Shinka Ramen & Sake Bar Reviews Summary

Category: Ramen restaurant New York

Address: 93 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA

Phone: +12123438111

Rating: 4.4
based on 106 reviews.

Price

Pros:

  • "$9 ramen after 9pm is probably the cheapest you can get in the city."
  • "The price is also amazingly fair."
  • "Overall it was a fantastic value for the price and I can't wait to go back."
  • "They have a happy hour menu in which prices are slashed for every item in their menu."
  • "Some reviews said the price is expansive but I totally disagree. You can't just compare cheap ramen place with this kind of state of art ramen."

Cons:

  • "They charged $3 per egg on the ramen without notice in advance."
  • "If you're going to pay nearly $20 with tax + tip for a bowl of ramen, the ramen better be outstanding, and that was unfortunately not the case here."
  • "Prior to Covid drinks and food was good. Since Covid prices are high."
  • "So $21 for this beef bone marrow ramen aka GYUKOTSU is damn excessive but rightly justified."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "First I've heard of a gyukotsu ramen, and it dazzles."
  • "beef bone marrow ramen is super rich and umami."
  • "The lightest, creamiest, tastiest ramen broth I’ve ever had."
  • "The flavor of the broth explodes in your mouth, and the bone marrow was super rich and savory."
  • "Our ramen was phenomenal."
  • "The smoked duck ramen was quite tasty and you can definitely taste the smokiness in the duck and the broth."
  • "The lamb ramen was AMAZING!"

Cons:

  • "noodles were overcooked and soggy"
  • "broth lacked some depth"
  • "The elote wings were just not good and didn't embody elote flavors at all."
  • "Birria from taco trucks are much better than the this birria ramen."
  • "Both ramens were incredibly heavy/greasy, and the Miso Soy lacked any flavor."
  • "Food was not tasty and the drinks were watered down."
  • "As a ramen lover, I have to say their ramen taste very bad, the ramen soup is tasteless and insipid."

Service

Pros:

  • "the employees are very friendly, quick, responsive, and helpful."
  • "We were so blown away with the great customer service and phenomenal brunch."
  • "Everyone was friendly, the bartender was attentive and awesome."
  • "The service was impeccable and the food was divine."
  • "Service was friendly enough and the setting is niceπŸ‘πŸΎ"
  • "Pedro and Vanessa were super nice. Knowledgeable about all the drinks and dishes, friendly and attentive."
  • "Staff was super friendly and very helpful as far as recommendations."

Cons:

  • "This place can be confusing for first-timers."
  • "The service definitely took away one star because the waiter brought us another tables food twice."
  • "The waiter/barman was derogatory from the minute we sat down, for no good reason."
  • "Food is good but the front of house is incompetent."
  • "Our food wasn’t printed out in the machine but everyone else’s was, the staff is very slow when it comes to realizing things."
  • "FYI Shinka and Beer Garden share a kitchen downstairs so wait time was extremely long… they also are probably understaffed so wait time for food is even longer."
  • "The service was slow and inattentive."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "The unique decor and lighting gives you a nice cozy dining experience."
  • "Also looks like a great place to dine in- have a huge selection of craft beers on tap."
  • "Nice venue if you're looking for a not terribly loud place to have beers and watch a game."
  • "The place is clean with trendy decor."
  • "Great place with great food and atmosphere!"
  • "They have the best vibe."
  • "The atmosphere was alive with conversation and had a really chill vibe."

Cons:

  • "This place is NOT wheelchair accessible at all."
  • "Was seated by a window high table, unfortunately weather was cold that night and you could feel it where we were seated."
  • "The ambiance isn’t great, but the food is."
  • "The only bad side of the restaurant was the seating...the bite-sized stools."
  • "The ambiance is cozy yet luxurious."

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Wheelchairs are able to get into the building. Since it has to comply with ADA."

Cons:

  • "This place is NOT wheelchair accessible at all."

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