Ramen Okidoki
“Enjoyed their take on Onigiri as well, served slightly warm and with subtle textures.”
“I came in there extremely hungry so we ordered the Pork Bun, Vegetable Gyosa and the R U Okidoki ramen.”
“After more than four successful visits at Ramen Oki Doki I've given this place another extra chance…”
Ramen Okidoki
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Large bowls of affordable ramen for the fraction of a city price. Situated in Astoria along the row of restaurants, okidoki was narrow and dark (which I like). There wasn't much to the decor, but the service here gives everything lots of personality. Perhaps I've been watching too many korean dramas…but this place certainly reminds me of a certain pretty boy ramyun shop, except more like a brotherly friendly kind of pretty boy.
The place is apparently korean-run, since my boyfriend attempted to speak korean to them as he does. We ate bowls of Okidoki ramen & BBQ Butaniku Ramen, as well as apps like Tako Wasabi & Cha-syuzara. The ramen was good- no complaints- leaning towards a thicker broth like Totto, but doesn't condense like Totto's does after a while (sorry Totto fans). I especially liked the tako wasabi, as the octopus was pleasantly fresh.
Primarily, I was impressed with the creme de sake. Probably the best sake I've ever had. 3 bottles in and we were both very happy campers. I'd come here again ,because it's casual, chill, and unpretentious.
Delicious ramen. spicy, warm and perfect. I ordered the vegetable ramen with a side of spicy sauce to give it a kick and it was worth it. I will keep coming back here
Great lil ramen shop in astoria. The service was wonderful and attentive. They even offered up complimentary spicey daikon. A bit cramped but ramen is meant to be eaten like fast food. Had the BBQ Tonkotsu Ramen which is "tonkotsu" (pork) soup noodles with bamboo shoots, bean sprout, cabbage, pork chashu, salt flavored egg, fish cake and katsuobushi.
The broth was full of flavor and wonderful runny egg. Large pieces of bbq pork chasu as well. Tender and full of flavor. The noodles were also great. Chewy and had a nice texture. A great nicely portioned bowl of goodness making me want more.
Our waiter is very attentive and we appreciate his service very much.
We went in at around 6pm on Saturday and that's before everyone else went in. Among the regular ramen, cold noodles and Tsukemen, I still decided to go with the regular R U Okidoki ramen although I was very tempted to try their cold noodles and Tsukemen.
My waiter made sure that I am okay with the ramen being spicy, and he was accommodating when I told him I don't want the pork chasu in my ramen.
The ramen itself is spicy, but didn't overpower the pork broth. Eggs are perfectly done, corns are sweet, it warms you up quickly. The thicker ramen noodles are perfect for this broth.
Place is pretty small, fit in about 20people at most, so no large groups can be accommodated.
My last night in NYC and I really fancied a bowl of ramen and was glad we found this place around the corner from us. The restaurant itself was really cool, decorated in a minimal hipster fashion that cool European cities are so fond off. The waiter greeted us and was very apologetic when there wasn't a table immediately and was super nice throughout our meal.
We ordered the steamed pork bun, takoyaki (bread balls containing octopus topped with tangy sauce and katsubushi), BBQ ramen, Miso ramen and Shoyu ramen, all with pork chashu. The noodles had a great textures and the broths were really flavoursome. The pork chashu that was the main event of all our ramens were a bit on the bland side – both in looks and taste I'm afraid. The portions are a bit on the small side but they're really cheap at under a tenner for each! And because we were happy to move tables, we were given complimentary green tea ice cream mochi (glutinous 'sticky' rice flour parcels filled with ice cream).
I'd definitely come back here to try their tsukemen (cold noodles for dipping in hot soup) as it was really nice and a relaxed atmosphere without being rushed.
Good food, punny shirts, quite empty on a late Saturday afternoon, which means excellent service! The waiter was A++ on friendliness, recommending dishes, keeping drinks filled, serving food promptly, and clearing dishes.
There are also coat hooks on the wall that can double for cute wall decorations.
Narrow restaurant (not good for groups, biggest table = 4 people) with all wooden tables and chairs.
After a whole morning of moving, my friend and I were starvin Marvins desperate for soupy noodles. We ordered the vegetable gyoza dumpling appetizer, $5.00, 6 pieces and 2 veggie miso ramens, $11.50 each. The deep fried gyoza dumplings had a green (spinach?) wrapper and came out HOT and SIZZLING. Delicious and accompanied with a sweet & sour dipping sauce.
The ramen noodles had a plentiful amount of vegetables, egg, soup and deliciousness. Slurped up every bite during the time my friend had 2 rounds of kae-dama.
Kae-dama= should you, on the rare occasion, have soup after eating everything else, you can order extra servings of noodles for $2.00!
Price was typical for a New York: $12-$20 per person depending on if you order drinks or appetizers. Will definitely come back try other meaty options soon!
We've been here a few times and now I realize why I hadn't posted my thoughts. It's not because the food is neither bad nor great but it's a slight tad beyond good. We continue to return because the wait staff are wonderful and the flavors consistent. Maybe a weak reason but it will do for now.
The ramen here is ok but Tamashii ramen on broadway is better. Just sayin but at least here delivers.