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43-45 W 55th St
New York,
NY
10019
40.7623
-73.9762
Neighborhoods: Midtown Center, Midtown
What People Are Saying About Menchanko Tei
The Editor
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Citysearch
The Scene – The bright, cheerful dining room is packed daily with Japanese customers who come to slurp all manner of soups, some of which are served in bucket-sized portions. Cheerful servers in black T-shirts efficiently hustle back and forth, making this a great place for lunch on the run. – – The Food – You can get more than soup on the lengthy Japanese menu, but that's where the kitchen focuses its energy. The house special is ramen, and virtually all renditions are terrific. One of the best is Hakata Ramen, a sublimely flavorful broth with perfectly cooked thin…
01/03/09
good noodles but bad service
by noodlejen at Citysearch
This is one of the best noodle shops in New York I have to say... but, the service is no where near any Near York's standard. I waited almost 30 minutes this weekend to get in for lunch by myself, they sat the 2 people's party ahead of me, 4 people's party after me.. and told me that I have to wait for another 10-15 minutes?! Not that they don't have table open up, but they chose to sit larger group base on the profit. It was very disappointing and you know something, this will never happen in Korean town where they sit small and larger group orderly without discremination. My suggestion is, if you want a bowl of good noodles, this is the place, but don't expect anything else. As for the "insect", I did see a couple walking by casually in the last few years I visited the place but not in my soup.
- Pros: good food
- Cons: bad service
04/06/08
insect in the soup!
by icie at Citysearch
I've been to Menchanko-Tei several times and have always had good experiences with it. However, when I went there today for lunch, I was very shocked to find an "insect" (you know, the brown insect that's been around for centuries. citysearch wouldn't let me use this word in my review) in the Ramen nooddle soup I ordered. What disappointed me more was the way they handled the situation. When I called the guy at the cashier (I assumed he was the manager) over and pointed out the "insect", he simply asked me if I wanted a new bowl of soup or if I wanted him to cancel the order. There was no apology at all! When I said I'd prefer not to get another bowl of the soup, he just left. Though they didn't charge me for the noodle soup, I was still billed for $2 (because I ordered a Ramen+Fried rice combo in which you pay $2 more for the fried rice), even though I only ate half of my fried rice and was too grossed out to finish it. Being a non-confrontational person, I decided to just leave for good. As I walked past the cashier, both the hostess and the guy who took my soup away just looked the other way, leaving me a worse after taste than that sight of that "insect" in my soup.
- Pros: Food tastes good
- Cons: Bad Sanitary standard, bad service
07/05/07
Good noodle soup!
by judibean at Citysearch
I won't say this is the best ramen soup I've had. I go to the food court in Mitsuwa market (NJ) for that, but locally, this is pretty good! I had the pork menchanko and I was surprised to find two huge chunks of pork with more fat than meat on it. However, when I bit into it, the taste was awesome and I got over my initial hesitation.
The soup base is not too salty, which was a relief for me. I can't stand excess saltiness. It was just enough to enhance the other flavors in the soup and no more. I would recommend this place. There is a little place tucked away in the back and the service is quick.
- Pros: Good soup base
The Details on Menchanko Tei
Where to Sit:
In the back of the restaurant is a semi-private room that accommodates up to eight diners.
The Extras:
There's another Menchanko-Tei on East 45th Street.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Cash, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Late Night Dining, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats
General Info:
Open 7 Days
