibe is chill and staff seemed friendly. The goods are divided into two sections on the menu - Classics and Ivans Specials. Youve got your shoyu, shio, vegetarian and spicy chili ramen on the Classics and some paitan, mazeman, tonkatsu and Dan Dan on the Specials section. The ramen slinger behind the counter described the Ivans Specials as noodles in a thick sauce - which might have been just a weird way to describe a paitan or tonkatsu - pushing me in the Classics direction. I sampled the shoyu ramen and was super impressed! The broth was dark and salty with a well balanced flavor. Not too oily and just thick enough. The rye noodles were delicious but could have been a bit firmer. The shoyu came with bamboo shoots, a soy egg and some pork belly. The bamboo shoots was great. The soy egg was perfect with runny yolk. The pork was decent but nothing to write home about. Overall, the broth and the noodles stand out as killer! Ivan easily ranks in my top 4 NYC ramen shops and Ill be back soon!
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Allison Yu
Ok so first things first, dont ever let anyone tell you that cheese and pickled vegetables taste good together because they do not. I ordered the cheese mazemen because it was a hot day and I didnt want soup. My friend got the triple pork mazemen so I decided to order the only other mazemen option. Id heard great things about a slice of cheese on top of instant ramen so I thought that this dish would be inventive and fun. Unfortunately I was wrong but luckily my friends were generous enough to share parts of their amazing dishes. The aforementioned triple pork had just the right amount of salt and seasoning and the texture of the noodles were perfect unlike mine which were drenched with an exorbitant amount of melted cheese. The real star was the cold broth ramen with rye noodles and mackerel. The mackerel piece was huge and so fresh and perfectly flaky and the mackerel infused broth was strong but also light and refreshing at the same time. The rye noodles were chewy and nutty, a perfect complement to the cool and salty broth. Simply amazing. We also shared the sriracha fried shrimp and the okonomiyaki to start but neither of them were especially amazing for me.
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Marco Melchionno
Ramen delizioso, brodo molto saporito, forse un po troppo salato ma con carattere, maiale e noodle cotti alla perfezione...pero le porzioni sono davvero troppo ridotte. Il mio piatto aveva 2 cucchiai di brodo scarsi ed è oggettivamente poco per un piatto di ramen dove la cosa che non deve mai mancare è proprio il brodo che avvolge e racchiude tutti i sapori. Tanta delusione , mi sembra di aver fatto una degustazione piu che una cena, dopo aver mangiato in tanti posti in giappone dove la porzione piu piccola bastava per due. Ambiente carino e personale super gentile.
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Morgan Wang
I was skeptical about Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop in Gotham West Market, but I decided to swing by the Ivan Ramen brick and mortar in LES. The wait wasnt too long for a table for two around 7:00pm on a Friday night. We were seated after about 15 minutes and presented with a menu of ramens and appetizers. We picked the pork musubi appetizer, the spicy ramen, and the triple pork triple garlic mazemen. The pulled pork musubi was tasty and juicy - definitely worth a try. Ideally, you should fold over the pieces of nori on the side and eat it in one bite! The ramen bowls were interesting to say the least. Not quite your traditional bowl of ramen, but not completely lacking in depth of taste either. The flavors were complex (particularly the triple pork triple garlic). The spicy ramen was indeed spicy as it was sitting in an ominous bright red broth. The triple pork triple garlic mazemen lacked broth entirely, which made the ramen seem more like a dan dan noodle dish. I keep thinking that I shouldve just ordered it fully loaded (with chashu and egg).
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Raffi Asdourian
Ivan Orkin, the now infamous American who studied the art of Japanese ramen cuisine then opened a successful ramen shop in Tokyo, has finally returned stateside with his first proper brick and mortar establishment. While many could sample Orkins unique whole wheat noodle in his Slurp Shop located at the Gotham West Market, many ramen aficionados were craving a more proper setting for the illustrious ramen. The space is fitting of an otaku, with colorful walls brimming with magna style comics about ramen. But how about the food? Orkin does not disappoint with his staple Shoyu and Triple Pork Triple Garlic Mazemen, but the real gems on the menu come in the form of the appetizers, like pork meatballs dressed with buttermilk dressing and bulldog sauce or the Lancaster Okonomiyaki an unusual hybrid of scrapple waffle, charred cabbage, pickled apple and maple kewpie. Bottom Line: The ramen is solid but its all the smaller offerings that make Ivan Ramen a place to seek out.
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Tanner Chung
People who find this place more than 3 stars are completely delusional with Netflix colored glasses. I tried this restaurant the year it opened before it got famous on Clinton Street with my girlfriend since I live in the area. We both walked away feeling absolutely confused about what just happened and decided it was not on the list of Ramen restaurants to go to. Despite the food, it looks hip, so I guess it deserves some recognition for the effort. But truly, just because of the nice story telling from a documentary glorifying some (I said some) chefs that take themselves too seriously, it seems to have gotten the added placebo effect, and its convinced the entire "diverse" Eater cast that its worth putting on the top of a Best Ramens List. Dont believe me? Look at the reviews yourself and see who reviewed it great and who reviewed it poorly. What do I want? It not to be called Japanese Ramen, but some derivative of Tex Mex for Japanese cuisine.
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nick sanchez
I went in here today, disappointed that BOBA guys is closed on a Monday? Closed on Monday... Let that sink. Back to the point. I saw this place next to it and was curious, I like Asian food and especially ramen. So I said why not, but as you can see its name is called Ivan ramen so you know its white washed for its the name. Smh well place is nice and cleans and has nice lounge and all. Thing is, food is limited. Very limited and what hurts is the price is very expensive for what you get is simple and not even cooked well ramen. All I had was a bowl of basic ramen and total was about $17+ The food was crap in opinion. I know what real ramen taste like and its was portioned small. The drinks are pricey. Of course if you have heavy pockets or have small stomach, go ahead. Honestly people dont here waste of you money and couple of blocks down you can go to china town itself and eat real asiancook food and ramen itself.