It was closed. This is beyond unacceptable in the moment of my hunger. The lady said she did not know when they would open and only worked for the sushi bar, but apparently knew about the Thai food? The math aint mathing dawg.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Luis Martinez
Best ramen soup I ever tasted! Delicious broth and thicker pork chop. ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jhovany A.
Absolutely love this ramen shop close to work. My favorite is the kotsu flame with pork. Delicious !
Britton Cowan
Went on a Sunday wasn’t very busy, but the owner was extremely nice, welcoming, and attentive to all his customers. The food was extremely good with very large portion sizes, highly recommend if you’re around Northridge, will be coming back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage, Pork Chashu
Maryn W.
I was excited to try this place. I haven't tried any ramen noodle bowl except the curry one. It was okay. We ordered the rice bowls, the char siu bowl tasted like dried roasted pork instead of that nice carmelized pork I'm used to at other places but the biggest confusion was the rice. I've never been to any Japanese restaurant where the rice looked and tasted like basmati rice.
Jenny G.
Chef kindly offered suggestions for mom and me. Delicious! Curry ramen is flavorful, just right amount of heat.
Antoine T.
Amazing food! Owner is Awesome! Great vibes great energy. Hidden Gem in the valley. The Ramen is out of this world and the gyoza's are off the hook!!!! don't miss out go try it!!
Brandon B.
got food from each of the restaurants and ordered the OG tori broth for my daughter. the service was great. the worker brought out the food and kept checking to see if everything was ok. the soup had good flavor and the chicken meatballs were pretty good.she couldn't finish it all, so he brought us a to-go container.
JT Chung
Tastes great! One of the best in the area and the owner is the nicest guy!!!Kid-friendliness: Kids love the food.
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage
John Anderson
This ramen-ya is in a small food court, it shares the space with 2 or 3 other Asian food concepts. The space and the food stalls there are at best generic.I lived in Japan for many years and ate at least dozens of bowls of real, world class tonkotsu ramen. Tonkotsu is made from a broth that is thick, rich and a milky white color, from pigs knuckles simmered until they disintegrate and the fat and collagen dissolve into the broth. "Ton" means pork, "kotsu" means broth. When made correctly the flavor is rich and intense and it fills your belly.I ate their basic Tonkotsu ramen, and an order of meat gyoza (I guess pork, the other option was vegetable). The ramen was a decent version all things considered. Flavor was good but not great. The char siu was a slice of braised pork belly crisped on a flat top slightly. Not Japanese char siu, that is rolled and simmered in sake, soy and black sugar. There was a half of a soy sauce cooked hard boiled egg, some pickled burdock root and sliced green onions.The gyoza was a low grade product typical of what you'd get on sale frozen at a Chinese grocery. It was served very hot but not at all crispy on the bottom and the wrappers were torn from poor handling as they were scraped off the griddle.What I was least happy with was the price. There was a minimal amount of service, the counter worker brought me the tray with my food, so I opted to add the minimal tip at 15%. All in, a small portion of ramen and 5 very small gyoza, tax and tip were almost $27. Absolutely jaw dropping. In Tokyo, which is one of the most expensive cities on the planet, I would expect to pay about the equivalent of about $15 for that, and that would be a big bowl of real tonkotsu, real char siu, large, plump, freshly made potstickers, and an iced tea to wash it down. This was mediocre at best, served in a generic food court in an out of the way mini-mall in an industrial area of Northridge. The gyoza alone were $8 for 5 very small dumplings. I get that labor and food costs are going up. Fuel costs. I work in the hospitality industry, I deal with these things all day, but the food court was almost empty at 12:30 in the afternoon, no delivery drivers running in and out, stand workers standing there with no orders to take or cook. Maybe lower your prices to something approaching reasonable considering what you're selling. Had I paid under $15 I still would have thought it a little expensive, but it wouldn't have been so shocking.
Best Ramen every time! ? WC is a great person and owner of the pkace! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage
Gonzo R.
Pork belly rice bowl was outstanding! Owner is amazing! Came to our table twice to check on us. Super nice guy with a great attitude.It's in a small Asian food mall with different choices of cuisine. Lots of seating. Fun atmosphere.But I might be addicted to this one!
Pamela Figueroa
They offer vegan ramen and it it so delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ethel S.
Authentic ramen noodles. chasu was seasoned well, already in the belly. Quick and great service! Inside Northridge Eats Food Hall must trys.
Greg Hao
As others have mentioned, while the bowl appears big, it's filled up barely half way. I ordered the curry ramen which didn't have much curry flavor but quite a bit of spicy oil. It did include ground pork which was nice since you only get one somewhat small slice of chashu. However, the main reason for the negative review is that the broth is not really tonkotsu/Hakata broth. It appears that they simply added cornstarch to thicken up the soup. There are plenty of other ramen options within a 5 to 10 minute drive which are all better options. Also strange was the use of ice cream scoop as soup spoons. Would not revisit.
It was closed. This is beyond unacceptable in the moment of my hunger. The lady said she did not know when they would open and only worked for the sushi bar, but apparently knew about the Thai food? The math aint mathing dawg.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Best ramen soup I ever tasted! Delicious broth and thicker pork chop. ???
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely love this ramen shop close to work. My favorite is the kotsu flame with pork. Delicious !
Went on a Sunday wasn’t very busy, but the owner was extremely nice, welcoming, and attentive to all his customers. The food was extremely good with very large portion sizes, highly recommend if you’re around Northridge, will be coming back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage, Pork Chashu
I was excited to try this place. I haven't tried any ramen noodle bowl except the curry one. It was okay. We ordered the rice bowls, the char siu bowl tasted like dried roasted pork instead of that nice carmelized pork I'm used to at other places but the biggest confusion was the rice. I've never been to any Japanese restaurant where the rice looked and tasted like basmati rice.
Chef kindly offered suggestions for mom and me. Delicious! Curry ramen is flavorful, just right amount of heat.
Amazing food! Owner is Awesome! Great vibes great energy. Hidden Gem in the valley. The Ramen is out of this world and the gyoza's are off the hook!!!! don't miss out go try it!!
got food from each of the restaurants and ordered the OG tori broth for my daughter. the service was great. the worker brought out the food and kept checking to see if everything was ok. the soup had good flavor and the chicken meatballs were pretty good.she couldn't finish it all, so he brought us a to-go container.
Tastes great! One of the best in the area and the owner is the nicest guy!!!Kid-friendliness: Kids love the food.
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage
This ramen-ya is in a small food court, it shares the space with 2 or 3 other Asian food concepts. The space and the food stalls there are at best generic.I lived in Japan for many years and ate at least dozens of bowls of real, world class tonkotsu ramen. Tonkotsu is made from a broth that is thick, rich and a milky white color, from pigs knuckles simmered until they disintegrate and the fat and collagen dissolve into the broth. "Ton" means pork, "kotsu" means broth. When made correctly the flavor is rich and intense and it fills your belly.I ate their basic Tonkotsu ramen, and an order of meat gyoza (I guess pork, the other option was vegetable). The ramen was a decent version all things considered. Flavor was good but not great. The char siu was a slice of braised pork belly crisped on a flat top slightly. Not Japanese char siu, that is rolled and simmered in sake, soy and black sugar. There was a half of a soy sauce cooked hard boiled egg, some pickled burdock root and sliced green onions.The gyoza was a low grade product typical of what you'd get on sale frozen at a Chinese grocery. It was served very hot but not at all crispy on the bottom and the wrappers were torn from poor handling as they were scraped off the griddle.What I was least happy with was the price. There was a minimal amount of service, the counter worker brought me the tray with my food, so I opted to add the minimal tip at 15%. All in, a small portion of ramen and 5 very small gyoza, tax and tip were almost $27. Absolutely jaw dropping. In Tokyo, which is one of the most expensive cities on the planet, I would expect to pay about the equivalent of about $15 for that, and that would be a big bowl of real tonkotsu, real char siu, large, plump, freshly made potstickers, and an iced tea to wash it down. This was mediocre at best, served in a generic food court in an out of the way mini-mall in an industrial area of Northridge. The gyoza alone were $8 for 5 very small dumplings. I get that labor and food costs are going up. Fuel costs. I work in the hospitality industry, I deal with these things all day, but the food court was almost empty at 12:30 in the afternoon, no delivery drivers running in and out, stand workers standing there with no orders to take or cook. Maybe lower your prices to something approaching reasonable considering what you're selling. Had I paid under $15 I still would have thought it a little expensive, but it wouldn't have been so shocking.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
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Best Ramen every time! ? WC is a great person and owner of the pkace! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage
Pork belly rice bowl was outstanding! Owner is amazing! Came to our table twice to check on us. Super nice guy with a great attitude.It's in a small Asian food mall with different choices of cuisine. Lots of seating. Fun atmosphere.But I might be addicted to this one!
They offer vegan ramen and it it so delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic ramen noodles. chasu was seasoned well, already in the belly. Quick and great service! Inside Northridge Eats Food Hall must trys.
As others have mentioned, while the bowl appears big, it's filled up barely half way. I ordered the curry ramen which didn't have much curry flavor but quite a bit of spicy oil. It did include ground pork which was nice since you only get one somewhat small slice of chashu. However, the main reason for the negative review is that the broth is not really tonkotsu/Hakata broth. It appears that they simply added cornstarch to thicken up the soup. There are plenty of other ramen options within a 5 to 10 minute drive which are all better options. Also strange was the use of ice cream scoop as soup spoons. Would not revisit.