Ramen Takumi

Reviews

• Sammy C.

  star star star star star 25 July 2026

  This is great place. I was here with my friends. We order karahage chicken, cold and hot ramen, sake, tacowasa, fried oyster, and fresh sashimi. Every dishes are great. And also we drank 4 bottles of sake. Sake is sooooooo great with fresh sashimi.
  
  Their service is very friendly and they offer what i exactly want. We will def come back soon.

• Avina H.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 July 2026

  Disappointed!
  I'm heart broken that the ramen takumi on 3rd ave and 34th has closed. They are many ramen spots but not all of them make curry ramen so when I stumble across this place, I was so happy. I made it a habit to go by on a monthly basis since I live in queens. I've never found another ramen place that could match the level of flavor.
  
  Hence why I decided to try this location and I was disappointed. The flavors are lacking big time. I think they cater to the neighborhood so the broths are not pork bones but veggie base. Let's just say the neighborhood must be filled with people who don't know how to experience spices and flavor.
  
  Just one big disappointment. Maybe if I never experienced the other place I wouldn't be so critical of this place but I did and now it's gone .

• Elaine W.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 12 July 2026

  I only posted the picture of takoyaki because it's the only dish I like here.
  I went here with three friends, and we ordered three different udons and a bibimbap, and everyone thinks the food here is too salty.
  It takes about 20minutes to get our food after the order.
  The too salty flavor added with the long waiting time really makes the experience bad. It's next to the Weinstein residence hall, but I'd rather go to the campus dining hall than here.

• Phuong D.

  star star star star_border star_border 10 July 2026

  I often walked by this place on my way to the Bobst library and finally decided to try. It seemed like the reviews on Yelp are pretty polarized, so this was a risky decision for me.
  I picked the lunch special which include a miso ramen and a small spicy pork over rice. The price was reasonable for the amount of food I got which was enough for 2 meals. Unfortunately, the ramen isn't quite up to par. The broth was pretty one-dimensional which, while taste good in the first few bites, soon got boring. The egg was also overcooked and under-seasoned, it just tasted like a plain hard-boiled egg when I expected it to be softer and soaked in soy sauce. The noodles had a nice texture and the other toppings were good.
  The rice ended up being more appetizing than the ramen. The pork was soft and spicy. The seasoning mixture is very similar to XO sauce.
  And, like many other reviewers mentioned, the water was one of the worst I've had. It tasted like hard tap water mixed with spoiled lemon juice and left on the counter for days. I recommend bringing your own water or try other drinks they have there.
  The restaurant was spacious and clean and the service was good.
  
  Overall, the reasonable lunch special price and convenient location are not enough to entice me to revisit this restaurant because of the subpar food. There are many other great ramen restaurants in New York with equivalent prices and specials that are worth your money.

• Dee M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 8 July 2026

  If I could give zero stars, I would.
  
  I have never encountered such impolite and cruel service in all my time in New York.
  
  My friend and I ordered gyoza and ramen. The ramen was lackluster at best (probably a compliment). I politely indicated to a server (not my own), that I didn't enjoy the ramen and we asked for the check.
  
  My server, John, came back and proceeded to state: "I told you my recommendation and you ignored it, so this is your fault. I will void it but no other place in New York does this. If you're going to do this again, you shouldn't come back here."
  
  I told John that 1. We hadn't asked for the ramen to be voided in the first place (the irony is that we'd expected to pay for it!) 2. I'm sure people send food back all the time. 3. We likely wouldn't come back given his tone.
  
  John walked away yelling at me, calling me "GARBAGE" several times. (I found it interesting that he yelled at me, a black woman, and not my white male friend. Hmmm). Other customers walked in and became involved indicating that his behavior was atrocious and racist, and demanded to speak with the manager.
  
  So as all of us stood at the counter, practically demanding contact information, this is what happened:
  - John first indicated that he was the manager (later learned that was a lie).
  - John then refused to give his name, as did the other employees there.
  - John called me a "STUPID BITCH".
  -  John refused to give us the manager's contact information.
  - John threatened to call the police on all of us (that would have been interesting.
  - All of John's coworkers remained awkwardly silent and also refused to give anyone's names or contact information.
  
  Only after ten minutes of demands (and the servers having learned that we were all affiliated with NYU or working in law, in one way or another), did they manage to provide the name of the manager. Thanks.
  
  I, as well as the customers that banned along side me, left refusing to ever return. You should follow suit.
  
  Bottom Line:
  Save your money and buy packaged Maruchan Ramen Noodles from Space Market next door. Or go to Peng's Noodle Folk on the UES (seriously, best ramen I've ever had and no drama ..also higher rating on Yelp.)
  
  Note: After viewing previous reviews from other customers, this seems like a common theme for this place. Beware!