i ordered one ramen and two drinks and they took 50 minutes to give it to me. it was super annoying having to wait THAT long for food. i understand that there’s rushes but an hour? for one ramen bowl? and two drinks? that’s excessive
Food: 4
Service: 1
Ebblepebble
I ordered to go the sakedon. They gave me measly little pieces of salmon and after eating one, I realized the pieces were dry and at some of the ends were discolored and hard. My stomach is feeling bad and I’m nauseous. Why would you serve someone this?
Food: 1
Jane Kim
The matcha and boba are both so sweet-- undrinkable. What are they thinking?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Sabrina R
Food is great. People are nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Kaplan
Very good Kale vegan ramen. Very good service. A bit pricey ($15 for a bowl of ramen). Seating in was at narrow counters but the staff's service was good enough to more than compensate for the limited space. All in all a very good experience. Recommended.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegan Ramen
Sabrina Rogers
Food is great. People are nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyu Don Beef & Onion Rice Bowl
Megan Barma
Wanted a quick bowl of ramen and this place hit the spot. Friendly staff and free ice cream for the kids. Will be hitting this place up again next time I'm out in Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cengiz Cemaloğlu
The ramen was pretty bad - very oily, the noodles felt like instant noodles, a ton of canned boiled corn. I sadly got food poisoning - would not recommend.
I ordered extra rice bowl as part of takeout, yet they forgot it!
Food: 3
Service: 1
Petunia Pomegranate
Alley Kitchens is a really great place to go for a quick bite! I would recommend ordering ahead using the snackpass app. My favorite meal from here is the beef bowl, it tastes like really authentic Japanese beef and is served with just the right amount of food! As for atmosphere, all seating space is on two counters so it's a little more of a tight space but is great for if u just want a sit down meal for yourself of 1-2 friends. Honestly the whole set up makes you feel like you're in a quiet hole in the wall, in the midst of busy Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter Choe
Miserable. A place specializing in ramen should have good ramen, and by that, I mean the essence itself, the noodles. What I received was honestly shocking. It was a glued-together mass of wheat flour that resembled a kindergartener's project. If the noodles are bound together so homogeneously that they elide, are they really noodles anymore? Mind you, I specifically ordered the firmest possible option. Staff, I'm sure are nice people. They are not fast workers. The broth was fine. Chasu was fine. Toppings, fine. But I ordered ramen, not broth, chasu or toppings. Also, there were TWO orders in front of me and it took 30 minutes, for what is clearly assembly work and not actual cooking, except for the noodles, which shouldn't take more than 30 seconds with how thin they are. I can't imagine what the wait would be like if the place had more than a few customers. If I sound unsympathetic I should mention that I was once a service worker as well, and know exactly what makes service intolerable to a worker, namely, the service. There is no service here. Obviously restaurant workers make pennies, but I doubt I'm the only one who believes that one should put effort into their endeavors, if not for others then for their own character.
Jia Ahn Pan
Ramen is great with good depth. Favorite was the black garlic one.
Ordered grubhub. The food was good
i ordered one ramen and two drinks and they took 50 minutes to give it to me. it was super annoying having to wait THAT long for food. i understand that there’s rushes but an hour? for one ramen bowl? and two drinks? that’s excessive
Food: 4
Service: 1
I ordered to go the sakedon. They gave me measly little pieces of salmon and after eating one, I realized the pieces were dry and at some of the ends were discolored and hard. My stomach is feeling bad and I’m nauseous. Why would you serve someone this?
Food: 1
The matcha and boba are both so sweet-- undrinkable. What are they thinking?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Food is great. People are nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good Kale vegan ramen. Very good service. A bit pricey ($15 for a bowl of ramen). Seating in was at narrow counters but the staff's service was good enough to more than compensate for the limited space. All in all a very good experience. Recommended.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegan Ramen
Food is great. People are nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gyu Don Beef & Onion Rice Bowl
Wanted a quick bowl of ramen and this place hit the spot. Friendly staff and free ice cream for the kids. Will be hitting this place up again next time I'm out in Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The ramen was pretty bad - very oily, the noodles felt like instant noodles, a ton of canned boiled corn. I sadly got food poisoning - would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
All around not very good
Restaurantji Recommends
Flavor was unreal
I ordered extra rice bowl as part of takeout, yet they forgot it!
Food: 3
Service: 1
Alley Kitchens is a really great place to go for a quick bite! I would recommend ordering ahead using the snackpass app. My favorite meal from here is the beef bowl, it tastes like really authentic Japanese beef and is served with just the right amount of food! As for atmosphere, all seating space is on two counters so it's a little more of a tight space but is great for if u just want a sit down meal for yourself of 1-2 friends. Honestly the whole set up makes you feel like you're in a quiet hole in the wall, in the midst of busy Berkeley.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Miserable. A place specializing in ramen should have good ramen, and by that, I mean the essence itself, the noodles. What I received was honestly shocking. It was a glued-together mass of wheat flour that resembled a kindergartener's project. If the noodles are bound together so homogeneously that they elide, are they really noodles anymore? Mind you, I specifically ordered the firmest possible option. Staff, I'm sure are nice people. They are not fast workers. The broth was fine. Chasu was fine. Toppings, fine. But I ordered ramen, not broth, chasu or toppings. Also, there were TWO orders in front of me and it took 30 minutes, for what is clearly assembly work and not actual cooking, except for the noodles, which shouldn't take more than 30 seconds with how thin they are. I can't imagine what the wait would be like if the place had more than a few customers. If I sound unsympathetic I should mention that I was once a service worker as well, and know exactly what makes service intolerable to a worker, namely, the service. There is no service here. Obviously restaurant workers make pennies, but I doubt I'm the only one who believes that one should put effort into their endeavors, if not for others then for their own character.
Ramen is great with good depth. Favorite was the black garlic one.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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