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Ippudo NY
Critics' Pick
65 Fourth Ave.,
New York, NY 10003
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Official Website
Hours
Mon-Thu, 11am-3:30pm and 5pm-11:30pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-3:30pm and 5pm-12:30am; Sun, 11am-10:30pm
Nearby Subway Stops
6 at Astor Pl.; N, R at 8th St.-NYU
Prices
$15-$20
Payment Methods
American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- Dine at the Bar
- Hot Spot
- Lunch
- Notable Chef
- Take-Out
Alcohol
- Sake and Soju
- Full Bar
Reservations
Not Accepted
Profile
The first American entry for a Japanese chain, Ippudo NY is a dark, bustling place with a surprisingly large modern cluster of dining rooms—once you push past all the young Japanese in the crowded bar area up front. Though the house-made ramen is the highly touted draw here—you can even see the noodles being made in a windowed chamber downstairs—the appetizers steal the show. The sinfully rich kakuni, a chunk of stewed fatty pork, melts in your mouth; beef tataki, thin slices of grilled ruby-red steak, is reason alone to get the chef's-choice appetizer plate. The ramen itself is excellent but not outstanding—the broth lacks richness and depth compared to the quality of the appetizers—and the somewhat brittle noodles are a little bit of a letdown. Still, the frenetically complex hodgepodge of the akamaru ramen, a bowl of noodles with red miso, black garlic oil, and ivory slices of Berkshire-pork, is a revelation.
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