"When ramen hit New York City like a ton of bricks in 2004, Rockmeisha was there. Owner Toshiaki Kondo once operated a ramen stall in ramen’s hometown of Hakata, and his pork-knuckle tonkotsu is the city’s most perfect, beige and dense. There are no optional add-ins to his bowl and the price is modest, but this may be the one bowl of ramen in the city you shouldn’t miss." - Robert Sietsema