Ippudo 5th Avenue

Ippudo is famous for their Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen, but I have been enjoying working my way through the rest of their menu. Order of the day was their Mandala Miso ramen. Mandala is a Sanskrit word for “The Path to Enlightenment”, and in terms of Ippudo, that may be an apt moniker as this bowl brings the best of their offerings all together. The soup is their standard pork base, but amped up b…