But from everything I've seen about it, I definitely want to get to Akahoshi Ramen soon. And actually, I have family visiting for New Year's, so that could be the ideal time for a walk-in attempt.
You should try going! (Your post is great, by the way) I've had a few parents tell me of the difficulties of having to get to trendy places because of having a toddler. I'm just hoping you'll be able to sneak in if it's not too nutso!
I thought the "we Koreans call it ramyeon" line was to bait white guys like me to go "Um, actually" so you could cancel me... but then I looked it up! Now I wish the rest of the world differentiated between fresh and packaged like that.
I love that they encourage the rice dump. I know it's popular in Korean hot pot places (I'm sure they're called something else; did I mention I'm super white) to make some fried rice for "dessert" to use up whatever's leftover, and I've always wanted to do that.
Ha, if there's one thing you can't do a "gotcha" on me for...
And yeah, the rice dump is a great way to get more mileage out of everything. I personally have a hard time eating that at the end of a meal when I'm already full, but I totally get it.
I wrote a couple of posts on ramen in the area (https://www.satoruinoue.com/p/the-state-of-ramen-in-chicagoland, https://www.satoruinoue.com/p/update-to-the-state-of-ramen-in-chicagoland), and I specifically wrote in the 2nd post about the difficulty of going to a dinner-only ramen place, like Akahoshi, when you have a toddler.
But from everything I've seen about it, I definitely want to get to Akahoshi Ramen soon. And actually, I have family visiting for New Year's, so that could be the ideal time for a walk-in attempt.
You should try going! (Your post is great, by the way) I've had a few parents tell me of the difficulties of having to get to trendy places because of having a toddler. I'm just hoping you'll be able to sneak in if it's not too nutso!
I think I’m required to accompany you on every visit.
Good luck to us trying to get in
I thought the "we Koreans call it ramyeon" line was to bait white guys like me to go "Um, actually" so you could cancel me... but then I looked it up! Now I wish the rest of the world differentiated between fresh and packaged like that.
I love that they encourage the rice dump. I know it's popular in Korean hot pot places (I'm sure they're called something else; did I mention I'm super white) to make some fried rice for "dessert" to use up whatever's leftover, and I've always wanted to do that.
Ha, if there's one thing you can't do a "gotcha" on me for...
And yeah, the rice dump is a great way to get more mileage out of everything. I personally have a hard time eating that at the end of a meal when I'm already full, but I totally get it.