Totto Ramen, NYC

After living in NYC for about 3 years, I finally got the energy and time to wait in line at Totto Ramen. My friends were visiting from Jakarta, so I thought, “why not be touristy??” Not that Totto Ramen is such a touristy place, but apparently it’s the one noodle/ramen place to check out.

Reading this link might be useful:

http://blog.zagat.com/2012/10/new-york-citys-8-best-noodle-shops.html

We arrived at about 8:20pm and we finally got in at almost 10 pm. It was raining and overall boring. But thank god my friends were pretty entertaining. And by the way, there is a food massage place right across the street. I think it’s $18 for a 20 minute massage. Try that place out to kill some time.

Moving on to the food. I got the Totto Miso Ramen with extra Char Siu Pork.

I think that the ramen itself was fine, but the pork was a little overcooked, the broth was delish and, of course, like any other ramen places, the portion was too much. You can ask for sesame chilli oil (Rayu) on the side for $1.25. Trust me, it’s worth the price. The sauce made such a difference to the flavor of the broth and it wasn’t even THAT spicy.

You can find the full menu below:

http://tottoramen.com/?page_id=50

The waiters and cooks were really friendly Japanese people. One cook actually knew one Indonesian word, “merdeka,” which basically means… Independence? Random, but funny. If you come here alone, you will definitely not feel lonely. They’ll try to make you as happy and comfortable as possible, knowing how long you have to wait to get in.

The place was REALLY small. So small that it only fits about 20 chairs max, probably. Hence the long wait. But it doesn’t feel stuffy at all though, so all is good.

So, was it worth the wait? If you haven’t tried it then yes it was worth the wait. But next time I’m craving for a ramen, I’d rather go to Menchanko Tei.

Indita

Totto Ramen

366 W 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

30 October Permalink

Twitteritos Tuesday: FIRST!

It’s the first Twitteritos Tuesday. EVER! So here are the #Tasteritos tweets we received over the last week.

#Tasteritos in New York, USA

@Inditah: Pugsley’s pizza, Bronx. Come here if you are at Fordham. Friendly Italian servers will keep you company!”

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@Inditah: “Jebon, St Marks, NYC. Great for fusion sushi and hot ramen in a cold winter weather! #warmbellyishappybelly”

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@Inditah: “Vive la Crêpe, Soho, NYC. Good place for a late snack!”

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@Inditah: “Menchanko Tei, Midtown, NYC. Have been a two-year customer of this ramen place now. #nuffsaid”

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#Tasteritos in Melbourne, Australia

@glorifood: “Ludlow Formation at Southbank, Melbourne. Amazing lemon tart with creme fraiche paired with the moscato, $20 steak with drink”

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@glorifood: “Di Palma’s in Glenferrie, amazing honeycomb white chocolate parfait, delish starters, all over great food, great staff too”

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@venisatjahjono: “Gelati at Helados Jauja on Lygon St. Really good soursop w/fresh mint leaves and strawberry&cream”

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@glorifood: “Come to Bunyip Cafe in South Melbourne to get the special, Thai Chicken Salad or anything else on the menu for that matter!”

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#Tasteritos in Jakarta, Indonesia

@FeliAmelinda: “Soto daging oseng Haji Mamat. Mediocre but ppl claim its the best of its kind.”

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@k_arim: “Kopitiam Benton is alrite but the coffee could be better”

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@FeliAmelinda: “Half-baked Kue Cubit, the beyust.”

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@TheDaliaLama: “4th meal of the day. Tatsuya Teppanyaki at Central Park: a better and affordable alternative to (the overrated) Benihana.”

@TheDaliaLama: “Tatsuya Teppanyaki: that’s central park MALL. In jkt. Crappy pic ahead. P.S. It’s 160k per pax.”

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#Tasteritos in Bali, Indonesia

@KaraSoedarmono: “Wagyu cooked in hot stone at StarFish W hotel, Bali. Worth its price ”

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#Tasteritos in Iloilo, Philippines

@andy1227: “Route 66 at G Lounge. Kahlua, Bailey’s & Absinthe. Really good, worth your money.”

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@PatriciaBarrera: “Frozen Lemon Meringue Pie at MARIDEL’s, Plazuela, Ilo. I weep at its marvel.” (Review here.)

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@andy1227: “Ceylon Teas- Raspberry. Afternoon tea.”

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@PatriciaBarrera: “Garlic Chicken combo at Lamesa, Southpoint, Ilo. Yummers.”

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And that’s that. I love that in its first week alone Twitteritos has been a modest success! Thanks to everyone who tweeted us! If you wanna be part of this, just tweet us where you’re eating (please include the city and country to save us the trouble of Googling tee-hee), tell us a little something about the place and include the hashtag #Tasteritos or mention us at @Tasteritos (don’t forget to follow us, too!). It would be awesome if you include a picture!

If you have questions regarding Twitteritos or just Tasteritos in general, don’t hesitate to leave us a message, e-mail us or tweet us. If tweeting isn’t your thing and you’d rather write a review, we’d absolutely love that, too! Just submit an article or e-mail it to us.

Once again, thanks everyone! :)
-Patricia

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