Tajima Ramen Mercury

Tajima has always been my go-to for Ramen. Today will be the last time I patronize their business. Not only have they raised their prices way more than inflation, they cut the chashu pork serving in half in their Tonkatsu Ramen. Not a good business practice to sort-change customers

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Service was every bit as good as the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome spot, super chill. Staff was helpful and super positive, ramen 🍜 was awesome. Will definitely come back when I'm in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve ordered food for take out before but it’s my first time dining in. I gotta say the first experience wasn’t great. The decor was modern and I liked the bar area.

We got seated in about 5 min when we arrived around 9pm. The waiter (i think he’s the manager) took our order. Another waitress brought out edamame first, and then tuna poke and tonkatsu ramen. The karaage didn’t come until mid-way through our meal. They didn’t give us utensils so we had to ask for them. We were told that they usually only give a spoon?!

Now food…the tuna poke wasn’t anything special (tuna looked fresh though). We ordered two bowls of Tonkatsu ramen. They were not as salty as other ramen places but then they didn’t have much flavor either. There was a very strong yeasty taste (or a distinct flavor that I wasn’t able to identify) from egg noodles and soup. It came with a very small piece of pork (the smallest I’ve seen from a bowl of ramen). The karaage came last. Each piece was big and not enough crunchiness. The spicy mayo was delicious.

We paid for the check but then later noticed that they charged more than the menu price (I didn’t even realized that at first so it’s good to pay attention to your bill). We told the manager about it and he was nice to adjust our bill. Anyway, it’s recommended to check your bill.

Overall, our first dining experience wasn’t great.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Food is great. We've tried a number of Ramen places around and this is one of the best. Atmosphere is a bit lacking but the service and food makes up for it. Not a first date kind of place, but 2nd or 3rd would work.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tajima Ramen with Pork, Tonkotsu Ramen

Consistently good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Frankly the best Tajima location with the best service imo. Even when quite packed & busy the food is never slouched and always hot and delicious. I'm a simple man who loves the ramen and the dumplings and am always 100% satisfied.

Oh: the bathroom is one of the coolest I've ever been in. Clean too. Like that goes a long way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went on a Thursday wasn't busy unlike the weekend, Ramen was amazing as was the waitress.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Spicy tuna is great!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not a huge fan of the ramen here. Thin broth with a flavor of chicken broth to me. The noodles were fine. Service was good on a Saturday at lunch, fairly empty at the time. Decent place for a quick bite, but wouldn't come back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Tajima is consistent with their delicious food and craft cocktails. Their customer service however, is poor. I have dined in and ordered pick- up several times and have been very disappointed by the servers’ attitude and contemptuous behavior.
Food wise they are 4 stars and I definitely recommend. It’s a shame their customer service standards are so low.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

It was ok.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

The service is fast, the staff is polite, and the food is delicious and good price ! The location is really nice, indoor and outdoor seating is available, great place to bring family or friends. Haven’t tried out the other location but definitely recommend this location.
The ramen is rich, flavorful, and one of best I’ve tried in San Diego, the bao bun is crispy and one of my favorite starters, can’t wait to try the rest of the menu items

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pork Gyoza, Cream Cheese Wontons, Creamy Chicken Ramen

This is a hidden gem the staff is super friendly super fast and the food tastes great. We met the manager and he was very friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Exactly middle of the road. Service was good Definitely meant to be a get together spot. Food was inauthentic and the toppings tasted better than the broth itself. Sake was very rough on the tongue and I doubt they spent much on it... Teriyaki didn't excite either but the price for that was fair.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2