Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

Easily the best ramen in all of San Diego, and on a price to quality ratio completely crushes everyone else. The only drawback is that it's usually busy enough that it's hard to find seating.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Santouka ramen, who doesn't know?! Always tied with Mitsuwa supermarket.
Anyway, good ramen, rich savoury soup broth, salty, noodle is ok, just right. Portion is ok, price is decent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso Ramen

Fantastic ramen. Quickly prepared and pipping hot. Took me right back to Kapan for almost an hour.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

great value and super convenient! but most importantly I love the portions. the small size is superb, and still very filling. I especially liked the chashu pork.

some tables and a bar area for single patrons. I believe the seating area has decreased since I last seen it pre-COVID around September/October 2019.

cash only, no cards or digital payment.

also a side note, they don't serve sprite here but they do have 7-up!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

great value and super convenient! but most importantly I love the portions. the small size is superb, and still very filling. I especially liked the chashu pork.

some tables and a bar area for single patrons. I believe the seating area has decreased since I last seen it pre-COVID around September/October 2019.

cash only, no cards or digital payment.

also a side note, they don't serve sprite here but they do have 7-up!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great quick simple ramen food court located at an convienence place inside mitsuwa market. The ramen broth here taste just right and is better than the one at Mitsuwa in San Jose. The one in SJ is a bit salty sometimes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Noodles

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great Ramen. Spicy Miso is definitely their signature ramen. Rich in flavor with just the right amount of spiciness. Shio (Sea Salt) is one of the best my son has ever had as he is allergic to soy. Great value. Highly Recommend.

Dietary restrictions: Shio is a great (sometimes the only) option for ramen lovers who are allergic to soy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso Ramen, Salt Ramen with Char-Siu Rice Bowl

Best bang for your buck

Food: 5

Great but not quite as al dente noodles as the Mar Vista location in Los Angeles. Get the salt ramen

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stop by for the incredible ramen and customer service and get some groceries after. Cool setup. Family atmosphere. Love this place. ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso Ramen, Noodles, Miso Tonkotsu Ramen

Delicious
Very delicious ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Price to quality ratio is very much on point. Ramen was quite delicious and everything you would expect (plus a little more) from a working man's lunch; it was $12.95 for a large shio.

The thing that delivered most for this bowl of goodness was the broth. The salt content was well balanced and provided just enough depth of flavor to satisfy all of your umami cravings. The noodles were delightfully springy, and the bamboo + mushrooms were well incorporated, even if they added more texture than taste. The roasted pork had good flavor, but was a bit too tough. The lowest point was the egg I added, which was hard boiled (blasphemy), and definitely made the dish worse…I left it unfinished.

I cannot speak for the non-soup offerings, but in all it was worth my time. Any ramen lover would be satisfied.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Noodles, Large Shio Chashu Ramen

Very good ramen and can be busy at time. Taste just like what I had in Japan and I am Japanese :). Happy to see a real Japanese ramen shop in San Diego!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salt Ramen with Char-Siu Rice Bowl, Noodles

Price to quality ratio is very much on point. Ramen was quite delicious and everything you would expect (plus a little more) from a working man's lunch; it was $12.95 for a large shio.The thing that delivered most for this bowl of goodness was the broth. The salt content was well balanced and provided just enough depth of flavor to satisfy all of your umami cravings. The noodles were delightfully springy, and the bamboo + mushrooms were well incorporated, even if they added more texture than taste. The roasted pork had good flavor, but was a bit too tough. The lowest point was the egg I added, which was hard boiled (blasphemy), and definitely made the dish worse…I left it unfinished.I cannot speak for the non-soup offerings, but in all it was worth my time. Any ramen lover would be satisfied.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Noodles, Large Shio Chashu Ramen

This place have the best ramen in San Diego!

Parking: The parking is kind of hard for this plaza!

Kid-friendliness: This place great to bring kids to learn about Asian culture!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5