Ramen Yamadaya

1728 Buchanan St, San Francisco
(415) 795-4164

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Yamada-Ya Spicy Ramen
Yamada-Ya Ramen
Katsu Curry Bowl
Tonkotsu Ramen
Chicken Ramen
Vegan Ramen
Takoyaki
Tsukemen
Taiyaki
Soup

Menu

Appetizers
Blistered Shishito Peppers
Vegan. Blistered shishito peppers, salt, mayo.
Tokyo Poutine
Steak Cut Fries, Cheese Curds, Housemade Four Hour Curry
Yamada-Ya Buns
Steamed buns filled with pork, chicken, shrimp or braised tofu.
Edamame
Hiyashi Yakame and Seaweed Salad
Sea greens, mirin, rice wine vinegar.
Kara-Age
Japanese Style Fried Chicken. Styles: Regular, Osaka, Nanbanzuke, Korean, Buffalo.
Takoyaki
Octopus hushpuppies.

Ramen
Yamada-Ya Ramen
Sea salt, pork bone broth, chashu, pork belly, woodear mushrooms, wakame bamboo, tokyo scallions, nori, soft egg, black garlic oil.
Spicy Ramen
Soy sauce, pork bone broth, chashu, pork belly, bamboo, tokyo scallion, rayu, nanami togarashi bomb, nori, soft egg, choose a spice level:mild, medium, hot, fire, hell, death.
Spicy Miso Ramen
House made miso, pork bone broth, chashu, pork belly, tokyo scallion, bamboo, corn, nori, soft egg, nanami togarashi bomb, rayu, choose a spice level: mild, medium, hot, fire, hell, death.
Vegan Ramen
House-made miso, braised tofu, sesame butter, kakiage fritters, corn, spinach, bamboo, woodear mushroom, tofu, nori.
Kakuni Ramen
Soy sauce, pork bone broth, pork belly, woodear mushrooms, bamboo, tokyo scallions, nori, soft egg, black sesame oil.
Chicken Ramen
chicken-dashi broth, chicken chashu, pork belly, naruto, tokyo scallion, woodear mushroom, bamboo, nori, soft egg.
Tsukemen Ramen
Soy Sauce or Spicy Miso, condensed pork bone broth, thick chewy chilled noodles, chashu, pork belly, tokyo scallion, bamboo, soft egg, smoked bonito powder.

Rice Bowls
Chashu Bowl
Pork chashu, shredded cabbage.
Katsu Bento
Chicken, pork, or shrimp katsu.
Tempura Bowl
Shrimp tempura and shrimp kakiage.
Karaage Bento
Chicken karaage, shredded cabbage.
Katsu Curry Bowl
Chicken, pork, or shrimp katsu with our house made curry sauce.

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Recent Reviews

The BBQ pork bun was cold and not a lot of flavor, generally yuck. The ramen was mediocre, not noteworthy and I felt like I had a headache from MSG after. All for a higher price than other spots nearby…

Work on quality.
September 2025
We had to get ramen while we were in Japantown. The ramen here was delicious. I got the Spicy Ramen with medium on the spice level. I wanted to play it safe since my friends make fun of me that I can only handle “white boy spicy.” The broth was super flavorful and complex.

My friend got the Wantan Ramen since he’s a sucker for chicken-dashi broth. He loved it!

It wasn’t busy since we were here on a Thursday night. They are centrally...
July 2025
Love the picture frames on the wall with Japanese animes.

However, the ramen is extremely subpar from the competitors next to it, and the service is a lot to desire for (no helping getting highchair, slow to respond, an impatient middle age Asian lady.)

The recommended ramen tastes bland, topping is quite lackluster, chashu and pork belly are simply not good. Egg is quite good.

The overall experience has been bad, while...
July 2025

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Ramen Yamadaya

1728 Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 795-4164