Baltimore ramen
Corey has been looking for good ramen around here, and other than Nina's spicy egg ramen, I didn't have any place to recommend to him.
Noodles shops usually fall under the cheap eats category, so I don't get to them much.
I was surprised when I went to our archives to see what our other reviewers have said. Nothing came up except a story about a Web site devoted to ramen, Rameniac.
I'm assuming that at places like Noodles & Company you can get Japanese-style ramen, but they aren't the major focus.
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Comments
Matsuri has large bowls of ramen on their menu. Delicious!
Posted by: TRWexler | February 4, 2010 5:15 PM
I am reminded of the movie 'The Ramen Girl'. Sadly, the actress is no longer with us.
Posted by: Dan D | February 4, 2010 6:33 PM
I bribed EL to make this post and as you can see, she took it!
Posted by: Corey | February 4, 2010 6:44 PM
If we're talking about movies, how about Tampopo? Classic!
Posted by: Slurm | February 4, 2010 6:49 PM
Our neighbors at Minato have a pretty good bowl of ramen with napa cabbage and chicken called Tampopo Ramen.
If you have never seen Juzo Itami's film Tampopo, you should, BTW. A self-described Japanese Ramen Western. Some of the more interesting scenes involving food. Not like La Grand Bouffe, which was a bit hard to take at times for a food movie.
Posted by: Volker | February 4, 2010 6:53 PM
XS has ramen on the menu, but can't tell you whether it's good or bad.
Posted by: Liz Kay | February 4, 2010 7:16 PM
I wish the Wagamama planned for D.C. would go ahead and open, already!
Posted by: Baltofoodie | February 4, 2010 9:59 PM
I missed out on a chance to hit up Wagamama while in London not long ago, but since a trip to Tokyo last year I find myself yearning for real Japanese ramen, not the supermarket kind, but the real thing. And nobody serves it anywhere. I've found tamagoyaki before I could find real ramen.
Posted by: Tyler | February 4, 2010 11:18 PM
1:31 is spam.
Posted by: Lissa | February 5, 2010 5:33 AM
Yakatori One had ramen on their menu, never got a chance to try it before they closed. We need a few noodle shops in this town!
Posted by: Hon | February 5, 2010 9:01 AM
Wagamamma is amazing...I lived in London for 6 months and hit up all the time...
If we're going to talk ramen, shouldn't Pho also be included? Mekong Delta in "Midtown" has AMAZING pho.
Posted by: Frankie Sez | February 5, 2010 9:19 AM
Pho and ramen are totally different things. If we're going with that kind of logic, chicken noodle soup and soba should be included.
Posted by: Lissa | February 5, 2010 9:43 AM
Ditto on the Wagamama.
When I was in London for a semester in college, I went as often as possible.
There are actually three Wagamama's locations in Boston - I've been by the one at Faneuil Hall but haven't tried it yet.
Posted by: sean | February 5, 2010 9:58 AM
Mmmm... Now I'm thinking about the Wagamama's yasai yaki soba... so good.
Posted by: sean | February 5, 2010 10:00 AM