Jin Ramen // W 148th and Broadway

Overall

3599 Broadway, New York, NY 10031 // hamilton.jinramen.com // M-F 12 to 10 PM // Weekends 11:30 AM to 10 PM

$20 to $70 per person, as reported by Google.

I have to state first and foremost that I love Jin Ramen. It’s affordable, reliable, and it checks many of my boxes for a casual dining experience.

The atmosphere is overall inviting. Calm yet lively.

Transportation/Accessibility

Jin Ramen is about a 5 minute walk from the 145th street station on the 1 line. It’s also not too far (11 minute walk) from the 145th street station for the A, C, and D lines.

As for bus stops, Jin Ramen is a 1 minute walk from M4 bus stop on Broadway/W 147 St, a 3 minute walk from the M5 bus stop for Broadway & W 145th St, a 4 minute walk from the BX19 bus stop for W 145 St/Broadway, an 8 minute walk from M101 bus stop for Amsterdam Av/w 148 St.

In terms of parking, there is no official lot (it’s NYC, duhhh) but there is a possibility that you might find street parking in the area. If it’s after 5 PM though, I wouldn’t try it unless you have a backup plan. Street parking will be easy on a weekday during the work day however.

Jin Ramen is technically accessible to wheelchair users, but I am hesitate to be so sure. For one, I have never seen a wheelchair user inside so I don’t have the best frame of reference. For two, the corridor leading to the seating area is quite narrow. The waiters might have to move the tables in the walkway to allow for access, and even then, I’m not sure if there’s enough space for a wheelchair. If the place isn’t busy at all, which I have seen maybe once, it would likely be fine as the staff would help to move things around. They’re always very kind.

Outdoor seating is also technically wheelchair accessible, but it would also require some rearranging, which necessitates that there aren’t people sitting at the tables.

Amenities

There is adequate A/C, which is a must for a restaurant. A coffeeshop might be able to get away with it (just barely) but a restaurant with flaming hot stoves and fryers? Nope.

There is no WiFi open to the public, but Jin’s not that type of place anyways. I wouldn’t try to do work here at all. Besides, there’s also no outlets in sight.

Yay for a gender neutral bathroom. It’s always clean when I’ve used it, so hooray for that too.

There’s no TV, if you were wondering. It’s not a sports bar, bro.

Dining

Jin offers the option to dine in, take out, pick up, and even delivers at no extra cost.

Technically, they don’t offer reservations, but they kind of do? What I mean is that they offer event hosting upstairs in a private dining area for up to approximately 20 people. I’ve never tried this service, so I regret to say that I don’t have anything else to add to this point.

Atmosphere

Jin Ramen is the perfect spot for catching up with friends, family, coworkers, whoever. The setup and lighting create an intimate but casual vibe. The music is never too loud, and I haven’t identified a seat that’s annoyingly placed under a speaker. There’s no TV, so you don’t have to worry about people screaming over sports (this article is being written during the Knicks championship and World Cup series.)

Seating

The seating setup is probably my biggest gripe with Jin Ramen. On one hand, I get that it’s New York City and we must pummel as many people into one spot as necessary, but I hate this notion. Not only does it highly impact the accesibility factor for wheelchair users and other disabled patrons, but it can become somewhat of a hazard. My fiance may or may not have nearly tripped the waiter.

Jin Ramen is not small for NYC standards, though. Just a little cramped in key areas.

The seating breaks down to approximately 26 seats inside and 20 outside. This does not include the upstairs private dining area. Inside, there are 8 tables for two, 2 booths for four, and 1 booth for two. Alternatively, a larger group could utilize the boothed wall for a party of 10.

Outside, the seats are all chairs and can be rearranged as needed, to my knowledge, although they default to tables for two.

Overview

Transportation	Train: accessible by the 1, A, C, and D trains. Bus: M4, M5, BX19, M101 Car: Street Parking — Rare
Accessibility	Poses difficulties for wheelchair users, but not impossible to dine here.
Amenities	A/C Gender Neutral Bathroom
Dining	Dine In Private Dining Pick Up Take Out Delivery
Atmosphere	Casual Lunch/Dinner spot Medium-Soft Volume Medium-soft Lighting
Seating	Total: 66 Indoors: 26 Outdoors: 20 Private Dining: 20