Relaxed Japanese restaurant featuring ramen & a hibachi bar in a compact, contemporary space.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 42 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY 11566
Phone: (516) 307-9666
Website: https://www.merricksuki.com/
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Reservations: merricksukihibachi.com
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That said, I’ve never been impressed by the service—it’s generally been mediocre—but the quality of the food made up for it. However, I feel compelled to share a recent experience that has deeply affected my trust in this establishment.
During my last visit, I ordered a vegan ramen and requested a substitution for a different type of noodle. Although my request was initially overlooked, the staff quickly corrected it when I brought it to their attention, which I appreciated.
Unfortunately, the real issue came afterward. While eating, I unexpectedly bit into something with a distinct meaty texture. It had been hidden in the broth, so I didn’t notice it until it was already in my mouth. I immediately spit it out, and upon closer inspection—and with confirmation from my friend, the waitress, and the chef—it turned out to be pork.
As someone who is vegan, this was deeply upsetting. I explained this to the staff, and while they apologized, their response was concerning; they said people make mistakes. When I asked how they would have handled the situation had it been a food allergy, their answer was, “Call an ambulance.” They obviously didn’t care about the situation.
This interaction left me questioning the kitchen’s attention to detail and the seriousness with which they handle dietary restrictions. Mistakes happen, but the response to such a serious oversight should be handled with more care and professionalism.
Regrettably, I won’t be returning, and I caution others—especially those with allergies or strict dietary needs—to be very careful when dining here.
The Ramen isn’t the best in the City, however it is better than most places. Very satisfying and affordable. However what they are best at is Bubble Tea. If you are a Bubble Tea fanatic like me then I suggest ording the Bubble Tea!!!
We had to come up with a new plan so we googled Ramen near me and Suki came up. I looked at the menu and they had what we were craving: Ramen and pork buns, so we decided to go there. It’s a small restaurant with only 8 tables. It was full on a slow Monday night. I can’t imagine how long the wait for a table must be on a busy night. At first our waitress put us at a small 2 top table but we know with the amount of food and drinks that we normally order that we were going to need a bigger table so we slid over to the only other open table in the restaurant, which was a 4 top. When the waitress returned, she didn’t say anything, but she seemed annoyed about our move. This attitude seemed to continue through the rest of our stay.
I started by ordering green tea and I thought it would come in a tea pot but it came in individual tea cups and after a few sips it was empty.
For appetizers we ordered a seaweed salad and steamed pork buns. The seaweed salad had some julienned cucumber mixed in with it which I’ve never had it like that before, so that was nice. The pork buns were ok. It had thin sliced with sautéed peppers and onions it. They weren’t very flavorful. The pork buns I’m used to have only pork and spicy mayo, and they’re so good. These didn’t compare. Also, on my quest to find any type of soup dumpling on Long Island, I asked the waitress if they had soup dumplings and she pointed to shumai soup on the menu, so I ordered it. It wasn’t what I was looking for. This was mushroom broth soup with a few small dumplings in it, almost like wonton soup. The dumplings had no flavor but the soup broth was good. I also ordered a green salad as an appetizer. It came with hardly any ginger dressing on it, and it didn’t have any carrot, cucumber or tomato on it. I was a little disappointed about that.
As an entree, Lahna ordered a Shrimp Yaki Udon dish. It came with fried ramen noodles, bok choy, mushrooms and shrimp. The dish was very good.
I ordered the tonkotsu Ramen bowl. It was good but it definitely needed more broth. It had a lot of noodles but hardly any broth in it. I also wasn’t a fan of the pork that came on it. It was 2 slices of a thick cut pork. At first I picked up a piece and took a bite out of it. I quickly realized that I don’t want to do that every time I wanted some pork, so I took the 2 big slices and ripped them into small chunks and added them back into my soup.
Overall, the food wasn’t anything spectacular. There aren’t too many other Ramen restaurants on Long Island, so they will always have a niche crowd. I just hope Ramen Kyoto opens up again soon.