Food is tasty but the portions are small and expensive.
Food: 4
Jim
Sadly, Ippudo has fallen off a lot in the last few years. When I first had it in the Bay at the SF location in 2017, the menu was consistent and they served their core menu and did it well. In the last few years they expanded to more ramen options and have added on a number of appetizer options. All of this has taken a toll on the value and quality.
I recently ordered their “Nirvana Karaka” which is their revamped version of the “Veggie Karaka Spicy” that they previously introduced to the menu in the last year or two. Instead of the veggie Karaka’s black girl oil, green onion, and kikurage toppings, they have changed it out for fried enoki mushroom tempura, carrots, and kaiware sprouts. The revamp is a bust—without the black garlic oil, the dish loses a lot of its depth compared to before.
Going even further back, the original Karaka spicy (not vegetarian) had bean sprouts in addition to the kikurage and scallions. Over the years, the toppings have been reduced in both variety and quantity in general (they used to have takana as a side topping, now it’s not an option).
Service has always been good and is still good, and the restaurants are always clean. Just a bit disappointing that as the prices have gone up over the years, the amount of food and quality of it have gone down.
Taste and service is great. However the portion is way too small for the price. I got the spicy miso for 26$. Got half filled bowl of ramen with 1 slice of meat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Siddharth Velu
Ramen was very oily. Also very expensive, when did Ramen become 26 dollars for a bowl???
Also the person at the front desk forgot about us waiting and made us wait an extra 30 minutes. Do not recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Tim Carrizales
I always enjoy Ippudo
Ava Rietveld
The best ramen i've had in sj was ramen nagi but the lines and small menu made me look for a better spot and this place blows it out of the water! The ramen here is better in my opinion with more authentic flavor and the other menu items like the bao buns are fantastic. Ive tried multiple menu items here and have never been disappointed. The service was nice as well and I didn't have to wait very long for my food or to get seats in the place. Would highly recommend. I've tried over 12 different ramen spots in the south bay and this one tops the cake.
Very mediocre food for the price. I would not recommend the chicken karaage with rice (there were a few pieces of chicken and the dish was overpowered by soy sauce and garlic). Also a 20% gratuity was automatically added.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
kks
Perfect! I love Ippudo in Japan and this was my first time since I moved to the states. Akamaru is the same as the Japanese one and Miso tastes like a combination of pork bone and miso in the broth, with accent of ginger and fresh onions. The Gyoza are also very well cooked.
The hospitality of the wait staff was also good. I'm not sure about the vegetarian or vegan menu,but if you want to taste Japanese ramen, you should try it!
The food is good. But recently the quantity has been reduced drastically. Before you could get a ramen and be completely full. Now feels like you need two ramens.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Meicy Kunadi
My go to ramen shop
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sina Hsu
The food was very salty and the ramen doesn’t taste the same as before. The price is expensive and it’s not worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Ramen
Isabelle Warnke
My family and I went out to eat lunch here a while ago. When I noticed that I ordered a different kind of noodles with my dish and I had already added my “add-ons” in the soup, they made me a new dish with the right kind of noodles and also gave me new “add-ons”! Definitely great service and amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mahika Arya
Cannot agree with most recent reviews on the vegan menu Please bring the tofu back Why would you replace that with eggplant
Food is tasty but the portions are small and expensive.
Food: 4
Sadly, Ippudo has fallen off a lot in the last few years. When I first had it in the Bay at the SF location in 2017, the menu was consistent and they served their core menu and did it well. In the last few years they expanded to more ramen options and have added on a number of appetizer options. All of this has taken a toll on the value and quality.
I recently ordered their “Nirvana Karaka” which is their revamped version of the “Veggie Karaka Spicy” that they previously introduced to the menu in the last year or two. Instead of the veggie Karaka’s black girl oil, green onion, and kikurage toppings, they have changed it out for fried enoki mushroom tempura, carrots, and kaiware sprouts. The revamp is a bust—without the black garlic oil, the dish loses a lot of its depth compared to before.
Going even further back, the original Karaka spicy (not vegetarian) had bean sprouts in addition to the kikurage and scallions. Over the years, the toppings have been reduced in both variety and quantity in general (they used to have takana as a side topping, now it’s not an option).
Service has always been good and is still good, and the restaurants are always clean. Just a bit disappointing that as the prices have gone up over the years, the amount of food and quality of it have gone down.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetarian Ramen, Shiromaru Classic Ramen
Excellent place for both date and outing with friends
Vegetarian options: Veggie ramen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ippudo Gyoza, Chicken Karaage Rice Bowl, Veggie Bun, Akamaru Modern Ramen, Vegetarian Ramen, Shiromaru Classic Ramen
Taste and service is great. However the portion is way too small for the price.
I got the spicy miso for 26$. Got half filled bowl of ramen with 1 slice of meat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Ramen was very oily. Also very expensive, when did Ramen become 26 dollars for a bowl???
Also the person at the front desk forgot about us waiting and made us wait an extra 30 minutes. Do not recommend!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
I always enjoy Ippudo
The best ramen i've had in sj was ramen nagi but the lines and small menu made me look for a better spot and this place blows it out of the water! The ramen here is better in my opinion with more authentic flavor and the other menu items like the bao buns are fantastic. Ive tried multiple menu items here and have never been disappointed. The service was nice as well and I didn't have to wait very long for my food or to get seats in the place. Would highly recommend. I've tried over 12 different ramen spots in the south bay and this one tops the cake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Takoyaki Balls, Ippudo Gyoza, Shishito Peppers, Veggie Bun, Akamaru Modern, Pork Bun
Very mediocre food for the price. I would not recommend the chicken karaage with rice (there were a few pieces of chicken and the dish was overpowered by soy sauce and garlic). Also a 20% gratuity was automatically added.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Perfect! I love Ippudo in Japan and this was my first time since I moved to the states.
Akamaru is the same as the Japanese one and Miso tastes like a combination of pork bone and miso in the broth, with accent of ginger and fresh onions.
The Gyoza are also very well cooked.
The hospitality of the wait staff was also good.
I'm not sure about the vegetarian or vegan menu,but if you want to taste Japanese ramen, you should try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place.
Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The food is good. But recently the quantity has been reduced drastically. Before you could get a ramen and be completely full. Now feels like you need two ramens.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
My go to ramen shop
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was very salty and the ramen doesn’t taste the same as before. The price is expensive and it’s not worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Ramen
My family and I went out to eat lunch here a while ago. When I noticed that I ordered a different kind of noodles with my dish and I had already added my “add-ons” in the soup, they made me a new dish with the right kind of noodles and also gave me new “add-ons”! Definitely great service and amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cannot agree with most recent reviews on the vegan menu
Please bring the tofu back
Why would you replace that with eggplant
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