1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="J2tIfrhiTe"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2012/05/15/minca-ramen/">Minca Ramen, East Village</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2012/05/15/minca-ramen/embed/#?secret=J2tIfrhiTe" width="600" height="338" title="“Minca Ramen, East Village” — Waz Wu" data-secret="J2tIfrhiTe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.wazwu.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/101.jpg800600Minca Ramen on a Sunday. We arrived at 12:30pm and were seated immediately. It started to get a little crowded about 20 minutes later. Hidden away in Alphabet City, Minca is a teensy tiny ramen shop (even smaller than Totto Ramen). The space feels authentic and comforting. They had some weird music playing – it sounded like it should be the soundtrack for an old school Nintendo game. We grabbed one of the window seats facing E 5th St. It was beautiful out. If we can’t sit outside, at least we get a view of the street. Gorgeous weather, mellow neighborhood. At Minca, you can customize your ramen with thick, thin, wavy wheat, whole wheat and bean noodles. The menu also includes noodle recommendations if you can’t make up your mind. John ordered the Spicy Vegetable Miso Ramen with wavy wheat noodles ($13) which included fried tofu and vegetables for toppings. As you can see, very big bowl of ramen. At Minca, they’re definitely not stingy with ingredients at all. The corn and cabbage were a little unusual, but tasty with the broth. Light spiciness, intense miso flavor. This was much more miso than I’ve tasted at any other ramen […]