Good Service! Love their juicy karaage! Thank you for keeping this item in the Doordash menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Choi
One of the better ramen places in San Diego. The combo meal was good, the half-boiled egg was a nice touch. Interested in trying their curry. Everything was fresh and the atmosphere was good. Waitress was a little standoffish, however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ricardo Hirata-Okamoto
My favorite Ramen place in San Diego. Really good ramen (men), flavor, portions, and service. Also, inside a large parking lot, so no problem (same as Costco and Target). Ramen and their special Pork Chasu are their best menu, so no need to try chicken or (karaage), or buns. If you like the pork chashu, better order it as an appetizer. Ambience is ok. Service is very attentive. They have lunch specials (price).
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Kellogg
Get the Kitakata ramein. Don't waste your time on the other flavors. They are good, but the original, or original, with extra chashu, is exceptional. Service suffers when they get busy but not too much. Get the karage as well. Unfortunately No military discount. ?Kid friendly.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian tofu Ramen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Gyoza, Kitakata Ramen Large, Noodles
Lei Raiza Zervoulakos
Found this gem from instagram & decided to visit after a cold day at the beach. We tried the kitakata ramen & tan tan ramen - they both have a unique broth. I usually prefer creamy ones like the tan tan, but the broth for kitakata was also good. Got seated right away even though it was during dinner and food was served right away. Will definitely come back & try their karaage.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame, Large Kitakata Ramen
mary grace sanchez
Enjoyed their utam tam
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J H
Best Ramen in San Diego, Highly recommend the Chicken and the Tan Tan Ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J H.
Best Ramen in San Diego, Highly recommend the Chicken and the Tan Tan Ramen. We have tried most if not nearly all Ramen in SD and the only two that are close are Menya and HiroNori.
Olivia S.
We were seated right away, immediately greeted, and accommodated to a booth so my boyfriend and I could sit together. The restaurant was clean and had plenty of seating. The service was good too, our waitress came to us often checking in on us. We ordered a fried chicken appetizer. It was served piping hot with a tangy sauce and a lemon wedge. Plenty of crunch and not too much breading. Not the best I've had but not bad at all! 7.5/10 My boyfriend got the umakara tan tan with an added egg. Now bear with me, he's a ridiculously picky eater.(Obnoxiously so, in my opinion) For comparisons sake, his favorite ramen is @ underbelly. He said he would not go here again, saying the broth wasn't good, it had too many noodles, and he disliked that the meat was cubed up. But he did have something good to say! He loved the egg which was perfectly runny. He said he'd give it a 3/10. I tried his and I would give it a 8/10. I liked it and ate his leftovers. I got the spicy miso ramen with an added egg. I loved mine. Thought the pieces of meat were tender. The broth was silky with the perfect amount of heat. The egg was cooked to perfection. I appreciated the generous amount of noodles, giving me another large meal to eat later on. I liked my boyfriends ramen (tan tan) more but mine still hit the spot. I'd give mine a 7.5/10. I'd come back here and bring friends or my son who I know appreciate good ramen. I'd give this spot a 7.5 overall.
QABPROSERV
Definitely one of the best ramen experiences I've had yet in San Diego. Both the Miso Ramen's ban-nai style noodles--a soft, thick and chewy ramen--and the pan-fried gyoza, are the same quality experience I had eating craft ramen in Fukui City and having Japan-famous Utsunomiya gyoza in Tochigi, Japan.Kitakata is the real deal for ramen dining in San Diego, with tentative employees, a very cleanly designed shop and a happy "irrashaimasse" whenever a customer enters.
My friends and I went there for lunch; ordered the lunch combo. You get to pick the add on for another $2.50 . We ordered the Karage (2 pieces) and 2 gyoza as our adding. We got the green chili ramen and the vegetable chasu shiyo ramen. The noodles are hand made, different than other ramen noodles. It was pretty tasty; great spice level on the green chili. The vegetable chasu ramen was very clean tasting.
Bella N.
Finally in San Diego!!! It was my favorite ramen place while living in Orange County & now definitely the best in San Diego. Recommend the Chashu bowl, green chili ramen & spicy miso ramen. Noodles are always cooked perfectly. They are also so accommodating to kids dining here. They get their own cute plastic dining ware.
Hannah J.
Came here on a weeknight with a friend and it was not busy. Got the spicy miso ramen plus an egg to go with. The ramen has carrots, spinach, and broth was on the lighter side. Wish it was more flavorful. Noodles were thick and chewy which I liked and the meat was generous. Service was great, restaurant was cozy and clean. The ramen is a bit on the pricier side ($20 all in) but portion was decent.
Amanda N.
Super different from the usual types of ramen shops you get in San Diego. The noodles were curly and very soft, but bouncy at the same time. For my main meal, I decided to try their limited special ramen, Mizore Ramen in a regular size with a ramen egg. Flavor of the broth was very light but delicious which I liked as it wasn't overwhelming. The mizore came with radish in the soup which I thought was way too much. At the end of my bowl, all I could taste was the radish. If they added a lot less it would be better. Chashu was yummy! Flavorful and tender, but my fav of the bowl was the egg! It was cooked to perfection as well as flavored perfectly! We tried their juicy fried chicken appetizer as it was very popular and rightly so. It was SOOOO juicy and tender and omg I would come back here not even for the unique ramen BUT FOR THE CHICKEN. I even saw 2 people order the chicken rice bowl where the chicken looked like a mountain on top of the rice.
Kazu S.
Best char chu in SD. If you have not try this place a must try. Next to best Taiwanese pastry in SD.
Good Service! Love their juicy karaage! Thank you for keeping this item in the Doordash menu.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the better ramen places in San Diego. The combo meal was good, the half-boiled egg was a nice touch. Interested in trying their curry. Everything was fresh and the atmosphere was good. Waitress was a little standoffish, however.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
My favorite Ramen place in San Diego. Really good ramen (men), flavor, portions, and service. Also, inside a large parking lot, so no problem (same as Costco and Target). Ramen and their special Pork Chasu are their best menu, so no need to try chicken or (karaage), or buns. If you like the pork chashu, better order it as an appetizer. Ambience is ok. Service is very attentive. They have lunch specials (price).
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Get the Kitakata ramein. Don't waste your time on the other flavors. They are good, but the original, or original, with extra chashu, is exceptional. Service suffers when they get busy but not too much. Get the karage as well. Unfortunately No military discount. ?Kid friendly.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian tofu Ramen
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Gyoza, Kitakata Ramen Large, Noodles
Found this gem from instagram & decided to visit after a cold day at the beach. We tried the kitakata ramen & tan tan ramen - they both have a unique broth. I usually prefer creamy ones like the tan tan, but the broth for kitakata was also good. Got seated right away even though it was during dinner and food was served right away. Will definitely come back & try their karaage.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Edamame, Large Kitakata Ramen
Enjoyed their utam tam
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Ramen in San Diego, Highly recommend the Chicken and the Tan Tan Ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Ramen in San Diego, Highly recommend the Chicken and the Tan Tan Ramen. We have tried most if not nearly all Ramen in SD and the only two that are close are Menya and HiroNori.
We were seated right away, immediately greeted, and accommodated to a booth so my boyfriend and I could sit together. The restaurant was clean and had plenty of seating. The service was good too, our waitress came to us often checking in on us. We ordered a fried chicken appetizer. It was served piping hot with a tangy sauce and a lemon wedge. Plenty of crunch and not too much breading. Not the best I've had but not bad at all! 7.5/10 My boyfriend got the umakara tan tan with an added egg. Now bear with me, he's a ridiculously picky eater.(Obnoxiously so, in my opinion) For comparisons sake, his favorite ramen is @ underbelly. He said he would not go here again, saying the broth wasn't good, it had too many noodles, and he disliked that the meat was cubed up. But he did have something good to say! He loved the egg which was perfectly runny. He said he'd give it a 3/10. I tried his and I would give it a 8/10. I liked it and ate his leftovers. I got the spicy miso ramen with an added egg. I loved mine. Thought the pieces of meat were tender. The broth was silky with the perfect amount of heat. The egg was cooked to perfection. I appreciated the generous amount of noodles, giving me another large meal to eat later on. I liked my boyfriends ramen (tan tan) more but mine still hit the spot. I'd give mine a 7.5/10. I'd come back here and bring friends or my son who I know appreciate good ramen. I'd give this spot a 7.5 overall.
Definitely one of the best ramen experiences I've had yet in San Diego. Both the Miso Ramen's ban-nai style noodles--a soft, thick and chewy ramen--and the pan-fried gyoza, are the same quality experience I had eating craft ramen in Fukui City and having Japan-famous Utsunomiya gyoza in Tochigi, Japan.Kitakata is the real deal for ramen dining in San Diego, with tentative employees, a very cleanly designed shop and a happy "irrashaimasse" whenever a customer enters.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Gyoza
Restaurantji Recommends
My friends and I went there for lunch; ordered the lunch combo. You get to pick the add on for another $2.50 . We ordered the Karage (2 pieces) and 2 gyoza as our adding. We got the green chili ramen and the vegetable chasu shiyo ramen. The noodles are hand made, different than other ramen noodles. It was pretty tasty; great spice level on the green chili. The vegetable chasu ramen was very clean tasting.
Finally in San Diego!!! It was my favorite ramen place while living in Orange County & now definitely the best in San Diego. Recommend the Chashu bowl, green chili ramen & spicy miso ramen. Noodles are always cooked perfectly. They are also so accommodating to kids dining here. They get their own cute plastic dining ware.
Came here on a weeknight with a friend and it was not busy. Got the spicy miso ramen plus an egg to go with. The ramen has carrots, spinach, and broth was on the lighter side. Wish it was more flavorful. Noodles were thick and chewy which I liked and the meat was generous. Service was great, restaurant was cozy and clean. The ramen is a bit on the pricier side ($20 all in) but portion was decent.
Super different from the usual types of ramen shops you get in San Diego. The noodles were curly and very soft, but bouncy at the same time. For my main meal, I decided to try their limited special ramen, Mizore Ramen in a regular size with a ramen egg. Flavor of the broth was very light but delicious which I liked as it wasn't overwhelming. The mizore came with radish in the soup which I thought was way too much. At the end of my bowl, all I could taste was the radish. If they added a lot less it would be better. Chashu was yummy! Flavorful and tender, but my fav of the bowl was the egg! It was cooked to perfection as well as flavored perfectly! We tried their juicy fried chicken appetizer as it was very popular and rightly so. It was SOOOO juicy and tender and omg I would come back here not even for the unique ramen BUT FOR THE CHICKEN. I even saw 2 people order the chicken rice bowl where the chicken looked like a mountain on top of the rice.
Best char chu in SD. If you have not try this place a must try. Next to best Taiwanese pastry in SD.