Dassara Brooklyn Ramen

A restaurant that truly enjoys experimenting with ingredients and collaborating with local chefs to create some of the most creative dishes to update some of the more traditional Asian fare. It is with this that I have to admit that it can be a hit or miss but I appreciate the boldness and the genuine care the chef puts into his cooking. The menu obviously changes with specials that are normally on point but I think Dassara's specialty tends to be in spice and richer flavors such as with their special ribs and fries, lamb ramen or my favorite Cuban ramen which is only offered in the summer. Portion sizes lean slightly towards the smaller side for their price point but still worth a try for non-traditional ramen you can't get anywhere else.

Decent ramen with unique twists, such at Matzoh balls. Pricing seems a bit high based on the portion sizes, after all its just noodle soup. Everything tasted fresh, or as fresh as can be for noodles. It's worth going to get your ramen craving taken care of.

Good little Ramen spot in Brooklyn. The beer selection was a little limited (the sake list looked okay). Service was a little slow considering we were the last group in the restaurant, but not horrendously so. My ramen (i got the Xi'an ramen, with the cumin lamb sausage) was very tasty. My one complaint was that the sausage was basically shredded, so it was a little tricky trying to have bites of sausage along with the noodles and the rest of the soup. I would have liked at least a few larger pieces of sausage so it didn't get lost among everything else in the soup. It was tasty, though, and I would definitely stop by again the next time I'm in the area.

Great ramen restaurant in Brooklyn. They also sever many other japanese cuisine items here. Very unique flavors and unique food here! The fried chicken hearts were amazing! They boast on having unique ramen dishes here. The Deli ramen features pastrami and matzoh balls. The vegan ramen has many varieties of mushrooms. The waitstaff was very friendly in suggesting some good cocktails as well. Very fun restaurant to venture out to!

After an afternoon of "All You Can Drink" brunching and a glutinous amount of cocktails at nearby Zombie Hut, I came to Dassara with friends for some fine ramen dining. My college friend Sean suggested this place after having been here with his girlfriend and the place was familiar to me because there was a Yelp event here at some point that I didn't get to attend so I was happy to finally try this place out. My friends ordered 2 plates of the fried Pablo Chicken steamed buns. They looked good and the actual buns were described by one of my friends as being "fresh and delicious". Each order was $8 for only 2 (rather small, see pictures) so it was 5 of us and I was the 'odd man out' for steamed buns. I didn't care much for it since I was nervous they'd be spicy anyway, but I do kind of now regret not taking a bite of someone's - but again, these suckers are small and frankly, kind of expensive for having been such a small portion. As a main entree I ordered their Chicken Ramen which is a classic chicken broth with braised pork belly, rainbow chard and a soft-poached egg and some seaweed mixed in and this was $12 for a much healthier portion and considerably more wallet-friendly than my fave ramen joint, Ippudo - but still a lil pricey considering all the yummy/cheaper alternatives along the St. Mark's Place strip in Manhattan. The Chicken Ramen was an interesting fusion of flavor combinations and definitely putting a spin on traditional ramen. Normally ramen broth is pork-based so chicken was a nice departure for my taste buds and newish to me, along with that I'm pretty sure there was some chicken curry somewhere in my bowl - that part was delish so no complaints there. The braised pork belly was absolutely DIVINE. I really wish there would have been a greater amount, I could chow down on braised pork belly all day, err' day! Dassara's really excelled there - the poached egg was fine and erred on the smaller side, but whatevs. I would have gladly shelled out $3 and had a $15 ramen bowl with a greater serving of pork belly, 2 poached eggs, more seaweed (a lot more sheets of it would have been great, they didn't mention it on the menu so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw some - traditionally speaking I'm pretty sure that adding more to it would not have been detrimental to the overall flavor). Just realized while looking at their online menu that it's only $2 to add matzo balls to the ramen, wish I would have seen this on Saturday because I think that would have been great! My Chicken ramen also could have done without the rainbow chard. It was a weird texture, especially after having been floating in the warm broth, I might have added some lemon/garlic to the chard and then thrown it in at the last second before serving it so they would have retained their original texture and added some actual taste to it other than "plant". It tasted like wet "plant", lol. Also, since we had a "birthday" (long story) they brought us over 2 Cream Puffs with lit candles to share amongst my party of 5 (ahhhahahahaha!!! "Party of Five!! #90sreference). The cream puffs were glazed and contained a cinnamon cream. They were pretty delicious and I think about $5 or $6 dollar a pop. They were pretty big, but definitely not $6 big. I would definitely come back here and try something else since I already know that I like the Chicken Ramen. Definitely adding matzo balls next time too...

Okay, so I just wanted to make it clear that I came here for one thing, and one thing only... The Ramen Burger. The burger that blew up my inbox and was on the lips of all my coworkers, who admittedly hadn't tried it at all but were super anxious. Dassara was really easy to find, there's no hidden storefront or or gimmick like that, but what you will find is a somewhat non traditional ramen restaurant decor -- that's not a bad thing though. It was tasteful, fun, well lit, lively, energetic... just throwing out all the terms that match the emotion. So I ordered the ramen burger and though it was definitely something to try, i'm not sure I would get it again. I blame the media hype, not Dassara. The dish was what it was... a decent burger patty sandwiched between two cooked ramen noodle buns. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't exciting and didn't match the provocation of the decor. Twas a little flat on the delivery... I should have stuck with the ramen. Service was great and came with a smile, always a plus, and the price was right. In all not really anything to complain about and I'm 100% sure my rating would / will be higher once I go back for some soup based ramen. I'd definitely recommend Dassara to anyone, but I wouldn't recommend ordering the ramen burger, especially if it is your first visit -- psst, try something with broth ;)

Delicious broth- soul soothing. This is the place for a perfect winter meal, the whole place gives the feeling of being wrapped in a cocoon. I had the chicken ramen, which doesn't contain chicken (well the broth is) but it has delicious pork and a perfectly medium egg that makes the whole eating experience an little sexy. Simply Delicious.

Dassara is actually known for their creative ramen (kimchi and matzo balls?!), but my ramen traditionalist heart will always appreciate the simple standards. Dassara has a wonderful lunch special: $15 for a bun, a PBR or soft drink, and a bowl of chicken, mushroom, or Szechuan ramen. The chicken ramen is what I’d choose over the others as it is the most bang for your buck. The mushroom ramen, for example, is good...but only for the first few bites; the mushroom taste gets a bit old and uninteresting, and actually is quite cloying (though I can’t explain why). The chicken ramen has thick al dente noodles, crunchy rainbow chard, juicy pork belly slices, and a perfectly poached egg. Dassara is a very interesting space with occasional music shows and poetry slams, so if I lived in the neighborhood I’d visit often.