OKONOMI / YUJI Ramen Manhattan

This place was great! I came here with my boyfriend on a Monday night and the inside was super cool. We started with both appetizers (the sashimi and the eel dish) which were AMAZING! The quality of the fish was unmatched. We also got a piece of uni each. I’ve recently traveled to Japan, and the quality of their uni at this restaurant was superior to many that I tried in Japan. It was INCREDIBLE. My boyfriend got the eel and it was amazing. The sides were a bit strange and disappointing, but the main dish was the star. The eel was incredible, even their miso soup was flavorful. I got the spicy tuna mazemen. Here’s where my problem was. Unfortunately, my noodles were basically raw. When you bit a noodle in half, you could still see the white hard interior. The noodles were inedible which was extremely disappointing. The tuna and spicy flavors were great though. The dessert was AMAZING, it was a hojicha panna cotta (that was only 6$?!?! WOW) and blew us away. It was light and flavorful and perfectly sweet.

In general I think it’s delicious. However, I think the appetizer (we had sashimi) looked and tasted like it’s been cut and ready for too long that the fish was a bit dry on the edge. The unagi was ok. Ebi ramen was quite special since I haven’t seen much fish/shrimp based ramen and I personally enjoyed it. I can see the shrimp meat from the soup base and it has a very strong shrimp flavor. Aside from those, I do feel like the tuna was a bit smelly and the soup is a bit too salty. Dessert was awesome!

Great breakfast, lunch & brunch place to eat delicate and pretty Japanese bites. Ordered 5 pieces Japanese breakfast. Fish is the main dish. Three choices. I recommend Tai fish and swordfish. Recommend trying all the add-ons. There are four of them. Pictures and caption added for the details of the food I ordered.

We had an incredible experience at this pop up! Having been to the original location many years ago I was excited to try their food again in a bigger space. I love that breakfast and dinner options are available all day! We ordered an unagi bowl with five sides, the tuna confit mazeman and some sake. Everything was delicious! The unagi was perfect and we loved sampling the five sides. I'm a sucker for omelette. The tuna confit mazeman was outstanding. The noodles were thick and chewy, the toppings had great flavor and texture. We also enjoyed both sakes we tried and would definitely return to sample more dishes!

I had a high hope when I saw the menu. Really wanted to have good unagi but even for this affordable price, the unagi was not satisfying at all and not worth it. The texture was gummy, the skin was tough and not pleasant to eat. I couldn't cut it with my chopsticks, I had to pick it up and bite into. The good grilled Unagi should have nicely grilled, charred skin with soft meat. Rice underneath was very good so I could finish the dish. Miso soup lacked the Umami punch, it was more like diluted soup. Sansai was presented beautifully, but I wish they pay more attention to the taste, not too much on the look. Weird egg cake, not my favorite texture.

Great place for a ramen night! I went there with my friend on a weekday night. The restaurant has beautiful interior, modern Japanese style. The menu is short and sweet. We got the 5 sides gozai yakizakana set + uni and okonomi shoyu fish ramen. Both very well made and the uni is fresh! The panna cotta hojicha pudding is also super flavorful. Texture can be less watery but overall tastes nice’

❤️ Overview: We went to the pop location in Manhattan and the inside was super chic. I’ve never been to the Brooklyn location, but now I have to go once this popup disappears! Haha. The food was delicious and the servers were amazing. My husband and I had a wonderful time ❤️What was ordered: FOOD: Yakizakana set with miso sword fish and unagi set. Both with 5 sides! DRINKS: Tea ❤️Stand outs: Unagi was delicious and the miso sword fish was also delicious! Also the potato salad side was super tasty! ❤️Would I come back/recommend: Yes - I would come back Yes - I would recommend

Good food, I always love a Japanese menu and serving style. The good, while interesting and authentic, didn't really wow me. The swordfish was rather dry.

I recently visited the Okonomi Yuji Ramen pop-up, and while the experience was pleasant, the food didn't quite hit the mark for me. The presentation was beautiful, and the service was attentive and friendly, creating a welcoming atmosphere. However, I found the flavors to be just okay. I'm not a fan of fish broth, which is a key component in many of their dishes, so the taste wasn't really to my liking. Overall, if you enjoy fish-based ramen, this spot might be for you, but it wasn't my personal favorite. The ambiance and service were lovely, though, which made the visit enjoyable.

I've always wanted to go to Okonomi Yuji in Williamsburg and it was too far for me so I was pretty excited when I heard about this Manhattan pop-up location! I loved how simple their concept and menus were and thought the ingredients were nicely highlighted in their raw form. I went with their Yakizakana Set that came with roasted fish, sides, rice & miso soup. They have 2 options - 3 sides for $23 (Sansai) and 5 sides for $28 (Gosai). I went with the Gosai because I was curious about the different flavors. I was also able to choose the fish I wanted and went with their swordfish and it was delicious. Although the portions were small, I did really enjoy the flavors I got from each item. I will say that I do find $28 a bit of a steep price and I wouldn't get it again unless the portions were bigger as it wasn't very filling. I also had their Bacon & Egg Mazemen and I really enjoyed this one! There's a good amount of bacon in there and the onsen egg gives it such a delicious creamy texture! I enjoyed this more than the breakfast set, however, in my own daily life, I would be more inclined to have a breakfast set like this one here as it is nice and balanced. Overall, I am glad I finally got to try Okonomi Yuji before the pop up was over. I've also been more inspired to try and create these dishes at home.

Despite ordering so much food, this Japanese breakfast spot felt clean and satiating. The pop-up is in the old space of LittleMad, and the service was pretty timely! -Eel appetizer (5/5): honestly have no complaints about this one. The eel was cold yet savory and still has a nice slightly crisp texture, and was a burst of umami flavor -Breakfast set with 3 sides (5/5): I honest;y loved everything. The salmon was the star, cooked perfectly and a bit fatty with the perfect sear on the skin. The sides were also delicious, with my favorite being the extra custard-y tamago. I also added an onsen egg and salmon roe. They were pricey, but tasted so delicious with the rice! Such a comforting brunch meal and great spot to catch up with a friend.

The place is so cuzy and spacious. I heard this was a permanent store in Brooklyn. Looking into this, it looks like Okonomi serves breakfast and lunch, while YUJI Ramen is served at night. This is for the Yuji Ramen kitchen as I ordered the Okonomi Shoyu ($18) for dinner, which was made with fish bone broth. I ventured out with this one, and it's very unfortunate, but fishy ramen just doesn't work for me. The noodle texture was fine. Their Yellowfin tuna belly Chashu was intriguing to try. I would think it's pork if you didn't tell me otherwise. Very dry though. Best part was their dessert, Hoji Cha Panna Cotta ($6). Wish it was bigger to share!

I saw this place all over my instagram and tiktok and knew that I wanted to try out this place since Williamsburg is such a sclep for me. I made a reservation online (which I definitely recommend) and my best friend and I came on a Thursday around 5:45 pm. We were seated immediately and the place was super spacious. I will say that the menu is fairly small - they are known for their breakfast set and I will say that their unaju set looked really good. My friend decided to get the bacon and egg mazemen and she really liked her dish. I had a piece of her bacon and it was so flavorful. I got the spicy tuna mazemen with an egg and it was also delicious. It was not too spicy and the tuna was pretty tender and the sauce mixed with the egg was so good. All our dishes came out fairly quickly and they also give you a post card when you leave. They are in this pop up location until mid October I believe so highly recommend you come by and check out this place if you get a chance!

Rating: 3.5 I've been wanting to go to their Brooklyn location for a while now for their Japanese breakfast set but never got around to making the trek out there so I was excited to try the pop up when I heard they would be in Manhattan. They serve you hot tea when you sit down, which was really nice (I think it was genmaicha). If you get the breakfast set, you can choose between 3 v. 5 side dishes ($5 extra dollars) and you can choose a fish option (salmon, swordfish, and tilefish). Overall the breakfast was nice, but as you can tell by the photos it wasn't a lot of food. I personally wasn't a big fan of the beets and pickled vegetable side dishes, and the other components of the dish were just ok. Glad I was able to try this out while they were doing a Manhattan pop up!

I had really high hopes as I've had their Brooklyn location starred for a few years now, unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations. The waiter seemed like she was in a rush, interrupted us to take our order very quickly, the food came at very separate times for a group of 3 that one party had already finished his meal before the last person's dish came. The ramen was hearty though we got both the original fish broth and also the Ebi paiten but could not really taste the difference with the Ebi soup broth that cost $6 more (and no extra meat was included too). The bacon and egg mazumen was ok but not anything special and the bacon was quite fatty too. Overall, not the best experience and pretty price for small portions, but I would possibly go back to try their Japanese style breakfast menu but maybe at the Brooklyn location instead.

Very hyped but quite underwhelming. Consider waiting a few weeks before visiting -- restaurant is still ironing out service timing kinks and the food is not a must-have. We had a reservation, sat down, and waited 50mins-1hour for the food -- be ready for that and don't come hungry. Small/medium portions and between the two of us we ordered 2 japanese breakfast sets and 1 ramen for lunch. Tilefish portion was small, dry, and overpriced for what it was... a fish-fil-a sandwich has more flavor and is more tender Waiters were very nice but one of the chefs was talking about how the fish should take this long because they don't have enough oven space to cook this much fish... then just don't release this many tables to be reserved? Also gave some negative comments to the waiters but will leave them off the public review. I have never waited this long for fish at a restaurant... it threw me off to hear that and I don't like to leave negative reviews. Again the waiters were very kind and I feel bad for them for service issues that are not their fault. I suppose this restaurant location is bad luck after previous tenants could not stay open. Hope the food and service gets better because Manhattan could use a spot like this if it was done well

Definitely would recommend this place if you like more traditional Japanese foods! I loved the set with the fish! It was so soft and the side dishes were a perfect crunch to the meal. The ramen was clean and hearty and the noodles were perfectly chewy. The mazemen had a lot of flavors. The staff was super sweet and kept pouring us tea!

Their okonomi shoyu was delicious, and not overwhelmingly fishy. Portions (including noodles and tuna belly) were smaller than I expected for an $18 bowl. I love mazemen so I tried their bacon and egg bowl. I loved the bacon which packed so much flavor per morsel, but the rest of the entree was underwhelming. Maybe I have misconceptions about what mazemen should be like, but I thought it would be more saucy, to the point where, after you finish the noodles, you have enough sauce/flavor where a small serving of rice is provided to soak up the rest of it. Instead, the entree was dry and basically only tasted like bacon (perhaps that's the goal). Given how many other competitors there are, I think I would only come back if I somehow had a specific craving for tuna ramen.

Great ramen and fish. Not a large selection becuase a pop up but great meals. We had 2 different ramens and a fish plate with five sides. Sake by the glass was excellent

Ebitan ramen was very fishy and not in a good way. Do not recommend the ramen. The appetizer was great though