Monday, January 18, 2021

Ramen Ray- Revisit

Since COVID and quarantining began, we have developed a pretty regular list of places we get carry out from on a regular basis. Ramen Ray is one of these. They do a great job with carry out and even though it has to use a few more containers than is ideal, by keeping the noodles and everything else separate from the broth, it keeps the perfect consistency of the noodles and the eggs don’t get overcooked. And if I want to heat the broth up separately for a minute when I get it home to make it a bit warmer, I can easily do that too. My only complaint is they aren’t open Sunday nights which always seems to be the night we want ramen. They also do delivery through some of the third party services.

My regular order is a half order of miso ramen with an extra egg and chopped pork. The noodles are tender and great, the eggs are perfect and I really enjoy the chopped-up pork over the big slabs of pork which are more challenging to eat with a spoon and chopsticks. Hubby also gets the miso—sometimes a full order, sometimes half, depending on his mood. There is a spicy miso option as well, but last time I had it, it was so spicy, it was almost too much.



The kids both prefer the shoyu, which is a soy sauce type broth—and they also get an extra egg—which gives you three halves…just the right amount if you ask me. We also usually get at least one order of dumplings—you can get pork or veggie—we always get the pork. They are lightly pan fried and I like the vinegar/soy dipping sauce to give a little bite of acid to go with the rich ramen.


All in all, a solid experience—and the guy in there is starting to recognize me which shows you how much we get it. One of the things I like about it, is that it is carry out that isn’t pizza or fried food and feels a little healthier. So, let me know what your favorite slightly “healthier” options are these days. 



Actually, please tell me new and unusual places you have found good carry out. I need some new inspiration---but something I can carry out. At least for now. 


Ramen Ray

5628 East 71st Street

Indy 46220

317-288-7120

https://ramenray.com/





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  1. ChrisJanuary 19, 2021 at 7:57 AM

    Chao Vietnamese has a great setup as well!

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  2. MonkeydrivenJanuary 29, 2021 at 12:19 AM

    Ramen Ray is also a regular in our Covid take-out rotation. I think all of the ramen spots on the northside do a great job with take-out packaging. I feel that Ramen Ray packs the most umami punch which is what I want with my ramen, especially in their Hokkaido Miso ramen. We used to love their chashu rice side dish which was just pure umami. However, they replaced it with the demi-hash rice which is also fantastic, just more Western in flavor than the very Japanese chashu rice. And I can't comment without mentioning their pork gyoza (potsticker dumplings). My fifth-grader will easily destroy three orders of eight dumplings without a problem. And they are not small dumplings. She just absolutely loves them. There are a handful of truly good ramen joints in Indy, this is one of them and the original.

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