14 THE QUEENS COURIER • SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Creator of Ramen Burger to open restaurant in LIC BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@qns.com/@AngelaMatua Queens residents will no longer have to travel out of the borough to pick up a Ramen Burger. Created by Chef Keizo Shimamoto in 2013, the burger – a beef patty topped with arugula, shoyu sauce and scallion between two ramen noodle buns – exploded with popularity. Shimamoto opened a ramen restaurant in the Financial District and also sells his burgers in California and New York at places like Brooklyn Flea and Smorgusburg. Last year, the burger made its Queens debut at Queens Smorgasburg in Long Island City but was only offered on Saturdays for a few months. On Aug. 26, Shimamoto announced on Facebook that he would open a permanent popup in Long Island City. He fi rst announced the opening in a July blog post, writing that Ramen Shack would open in Queensbridge. “I am more proud of this than any other shop I’ve been associated with,” he wrote. The restaurant will open on the week of Sept. 26 at 13-13 40th Ave., Gothamist reported. Fans of the burger will also be able to try his array of ramen soups including Truffl e Shio, Tori Tan Tan and Tonkotsu Shoyu. According to Ramen Burger’s Instagram, Long Island City customers will be introduced to the new Teri Pine burger, which includes a slice of pineapple. Shimamoto, a Japanese-American who spent his childhood traveling from Los Angeles to Japan, worked at ramen chain Bassanova, where he learned how to make ramen. He moved to New York 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. The burgers run from $8 to $10 and there are also vegetarian and chicken options. Photo courtesy of Instagram/Ramen Burger A Teri Pine ramen burger will debut at Ramen Shack, which will open in Long Island City next month. College Point Sports Complex project gets funds needed for completion BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI smonteverdi@qns.com @smont76 The fi nish line is fi nally in sight for the construction of a College Point park. The College Point Sports Complex has officially received the required funding 1 Large Pizza 3 Toppings The current layout of the College Point fi elds. 2 Medium Pizzas 2 Toppings Each 2 Large Pizzas 2 Toppings .99 150-39 14 Ave., Whitestone, NY • 718-746-7272 GRAND OPENING!! Photo via Google Maps CALL FOR DELIVERY 718-746-7272 $9.99 With this Coupon. Not valid with any other offer or coupon. $6.99 With this Coupon. Not valid with any other offer or coupon. 1 Large Pizza 2 Toppings & 8 Wings $19.99 With this Coupon. Not valid with any other offer or coupon. $21 With this Coupon. Not valid with any other offer or coupon. to complete the last leg of its construction, according to a press release by Councilman Paul Vallone. The fi nal phase of the project required $5.5 million in funding; $500,000 is being allocated by Councilman Vallone, combined with an additional $3 million from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark- Viverito and $2 million from the Mayor’s Offi ce. “College Point has waited for this project for far too long and I’m proud to have fi nally secured the funding to get the ball rolling,” Vallone said in a statement on Wednesday. “The incredible new fi elds that will soon be available to the community are a shining example of what can be accomplished for our district by working hand in hand with our speaker and mayor. I look forward to continuing to work with the Parks Department to ensure the vision for this sports complex is realized as soon as possible.” Located adjacent to the long-defunct Flushing Airport, the complex sits on 22 acres of land between 23rd and 26th avenues along 130th and Ulmer Streets. The site currently houses a roller-hockey rink and soccer and baseball fi elds. The site had originally been leased to the College Points Sports Association. The group hired Enviro- Fill to repair the fi elds, which proceeded to dump metal, glass and other dangerous materials into the area, making it unfi t for community use. The Parks Department proceeded to reclaim control over the land, but a lack of funding left the project in a decadelong standstill. Now that funding has been secured, the Parks Department, Vallone and the community will need to decide what fi elds and facilities will be added to the site. “I thank Council member Vallone for securing these funds and am glad that we can now move forward with the plan for the College Point Sports Complex,” said Joe Femenia, president of the College Point Civic Taxpayers Association.
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