Eat, Pay, Leave: Inside the First Brooklyn Outpost of Ichiran

As the lines that have spiraled down Bushwick’s ordinarily desolate Johnson Street since last Wednesday can aptly attest too, Ichiran isn’t your average Brooklyn restaurant debut. In fact, the borough was a somewhat unlikely choice for the Japanese phenomenon’s first stateside branch—considering patrons are much more accustomed to cooling their heels for ramen in Manhattan, at spots like Ippudo, Totto and Hide-Chan.
But Ichiran’s reputation precedes it; made famous