WORKING at ICHIRAN RAMEN! A Look BEHIND The RAMEN CURTAIN

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I had a chance to take a look at what happens behind the scenes at one of my favorite Japanese Ramen Noodle Restaurants and even got to serve a bowl! This was filmed a few years ago and was lost in all the moving around I did. Recently turned up :-)
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@strictlydumpling 3 года назад

This video was filmed a few years ago and misplaced for awhile during all the moving around, just found it, thought you guys might like to see what happens behind the ramen curtain at one of my favorite ramen chains. Ichiran vs. Ippudo which do you prefer???

@THE_MarkLee 3 года назад

I would probably love both equally ㅠㅠ

@dissknots.onyochin 3 года назад

You’ve gotta pin this - for the sake of salty people like me

@viptaiga 3 года назад

ichiran , 100% 😂 went there 2 days in a row

@bictoya 3 года назад

I went to 1 in NY and 1 in Tokyo but thought they tasted really different. Wonder which is the best branch out of them all.

@-amosc.presley-7192 3 года назад

Ya' employee she's pretty looking & sounds great.

@kwonisharry 3 года назад

Mike loves his ramen so much he's learning the craft

@thatasianguy8683 3 года назад

Rice

@jameshowlett5492 3 года назад

Because he will be opening a noodle shop that's why.

@NeverPutDown 3 года назад

I mean he’s opening a ramen place soooo

@Laura_M-16 3 года назад

Well, ramen is awesome!

@izabelanemeth9382 3 года назад

I'm curios what would taste(bc i never had it but i would try)(of a perspective of someone that never had ramen amd mainly ichiran ramen)

@kamikazitsunami 3 года назад

I really love the idea of not having to see my server's face, sitting in a cubicle style totally private so I can slurp and not have to worry about anyone watching me.

@GleekOff 3 года назад

@Mac Mike no

@LordPhipz 3 года назад

@Mac Mike in Japan, you can collapse the barrier between you and a neighbour

@kannahutao5218 3 года назад

@Mac Mike you can sit together with your friend if u wanna talk just lean back and talk lel

@kamiiu 3 года назад

same

@creepdolly3914 3 года назад

i would love it so freakin much, ughh.

@sophiebaines6768 3 года назад

The Mike Head indicator - he shakes his head when it’s really good, he nods when it’s okay.

@SavannahVu1985 3 года назад

Very true

@yuushwo 3 года назад

I've noticed that too. Often he will hesitate a split second too if it's only OK to sort of collect his thoughts

@DanNak 3 года назад

Always wondered what the person behind the counter saw at ichiran. Sounds so weird hearing them do the welcome in English instead of Japanese

@Ali-fb5km 3 года назад

I think this is the one in New York

@slickfire1579 3 года назад

@Luis T. no its not superior, but if a japanese person walks into a restaurant in japan, it would be a little odd to hear the waiter greeting you in english

@DanNak 3 года назад

@Luis T. dude this is a famous Japanese chain and most people would've been to the ones IN JAPAN where they greet you in JAPANESE, so it just sounded foreign hearing it for the first time in English. I'm not saying one is better or worse than the other , just that it was unexpected. (Weird doesn't mean bad) 🥱🥱🥱 I think you're trying way too hard to be offended. Lighten up you might actually enjoy life Karen

@azelynhirano 3 года назад

@@DanNak Same reason people don't greet you in English in 7-11s in Japan

@m1f295 3 года назад

This is in Brooklyn

@jz4057 3 года назад

The assistant manager girl is very impressive: smart, humble, polite and beautiful. She’s going places! 😁👍🏼

@brandonp2211 3 года назад

Yeah the ramen shop in the morning lol

@thepotato9459 3 года назад

Can she be the manager at Mike's new restaurant

@angiemartinez4111 3 года назад

Thank you guys🥺☺️

@brandonp2211 3 года назад

@@angiemartinez4111 oh snap its her lol

@edospeaks5123 3 года назад

@@angiemartinez4111 you're awesome

@Linkwii64 3 года назад

Wow.. She the best person ever. Her personality omg soo cute.

@seventysixer7742 3 года назад

Hell nah you can tell she’s a mean ass manager 😂

@sneakydalek1632 3 года назад

I mean she could be acting nice just for the camera I could be wrong

@Meddimehell 3 года назад

Since this was filmed some years ago, Mike has to go back and see if she still works there. Or if she has moved on:)

@AVGJ03 3 года назад

Bro to me it was no good sorry

@Poofwaah 3 года назад

@ebs2479 3 года назад

Can we just acknowledge how beautiful and sweet the manager was! Lol

@YOUNGFARTBUBBLES 3 года назад

So cute lol

@mghtin8276 3 года назад

I would have asked her out... real cute

@reiniersantos7342 3 года назад

simp

@YOUNGFARTBUBBLES 3 года назад

@@reiniersantos7342 virgin

@kemalhardianto8171 3 года назад

Yes she is. That smile OMG

@akhilaaksar 3 года назад

I just finished a 12 hour shift and seeing your post was the best reward I got today. What a relief!!

@yesitsme2053 3 года назад

Hang in there jumpyo 🙌🏽🤣

@AJbergado 3 года назад

This must be a dream for you to get behind the noodle making magic!

@livinglife.digital3399 3 года назад

Ramen for breakfast sounds fantastic right about now. LOL

@matthiasck 3 года назад

amen 🙏

@itzsatobixxtikkletrollxx8066 3 года назад

"It's like a just tucked in a lovely baby" He loves food sooooooo much its spiritual

@fareshesham8135 3 года назад

A ramen* baby

@babybluecheeks 3 года назад

I have very bad anxiety, I woke up 30mins ago having a anxiety attack and the best thing to do is try to occupy your brain, I always end up here at Mikes personality plus voice are so cheerful and fun that it helps to calm me down, also love his videos.

@some-nerd 3 года назад

I’m glad you are letting people know about the vinegar. It really elevates the ramen! 🍜

@habuteru 3 года назад

Ichiran is soo good. The one in Shinagawa is open 24 hours. Love this place.

@iwanttobelieve5970 3 года назад

This was pre-pandemic or as I call it, "The Time Before."

@gemstone108 3 года назад

Ironically this place has the perfect setup for a restaurant these days. Barriers between both your server and the customers 😂

@raguram9343 3 года назад

@@gemstone108 yes lmao

@6866-v2k 3 года назад

The before-fore

@EnycmaPie 3 года назад

Before the "Eternal Lockdown" started.

@Navimumbhai 3 года назад

Before the white walkers attacked

@kimonokat1928 3 года назад

Never have I heard of a customer WORKING there! So cool😊

@a395205700 3 года назад

I’m from Toronto, I’ve flew to NewYork to this exact location because I was craving Ichiran so much after a trip in Japan. We now have a new ramen shop called Ikkousha Ramen, it is very similar to Ichiran! Have a try next time you visit Toronto!

@kamalaroyale790 3 года назад

Ikkousha Ramen is absolutely delicious as well. When I was in Fukuoka, Japan, there was an Ikkousha Ramen place 2 blocks from the hotel we stayed at. We were always there. I craved for one late at night and was the last customer to leave. The best thing was, when I finally left, all the servers lined up near the door and bowed while saying their thank you. Unbelievable eating experience for me.

@TwiinStar1224 3 года назад

It is actually crazy to me that their aim to get the food out is 15 seconds. I worked at Red Lobster and the standard during non peak hours is 7 minutes for appetizers and 12 minutes for entrees. Granted ramen is much easier assembled but that is ridiculously fast.

@SamanthaNgo 3 года назад

Imagine going to eat at Ichiran Ramen AND HAVING MIKE SERVE YOU!! 😱😱😱

@KaotikBOOO 3 года назад

Yet you'll never know it :o

@_w_w_ 3 года назад

I'm so glad that they kept the setup and experience exactly the same as in Japan, and not Americanize it too much...

@izabelanemeth9382 3 года назад

The nationality and homesick cures

@donwald3436 Год назад

They Americanized the Japanese they speak though lol it's awful.

@AlexandarJL 3 года назад

"Look behind the scenes" but he actually be like Plankton, trying to steal the recipe for his own ramen restaurant

@simplystormie 3 года назад

Omg you’re right

@shirayukitempest 3 года назад

wait, seriously?

@Andrew-cr7rd 3 года назад

I feel like Ichiran invited Mike back to the Brooklyn location solely to tell the audience that the egg is improved since he trashed it last time.

@phinhnanthasone1231 3 года назад

Yes, the improved egg now ist better but still not as sexy as the one in Japan.

@secretdiaryofafoodie 3 года назад

The egg is still terrible! It's not soft boiled as advertised and isn't marinated

@basedsteez 3 года назад

You sir are living the dream right now. I wish I could work in a kitchen like you just did!!

@skepticalme 3 года назад

Wow, mike! Yer working in Ichiran? How is the feeling bringing food from the back of the mysterious geanie curtain?

@strictlydumpling 3 года назад

It was tough to let go of the bowl

@jaysonbalat8485 3 года назад

@@strictlydumpling The main problem the bowl may arrive at the customer empty.. hahaha

@justsomerandomfellow803 3 года назад

@@jaysonbalat8485 I can totally see that happening once lol

@EricxYi 3 года назад

When he wore the waist apron around his neck lmaooo 🤪

@jsuperhalo1 3 года назад

6:05 I know its a formality but man its really funny to me when you thank someone for waiting 15 seconds for their food.

@HakemzOfficial 3 года назад

This is why I love japanese ramens they take their ramens seriously. 😋💖

@all4myutube 3 года назад

Way to go Mike, looks like you’re moving up in the ramen world. Love your program and travels. Yes vinegar is a must in the ramen awesome!

@x.owls_4182 3 года назад

Yo im so happy you got to eat there again! You seem to love that place so much!!

@TEEZS10 3 года назад

ramen loves mikey so much, it’s learning his craft.

@207LW 3 года назад

I’m actually jealous. Those lucky people just had the one and only Mike Chen serve them ramen! It’s a foodie dream come true!

@sufei78 3 года назад

Because of you, I went to Ichiran in Osaka. It was a truly memorable experience. The broth was mind-blowingly 😋

@A.Stryker2838 3 года назад

I passed by that very same Ichiran ramen shop whenever I was heading to or from school! I've always wanted to eat there, but never had the time due to commute! It's so nice to see what the restaurant is like from the inside!

@shieroc 3 года назад

I really like the energy of the young woman training you. She seems sweet and the restaurant looks amazing

@leocooking2661 3 года назад

I always wanted to see how ramen is made!

@marcusscaff00 3 года назад

well u never seen it in this video

@lauramadore7437 3 года назад

I've never seen a restaurant like this before! Such a interesting way to eat ramen! Thanks so much for sharing Mike! Love all your videos! Got my hubby hooked on them too!😁

@keanureeves6158 3 года назад

This is Keanu Reeves On Here Reaching Out To My Fans Worldwide..Thanking them for the Love and Support And how You Are Coping With The Pandemic ...Hope You're safe?

@ajl8198 3 года назад

This is a treasure I’m so happy you found the video

@itzsatobixxtikkletrollxx8066 3 года назад

Why Mike introducing himself so passionately🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@oetterliapps9138 3 года назад

I love the Ichiran videos on Mike's channel!

@vonzippo2903 3 года назад

so true👌🏼

@Gupta_Deepak 3 года назад

3 years ago :- Eating ichiran ramen 3 days ago :- Working at ichiran ramen 😂

@senoritatorres 3 года назад

Mike finally lived out his dream being inside the magic ramen window 🍜

@capri611z 3 года назад

I always wanted to eat here! Wish we had a good ramen place here in Melbourne, Florida. I miss this amazing place in Tempe, Arizona I went to for fresh made ramen. They only made a limited number of them on Saturday mornings you had to wait in line and get a number. It was so worth it.

@Troyisful 3 года назад

What was the name of the place? I'll try to go!

@sleeplessnerd908 3 года назад

There’s a good place in Port St. Lucie called ramen Hana and wings! Totally worth the drive:)

@Ginasno1 3 года назад

I'd like to know the name as well. I live in Gilbert!

@calvindemaggio4544 3 года назад

My favorite ramen place was in a mall in Toyosu, called Tetsu. The ramen of dreams 🤤🤤

@Dinckelburg 3 года назад

Tetsu was the first Ramen shop I went to in Shinagawa, it was such a great way to start the trip.

@00dreamer00 3 года назад

The assistant has such a beautiful smile

@ryanl9584 3 года назад

Thank you so much for making this! Viewing your videos allows me to satisfy my dine-in ramen craving over quarantine!

@nancyrahif8442 3 года назад

She’s so cute 😍. She actually looks a lot like my ex manager. The only difference is mine was too rude and grumpy 😄.

@TOTEA- 3 года назад

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@shieroc 3 года назад

Yep she's a sweetheart.

@braydenkinder75 3 года назад

She was being recorded so maybe that's why she wasn't rude or grumpy

@Jonathan-cz4ky 3 года назад

@@braydenkinder75 Yeah maybe, but from what we’re seeing she’s sweet, so what was the point in commenting that?

@angiemartinez4111 3 года назад

aww thank you so much , I'm glad you enjoy this RU-vid video !

@Sanncheztv 3 года назад

I am so glad they allowed you to do this!! Really opens your eyes of all the combining parts behind that curtain that makes your experience great!

@Sanncheztv 3 года назад

Dang I sound like a yelp review

@JohnnyNacis 3 года назад

i just saw your comment that this was filmed years ago. i was about to head back to nyc bc i thought they re opened haha

@thegrassfedblackgirl2713 3 года назад

her smile was the best part of this video!

@lyleadriano4452 3 года назад

Nice, another ramen video! Mike, you've got to try this ramen restaurant called Madai Ramen Mengyo in Tokyo. They serve a delicious ramen with a sea bream-based broth. Just a short walk from Kinshicho Station!

@kefiraofmasbolle 3 года назад

Wow it seems like just yesterday when I watched the video of Mike eating (and fangirling) at the Ichiran in Japan and now he’s gotten an inside look 👏🏻

@keanureeves6158 3 года назад

This is Keanu Reeves On Here Reaching Out To My Fans Worldwide..Thanking them for the Love and Support And how You Are Coping With The Pandemic ...Hope You're safe?

@Nolakuer 3 года назад

I've been to that exact location and I loved my experience there!

@vernonchang4370 3 года назад

Thx for showing the behind the scenes as I have great memories eating ramen ichiran in Japan.

@SydneyFoodBoy 3 года назад

My favourite thing about eating at ichiran is how they bow to you before closing the curtain, after giving you your ramen bowl 😁

@slickfire1579 3 года назад

its like they’re saying “thank you for your order, i will be closing the curtains now”

@EmpathVB 3 года назад

Glad you found this video and so glad they saw your last review and fixed that egg situation. Has to be soft and slightly runny.

@thebatfamily3465 3 года назад

This is funny because his last video at Ichiran New York was just trashing everything about the restaurant compared to Japan

@dragonracer3 3 года назад

I vaguely recall you mentioning something about this in one of the other videos but it never coming out.. I'm glad you found it.

@DeaconTaylor 3 года назад

15 second turn around? how is that even possible?! even with star trek replicators making instant food that's not possible. its a 15 second walk let alone cooking time.

@jbgordon7679 3 года назад

I work at ichiran well used to work there before pandemic. And man you would be surprised but what they mean is from the second the noodles hit the bowl it has to be out within 15 seconds and usually 2 -3 mins from order being taken

@kyupified2440 3 года назад

@@jbgordon7679 food must be heaven there, ultra fresh

@nicoleadderley975 3 года назад

Watching you eat and talk about ramen is like someone talking about their religion, lol. Love it! Great video, thank you for sharing.

@KrispyNoKen 3 года назад

I miss going to Ichiran. I'm just waiting for the right time go again in Brooklyn (like a 15 min train ride from my house 😁)

@XxLukeNukemxX 3 года назад

I was on a mike chen binge the other day and stumbled upon the hot oil one and requested that in the near future maybe make another updated video on it but this is just as awsome.

@AverytheCubanAmerican 3 года назад

"RAMEN CURTAIN" ngl a ramen curtain actually sounds delicious

@asialee6326 3 года назад

..to be able to experience the behind the scene action of ichiran ramen shop is really cool plus the manager there seems genuinely nice👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@sirswagger21 3 года назад

Me here, watching while eating a $0.50 bowl of artificial cup noodles

@totorodud 3 года назад

mike you have one of the best jobs in the world. eating your favorute foods and traveling around the world

@TrainmasterCurt 2 года назад

Looks absolutely incredible!! The best Ramen House we have in Winnipeg is Cho-Ichi Ramen on Pembina, but it doesn’t have this cool peculiarly Japanese theme with the individual kiosks. Would love to try this! 🌶 🧄 🐖 🍜

@sonny9054 Год назад

Hi Curt san! Being a Japanese national, i can tell you that this is something very specific to Ichiran. I find it very peculiar too, here in Japan. It shocked me when I first went to a nearby Ichiran.

@Denny-rw2vj 3 года назад

Super excited to watch this video!

@OfLaSoul 3 года назад

She's such a sweetheart!

@angiemartinez4111 3 года назад

Thank youuu you guys are so sweet

@sallychipman9857 3 года назад

She has such a great smile.

@angiemartinez4111 3 года назад

thank you so much !!! he was the nicest guy ever there no way I couldn't smile

@fatimaasif3761 3 года назад

He literally got the luckiest job ever

@keanureeves6158 3 года назад

This is Keanu Reeves On Here Reaching Out To My Fans Worldwide..Thanking them for the Love and Support And how You Are Coping With The Pandemic ...Hope You're safe?

@butter5144 3 года назад

@@keanureeves6158 😭

@JC-rz6wd 3 года назад

And here I am at 1 a.m. eating my humble captain crunch cereal

@HiDaveandChloe 3 года назад

The intro looks like Mike is working so he can steal bites from all the ramen he serves 🍜

@jamesp9595 3 года назад

Great video. She was super patient with you and what a great smile she has!

@rharnv 3 года назад

I’m ngl, when Mike looks at that Ramen, I KNOW he really wants to ignore manners and just faceplant into that Ichriran.

@aridealandevt 3 года назад

Ahhh! I love watching all your ramen videos!! I’ve been making a list of places to visit in case I travel to New York or Japan!

@jaydenford6453 3 года назад

I wish they had them in Arizona 😭

@chaselmaojk 3 года назад

Fax I wish they had one in Tucson

@Noxodawg Год назад

Kinda behind the scenes more like life as a server. Would be cool to see how it's prepared a little more.

@rjkbuny 3 года назад

15 seconds? I've never gotten my food there within 10min😂 What did I do wrong?

@inalakai6888 3 года назад

That was Ichirans redemption arc, with the soft boiled egg. xD So glad we got to see the hard work they put into serving the ramen and making sure everything is perfect.

@peacelizard 3 года назад

15 seconds is crazy. Makes me wonder how they achieve that while keeping everything hot and fresh

@OfficialNakatsuMegami 3 года назад

Wow, amazing video. Thank you for uploading Mike, I am glad you found it in your archives.

@littlemisstfc 3 года назад

People watching the magic of Ichiran Ramen: WRITE THIS DOWN, WRITE THIS DOWN!

@thefigureens8458 3 года назад

I’m so glad you did this video. Ichiran is my FAVORITE ramen spot

@M3Vader 3 года назад

8:00 what’s the little song that seems to always play when an order comes??

@maachanpoku3873 3 года назад

It is called “Charumera”, the horn sound used by ramen stalls in Japan to attract customers.

@M3Vader 3 года назад

@@maachanpoku3873 thanks very much! I’ve been trying to figure it out for a while now! Lol

@jeanlee1911 3 года назад

its not offten someone goes behind the scene and trys to do the job. You are a great man.

@chaos00000 3 года назад

Assistant *to the* manager Angie

@biancaoffield4605 3 года назад

I love seeing you work there Mike! You are living my dream! Hope you had fun xx

@-amosc.presley-7192 3 года назад

*Ya' employee is pretty looking & sounds great.*

@angiemartinez4111 3 года назад

awww thank you too much !! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

@-amosc.presley-7192 3 года назад

@@angiemartinez4111, so that Employee is you if I'm not asking for that much?

@angiemartinez4111 3 года назад

@@-amosc.presley-7192 yes that was me , we filmed this a year or two ago :)

@Coco-n-Louis 3 года назад

It’s pretty cool that you can see what’s going on behind the scene

@tomatoasmr1933 3 года назад

Who wants to eat this food ? 👋👋👋🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ me!!!! ↓

@Ijustwantosleep91 3 года назад

Hey Mike I've been watching all your ramen videos glad to see you learning the craft of ramen noodle

@yourdailycontent1652 3 года назад

NINETH VIEWER IM EARLY FINALLY

@abrahamhmar7317 2 месяца назад

13:46 I love the curiosity act so much 😀

@n0vdy 3 года назад

E Edit : i really didn't have an idea for a comment huh

@alikhidzam3749 3 года назад

Mikes life is so fun, eating ramen and travelling

@PSnGa 3 года назад

SOOOOO SAD :'( We just returned from NY yesterday and one of my main things I was looking forward to was a chance to try Ichiran while in town. They were closed due to COVID. Sometimes life isn't fair!