Kin ramen Reviews Summary

Category: Ramen restaurant New York

Address: 129 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

Phone: +12129339292

Rating: 4.8
based on 283 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The Kin ramen was flawless. The taste of the broth, pork, and noodles was amazing."
  • "The pork chashu is perfect in every way - tender meat with a crispy and smoky sear - recommend the Kara Kin Ramen."
  • "The food was very delicious. Very authentic soup base and Japanese food."
  • "The broth of the kin ramen is so flavorful, I literally could not stop drinking solely that."
  • "The spicy seafood ramen was excellent though! Scallops, fresh shrimp, squid, pork, mussels, sprouts and scallions."
  • "The ramen was incredible & you HAVE to add the soft boiled egg. It’s marinated to perfection."
  • "The food at Kin Ramen is SO good, I could honestly have it every single day!"

Cons:

  • "Food is decent but I’ve had better ramen."
  • "Tasty overall but $50 for just two ramens is just too much, even in NYC."
  • "The average tonkotsu ramen and toppings are typically over priced."
  • "Both are overpriced and the quality was not reaching the expectations."
  • "However the truffle ramen had no truffle taste at all, which was a little disappointing and the broth was bland."
  • "The tonkotsu (pork ramen) none spicy was okay. Not bad. Not great. Nothing special."
  • "The food was good but I have had better in NYC. For me it lacked flavors."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service very friendly and attentive service."
  • "Our server, Palm, went above and beyond in being sure we were taken care of."
  • "The staff went above and beyond to ensure I had a memorable dining experience."
  • "The staff is super nice too."
  • "Our waiter Palm, was so attentive and sweet!"
  • "The service was amazing and very fast."
  • "Service was good. Our waiter was checking on us every now and then."

Cons:

  • "The only thing I’d comment is sometimes the servers are not very friendly."
  • "Service was good until we tipped them less than 18%. Their behavior changed immediately and the server said that their manager questions them if they get tipped anything less than that."
  • "However, the staff was sadly very rude and disrespectful - especially the second time."
  • "Only complaint is that there really isn’t much aisle space, people kept hitting my back with their bag/ jacket/ butt the whole time - don’t choose the table right next to the entrance."
  • "It has never happened to me in any restaurant to be handed the check while still eating."
  • "Nonetheless, the moment you don’t tip as much as they want the whole situation changes and you basically get kicked out in an unpleasant manner."
  • "Service was not very good maybe they were too busy."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Such a clean and welcoming place."
  • "The ambiance, the decor, everything exudes an authentic Japanese feel."
  • "Great atmosphere as well."
  • "The atmosphere is so relaxing."
  • "The interior design is unique (the washroom is worth a visit too)."
  • "The place is small, but very nicely decorated and has a wonderful vibe."
  • "The atmosphere is amazing, makes you forget you’re in the city."

Cons:

  • "The interior space is quite small and noisy, unfortunately with very uncomfortable chairs and tables."
  • "Cute ambience but right by the door was freezing."
  • "The restaurant feels cramped, with a bar at the back of the dining area."
  • "It’s just a bit too dark in there to even see the food."
  • "Queue very long.. downstairs the smell is a bit off.. upstairs we were seated close to the door & got cold feet.. asked to switch tables: was not possible.."
  • "The place itself is super small and the seating quite uncomfortable."
  • "There is only 1 shared bathroom."

Drinks

Pros:

  • "Had the yarae yarae cocktail after a long search through the cocktails menu (which had soooo many options I wanted to try) and it was so good, highly recommend it!"
  • "Drink menu is really interesting. It’s a manga book."
  • "They have a nice selection of drinks and cocktails."
  • "And their Japanese cocktails are really good too!"
  • "Interesting cocktails."
  • "The drinks were unique as well without being too adventurous."
  • "The drinks were fantastic – we had the Kirie and Yarae Yarae. Can't say enough about the homemade yuzu foam and the sake jelly!"

Cons:

  • "No negative comments about drinks were mentioned in the reviews."

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