Reviews Minca Ramen

Fresh off 1 hour on the treadmill at 10.5 incline and 3.3 speed to sweat out the sins of the night prior, I found myself craving ramen. I wiped the sweat from my dark brown eyes that are slightly too big for my face and remembered how someone commented on a TikTok I made about Momofuku, saying Minca was the better ramen choice in EV. I showered off, tucked my adidas sweats into my Nike socks, slipped on the all-black hokas and set off on the 0.4-mile journey. I missed it on my initial walk by as it is extremely ducked-off. Lowkey as the kids would say. With about 14 seats, an open kitchen based on necessity and the workers all speaking Japanese amongst themselves, Minca is about as authentic as a ramen place can get. It brought me straight back to wandering down a random street in Shibuya, seeing impeccably dressed Japanese residents enjoying their bowl of ramen at the tiny little ramen restaurant scrolling their WhatsApp. I ordered the seaweed salad and the Spicy Miso Ramen. I always say that you can tell how good a Japanese restaurant is by how good their seaweed salad is. Okay I’ve never said that but this seaweed salad was really damn good. The ramen broth was flavor blasted without being too salty or too heavy, and the noodles had the perfect texture that would leave a smile on even Ivan Orkin’s face. Honestly, it was a big mf bowl too and I think two normal humans could split this and still walk away content. I, however, happen to be a big dawg. My #1 ranked ramen in EV as of now. Also, I love the name of this place. MincaMinca! Sounds like a cute pokemon hahahahaahaha.

i ordered their tonkotsu ramen (pork bone broth). overall the dish was pretty authentic and tasty to eat. the broth was rich and filling, although i typically prefer slightly more “pork flavor” in the broth. the noodles they used were thick and had a good texture (i prefer it slightly more al dente/harder than how they cook it). the chashu was very savory and tasty though slightly on the drier side. all in all i’d still highly recommend swinging by and giving them a try if you’re nearby!

Incredible ramen, great flavor, great price. Limited menu is perfect.

Great ramen. The broth, the noodles, and the tender pork belly. Of the places I've been to, their menu is the most reasonable (for Manhattan) and also the most delicious. The broth's consistency was heavy enough to stick well with the noodles. The flavor was tasty and not too overwhelming. I drank the soup all the way through. The pork belly was tender and melted in your mouth. It wasn't all fat either. The shrimp gyoza are also amazing. They are not gimmicky; they don't shout greetings in broken Japanese as you enter the door (to give you that authentic vibe). They are authentic and they show it through their ramen. They are also very hospitable and generous. They didn't charge me for swapping out an ingredient. A lot of places I've been to tend to charge you or completely deny you for swapping a simple ingredient for another one. In fact, all I asked was to NOT have scallions in my order, and instead the waitress simply offered a generous substitute. How about that? It's amazing how subtle yet powerful a gesture like that is when it comes to food service. I still would have enjoyed this place for the ramen alone. It makes for a fun, casual date spot. I would also have no problem coming here completely solo. After all, I just want good ramen and service. I'll return!

Must try !!! So we ordered minca ramen , shoyu tonkatsu ramen and spicy tonkatsu ramen. Everything is delicious. The 1st taste i had i felt like the ramen was ok. Then the more i eat the ramen the better it gets . All in all the ramen was superb. Noodles were great. And talk about the chasu, it’s really flavorful and tender. And the staff is super nice, because we ordered extra chasu and she saw that the other are too small so she gave us extra more. Overall the ramen experience is fantastic. And definitely gonna try again.

This place is awesome! The aroma of the delicious food hits you right when you walk in and the people are super friendly and everything is fresh. So good, authentic NYC its best!! If you find yourself anywhere near Ave A and E 5th, do yourself a favor and eat up.

This is a favorite neighborhood spot. Not the fanciest ramen - but consistently good with a homey atmosphere, my kid loves it too.

This is by far the best ramen in New York City. When I taste it I feel like I'm back in Tokyo. I am astounded that I have been going here for over 12 years and the quality never varies.