Kombu

Horrible food - the sushi roll for $12 was worse than and day old grocery sushi - I can’t say it had bad flavor because there wasn’t enough fish to even taste the roll. Tried the pad Thai equally bad dish with no flavor at all - avoid this over priced failure of a place.

Got the Pad Thai noodles. Holy sodium. There’s less salt in the ocean. No flavor other than salt. Save your $28

Renovated! Wow, LGA has upped it’s game. With the LGA renovations comes a lot more improved food options. We weren’t expecting much from the food court near the Delta terminal C Gates 60-69. All cooked-to-order food kiosks have a screen pad ordering and payment system. We selected Kombu and ordered a beef ramen and California roll. You can watch the chefs making your food. The ramen broth was remarkable good with a good portion of noodle – some of the beef was a little fatty but overall it was a tasty solid dish (let alone for airport food). California roll was well proportioned, roll was a little on the larger side and wrapped inside out but a nice portion of crab and avocado in the roll. Very impressed with quality and taste of food for airport food. Chuko wasn’t nearly as good but was solid for airport food and had a nice seating area. Kombu food was good for any place and we will definitely order from here again. This food court has multiple hot food options - tacos, burgers, ramen and falafel. The Jersey Mike’s was not open – in fact, it looked new like only the counters were installed. So no sandwiches except nasty old pre-made refrigerated sandwiches. We were concerned about how long the hot food would take to prep. Kombu did a good job of preparing the food in a reasonable amount of time.

This place is actually closed down but there is another ramen restaurant in Terminal C next to Essex Burger called Chuko Ramen that is phenomenal! I hadn’t had Ramen in about 3 or 4 years and this hit the spot before my flight! I ordered the Sesame Garlic Ramen and it was absolutely delicious! All orders are through the QR codes on the tabe and the food came out pretty quickly! I loved the vibe of the place and was by far one of the better places to eat in the LGA airport!

Why did I eat here? This was terrible. Ramen isn’t that hard. For $18, it should at least be mediocre. It was definitely subpar. The broth is weak, the pork belly looked bad and tasted of nothing at all. All of the vegetables had a sickly look to them. Avoid this place!!!

Impossible to eat ramen in a quart deli container. No spoons for broth or anything. Food was super bland and super expensive. $40 For ramen and a soda.

I ordered chicken and broccoli pork fried rice The rice was submerged in oil was really bad I got stomachache. The cook did not have gloves and was touching the food, I didn't appreciate his hygiene prior to make the food plus he was on the phone.

I ordered custom stir-fry bowl with chicken veggies and coconut sauce which turned out to be a most delicious curry sauce.

Renovated! Wow, LGA has upped it's game. With the LGA renovations comes a lot more improved food options. We weren't expecting much from the food court near the Delta terminal C Gates 60-69. All cooked-to-order food kiosks have a screen pad ordering and payment system. We selected Kombu and ordered a beef ramen and California roll. You can watch the chefs making your food. The ramen broth was remarkable good with a good portion of noodle - some of the beef was a little fatty but overall it was a tasty solid dish (let alone for airport food). California roll was well proportioned, roll was a little on the larger side and wrapped inside out but a nice portion of crab and avocado in the roll. Very impressed with quality and taste of food for airport food. Chuko wasn't nearly as good but was solid for airport food and had a nice seating area. Kombu food was good for any place and we will definitely order from here again. This food court has multiple hot food options - tacos, burgers, ramen and falafel. The Jersey Mike's was not open - in fact, it looked new like only the counters were installed. So no sandwiches except nasty old pre-made refrigerated sandwiches. We were concerned about how long the hot food would take to prep. Kombu did a good job of preparing the food in a reasonable amount of time.

I visited this restaurant during my flight. My BLT was good... until this dragonfly fell out of the other half. The Manager was super nice & apologetic, offering me a full refund ($49). Server walked me through how to request refund online, received email notification that it would be addressed within 48 hrs. Now after 2 follow-up attempts by me, 3 weeks have gone by with no refund.

Honestly, it's airport food so I didn't expect much but this was pretty bad. I ordered the beef pho. The "soft" boiled egg was definitely hard boiled. The noodles were clumped together due to improper cooking. The broth was bland and the beef chewed like rubber. To top it off, the aroma of the bowl was very off putting. Definitely will not eat here next time

Gross. It's airport food disgusting and overpriced. Kombu is one of the places in the LaGuardia food court near the Delta terminal. Bad quality. They have noodles and other stuff. Avoid here. It's a total rip off. This is kind of an Asian place. It has cheap quality stuff at a premium and of course you expect that because this is an airport. They have things like ramen noodles. It's about the same as the cheap microwaveable ones in the cups. There's also some other items. A seaweed salad sounded good. The one person around me ordered this and then I realized it smelled like shit. It has iPads to order on so it does have convenience. It's the only good thing about it. The food is poor quality and it costs like it's exquisite when it's yucky.

Tried the sesame garlic ramen. Broth is good. Noodle texture is good. Marinated egg tasted good but a lil over cooked. Roast pork was still chewy. And the pickled cabbage was too overpowering.

I read most of the negative reviews. Mine will not be one of them. Our flight was delayed by several hours. Flighting Delta, this food court was a perfect choice. We had ordered at this kind of multi kitchen restaurant establishment before in another airport. The service was excellent! Our waiter was extremely accommodating! I dislike coke I prefer Pepsi and he retrieved Pepsi for my order! He wasn't pushy or hovering. The food wasn't subpar in my taste. The fried rice was perfect and with just the right amount of scrambled egg as well. I enjoyed the chicken, shrimp wonton. I can't say anything negative about the food ,the concept or the experience!! I would order again and will return if ever in Laguardia with Delta.

Interesting concept. You see these places now where you sit down and order on an iPad of sorts and you pay there. The food is run to you and there is very little service. I've done a place like this twice at the airport and should know better now. The food came out pretty quickly but no one ever came by to ask us if we had questions. We had tons - and finally had to get up and grab somebody to ask. I ordered the seafood lo mein and honestly, wasn't that bad. Like I said, I wanted more drink but couldn't find anyone and no one ever checked in after they dropped our food off. Also, the area had so many gnats flying around which took away from us enjoying our food. This is nothing against the actually food but this place might be better off as a regular restaurant where you actually get service especially for the price you pay for the food.

The reason for the two star was for the service provided. the way you order is through an ipad and you have servers helping you and bringing orders they were really helpful and friendly. The food however blehhh i ordered an omelette with sausage and cheese and tomatoes. It was just dry and had no seasoning or flavor all it really takes is some salt, peper idk its eggs how can you get eggs wrong. Maybe its the ingredients they used but it tasted cheap for almost $13.50. The cocktails also was overpriced but of course its inside an airport everything is overpriced. it was about $16 and up for well drinks. Not worth it maybe if the food tasted better i would have been okay paying that much but i will get breakfast outside or home next time i have to take a flight at LGA.

Edible. That's about it. You have to put in your own order on a tablet and it automatically tried to get you to give a 20% tip for someone to basically bring it from the counter to your table. I got the kung pao rice bowl. It said spicy. I don't think there is one spice in it - it tastes like a $17 lean cuisine. My son who is a human garbage can said the ramen is good. Find somewhere else - anywhere else!

I love the new food court. It brings in all the different foods under one roof. I was able to have a seat at a table - order my roll and a glass of wine. I sat down and took my time while I waited patiently for my flight. I was way early at the airport b/c I was in NY for work and shared an Uber with a colleague to the airport. There is a computer pad to order the food (but if you have trouble you can get a waiter to help you).

I should have known better than to order sushi at the airport, but I thought, maybe in New York it would be okay. It was... not quite okay. I ordered the vegetable roll and a cup of miso soup. The vegetable roll was a little strange, as it contained both fresh and pickled vegetables, and the rice was overcooked. The miso soup was nice and hot, but the flavor was lacking - mostly salt without much depth. My traveling partner ordered a slice of artichoke pizza from a neighboring food establishment - I tried a bite, and it was fantastic. Moral of the story: when traveling through La Guardia, you can either spend $17 on sub-par sushi, or $7 on delicious pizza. The choice is yours.

I visited Kombu for dinner before my flight. They have an electronic menu/ordering system at each table, which also can be used for playing games, so it was incredibly easy to order and pay. I liked the system since I didn't have to waste our time talking to waited/waitress to be served waiting for my flight. However, food was simply a definition of bad. I had Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen with an egg and dumplings/potstickers. It's really hard to go bad with dumplings. Thank goodness, they were delicious. I actually enjoyed them. They were juicy and satisfying. BUT the ramen noodles. So, the broth smelled like fart. The pungent smell was nauseating. It's probably because of the bamboo slices? Anyway, the smell was tolerable even though it was pretty awful. The egg was disgusting. Cold, that's fine. But it actually tasted horrible. Was it an old, rotten egg? I have no clue. Whatever it was, it was pretty awful. My friend who also ordered the same ramen noodles couldn't take more than a bite. The noodles. They were simply hard and had no taste. I had to force myself to eat them since I had no time to order another dish and I didn't trust this food place for any other dish. The broth was mediocre. It was a combination of a horrible ramen. I honestly think Kombu should not sell this dish. I was excited to have some good noodles at Kombu as it was the last meal in NYC, but boy was it disappointing! Please save yourself some time and money and don't eat here.

I have ordered tonkotsu ramen. There are some customization options wrt protein, however you cannot select any additional toppings. I liked the broth to noodle ratio - not everyone gets this right. I was not a fan of the way chashu was served - as a single thick slab of pork instead of fine slices. Also I'm not even sure if it was chashu at all - this looked and tasted more like a quickly cooked pork belly. What really grinds my gears, though, were the noodles - they were simply not cooked properly - undercooked and all lumped together. Thus, a single star - it looked appalling and ruined my enjoyment of the meal. It's a beginner's mistake, really.

I should have read the reviews before wasting money on a bowl of flavorless ramen. It's overpriced and by far THEE worst ramen I have ever had in my life entire life. I'm so mad as I type this. I want to ask for a refund but I know it won't be granted so I'll just take the "L". If you love yourself do not eat here.

The concept of ordering via a touch screen and having virtually no human interaction can either be a plus or a minus for you. In my case it was a plus, i was hungry but had to take an important business call, so ordering on a touch screen allowed me to continue me call without interruption. The food was subpar at best. I definitely was expecting the food to be spectacular for some reason but it fell short. New York City has been known to have some of the best food options but i guess not at the airport. The drink menu on the other hand was amazing and there are a ton of other bar options to choose from in both of Delta's terminals. Convenience, ease of ordering gets 5 stars. But the food itself brings this place down to a 3 star. All and all the ordering process was amazing but the food not so much. You're better off grabbing a bite to eat in the city before making your way out to the airport.

I read some of the reviews on this place and was really surprise about the negative point of view. First, I ordered a seaweed salad and it was fresh and very flavorful and then I had the spicy tonkotsu ramen soup bowl. The broth was flavorful, but I wouldn't say it was spicy. The ramen was al dente and the pork belly was rich and had the right amount of fat to meat. The dish was above average. Now to circle back to the negative reviews- in my opinion this is a decent place to have a meal when traveling. You can choose from wide variety of healthier options instead of processed airplane food. All retailers in airports are pricy. I think for the location, LaGaurdia Airport, one of the worse airports, you will get a decent meal and help avoid making bad choices on the airplane.

It is airport food. Broth for ramen was ok. Noodles still needed to be cooked longer. Meat is a bit fatty. Overall, expectations met. It is what it is

"Very edible, but can't say much more than that." My friend couldn't have put it better- she and our other friend ordered the ramen, and they described it as "a step above instant noodles" merely due to the additional toppings added. Extremely overpriced for $1 quality instant noodles with some add-ons. I ordered the shu mai and dumpling appetizers. They were some of the worst I've ever had. The texture was as though they steamed frozen shu mai and dumplings the day before, left them out overnight, then microwaved them before 5 minutes before serving them to me lukewarm and soggy. I'm leaving 2 stars and not 1 because I finished what I ordered and did not get food poisoning. Service was prompt and friendly enough, and the food wasn't the worst thing ever. If you can, try to get food in NYC.

Was really craving the ramen but was very disappointed. I guess I shouldn't have such large expectations since I'm getting it from an airport restaurant. I got the miso ramen and it was lacking flavor and noodle texture. You order and pay from the tablet and a waitress brings the food to you. Pretty easy process and was surprised to see the large selection of Japanese food on the menu.

I knew it wouldn't be great when I sat down and read a few yelp reviews, but here I was stupid enough to give it a try anyways. Traveling brings the worst out of people. I liked playing with the iPad. Probably the best part of the experience. The waiter was WAY too hovery. Please do not grab my credit card from my hand as I'm trying to swipe to pay. Please don't ask me if I'm finished with my meal as my fork is still in my food. I got the ramen, and am thoroughly confused. How do you mess up ramen? You literally put it in hot water. Hopefully I'll learn from this experience and not get too desperate again.

Pad Thai taste nothing like Pad Thai. Pad Thai had peanuts too and this definitely did not. Too many onions. No vegetables. Taste like they used spicy tomato sauce on noodles.

NOT Chinese food or any Asian food. The worst Kung Pao chicken we ever had... with frozen peas, carrots and corn! And no flavor. AWFUL

UNFORTUNATELY, I was hoping to be able to update this review from my visit from today. I arrived at the table, as I was entering in my order the waitress came up to the table to tell me that the "iPads" don't work that she would have to process my order from the same "iPad". I immediately knew something was fishy. I let her place my order and my food arrives. When she returns I ask her to bring me a receipt. After waiting for about 15 mins and asking her for a second time. She finally brings over my receipt. I knew the total price of my bill with tax. Of course I get my receipt and she graciously added her 18% WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR APPROVAL. I don't tripping on $3.24 at all, it's the principal and very deceitful. I noticed she did the same thing to the party of 4 across from me. The manager came to the table to apologize and they got it refunded. I asked her why did she do this, she started stuttering and mumbling then said If I wanted it changed she can get the manager. I wanted to let her know that she does not get to choose what a tip amount should be added to someone bill. It's not right. I left it on there because I didn't want to deal with hassle. If you decide to dine there, please be careful of this shady behavior. If you do the calculation $3.24 x 10 = $32.40 if this is done deceitfully to 10 customers easily. We all work hard to earn our money. This behavior didn't sit well with me at all and I WILL NOT be giving this location another chance

I knew it was a mistake to try sit down food at LaGuardia. I was lured in by the fancy iPad and the updated seating. You're definitely paying more for the ambiance than the food. The sandwich I ordered was pretty bland sandwich and took them a bit to come out. Especially since its technically waiter service and he has many tables to cover my sandwich was most likely sitting out waiting by the counter before it made its way over to me. I also ordered fish sandwich from Custom Burgers I believe but they're all pretty much what you would expect, not much food for what you paying for. I had to say though the sandwich was better and it served well as lunch on the plane. But yeah the stereotypes are very true here, expect to pay a lot for crappy airport foods I much rather they just have fast food stalls here instead of these psuedo-fancy looking menu items that don't really taste any better.

Honestly, for breakfast at LaGuardia this was a pretty good meal. My omelet had plenty of cheese and bacon, the breakfast potatoes that came on the side were delicious, and our order came out within 15 minutes. I've had a lot of gross or at best sub par meals at this airport, so I was pleasantly surprised by our experience. Would come back next time I fly out of this terminal!

So I arrive for my flight early and decide to grab a drink and small appetizer while I wait. First, the service was awful the bartender was not friendly at all. Second, the fries I ordered weren't fresh. Third, there was a ROACH crawling on the bar top. I immediately jumped up and notified the bartender. She called the "manager" whom then came and nonchalantly asks "do you want to move to a table!?" ... "Ummm no!" - then she blankly stares at us like nothing is wrong. This is the part of that you offer a refund, but no - she grabbed the already killed roach and says "oh sorry" and moves on. Not to mention, as this is happening a waiter says to another waiter "one of your friends just showed up" as if this is a normal occurrence. I wish I would give this negative stars but however that does not exist. GROSS!

Although NYC touts itself as an epicurean nirvana, LaGuardia airport has fallen woefully short in this realm. While ads throughout the airport boast of the quality cuisine, reality bites: the most modest crusty loaf of bread with two slices of Oscar Meyer stuffed inside will cost you a whopping $12. With that in mind, where will your hard-earned Jackson go? Ambiance: -Kombu is a part of the "food court", probably called by some other boujee name. You can either "dine in" and order via touch screen, or "take away" and order via touch screen. -minimal staff interaction, which could be a pro or a con, depending on your level of social anxiety. Pricing: -cheapest entree option was around $13-14 -I ordered the chicken katsu with cabbage over rice for $14 via the take away counter. -the pricing listed on the display board varied from the touch screen on which you ordered. Food Quality: -chicken katsu looked and tasted like a Banquet frozen chicken patty, sliced up. Highly processed, tasteless, breading mush. -large portion, considering. I was able to eat about half. -entire bowl drowned in some kind of mayo (?) Honest opinion? I'd rather have had the option to go to Panda Express and pay half of what I did. But NYC--being "extra"--is trying to deliver what they imagine is cuisine airport food. An oxymoron if I ever heard of one. If you can fast on this layover, all the better.

Seriously fresh and tasty sashimi, perfect for my keto diet. With a wide assortment of appetizers, rice bowls, specialty rolls, sashimi, soups, salads and great choices of wine, whiskey, sake, beer and full bar, it's nice having a tasty Japanese place in the airport. Kampai!

I feel like being generous today. Thats why you see a 2 star. After reading all the horrific reviews, being at the airport 2nd time this week I wanted to not eat the same food again (that's a burger) hence gave this place a try. I'm sorry to break it to you Asian food lovers; LGA has no options to appetize you. This place is the perfect example for that. Noodles is not cooked all the way, ramen broth is so watery I might as well eat the noodles raw with water on the side. No flavour at all guys. Skip if you can. There are a few decent burger and pizza spots here at LGA. Go to one of those or wait till your destination. Happy journey!

I ordered Sushi Combo and Miso Ramen. Both are not that good. Sushi rice is too wet and no rice vinegar flavor. Also too pressed by hand and hard. Fish itself was ok, no fish smell. Miso Ramen had boring broth flavor and less taste. Noodle itself was fine but decoration wasn't good. I can think this is an airport food court, but I think it's overpriced considering quality.

This place and a few others at laguardia airport are a total tourist trap. I paid 30 bucks for a small drink with hardly any alcohol in it and a tiny salad. Total rip off! To make matters worse you have order from an ipad thats connected to your table. Totally confusing to use. If you go to laguardia then stay away from all stores that sell alcohol!

I was in the airport waiting for a Delta Flight... with a few friends, and we stopped in because they were hungry. I finally ordered buffalo wings, and they were the worst I've ever had. Couldn't finish them. Regular wings covered in super wet Hot Sauce. This might be what they like in New York City, but... nowhere close to what I like or expected. Service is a joke also. While you order off a digital menu, and pay with a credit card, they expect a tip for just Bringing your order to you! And the servers who bring the food are not smiling happy folks, but rather glum, zombie types. I would rather go hungry than try eating their again.

disgusting. but I think the same goes for most airport food but this overpriced crap takes the cake. I chuckle to myself when I think of Asian fusion foodies who come here and order udon noodles and ramen and other trendy dishes. We were here for breakfast and they couldn't even do simple scrambled eggs right. So tough and chewy, microwaved english muffin. Rice that was supposed to be included with my order did not arrive which was a blessing because after I asked for it, it was burnt and gross. The chef was pissed that the waiter told him it was missing from my order. Take a look at the chefs as they are cooking, they were so grouchy and unprofessional. Throwing eggshells around, cursing...this place is a joke

good customer service, but the food was very very very bland. no taste at all. I was wondering that atleast the wings would taste good. I ordered the wings, removed the feathers from the wings; yes feathers. they were very bland and had zero flavor

We got miso soup ($6-$7), shrimp tempura roll ($17 for 5 pieces), sushi/ramen/sake combo ($44), pad thai with shrimp. The waiter told us the chef is Michelin-rated, so our expectations were set high :) sushi seems fresh, but definitely overpriced, even by airport standard. Pad Thai sauce was too sour and noodle was too soggy. I do have to say the added shrimp were HUGE (price unknown as we didnt get a reciept). Perhaps it's not completely fair to compare this food with all the amazing food we ate all over New York, but it's still a disappointment

I ordered a double burger and what brought was on large bun and two small burgers covered by a small bun. French fries are tasteless. I would not recommend coming to this place.

I should have checked Yelp before I wasted $45 on two rolls and bowl of slew water they call Miso soup. Their Sushi is below 3 day old grocery store quality and the Miso soup tasted like like vomit the morning after a bender. I'm not exaggerating, it was that bad. It's bad enough to have to spend more than 30 minutes at this airport, but to add this awful Sushi, it's icing on the cake. Also, the staff didn't give a s%$t, but I guess working at this airport attracts a special kind of person. If there was a way to give zero stars or negative stars, this place would deserve it.

While in Concourse C of LaGuardia Airport I was chased into Kombu by the nearly $20 IPA's at the surrounding eateries. The only positive things I can say about dining at Kombo are that the food was okay (I had a large bowl of ramen with pork), and the Sapporo wasn't over priced. At a glace Kombu looked to be a nice place to sit and have a quick bite during a layover; but I should have kept walking. They provide each customer an IPAD with which the customer orders food and drinks - no real interaction with the bartenders or wait staff. The thing that peeved me the most was that they have the customer purchase their meal on the IPAD including the gratuity when you order! Suggested Tip? $18. How in the hell do I know how much to tip before I have had any service? If I wanted to buy something and go sit and eat it, I would hit one of the chains where I know what to expect and there would be no tip. Oh, and they don't take cash. So I told the bartender, 'I'm sorry, I will not tip before my meal - I will be happy to leave you a generous cash tip when I've finished'. The lady looked at me like I was crazy. And it's not just Kombu, it looked like most of the Airport was setup like this; automated self service dining - bullshit. I won't fly through NYC (either airport) again if I can avoid it!

This Japanese eatery is part of Cibo Express in the Delta Airlines terminal of LaGuardia Airport. They have a variety of appetizers, ramen, and sushi, but by the time I ordered around 7:00p, they were already out of several of the menu items, which was kind of disappointing. I had been looking forward to the Tofu and Vegetables Over Fried Ramen... I ended up only ordering the Shrimp and Eel Sushi roll. It was just okay in my opinion, especially at the somewhat expensive price tag of $17 per roll for eight pieces. The shrimp was kind of hard, and I can definitely say I've had better shrimp and eel at other restaurants. There was a strip of pickled vegetable running through the roll, which was a nice touch because it added a pinch of sweetness to the otherwise savory taste profile of the roll. Would I come back? I'm not sure. If I did, I might try one of the bowls of ramen... unfortunately this time, I was so hungry when I got to the airport that I forgot to take a photo of my meal before I ate it! I will say the food ordering system is kind of neat. Each station in Cibo has two iPads for ordering off the menu. If the station is out of a particular ingredient, the item won't appear on the menu.

I had the Korean rice bowl and added the pork belly (which was cooked amazing). I was genuinely surprised how good the food was in an airport terminal. Everything in the bowl was delicious. The only thing that was just okay was the kimchi. I'm pretty sure it's the generic bottled kimchi I buy at home. It was still good. The reason for the four stars is the staff. They were incredibly polite and did their jobs well when directly engaging with me, at the same time they openly gossiped or complained in earshot of customers too. Even so, the food was good, I'd come back.

Extremely expensive....but it's an airport. Everything is ridiculous here. That said, the sushi here isn't half bad. I had 2 rolls and a few pieces...and the fish is really fresh. Personally, I like the iPad ordering system. Less room for error and I'm generally not feeling terribly social when I'm traveling alone. The tea was delicious and they came by to ask me if I wanted more water for my tea (which I didn't expect at all).

Yes I ATE SUSHI FROM AN AIRPORT! I know, kinda ballsy you would say but why not. Kombu was packed and although most patrons were eating ramen I de died to be bold and order some sushi. So you begin your food adventure by taking a seat at one of their bars or tables and each seat has a tablet where you can order food and drinks from, zero human interaction... YAY! I honestly preferred this method cause I was too tired after a long day of work to interact with anyone. I decided to be bold and grab their salmon avocado roll and was pleasantly surprised. I expected the roll to be 80% rice and 20% rush and when the roll was delivered (quite fast) I was surprised to find that the roll had a very thin layer of rice and plenty of salmon. Granted it wasn't the best quality of salmon but what do you expect from an airport but it was definitely tastier than sushi from the supermarket. I just thought the price was steep for only 6 pieces but once again that's what you get at airports.

I spent over $30 for a partial roll of basic sushi and ramen with a 2 oz portion of pork belly in it. I fly a lot for work and this has got to be one of the most disappointing airport meals I've had.

Hands down the worst ramen I have ever put in my mouth. But the BEST part is that I paid over $19 for it with tax. If you can find a volcano near by, it's probably a better move to go and swallow some liquid lava bubbling up form the earths core than to eat anything from this place.

Terrible food, terrible service, and bordering on fraudulent (see the second paragraph for details on this). Like many others, I was fooled by the iPad - my previous experience ordering from an iPad happened at MSP and it was a positive experience, so I thought it would be like that. Let's start with the food. The agedashi tofu was a joke. This dish is supposed to be served with a broth made from various Japanese ingredients and with some green onion on top. What I got was slathered in Sriracha sauce, I kid you not. This is the Asian equivalent of serving pasta with ketchup instead of proper sauce. The curry beef bowl wasn't as bad, but still sub-par. The texture of the beef was rubber-like and not tender at all, and the vegetables were undercooked. But hey at least they got the basic ingredients mostly right. To make matters worse, they didn't have the beer that I wanted. Okay, fine, just remove it from my tab. Except, the waitress said she couldn't remove it until I closed the tab and finalized payment (which is already weird and suspicious). Then, without my agreement, she started pressing buttons on my iPad to close my tab, which included giving her the default tip of 18% - ON THE AMOUNT THAT INCLUDED THE BEER. Let me repeat: she reached onto my iPad and gave herself a tip THAT I DID NOT AGREE TO. And again, she tipped herself the amount that included the beer, and later refunded the price of the beer (but not the proportional amount of tip). So basically I ended up giving her something like a 25% tip that I did NOT agree to! Fortunately my credit card company readily refunded me the corresponding amount when I disputed the charge, but this is shady as hell, bordering on fraudulent. Oh yeah, and service sucked all around. I really would have liked to not tip at all. They never refilled my water or cleared the plates when I was done. If you're hungry and in Terminal C at LGA, I strongly recommend any other option over dining here.

Sadly, I made the mistake of ordering the Spicy Tonkatsu Ramen with pork belly. It came with raw shredded cabbage, tough pork belly (only one massive chunky slice that was hard to eat), limp bamboo shoots. The broth tasted nothing like Tonkatsu and wasn't hardly spicy. I would know, I've tasted the real deal in Japan. Honestly, I've had better broth from instant ramen packets. Cherry on top, one of the wait staff used some inappropriate language about a customer behind her back but little did the waiter know, I heard it loud and clear.

This place is an absolute joke. Attached to a decent airport market, but apparently has nothing to do with it. We tried to sit down and was promptly disgraced by one of their worthless employees doing nothing. This man told us immediately to leave and go sit in a separate part of the facility as the current spot was for "table service". Guess what asshole, we wanted craft coffee, but your attitude did not allow that to happen. Shit this place down!

Don't expect too much from an airport food, don't expect it to taste good, or to be cheap. It's usually expensive and tastes like paper. However I put this review to show how far apart is what is advertised on their menu with a picture for $19, and what you're actually getting for $19 + tax + mandatory tip. The lowest quality of food one can imagine.

Staff was really rude. Didn't do well with customer engagement at all. Ordered spicy tonkotsu with pork belly added tofu. Bland broth, underdone noodle, tofu had no marination or seasoning and had the smallest piece of pork belly. There was no ticket with my order so I stood waiting for my number to be called until a staff member finally grunted at me and gestured at the bowl that had been sitting in front of me on the counter the whole time. Def ruined my LGA food experience.