Ramen Setagaya
“Kale mushroom salad, amazing, mushroom buns deeeeelicious, vegan veggie ramen the best I have had!”
“Love it we need to support pork bone broth ramen joints!”
“Broth was the best tonkotsu broth I've had in a while.”
Ramen Setagaya
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
4 reviews
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I gave up pork a while back and classic, rich pork ramen broth might be one of the things I miss the most. Though at one time I would have thought it sacrilegious to go to a ramen joint and look for a non-pork option, I'm now that person.
There was only one non-pork noodle dish, the dandanmen, which is actually vegan. Again, it's not something I typically ordered in the past as I'm actually not the biggest fan of peanut sauces, but it was cold out and I felt like a big hot bowl of noodles so I went for it, and found it really tasty! I was surprised at how rich and flavorful it was considering it was a vegan dish, though to be fair I did add a soft boiled egg to it. In fact, the sauce was almost a bit too flavorful/salty, but I much prefer that to not flavorful enough so I was OK with it… just needed a lot of water to balance out the salt! They also offer 'kaedama,' which is an extra serving of noodles. I was way too full to take advantage but any place that understands the importance of noodles is aces to me!
I also went for the buns with shrimp tempura, another dish I might have passed on because it didn't sound like a super authentic ramen joint selection, but I'm glad I bucked tradition on that because they were fantastic. Expensive at $8 for two, but the shrimp are huge and every bite is packed with flavor.
At the time I went it was still relatively new and they were cash only, which was a bummer. There have been a lot of times where I wanted to pop in for a quick meal but couldn't because I realized I didn't have any cash on me. I see on Yelp now that it does say that they accept credit cards, so maybe they've updated their systems – I hope so!
I never realized I could have a meal at a ramen restaurant with no pork and leave feeling as full and happy as I did, so thank you!
Ramen Setagaya
NY BK Williamsburg
8pm Thursday 29th January 2016
Four Stars
This place looks relatively new. They have four 4-top communal tables in the center with 20 normal tables along the outside. The wood interior and mason jar filament lights give that modern restaurant look. I enjoyed the spicy tonkotsu with extra noodles. The broth had a balanced amount of fat, salt, and seasonings. The thin straight noodles were cooked superbly. They had a slight bite and an enjoyable chew. The meat was thin and cooked medium with less fat than any other ramen place, which I liked. The half moon cut mushrooms were interesting choice. The scallions added a nice freshness. I enjoyed the simple combination.
They don't accept AmEx.
Good ramen in Williamsburg. It's obviously no Totto or Momofuku but it's pretty solid for a casual place to eat. The other two locations don't have good reviews but I had no issues with this specific location.
I got the spicy miso ramen and added 2 additional pieces of pork and it was pretty good. Broth was savory and thick and noodles were wavy and chewy the two taste aspects I crave in my ramen. My boyfriend got the chasyu soup ramen which had a similar broth but thinner noodles.
All in all I would say that it's a good place to drop by casually with a group of friends (maybe during happy hour which lasts til 8pm on weekdays) or for lunch.
It's a big space for a ramen restaurant, so it was nice to be seated right away. Our waitress was very sweet and attentive.
We ordered the Gyoza (pork dumplings) and Shrimp Tempura Hiroshi Buns. Both were very tasty and cooked perfectly. The ramen was also very good! I got the Spicy Miso, which isn't overwhelmingly spicy. The noodles are thick and the broth was perfect: not thick, not too salty, just right. I honestly think this ramen is very good! I thought it was delicious and will definitely be back on another rainy day.