Ippudo NY Reviews Summary

Category: Ramen restaurant New York

Address: 65 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA

Phone: +12123880088

Rating: 4.5
based on 492 reviews.

Ramen Quality

Pros:

  • "The only ramen I'll eat."
  • "The Grakro was the epitome of a perfect appetizer."
  • "The broth was EXCELLENT and the noodles were a perfect texture!"
  • "The best Ramen I've ever had by far."
  • "The ramen is always very flavorful and filling."
  • "The broth is rich and flavorful without being too heavy."
  • "The Tonkotsu broth was rich and creamy and the noodles have just the right amount of chew."

Cons:

  • "The taste of ramen is average."
  • "The noodles were interesting but didn't really soak up the amazing broth."
  • "The noodle was more like Udon than ramen. It was not egg noodle."
  • "The Karaage... was pretty bland and just kinda taste like chicken tenders."
  • "The Karaku spicy ramen’s spice overpowered the flavor of the broth."
  • "The food is decent, standard ramen but the sides are served COLD."
  • "Their noodles are a bit too chewy taste like not cooked properly."

Service

Pros:

  • "Service is super gentle and the place is beautiful."
  • "The staff is friendly and attentive."
  • "Our waiter was very friendly and attentive."
  • "Staff and atmosphere are fun and friendly."
  • "The service is SUPER FAST. We had our food and drinks quickly and everything was delicious 🀀."
  • "The staff was friendly too, and it is conveniently located not too far from a subway station."
  • "Staff and service was very satisfying."

Cons:

  • "The server don’t pay attention to table much needed chopsticks for long time and never come to bring one."
  • "To make matters worse, the service was slow and inattentive."
  • "The service is very quick, almost too fast."
  • "While the food was impeccable, the service was not great."
  • "The reason why I only gave 2 stars because my friend and I got terrible service from our server."
  • "The food was served very quickly but there was some confusion/ inattentiveness from our waiter when he took our order."
  • "We had to ask for our drinks three times because our server forgot."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The ambiance in this place is understated elegance."
  • "The atmosphere is cozy, perfect for a solo dinner as well."
  • "The restaurant has a great look it, great place to have dinner for a special occasion."
  • "Cool, Japanese inspired interior."
  • "The stylish open layout is lively but noisy."
  • "The restaurant has a cozy, clean, and nicely decorated interior."
  • "The ambiance was quite nice and the wait staff was great."

Cons:

  • "Place is small and in the entrance on the street there was like a tone of garbage.. that was very disgusting taking into account to see is just before and after eating."
  • "It’s kinda crazy how fast you get in and order and eat then leave. No time to really relax and enjoy the environment because it’s kinda hectic."
  • "The atmosphere is ruined by dark lighting and pop music."
  • "The music was calmer, softer, and traditional... now it is EXTREMELY loud."
  • "When we walked in, the restaurant reminded me of a club - dark, disorienting with music playing."
  • "The atmosphere is a little too night clubby for me. The music was blaring and it was very dark."
  • "To begin with, the ambiance was lackluster, creating an unappealing atmosphere."

Value

Pros:

  • "Not expensive at all for the quality."
  • "Good portion and good price."
  • "Portions are good-sized and it's only a few dollars more for extra noodles."
  • "The food over here is amazing, they have a ton of vegetarian options."
  • "The pork buns here are also delicious and have an amazing taste that bursts in your mouth."
  • "The ramen portion was quite generous, and you even have the option to add more fresh, hot noodles."
  • "The food was all cooked well and the flavors were great."

Cons:

  • "Ramen is a tad bit expensive but this restaurant is definitely worth checking out at least once."
  • "The price is higher than other ramen shops."
  • "Very expensive as well."
  • "The match crepe cake was pretty good too but a bit pricey for what we got."
  • "The wine and sake list is crazy expensive."
  • "It's a decent bit more expensive than other places."
  • "Prices were pretty dang hefty but what can you do. $5 for a chicken bun? you’ve got to be kidding me!"

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