Tampopo Ramen is one of the only (if not, THE ONLY) places to get ramen in Upper Manhattan/Washington Heights.
It's very close to Columbia University Medical Center and Yeshiva University, so it may be a good option for students, too. The prices aren't too bad and the service is personal and efficient.

So, while living in Japan with my limited (aka non-existent) Japanese abilities, I learned a few food names and kara-age is one of those (car a a gay <-- pronounciation). It's not quite as flaky/crispy as Korean fried chicken, but I still prefer Japanese fried chicken to American fried chicken. The batter is usually quite flavorful and crispy, not overly greasy.
I didn't try her Karaage, but I got my own on my order.

It was a very colorful bowl of noodles. The ingredients were all very fresh. The red cabbage was nice, crisp, and crunchy, as were the carrots and red peppers. I also appreciated the lemon, it added a nice acidity to the noodles. The fried chicken was flavorful, kind of like a lemon pepper. It was semi-crispy, but quite tender inside still.
The sesame sauce was not what I expected exactly. It was not as creamy as the sesame noodles I had expected (like Chinese sesame noodles - should I write a comparison post of all of the sesame noodles I've had in NYC? Comment below.)
I would probably not get this again for lunch, but if I went for dinner and it was the right season, I'd definitely go for the Cold Sesame Noodles again.
The restaurant is pretty small, but even though it was a weekday lunch, there were about 6 of us inside and the delivery guys were doing a lot of business, too.
There are seats for maybe 20 people in the restaurant. It's quite clean.
Sorry, I was a bit slow getting this post up. I believe the ALL DAY HAPPY HOUR has ended. However, there is always happy hour from 4-6PM no matter the season with the same specials.
If I wasn't going back to work, I would have seriously considered the Kyoto Matcha IPA. Has anyone tried it?
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Looks great! I will definitely check this place out after class one day.
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