James Oh

Fairly small space but all 3 of my dishes were a hit (very hard to say that these days):

- softshell crab salad
- basil duck
- green curry shrimp fried rice

I'm going back to try more.

I'd like to say that I've been wanting to come here for a loooong time. Everytime I drive towards the midtown tunnel I've been seeing this place for years. My expectations being a foodie wasn't too high since they didn't seem like a high end shop. However, there is a standard to things I expect. Here's my thoughts:

Ordered: 2 beers, takowasa, cucumber tataki, chasu pork bun, tenho kureme ramen and spicy ramen.

The 2 beers were the best things we ordered. The takowasa never came and we had to order it again. However when it came it should have been called just tako-NOwasa. There was literally no wasabi flavor at all. This + the cucumber was scooped out of a bucket premade. The cucumber dish smelled nice but when we tasted it, it was an overwhelming flavor of just the sesame oil and nothing else. Very bland. Even the chasu pork bun was salty af and the cut isn't the normal compared to any other ramen place I've been to.

Now the ramen itself... My soup broth was thick and oily. The noodles were not Japanese noodles and it didn't come with an egg! This was a $3 up charge! Lol. Now here's the kicker. My gf ordered the spicy ramen. Up to spice level 2 it was free. Spice level 3 was an up charge of $2 and level 4 was $3!! WHO DOES THAT?! Even the spice itself wasn't a Japanese ramen spice.

Very sad, shed a tear cause I've been waiting to try this place. The people were pretty nice but that is not enough for me to want to come back here.

One of my favs in queens for a mixture of good Korean food with old school vibes. Besides the pork belly the kimchi noodles are a MUST.