Rai Rai Ken
“We ordered from this place for the first time today and got the Vegetarian Miso Ramen with spicy sauce and the Mabo-don.”
“Before you go all gaga on RaiRaiKen Uptown, you must know that this is primarily a CARRY OUT and Delivery operation.”
“I went there for lunch two days in a row and really enjoyed the Mabo-don (stir-fried ground pork and tofu in a spicy sauce over rice) and curry ramen.”
Rai Rai Ken
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
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My new favorite Ramen place in North Manhattan. I've had the curry ramen, miso ramen, and gyoza (fried dumplings). All were excellent. Fast delivery, and nice staff inside the restaurant. The space is small, and has very few chairs. It is mainly a takeout destination.
Ordered delivery online today, it came promptly.
I got the shoyu ramen with extra thin straight noodles and the pork dumplings. the dumplings were fine, not great but they were pretty good.
The ramen was absolutely flavorless. I had to add soy sauce and spicy sauce and there was still no flavor. The noodles weren't the correct noodles , I was given the wavy ones instead, the pork was dry and looked like it'd been sitting at the bottom of a tray for hours, the toppings were cold, and the bamboo shoots were mushy.
Needless to say it was not worth the 20 dollars. I will likely not be ordering from this place again.
I read the reviews on Rai Rai Ken and a lot of them were about how delivery is slow. So I thought, hey – maybe if I actually go there it won't be so bad. But, I was wrong – sitting there is just as slow as delivery.
This makes sense though – there's only one delivery guy (who waits until a bunch of orders have come in before delivering), one guy working the counter and packing all the delivery things and taking care of in-store customers, and one chef. I'm assuming they can't handle the same influx of orders that other ramen places can, especially it being so close to City College. Either way, we probably sat inside for about 1 1/2 hours, spending only 30 minutes eating.
There is a lunch special – app, ramen, and drink. It was okay, not the best but the broth was flavorful for the vegetarian ramen. It was also fully loaded with veggies – brussel sprouts, broccoli, corn, fried garlic, etc. We both asked for a soft-boiled egg and they actually put the whole egg in my friend's bowl so I'm guessing he forgot to cut it and put it in mine. Anyway, I don't think I'll be back, the service is just too slow but the prices are pretty good for about $8 a bowl.