[QUOTE=Tyrone Slothrop;499024]I'd just like to recommend a few places I have enjoyed:
Ivan Ramen, on Clinton just south of Houston.  I know this isn't where TM sent us for ramen, but we read his book so we wanted to go.[quote]Never been, but I've heard good things.
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					Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop  Momofuku's Ssam Bar, on Second Ave at 13th.  Make a reservation for a group to get the bo ssam, and if you don't eat pork, reconsider. | 
	
 Excellent choice.  That is one of the best large format meals in the city.
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					Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop  Ella, on Columbia somewhere near 70th.  A neighborhood tapas place. | 
	
 I think you mean Columbus, but I'll let it slide.
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					Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop  Gastronomia Culinaria, on 106th at Manhattan.  Better-than-average Italian. | 
	
 Too far, but I'll take your word for it.
TM