Nice looking place, food looks very good but taste so so. I asked to sit outside bc the server and the cook were talking very loudly in Chinese! When I received my ramen it was lukewarm on the top and hot on the bottom. Egg was cold inside, (apparently bc the weather was hot that day according to server) after i told server the ramen wasn't hot instead of apologizing and fixing it, she argued w me that they always boil the ramen, and that bc today is hot we have to leave in the cooler and than warm up. Wow!At least the tea was hot....Three stars is more than fair rating
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
LB Levande
Not sure if the owners read the reviews, but hope they take the feedback to improve the service. The food is ok - overall quality of ingredients are good, though hit or miss sometimes. While there are much better ramen shops in other parts of the Bay, it's at least close to us and we'd support it more if they made an effort with their customer service, which we found cold and not welcoming. It didn't help the overall experience. It also takes a long time to get service. At one point I had to walk to the register to ask for more water (and agree with the other reviewer, the water was warm and a little off tasting).As a mom & pop shop, I want so see them thrive.I know they can do better and really hope they take time to research and educate themselves on enhancing customer experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen, Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen
Mandy Monson
I got the black garlic ramen. It had great flavor. It was not spicy. So if you like spicy, ask for it. The waiter was very nice. It was a little warm in the restaurant. Would come back if I lived
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen
Maritza Segura
I would recommend Ramen 101 any day than this place. Came with friends to try the ramen. I had the tonkatsu ramen. The ratio of broth to ramen was very disproportionate. The flavor is different from other tonkatsu ramen I’ve eaten. The biggest issue was at the end when they didn’t come to give the check. We had to go to the front to pay and we saw that they actually added a gratuity cost for 5 people. We were 4 adults and a one year old. They counted our baby to their gratuity cost. I would understand if maybe we asked for something for him but we didn’t.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Harrison Hollidge
Great food served from a simple menu. Amazing prices for ramen, too. Love the vibe of this little restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen, Bottle Sake, Chicken Karaage
Jonathan N.
Started off with the spring rolls and salt and pepper chicken, both really fresh and made to order. You need to let them cool off for a bit. I ordered the spicy ramen and added black garlic oil and extra egg. The broth was very flavorful I highly recommended the spicy.
Dasia J.
Service was okay. Kinda sad there's only one person that serves the entire restaurant. The prices are very good decent sized menu. Ordered Hakata Tonkatsu Ramen it was extremely bland and not flavorful at all definitely not worth it. My husband ordered Black Garlic Ramen and that was basically salted water with a scent of garlic. Also we ordered Potato Croquettes which was only 2 small pieces. It was okay but for $7 I expected a bit more. Anyway I won't be eating here again. I didn't even finish the bowl. Very disappointed
Phil C.
Brought my family for the first time tonight. Waitress was nice and took our order. She comes back about 5 minutes later to give us our glasses of water. Wasn't very busy and it's a very small restaurant. 10 minutes later another family of 4 walk in and orders. They get their water and appetizers 5 minutes later. Another 15 minutes passes and the other family of 4 get their ramen. Mind you our waitress has not checked back with us since dropping off the water. I get up and look over the counter and don't see anyone making our bowls of soup. I make eye contact with the waitress who was about to ignore me until I speak out and say firmly "excuse me!" She finally comes over and I ask her where our food is since the people who came 15 minutes after us already received their order. She apologizes and goes to check to only come back and say she forgot to give the order to the kitchen staff. I repeat my simple order of 3 tonkatsu ramen and we eventually get our soup a full 45 minutes after we initially placed our order. She comes out with 2 cans of sprite, puts it on our table, says sorry and walks away before we can say anything. I understand mistakes can happen but to not check on a table for a full 1/2 hour and have to be flagged down is unacceptable. Then to give us 2 cans of sprite was an insult. At the very least they should have at least comp'd one of the soups for the inconvenience. The ramen was ok, not bad but not great either.
Diparshi M.
Great food and service! Delicious! Apps and ramen were excellent. Small place but very warm and cozy! :)
The food was great. Great vegan noodles and the squid balls were wonderful. The service was great
Oscar M.
Amazing ramen spot. Very intimate with great decorations. Will update review after eating our spicy tonkatsu and gyoza. Update: spicy tonkatsu ramen was 10/10, gyoza was 9/10. Overall 9.5/10. Broth was really flavorful and noodles were perfect. All the ingredients blended very well together and made every bite amazing! 100% recommend to give it a try!
Ariel O.
The food was really good! The Tonkotsu broth was super creamy and salty, the ham was good quality and the presentation was just beautiful! We had a wonderful meal. It's low key, casual and cozy spot for a cold day. We really enjoyed our ramen. One thing to note is it does have some limited seating, but it was not very busy when we arrived mid day so that was no an issue. It's a sweet date spot. I highly recommend the Tonkotsu!
Raj K.
The veggie ramen was great! And I love their home-made hot sauce to add spice and flavor. Quick service during lunch.
Hiba Z.
Good food, clean, Friendly service :) Can't go wrong here! Next time I want to try other types of noodles. I had the tiny noodles, never had that before. Very cool. I like that they say they don't have MSG
Good attention and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice looking place, food looks very good but taste so so. I asked to sit outside bc the server and the cook were talking very loudly in Chinese! When I received my ramen it was lukewarm on the top and hot on the bottom. Egg was cold inside, (apparently bc the weather was hot that day according to server) after i told server the ramen wasn't hot instead of apologizing and fixing it, she argued w me that they always boil the ramen, and that bc today is hot we have to leave in the cooler and than warm up. Wow!At least the tea was hot....Three stars is more than fair rating
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Not sure if the owners read the reviews, but hope they take the feedback to improve the service. The food is ok - overall quality of ingredients are good, though hit or miss sometimes. While there are much better ramen shops in other parts of the Bay, it's at least close to us and we'd support it more if they made an effort with their customer service, which we found cold and not welcoming. It didn't help the overall experience. It also takes a long time to get service. At one point I had to walk to the register to ask for more water (and agree with the other reviewer, the water was warm and a little off tasting).As a mom & pop shop, I want so see them thrive.I know they can do better and really hope they take time to research and educate themselves on enhancing customer experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen, Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen
I got the black garlic ramen. It had great flavor. It was not spicy. So if you like spicy, ask for it. The waiter was very nice. It was a little warm in the restaurant. Would come back if I lived
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen
I would recommend Ramen 101 any day than this place. Came with friends to try the ramen. I had the tonkatsu ramen. The ratio of broth to ramen was very disproportionate. The flavor is different from other tonkatsu ramen I’ve eaten. The biggest issue was at the end when they didn’t come to give the check. We had to go to the front to pay and we saw that they actually added a gratuity cost for 5 people. We were 4 adults and a one year old. They counted our baby to their gratuity cost. I would understand if maybe we asked for something for him but we didn’t.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Great food served from a simple menu. Amazing prices for ramen, too. Love the vibe of this little restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen, Bottle Sake, Chicken Karaage
Started off with the spring rolls and salt and pepper chicken, both really fresh and made to order. You need to let them cool off for a bit. I ordered the spicy ramen and added black garlic oil and extra egg. The broth was very flavorful I highly recommended the spicy.
Service was okay. Kinda sad there's only one person that serves the entire restaurant. The prices are very good decent sized menu. Ordered Hakata Tonkatsu Ramen it was extremely bland and not flavorful at all definitely not worth it. My husband ordered Black Garlic Ramen and that was basically salted water with a scent of garlic. Also we ordered Potato Croquettes which was only 2 small pieces. It was okay but for $7 I expected a bit more. Anyway I won't be eating here again. I didn't even finish the bowl. Very disappointed
Brought my family for the first time tonight. Waitress was nice and took our order. She comes back about 5 minutes later to give us our glasses of water. Wasn't very busy and it's a very small restaurant. 10 minutes later another family of 4 walk in and orders. They get their water and appetizers 5 minutes later. Another 15 minutes passes and the other family of 4 get their ramen. Mind you our waitress has not checked back with us since dropping off the water. I get up and look over the counter and don't see anyone making our bowls of soup. I make eye contact with the waitress who was about to ignore me until I speak out and say firmly "excuse me!" She finally comes over and I ask her where our food is since the people who came 15 minutes after us already received their order. She apologizes and goes to check to only come back and say she forgot to give the order to the kitchen staff. I repeat my simple order of 3 tonkatsu ramen and we eventually get our soup a full 45 minutes after we initially placed our order. She comes out with 2 cans of sprite, puts it on our table, says sorry and walks away before we can say anything. I understand mistakes can happen but to not check on a table for a full 1/2 hour and have to be flagged down is unacceptable. Then to give us 2 cans of sprite was an insult. At the very least they should have at least comp'd one of the soups for the inconvenience. The ramen was ok, not bad but not great either.
Great food and service! Delicious! Apps and ramen were excellent. Small place but very warm and cozy! :)
Restaurantji Recommends
The food was great. Great vegan noodles and the squid balls were wonderful. The service was great
Amazing ramen spot. Very intimate with great decorations. Will update review after eating our spicy tonkatsu and gyoza. Update: spicy tonkatsu ramen was 10/10, gyoza was 9/10. Overall 9.5/10. Broth was really flavorful and noodles were perfect. All the ingredients blended very well together and made every bite amazing! 100% recommend to give it a try!
The food was really good! The Tonkotsu broth was super creamy and salty, the ham was good quality and the presentation was just beautiful! We had a wonderful meal. It's low key, casual and cozy spot for a cold day. We really enjoyed our ramen. One thing to note is it does have some limited seating, but it was not very busy when we arrived mid day so that was no an issue. It's a sweet date spot. I highly recommend the Tonkotsu!
The veggie ramen was great! And I love their home-made hot sauce to add spice and flavor. Quick service during lunch.
Good food, clean, Friendly service :) Can't go wrong here! Next time I want to try other types of noodles. I had the tiny noodles, never had that before. Very cool. I like that they say they don't have MSG