Photos courtesy of Instagram/Ramen Burger “With Ramen shack I’m trying to create a sort of home not just for the ramen burger but different concepts I’ve created in the past and other things I foresee creating in the future,” Shimamoto said. Ramen Shack will open on the week of Sept. 26 and the menu will consist of about 20 types of ramen soups including Truffle Shio, Tori Tan Tan and Tonkotsu Shoyu. The menu will also include the new Teri Pine burger, which includes a slice of pineapple. Even though his menu is set, the chef said he may add a few of his experiments to the list and that regular customers who ask him to create something new might get lucky. Shimamoto, a Japanese-American who spent his childhood traveling between Los Angeles and Japan, worked at ramen chain Bassanova, where he learned how to make ramen. He moved to New York – his first apartment was located in Astoria – to open a branch of the restaurant here. After leaving the restaurant, he received an opportunity to cook up his own dishes for Brooklyn Smorgasburg. He put a spin on the traditional ramen burger in Japan, which consists of chashu, or pork belly. He replaced the pork belly with beef and created a special shoyu sauce. His creation has afforded him the opportunity to open his wholesale business and create dishes inspired by the ramen he’s eaten in Japan, he said. Most of the dishes will be under $10, he said, but premium dishes will go up to about $13. For now, Ramen Shack will be open from Tuesdays to Fridays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. When the summer season ends, the restaurant will open on weekends as well. Photo by Akira Hiratsuka
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