Menkui Tei - City of New York

We were in the area and decided to stop here to grab some dinner... Hubby and I ordered the following: fried chicken tan tan ramen (spicy sesame oil) hakata ramen (pork bone broth) We thought everything was great and a quaint little place.

I thought that I arrived first so quickly grabbed a table turned out my friend got there before me and he already got us a table. Finally I can crossed this off my bookmarks. My friend ordered the Hakata Ramen and I just ordered something safe which was the Shoyu Ramen. My god the cha shu was dried and such small slices compared to other Ramen spots. The broth was slightly salty and way too much noodles. I am not a fan and will stick to my favorite spot by me on Bell Blvd.

I came across this place by accident as I was just about to get on the train in midtown. I'm always looking for good ramen restaurants, which seems to get harder and harder to do in a city that keeps opening new ones. I'm definitely willing to give Menkui-Tei a second go. It may be that it didn't wow me because I got the ramen on take out, or that I went with one of their unique ramen called Gekikara Ramen, which was supposed to be a spicy miso. But it neither was spicy nor had the flavor of miso. It wasn't terrible by any means. It just didn't do it for me. I also ordered something called Aspara Shimeji, which is stir fried asparagus with shimeji mushrooms and butter. It was absolutely delicious. It was amazing. That I could have eaten two of for sure. The staff was great. And, it's very reasonably priced. So, I'll definitely be back to try it again.

This has become my go to ramen spot. The food is great, there's never a wait and they accept cards!! (Unlike other ramen joints I've been to. I had the Hakata Ramen and my boyfriend had the Miso Ramen. Both delicious. I also added a side of curry rice which is to me the best curry ever.

The broth is delicious and I love the vibe here there's a variety of dishes to try here that I unfortunately haven't been able to try all of but I enjoyed the hakata ramen!