Awesome ramen! Not great to dine in with smaller kids/toddlers as the seating is mostly higher stools.
Kid-friendliness: Offer reasonable kids ramen options, but dine in seating isn't great for the small ones.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Ramen with Pulled Pork, Kimchi Tonkotsu Ramen
Catherine Brodeur
The staff wasn't really welcoming; I had to figure out myself that I had to order through a self service counter.
Food was very average, and why there was a big piece of melting butter in my soup? Do you want an extra heart attack in your bowl? No, thank you...
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Via Rails
Hubby and I stopped in on a rainy day. We both enjoyed our choices, the pork was melt in your mouth tender. Will definitely stop by next time we go through town :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam Kraus
This ramen was amazing! Had the Kara ramen and it was like a warm hug. Super laid back atmosphere. Friendly staff.
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kare Ramen, Tonkotsu Shoyu Gyokai Ramen
Jonathan Mui
Loved this place, the noodles and soup are incredible and the people are even better. One of the guys working here, Sun, was extremely kind and friendly. Had a great time listening to his story. Definitely will have to come back again soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alec Diehl
Absolutely love the ramen here. Take my opinion with a grain of salt because I've never really had ramen that much, but it's really good to me.
Had my fair share of soups, though, and can definitely tell they do their broth in house with how flavorful and rich it is. There's so many ramens I wanna try, still.
Don't sleep on the appetizers, either; their chicken karaage is so tasty, it has a firm breading with a slight crunch, and their gyoza is just right on how it's filled and pan fried.
Stopping in the valley, I would definitely recommend this place. Just be forewarned about coming with a group; there's not a huge amount of indoor space.
The portions are a little small for the price. The flavor was good. I don't like the kiosks as if like to ask questions and the staff looked busy when I was there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Matti Turner
Kid-friendliness: Great kid menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily M
I was really disappointed in the service and food. Order from a kiosk, grab it from the counter; honestly, it felt like fast food places have better service. The 14.8% living wage top-up was gross....why do we top up *your* employees? I'm okay if a living wage is built into the prices, which are already high, but to then charge extra?
My chicken was even cold, and the meal was bland. Overall I'm glad I tried it... because now I know I'm not missing anything.
It's semi cozy, so cozy you can hear the other customers talking badly, loudly, about their friends. Not the resturants fault, but not fun to have to hear someone read out their friends manic texts while the three are laughing at her.
As local residents we love to stop here for a great bowl of ramen. Always excellent quality and tasty. Staff is friendly and polite. Yes the space is tight but they are in the process of moving and hopefully that results in some more space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julius
The ramen is basically very tasty, but not outstanding or special. I think the prices for the food are okay. Very little space in the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Brendan Gibson
Fantastic staff always friendly. I'm a regular!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kamryn M
Nikkei Ramen is by far my favourite restaurant in the Comox Valley. As someone who has worked previously in the food industry and who has tried making homemade ramen and toppings from scratch, this is the real deal. Delicious soup served by kind staff, this is the place to go to.
I recommend the yasai ramen for those wanting a variety of tasty toppings with a broth that is deep, refreshing but not too heavy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ron Pogue Photography
The staff at Nikkei Ramen-ya are both professional and nice, and it cost less to do the living wage top up than even a modest tipper would give.
Pretty good Ramen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Awesome ramen!
Not great to dine in with smaller kids/toddlers as the seating is mostly higher stools.
Kid-friendliness: Offer reasonable kids ramen options, but dine in seating isn't great for the small ones.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Ramen with Pulled Pork, Kimchi Tonkotsu Ramen
The staff wasn't really welcoming; I had to figure out myself that I had to order through a self service counter.
Food was very average, and why there was a big piece of melting butter in my soup? Do you want an extra heart attack in your bowl? No, thank you...
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Hubby and I stopped in on a rainy day. We both enjoyed our choices, the pork was melt in your mouth tender. Will definitely stop by next time we go through town :)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This ramen was amazing! Had the Kara ramen and it was like a warm hug.
Super laid back atmosphere. Friendly staff.
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kare Ramen, Tonkotsu Shoyu Gyokai Ramen
Loved this place, the noodles and soup are incredible and the people are even better.
One of the guys working here, Sun, was extremely kind and friendly. Had a great time listening to his story. Definitely will have to come back again soon
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely love the ramen here. Take my opinion with a grain of salt because I've never really had ramen that much, but it's really good to me.
Had my fair share of soups, though, and can definitely tell they do their broth in house with how flavorful and rich it is. There's so many ramens I wanna try, still.
Don't sleep on the appetizers, either; their chicken karaage is so tasty, it has a firm breading with a slight crunch, and their gyoza is just right on how it's filled and pan fried.
Stopping in the valley, I would definitely recommend this place. Just be forewarned about coming with a group; there's not a huge amount of indoor space.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Gyoza, Shrimp Ramen, Chicken Karaage
The portions are a little small for the price. The flavor was good. I don't like the kiosks as if like to ask questions and the staff looked busy when I was there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kid-friendliness: Great kid menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was really disappointed in the service and food. Order from a kiosk, grab it from the counter; honestly, it felt like fast food places have better service. The 14.8% living wage top-up was gross....why do we top up *your* employees? I'm okay if a living wage is built into the prices, which are already high, but to then charge extra?
My chicken was even cold, and the meal was bland. Overall I'm glad I tried it... because now I know I'm not missing anything.
It's semi cozy, so cozy you can hear the other customers talking badly, loudly, about their friends. Not the resturants fault, but not fun to have to hear someone read out their friends manic texts while the three are laughing at her.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
As local residents we love to stop here for a great bowl of ramen. Always excellent quality and tasty. Staff is friendly and polite. Yes the space is tight but they are in the process of moving and hopefully that results in some more space.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The ramen is basically very tasty, but not outstanding or special. I think the prices for the food are okay. Very little space in the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Fantastic staff always friendly. I'm a regular!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nikkei Ramen is by far my favourite restaurant in the Comox Valley. As someone who has worked previously in the food industry and who has tried making homemade ramen and toppings from scratch, this is the real deal. Delicious soup served by kind staff, this is the place to go to.
I recommend the yasai ramen for those wanting a variety of tasty toppings with a broth that is deep, refreshing but not too heavy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The staff at Nikkei Ramen-ya are both professional and nice, and it cost less to do the living wage top up than even a modest tipper would give.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Noodles
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