{"id":27908,"date":"2023-06-19T08:46:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=27908"},"modified":"2023-06-19T08:46:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:46:51","slug":"jinya-ramen-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=27908","title":{"rendered":"JINYA Ramen Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52939963282\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52939963282_2f7ac6f84a_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940953725\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940953725_6d05992b6e_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Townley, Brian, and I met at JINYA &#8212; a hip, new ramen bar downtown &#8212; for lunch a couple of weeks ago because, apparently, &#8220;ramen is all the craze.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940950720\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940950720_bd67501846_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The JINYA patio is bordered by flower planters and seems quite cozy. The interior of the restaurant also has a nice, fun vibe.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52941024613\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52941024613_225d49a46b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52941024333\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52941024333_5b3dd1e397.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They also have a huge, fully-stocked bar in the middle of everything.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940564181\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940564181_e3c1de564f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was our first time checking out the restaurant. Judging by the look on these folks faces, we weren&#8217;t the only first timers there that day.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940954395\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940954395_8111d7fe47.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a picture of Chris carefully studying the menu.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52939963257\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52939963257_1d2ccd92fc_c.jpg\" width=\"500\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940706399\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940706399_b1db97ef5e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And now for the food pics&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940796744\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940796744_dbdaf8c1f9.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We ordered one of the app specials but they were out of it so they gave us deep-fried Brussels sprouts instead. Deep-fried anything is good so we didn&#8217;t turn it down. They gave it to us for free because I was genuinely disappointed that they didn&#8217;t have whatever it was that I asked for (which I can&#8217;t even remember what it is now ironically) so that was super nice of them.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52941110398\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52941110398_e41cc5f987.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had to try the pan-fried dumplings. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940049387\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940049387_8eb03535f9.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris and I both got ramen bowls. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52941039655\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52941039655_405429b863.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For about $5 more, you can add a small salad and their signature fried chicken to any ramen entree.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52941110293\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52941110293_f845946c7e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brian just wanted chicken so he got a big bowl of it.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ching\/52940649656\/in\/photostream\/\"  title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52940649656_fd7e4ca26a.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, lunch was pretty good. I think we might go back another time and try some more things. Until next time, GNG. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Townley, Brian, and I met at JINYA &#8212; a hip, new ramen bar downtown &#8212; for lunch a couple of weeks ago because, apparently, &#8220;ramen is all the craze.&#8221; The JINYA patio is bordered by flower planters and seems quite cozy. The interior of the restaurant also has a nice, fun vibe. 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