Teppen Ramen Midtown East
I always enjoy a big bowl of ramen during the cold days and we were looking for a new place to go following a fantastic lunch at Ippudo, one if not my favorite ramen place in the city. That is how we ended up at Teppen Ramen, Midtown East. As we arrived, the small place was not that crowded but started to fill up as we ate our soups.
Dining room at Teppen Ramen Midtown East
Jodi being vegetarian went directly for their veggie ramen (Teppen vegetable) made with A soy milk base, fried tofu, salad, bamboo shoots, kikurage mushrooms, onion, sesame, paprika, scallion, spicy oil and black pepper.
Vegetable ramen at Teppen Ramen Midtown East
On my side, I chose their Maji Teppen, a miso based ramen that is limited to 20 bowls a day. Smart on their part to create this sense of uniqueness that pushes patrons to order it. It was made of bean sprouts, grounded pork, leek, bamboo shoots, corn, seasoned boiled egg, braised pork (char siu), sesame, black pepper and red pepper.
Maji ramen at Teppen Ramen Midtown East
Both were served with wavy noodles, but in both cases, there was not enough and the bowls had an overwhelming amount of bean sprouts. Too bad because besides this, the broths were delicious, with some silkiness for the vegetarian one and a nice miso flavor with a very slight spiciness for the specialty one I ate.
Yes, I admit that I was disappointed by Teppen Ramen: their soup needs more noodles and less bean sprouts for me or maybe none.
Enjoy (...)!
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Teppen Ramen -159 E 55th St, New York, NY 10022