Busy busy busy

It is probably obvious that although I have a blog and a twitter account, I'm not particularly good at keeping up with it, I may in fact be a little old.  Oh well.  I've been busy putting together several projects, most notably laying the ground work for my first state side ramen shop in New York.  Any one familiar with New York knows this is an arduous process that almost always takes much more time than one anticipates.  But you gotta start somewhere so here it goes!  I'm back in Tokyo on a regular schedule so anyone looking will find me with a little timing and luck.  And I always check my email.  Look for some new dishes at Ivan Ramen and Plus in February or so.  Also check out this great article by Andy Wang at the NY Post about Ivan Ramen if you have a moment.  http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/travel/ramen_king_uses_his_noodle_5VAgod5aVo5w088oaHdLiK

Closed Monday November 21

アイバンラーメンとPLUS 11月２１日やすみます.  そのかわり祝日水曜日やります.  よろしくお願いします！

Ivan Ramen and Plus will both be closed on Monday November 21 and will be open for business on Wednesday November 23, and national holiday and normally our day off.  We hope being closed on Monday doesn't inconvenience you too much and we hope to see you on Wednesday.

Ivan Ramen Plus One Year Anniversary!!

It's been one year since we opened Ivan Ramen Plus and it get's better everyday! Thanks for all your support. All day friday we'll be offering free kaidama and 250 yen beer. Enjoy and hope to see you all tomorrow!

明日Ivan Ramen Plus 一周年ありがとうございました！金曜日一日中替え玉無料とビール２５０円になります。本当にみんなにありがとう！

Soul of Tohoku Charity Event

火曜日東北のためにアイバンと日本の有名な料理人美味しいご飯作りました。たくさん人来てくれましたすごくうれしかった！これから東北のためにがんばります。

On Tuesday I did a big charity event at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel and served my ramen alongside some of Japan's most famous and celebrated chefs. It was an honor to work with them and exciting to be doing something to help the people of Tohoku. It's a small start but every little bit helps. Ivan Ramen will continue to work towards helping Tohoku rebuild.

Golden Week Schedule

　ゴールデンウィ−ク営業時間のお知らせ（水曜日やってます！）

アイバンラーメン（芦花公園）

　

２９日（金）、３０日（土）、３１日（日）　１１時３０分〜１７時３０分

５月１日（月）１７時３０分〜２２時３０分

５月２日（火）、３日（水）、４日（木）　　１１時３０分〜１７時３０分

５日（金）１７時３０分〜２２時３０分

アイバンラーメン　PLUS（経堂）

２９（金）１１時３０分〜２１時

３０日（土）、３１日（日）、５月１日（月）通常営業時間

５月２日（火）、３日（水）、４日（木）１１時３０分〜２１時

皆様のお越しをお待ちしております。

尚、５月１０日（火）と５月１１日（水）は両店舗ともお休みさせていただきます。

Ivan Ramen

Friday,Saturday Sunday 11:30-17:30

Monday 17:30-22:30

Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday 11:30-17:30

Friday 17:30-22:30

Regular Saturday and Sunday Hours

Ivan Ramen Plus

Friday 11:30-21:00

Regular Hours Saturday Sunday and Monday

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30-21:00

Regular Hours Friday, Saturday Sunday

Ivan Ramen and Ivan Ramen Plus will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday May 10 & 11

New 限定

＠アイバンラーメンPLUS新しいスープ出来ました！　これからメニューに動物けいスープ出します。醤油ラーメン第一弾。スープ鶏、豚、魚介など麺は全粒粉もはいってます、もちろん特別醤油も使ってます。チャーシューも

大きくなった。是非、お試ししてください。

Regular ７５０円　＋ちゃしゅう９５０円

New special at Ivan Ramen Plus! Until now I've only been serving dashi based soup, but I 've decided to offer a meat based ramen as well. Todays soup has chicken, pork and fish in it and as a special I'm offering a special shoyu ramen. The noodles have a little toasted whole wheat flour in them and of course only the finest shoyu went into the soup. I've been working on the chashuu and it's better than ever. A bowl the special shoyu ramen is 750 yen for a regular bowl and 950 for extra chashuu!

Ramen Aid Update

The ramen aid project has begun and ramen shop owners throughout Japan have been making the trip up to Sendai and beyond. We're planning to bring ramen to all those in need and keep it going everyweek for a year. I am currently working on getting a non-profit sponsor in the US so I can accept donations for ramen aid. I hope to have this set up very soon. I will post a video of last weeks ramen aid trip as soon as it's available, there were some really huge smiles from the children and their parents too. Please check back often and hopefully we can get the funds together to support this fabulous project. We're not out to replace the big charities, just put bring some love and food directly to the source! I look forward to your support!!