Thai Dessert Shop Ramen Station · Concord, NH

Customers pick a pack from the shelf, fill a tray with toppings like scallions, Spam, fish balls and three kinds of cheese, then pay at the dessert counter and get a bowl. At the station, two machines sit side by side under a seven-step how-to poster.

They scan the pack and confirm on the screen, and the machine pours the water and cooks. Customers stir in the rest of their toppings and sit down to eat.