usa :: new york :: general

[the_state]

if it's a 40-50$ hair cut, i'll give like 8-10 bucks for the stylist. regardless of price, washbitch gets 2 bucks.

[tofu]

he also said the word "rock star" was thrown around about 25 times.

hahahaha....

[AstroWolf]

arojo cutler.

[dunkin deeznuts]

hairmates by astor used to have this really cute hispanic girl with fly tetas washing hair...would go there even when i didnt really need a hair cut..just to have her wash my hair and give me a head massage....ahhhhhh

[ericdw]

one of my frineds used glenn jason and wasn't too happy. he said for 60$, you can get a cut that's just as good and not deal w/ the hassle of booking 3 months in advance and dealish with his diva-like demeanor. he also said the word "rock star" was thrown around about 25 times.

it was pretty cool there. good haircut, and glenn wasn't even there... i had trace cut mine, real down to earth guy, definitely not a diva.

[truest]

speaking of hairmates

last time i went mao did a pretty good job on my medium length hair. but im thinking of getting my hair cut pretty short, worth going to hairmates again?

also saw this online

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bts/468110586.html

[the_state]

speaking of hairmates

last time i went mao did a pretty good job on my medium length hair. but im thinking of getting my hair cut pretty short, worth going to hairmates again?

also saw this online

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bts/468110586.html

oh good looks man. i'll try to make that red go away when i can rep again

[Madhattan]

I went to Hair Mates for the first time last week based on what I heard about it on here. It was great. Ive paid over $100 for similar service and will never make that mistake again. Everyone took their time even though the place was packed.

I tipped the lady 10 and the washer 3.

[wild style]

Is Ippudo ever going to open? The wait is killing me.

[herpsky]

i tried setagaya last week

ive never tried momofuku so i don't really have a basis for comparison

but setagaya wasn't that great.

i think id rather go to the ramen place next to hairmates.

FYI, setagaya isn't japanese owned. most people who were lining up were non-japanese too.

-2 cents from a real japanese man

[herpsky]

nowadays, a lot of ramen places use heavy katsuo-dashi (bonito-based broth?) and i've never been a big fan of that trend.

[mizanation]

yeah setagaya sucks. so disappointed.

i hope ippudo is going to be run and operated by japanese people. there is no good ramen in new york. there i said it.

[Chicken]

can't argue there.

now i'm trying to find good ones in LA.

[peteyross]

yeah setagaya sucks. so disappointed.

i hope ippudo is going to be run and operated by japanese people. there is no good ramen in new york. there i said it.

I've given up on ramen in NYC too. I've been going to Soba Koh and Uminoie a lot recently. The akamiso at Uminoie is damn good.

[mizanation]

yeah, the other noodle options in nyc are a better bet. i had some good udon the other day at udon west. japanese owned. all japanese work force. mostly japanese clientelle. good stuff.

[Chicken]

superramenconfession:

i often went to cafe duke's on 51st bet 6th and 7th for korean ramen. the noodle was completely instant. but i liked it for what it was. reminded me of college and home a bit.

[mizanation]

koreans make decent ramen. a little heavy on the garlic, but good.

i'm talking both their ramyun stylings and their japanese repros.

[jubei]

^ lol at repros!

they better be careful, lest ando momofuku press legal charges!

(and yes, I know that he is only the inventor of instant ramen, but I don't think anyone knows who "invented" ramen...)

[Chicken]

i've had good experience with korean sushi, too.

when they don't pretend to be like japanese sushi.

[the_state]

anyone know if that japanese joint in greenpoint ever opened up?

[Chicken]

origin or ramen is uncertain.

but one theory i've read is that ramen originated from the noodle carts in china, but their version didn't have soup in it. it was more of a sauce. the reason might have been that it was difficult to cart around tons of liquid.

[peteyross]

superramenconfession:

i often went to cafe duke's on 51st bet 6th and 7th for korean ramen. the noodle was completely instant. but i liked it for what it was. reminded me of college and home a bit.

haha, I may have been in line with you! My office moved though and now I'm only a block from Menkuitei and Menchankotei so if I'm really jonesing for some ramen, I just go there.

On a related noodle note, who's got the best Kistune Udon ?

[mizanation]

like all things in this world, THE CHINESE INVENTED RAMEN.

the japanese just advanced the design and implementation.

[Chicken]

i thought onigashima's udon wasn't bad, but i say it like i say menkuitei isn't bad, and i think you know what i mean.

[mizanation]

menkuitei is not bad. it's definitely not good.

[peteyross]

menkuitei is not bad. it's definitely not good.

Of all the crappy ramen in NYC, I think that Menkuitei ranks fairly high up. So it's like being a starter on the JV team.

Next question: anyone ever try that curry place that opened in the west 30's? I remember seeing ads for it but I haven't checked it out.

[Chicken]

imo, their noodles are fine. but their soup (for shoyu ramen) is very thin -- not enough soup stock. and their gu (toppings) are refrigerated and cold. which makes the whole ramen cooler.

[mizanation]

whenever i eat at menkuitei i ask them to put in extra soup stock.

petey, you must be talking about go-go kare. supposed to be alright, haven't been though.

[peteyross]

So are you guys into the broth at Minca? I find it to be pretty robust...

[herpsky]

whenever i eat at menkuitei i ask them to put in extra soup stock.

petey, you must be talking about go-go kare. supposed to be alright, haven't been though.

is that the katsu-curry joint?

i was reading japion and saw an ad for a katsu-curry place....