1.0Waz Wuhttps://www.wazwu.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4KPlt3UtcN"><a href="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2012/06/15/ippudo-ny/">Ippudo NY, East Village</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wazwu.com/blog/2012/06/15/ippudo-ny/embed/#?secret=4KPlt3UtcN" width="600" height="338" title="“Ippudo NY, East Village” — Waz Wu" data-secret="4KPlt3UtcN" 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/2012/06/16.jpg800600Ippudo. Every ramen fanatic in NYC practically squeals in delight at the slightest mention of this place. Ippudo has a habit of making an appearance in the top 3 of every NYC top ramen list. Whenever I get into a conversation about ramen, (believe me, I somehow find myself in a lot of conversations about ramen), Ippudo always comes up. “Was their ramen as good as Ippudo?” “It was good enough. A decent backup if the line at Ippudo is too long.” “OMG, have you been to Ippudo?! It’s my favorite! *squeal, squeal*” Uhh, yeah… you get the idea. Ippudo is basically considered King of Ramen in NYC. I was skeptical. Very skeptical. Too much hype, and $14+ for a bowl of ramen seems a little steep. BUT, I had to try it. My ramen quest would not be complete with at least one Ippudo experience. My first attempt at going to Ippudo was a disaster. Angela, Danny and I foolishly made plans to go there for dinner. Horrified by the 3 hour wait (on a Tuesday, too!), we went to Setagaya instead. Lesson learned. Shortly after returning from Boston, my sister stayed with us for a little over a […]