Rai Rai Ken

I used to dine a lot at the one in East Village. Compare to this new branch, the soup of soy ramen is kinda too lite. I was expecting a little bit more thick flavor. Overall of my ramen is just ok. The fried chicken is still pretty good. Hope they will improve their soup stock.

Ordered delivery online today, it came promptly.
I got the shoyu ramen with extra thin straight noodles and the pork dumplings. the dumplings were fine, not great but they were pretty good.
The ramen was absolutely flavorless. I had to add soy sauce and spicy sauce and there was still no flavor. The noodles weren’t the correct noodles, I was given the wavy ones instead, the pork was dry and looked like it’d been sitting at the bottom of a tray for hours, the toppings were cold, and the bamboo shoots were mushy.
Needless to say it was not worth the 20 dollars. I will likely not be ordering from this place again.

Pretty good ramen spot in the neighborhood. Had the vegetarian miso ramen with spicy sauce on the side. I ordered carry out and everything was neatly package. The girl who took my order was really sweet and welcoming. Very filling and just what I needed on this cold evening. Couldn’t give it 5 stars bc I’ve had better BUT still pretty good.

Orded in twice. Disappointed twice. Flavor wasn’t good (too much spices), and the delivery wait time was absurd! My husband and I waited too long for mediocre food :-(

No double the ramen is great.
DO NOT ORDER DELIVERY!!! We waited more than an hour for our dinner. Not to mentioned we had called twice. First excuse, it was raining and the guy had to drive slow (it’s not even a 5 minutes drive). Second excuse when we called after more than an hour, the guy got lost was the excuse, so he went back to the restaurant??? And as for the owner, you didn’t call us back about your delay and we had to call you to find out about this. If I have to microwave my noodle soup why would i spend 30 dollars for dinner? I could just get some microwave TV dinner, spend less and save me some time.
I have a lot of respect of Japanese work ethics. You guys just really suck and disappointing.

We ordered delivery. A soup container was broken and started leaking when I got to the kitchen. On top of that both the ramen noodles and the soup were cold. The order was awfully presented and I will never order from them again.

Inedible sour/​off. Awful customer service response.
This was the worst food ordering experience that I’ve ever had. We ordered two bowls of ramen, pork buns, and also some potstickers. When we received the food, everything was incredibly cold and tasted spoiled. I was completely grossed out! I decided to try the pork buns which are usually a favorite of mine but I couldn’t even bite through the pork because it was so tough, not to mention flavorless. The chicken in the miso was sour, the soft boiled egg was brown rubber, and the broth was salty and stale. Overall, the quality of the food was inedible and we were completely disappointed.
We decided to call the restaurant after only taking a few bites to try to get our money back because we didn’t want to waste $ 45 on food we weren’t able to eat. The owner told us he would come by to inspect and pick up the food which I thought was weird. He arrived after ten minutes and proceeded to open the food and argue with us about the quality and try to get us to have them make it again despite my repeated refusal to try their food again during this transaction. There was no way I was going to put any food they made into my body out of fear of food poisoning. He was creepy and rude throughout and ended by saying he would go back to the restaurant and decide what to do later. Here’s the kicker… he TOOK our food with him! Not that we could have eaten it, but that’s basically just stealing and taking our money as well as the merchandise and leaving us with nothing. We tried to give him a chance to make it better and told him that we didn’t want to finish with a bad experience and then he argued with us, took our food, and walked off without giving us a response. That’s all I have to say about that, oh, and don’t give them your money unless you want cold spoiled food and food poisoning.

Love ordering from this place, especially online. Depending on the day, my order is ready in 15 – 20 minutes! Yummy food, (love the shoyu ramen) also love the lunch special! Limited seating, great for carry out. Swing by if your in the area.

Tonight was the 2^nd time ordering delivery from RRK.
Honestly if my dinner did not take 1 ½ hours to get to me this would have been a 4 star rating possibly even 5.
I ordered Shoyu Ramen with extra sprouts and extra bamboo.
It was flavorful and fresh and it came nice and hot.
A second delivery guy may be needed to cater to a growing delivery customer base.

The worse delivery service ever. It took them 2.5 hours to deliver the food after calling the restaurant several times, and this restaurant had the audacity of delivering cold food that tasted like crap. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place if you can because you will regret ordering from here guarantee.

I placed an order at 5:54pm. Delivery estimate was 30 – 45 minutes. I called after the first hour to ask for the status of my order, and was told that the order was still in the kitchen. I called after an hour and 40 minutes and was told by a lady that she would call her boss and call me back. I received my order at 7:50! I waited nearly 2 hours for my order. I tried calling the restaurant several times again to ask if this is typical, and now I keep getting a busy tone. Very frustrating, and very disappointing. I should have walked over to Hand Pulled Noodle and had NO WAIT and fresh hot food versus this! Terrible!!!

We ordered from this place for the first time today and got the Vegetarian Miso Ramen with spicy sauce and the Mabo-​don. Despite the order arriving to our apartment about 15 minutes late, the two dishes were very delicious. The portions of the food are large comparative to the cheap prices, so you’re definitely getting more for your buck.

Passed by this place, but perhaps it’s closed on Mondays? Ordered a little later!
Boyfriend and I got: shoyu ramen, miso ramen, gyoza and steamed shrimp dumplings
skip the shrimp dumplings — these are like the frozen ones with an extra shrimp on top. the shoyu ramen was also a bit flavorless, nothing special :(
the gyoza were good though!
miso ramen was definitely the star — i got it with thick noodles, which i recommend. and added an egg! way better than Jin Ramen, in my opinion. cheaper and yummier. hope Rai Rai Ken becomes the new star of ramen uptown!

This review is for the things i had for delivery.
So my husband and i found this place as we were in bus m11 passing through amsterdam
So the delivery time was decent, it came less than 30 mins.
So we got:
Miso ramen– not really a big fan didnt like the flavor, id give it a 1/​5, didnt even finish the whole bowl, i had add on of fried tofu for $ 1!!! Those were only 4 small pcs for $ 1!!! Come on… 4 thin slice fish cake fir $ 1!!! Spicy on the side $ 1!!! Thats sooooooooo upsetting
karaage– ²⁄₅ the batter is too thick
chicken fried rice −2÷5 wayyyy too blant
Anyway… im the type of Unilocaler where i give places a 2^nd chance… but il pass for rai rai ken. its too expensive and the flavor is not all that

The ramen is okay, but the Mapo Don is way too salty. I know it goes with rice but this one is a little too much. Lower the sodium level!

My new favorite Ramen place in North Manhattan. I’ve had the curry ramen, miso ramen, and gyoza (fried dumplings). All were excellent. Fast delivery, and nice staff inside the restaurant. The space is small, and has very few chairs. It is mainly a takeout destination.

Before you go all gaga on RaiRaiKen Uptown, you must know that this is primarily a CARRY OUT and Delivery operation. I was a bit disappointed when I arrived with hopes of sitting at a table and enjoying my tasty Ramen UPTOWN. I don’t think Ramen was meant to be served in a plastic bowl with a plastic spoon. But once the ramen arrived and entered my mouth, I was pleased. It could have been served in a tortoise shell or dixie cup. It was DELICIOUS! There are counters (2) with fixed-​position stools that you sit at — either facing Amsterdam Ave and the projects or the wall.
The entire time I was there nobody came in to eat, but delivery orders were going out so I guess the word is out — this place delivers great food, but not the best atmosphere for dining in. Having visited the downtown location for years, I couldn’t help but feel a little ‘dissed. Uptown deserves some tables, please??? The liquor license isn’t activated yet, so perhaps once they get it they can expand and add some tables. One of the reasons I eat out is for a bit of atmosphere, camaraderie etc… This is totally lacking here. But the Ramen SAVES the day. YUM. I had the vegetarian ramen. Rich miso broth and very tasty fresh veggies like corn, snow pea pods, cauliflower, carrots, scallions and broccoli along with fried garlic slices all made me smile. I hope they add the cold summer noodle salad to the menu soon. I’ve had it downtown and it’s one of my favorite May-​October dishes in NYC.

The service was good and the food was great. I had a bowl of Shoyu ramen with the addition of an egg and spinach. I worry that ramen will be too salty for me but this was just right. I also tried the pan fried pork gyoza and the pork buns. Everything was delicious! There was a little slowness in our service so to make up for it they gave us Mochi ice cream. That was yummy too!

This is a great addition to the neighborhood. Food was great, best dumplings I’ve had in a long time, and the ramen is delicious.
Great lunch special as well.

This outpost of the East Village Rai Rai Ken recently opened and I could not be more thrilled, because I live across the street :) A small, lunch-​counter style ramen place with a simple menu of 5 ramens and three rice dishes, plus an assortment of apps and a $ 10.50 lunch combo special. I went there for lunch two days in a row and really enjoyed the Mabo-​don (stir-​fried ground pork and tofu in a spicy sauce over rice) and curry ramen. My lunch companions on each day had the miso ramen and both enjoyed it very much. The pork buns were tasty but could perhaps use a more even covering of sauce (according to my companion). The gyoza was also very good and I would get it as an app again for sure.
The owner (I presume) seems like a really great guy and mentioned he has plans to open a curry ramen place next door! Excited to have them in the neighborhood.