In today’s episode, I sit down with 3 people who I consider to be some of the best ramen chefs in the US for a roundtable discussion on all things related to running a successful ramen popup. On the panel, we have Mike Satinover aka Ramen Lord who does popups under the Akahoshi Ramen name in Chicago, Eric Yoo of Menya Hosaki in the DC area and Vinh Thai of the Ramen512 popup in Austin Texas. These three guys share everything they’ve learned running their popups to help you cut down your mistakes and have the smoothest popup experience possible. If you’re considering one day doing a pop up of your own in your own town, this episode is for you.
Please give all thee guys a follow on instagram:
Mike Satinover: @ramen__lord
Eric Yoo: @menyahosaki
Vinh Thai: @ramen512
You can find Eric’s semi-permanent popup at Junction Deli:
Menya Hosaki (semi-permanent location)
10010 Junction Dr
Ste 106S
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
Also if you’re in the NYC area, you can go check out Ramen Shack and eat some ramen made by Keizo Shimamoto, the guy who trained Eric and Vinh. You can find his new spot at
Ramen Shack Popup
18 E 41st St
New York, New York 10017
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