After a surprisingly sleep-filled red-eye flight (thank you Sony noise-reducing earphones!) I arrived around 6:30am at JFK. A long ride on the A train took me to Sharon's place in the Fort Washington area (very nice apartment!) and we headed out for a diner breakfast. I won't post about that here, I'll just keep to the topic at hand: ramen!
The first bowl was from Rai Rai Ken (214 E 10th Street) in the East Village (home to most of the ramen-ya in NYC). Coincidentally directly beside a Japanese curry rice place that I tried the last time i was here. It was a no-frills, non-trendy Tokyo style ramen-ya. Had the curry ramen, which was a very nice surprise. Broth was currylicious, but not too salty nor too curry-sludgy. Charsiu was a little tough though, and the noodles are servicable, but not outstanding. Not overpriced for $11 with a side of gyoza (nothing special) or seafood chahan (Sharon and I shared each).
Usually when I try and make curry ramen I add too much leftover curry sauce, and it just becomes a thick sludgy mess, so this was a nice contrast. I spent a few hours walking around the East Village, NoHo, Soho, Tribeca, Greenwich Village and Chelsea after that working up an appetite for the next bowl! It was weird wandering Manhattan on Thanksgiving night. The streets were relatively empty, and of course all the stores and restaurants were closed. I was going to have a burger for dinner, but couldn't find an open one (I forgot to to check Veselka -they were open. Next time.)
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