Panalooooooooooo! Should try Tantanmen ba un lol add extra egg and go with their spicy buttered chicken!

Less than a Php100 ramen? Within the busy streets of Malate, you will find this gem. They have Shio (Php50), Shoyu (Php50), Miso (Php80) and TanTanMen (Php80). To manage your expectations, do not expect high quality ramen. It's a carinderia style eatery and not the cleanest place to be. But, you'll see lots of foreigners and locals eating here! They also have another name for this place: Vest Ramen! Why? Because they are not only the "Best," they are the "Vest"! (LOL!) The broth is pretty good and the meat is tender. For the noodles, you can ask that they undercook the noodles. You can also add and egg! I recommend that you ask for a raw egg. Then,just drop it into the hot noodle soup! Have your ramen with a cold beer, perfection! The pork slice are tasty and tender but is also very tiny. So, add more for an additional Php20. Again, the place is not for neat freaks, you have to be a "cowboy" to eat here. One good point, they are open 24/7! A good, cheap place for your noodle cravings!

Cheap ramen. CHEAP RAMEN. After years of getting conditioned to believe that you need to pay P350++++ for good ramen, it's nice to find places like Erra's that serve knockout ramen for LESS THAN P100. I mean, are you kidding me?!? CHEAP RAMEN. Actually, Erra's is a skanky street bar that looks more like a vulcanizing shop than anything else. And the ramen actually comes from a stall just outside Erra's called (I shit you not) "The Vest Ramen in Town". I don't know about it being "The Vest" (Sorry, couldn't resist), but it is very, VERY good. And if you don't believe me, drop by to see the horde of foreigners hanging out there every day. Malate shop owners should seriously get a clue from this. CHEAP RAMEN.

You'd probably think I'm kidding if I tell you that we could enjoy ramen for just a hundred pesos. And you'd probably think that it's just instant ramen. Yes? I kid you not, sirs and madams. Erra's knows what's up when it comes to ramen! It's the real deal. Whenever I'm in the area of Ermita, I would pass by this stall along Adriatico Street and find myself really curious about why tourists and locals would flock such place. It is so unassuming and not something I'd find myself drinking or hanging out with my friends with on any given day. Today, however, changed all of that! I am officially an Erra's Ramen convert! Also, I had an amazing opportunity to mingle with the wait staff of Erra's. They are one of the friendliest staff I've ever encountered in Manila! It's best if you come around 4 or 5 in the afternoon, too. There are lesser people and your order gets served within five minutes. Regine, who I had asked to sit with me while I was dining, told me that they're open for twenty-four hours! Not only that, by 6pm they get so busy that the waiting game takes so long! And yes, my dear friends, if your LTE's faulty, they have Wi-Fi available. Just ask any of the wait staff for the password. I ordered Tantanmen (P90) with egg (P10), gyoza (P70) and a bottle of beer (P35). I've never been so happy about finally trying out this place! The noodles were perfect and the spiciness of my ramen was how I wanted it to be! Of course, I had to ask for more chili. I can't stand it if my ramen isn't loaded with chili. The gyoza was a new addition to their menu according to Regine. They were big for five pieces and worth every penny! I underestimated you, Erra's! Thank you for proving me wrong. I can't wait to try the other ramen bowls next time!

I bet you have friends and family who tell you that the best-tasting ramen always comes from the big ramen houses that have sprung up in the Metro like mushrooms. I'll tell you what to do. Just ignore them. Hidden along Adriatico Street in Manila, a short walk from Robinson's Place (Pedro Gil Wing), lies Erra's Vest Ramen. At first glance, it looks like an al fresco beer garden. It's open-air. There's no air-conditioning to talk about. And if there are any sanitation laws in Manila, this place has long forgotten about them. Add to that the presence of a multitude of hawkers selling anything from balut to peanuts and you're in for a shock. If you're a neat freak, this ramen place will be quite a challenge for you. But look closely and you'll see that it's crowded with people, from the sidewalk it occupies all the way to the back of the establishment. You'll see, too, that many of the customers are foreigners. You'd say people frequent Erra's because of the cheap beer, which goes for less than PHP 200.00 for a five-bottle bucket. You'd be right, but only partially. Look around and you'll see bowls upon bowls of ramen have been served. I ordered the Tantanmen ramen. It was a bit spicy and I could feel my palate dance a happy jig. If I was blindfolded while I slurped on my noodle soup, I'd honestly say I was dining in some expensive ramen house. The stock and noodles were authentic. And did I tell you my bowl only cost PHP 90.00? The Shoyu, Miso, and Shio ramen go for PHP 60.00, PHP 80.00, and PHP 70.00, respectively. Add-ons like egg, extra soup, and pork can also be ordered. Sandwiches are all below PHP 100.00. Erra's proves that a low price does not necessarily mean poor quality.

Okay, so it's actually a stall within Erra's Grill named The Vest Ramen in Town, as the servers' shirts would say. Does that make sense? If it doesn't, the ramen goodness will make up for the confusion. They offer several options for the ramen, with prices ranging from as low as PhP 60 to P90, with options to add egg, additional chili and pork slices. I placed my order and watched the two cooks maneuver their way around each other in the small space taking and preparing orders. A bowl of ramen can take anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the queue so I had ample time to observe. It's always amazing watching food being prepared. The bowl of tantanmen was served with the chili on the side, which I suppose is to enable their customers to adjust the spiciness according to their liking. I tried the broth without the ramen first and already found it flavorful. Guessing from the color of the broth, this for sure has been on the stove for quite some time. The pork slice was also of a good size and tender. I used-up only about 50% of the chili ball, which I have aptly nicknamed that night as their ball of fire as it was definitely hot. I thoroughly enjoyed my midnight snack and wickedly happy that I once gain found a go-to place for late-night (or early morning) food trips.

When the ramen craze swept Mania about a year ago, the savory bowls of noodles was all that people could talk about. Instagram was replete with photos of noodles swimming in broth, in all possible permutations and varieties. It was the the hot item, and for a while, shops have pushed the envelope with ridiculously-priced ramen bowls that could badly dent your eating out budget. Yes, it could be the quality and top-notch ingredients, but it could also be the hype and the general proclivity of the Filipinos to go gaga over anything that is new or novel. Enter Erra's Ramen. Erra's has been around even before the ramen craze arrived in our shores. Unpretentious, a bit chaotic and almost unremarkable (in terms of its premises, decor and overall atmosphere), Erra's has been a feeding ground for the Malate folk since time immemorial, and the this humble streetside stall once again hogged the spotlight recently as a cheap alternative to big high street or shopping mall ramen brands. At 90 pesos for a bowl of spicy and creamy tantanmen, you have a very generous serving of authentic ramen with a good helping of homemade and fresh noodles. The toppings are also generous, and so is the tasty broth. Everything tastes fresh and just the way it should be - perfectly balanced, not too overpowering and subtle yet exploding with all the right flavors. This is something that I keep on coming back to whenever I'm drinking around the area. It is the perfect spot for that post-drinking session grub. Make sure to watch your wallet as street kids freely roam the area. The diner is located in the seedy stretch of the red light district, so don't expect much in terms of ambience. The gritty character adds to the fun of the experience.