Finally I got to my ultimate destination: Ramenesque, which describes itself as follows:

RameNesque opened her doors in October 2013. A Manhattan Village styled Ramen restaurant with a unique interior design that fits Chef Nikki’s concept in creating a Japanese Causal Dining & Café atmosphere. RameNesque offers Peekskill a variety of Japanese cuisine.
Homemade style Shoyu Ramen, Miso Ramen, Tom Yum Ramen, Dan Dan and Vegetarian Ramen.The kitchen staff makes a daily batch of soup that simmers daily for several hours. No MSG, artificial ingredients and ready made products. Only fresh produce, natural flavor enhancers such as seaweed, and love for healthy & flavorful homemade foods are allowed in RameNesque kitchen.

It was a lot larger inside than it looked from the outside. Their menu can be found here.

So how did I like it? I felt like something spicy, so I ordered the Tom Yum Ramen. In case you don’t know what Tom Yum is Wikipedia (which also provides more information) describes it as follows:

Tom yum or tom yam is a family of hot and sour Thai soups. The strong, hot, and sour flavors make it very popular in Thai cuisine. The name “tom yam” is composed of two Thai words. Tom refers to the boiling process, while yam means ‘mixed’. Historian Giles Milton contends that the origins of Tom Yum can be traced back to India, where there is a variation of hot and sour shrimp soup known as “sour prawn soup”. In Thailand, Tom Yam is available in various types, with the most popular being “Tom Yam Nam Khon,” or Creamy Tom Yam Soup, and “Tom Yam Nam Sai,” or Clear Tom Yam Soup. This soup features a variety of main ingredients, including shrimp, pork, chicken, and seafood.

They asked how spicy I liked it and I answered very spicy. That’s my preference. and I often find that Asian restaurants tone it down for westerners so if you want it spicy you have to ask for very spicy. This one was just right. I really enjoyed it.

The beer was a perfect accompaniment.

Taken with a Sony RX10 IV