Good bowl of ramen after a morning mountain biking. Otherwise will be carb overloaded. 😄
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Signature Tsukemen Soup
Clarin Houle
Came here at 11:30 on Sunday and beat the lunch rush with no wait. Had the chicken ramen and it was absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Signature Tsukemen Soup
Siddharth Preetham
The food was delicious and the service was incredible. I’m not a fan of dashi and didn’t know the tsukamen had it. One of the servers immediately realized this, came over and replaced my order free of cost! Edelfo and Ryu were my servers- wonderful people
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
E Xie
Really nice and beautiful ramen shop with signature tsukemen. Actually, it's probably the most known tsukemen chain in Japan. As for me, I was first in line in a weekday. Broth is delicious and ramen is bouncy. Lime gives such good ehancement. However, the ham I had was ice cold. Is that normal? I already know about tsukemen and dipping noodles and meat in the warm broth, but I found that strange. Maybe it was because I came at opening time so I'll try again another day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
James
Known for their tsukemen or dipping ramen, but they also have a good range of other delicious options and a very delicious vegetarian Dan Dan noodles.
Surprised by the tasty calamari where they bring out the whole squid and is covered in seasoning.
They serve a complementary buckwheat tea and the service is amazing attentive!
Recommend putting your name down on the Yelp wait-list ahead of time as it can get crowded on weekends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeret Shuck
Some of the best ramen I’ve had since Japan. Atmosphere is great, place feels clean. Top tier right here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
yomi matsuoka
Thick broth and noodle with a hint of Yuzu. Happy hour is decent too. Went there around 4PM on Saturday and 4 minutes wait only
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tyrone C
Make sure to add yourself to the waitlist on Yelp before arriving. May save you 10-20 min. Once inside, dining is nice but a little crowded and noisy. Not terrible. Service was okay. Nothing special. Nothing bad. Quick though, which was nice to see. I had the Tokusei Ramen and really enjoyed that for $20. Nice garlicky broth and other flavors with thinner noodles. My friends all ordered the Tsukemen. Most enjoyed it, although one criticized the noodle texture as well as the lack of smokiness to the soup. He said he preferred the now closed Shugetsu much more for this style. We also enjoyed the popcorn chicken appetizer for $12. Happy hour is from 3-6pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for discounts on drinks and apps.
Let me start by saying I really do like this place, I dine here regularly, and it was my favorite tsukemen spot in the bay area. It was a very unpleasant surprise to find that when I ordered the tokusei tsukemen, it tastes watered down. I was confused because it was missing the umami and citrus notes that I really loved about the dish. Tsukemen is supposed to punch you in the face with bold flavor, hence the is a dipping ramen, and this one felt like a tsukemen that forgot the rest of its ingredients and was watered down with store bought bone broth. A staff member was kind enough to explain that apparently the owner decided to change the recipe due to complaints of it being too salty. I can understand controlling the saltiness of the dish is important, but to change the tsukemen recipe to the extent where it's actually quite bland was disheartening. It's really far cry from what it used to be. I do want to add that I'm not upset about having this new bowl of tsukemen, I'm just kind of sad that if this is what it's going to taste like going forward, I probably won't order it anymore and have to look elsewhere to get my fix. The staff was really awesome and accommodating to address this concern by helping me re-season it to try and make it taste more like it's former recipe. But we both acknowledged the recipe is just different now. Hopefully you hear my cry for help, because I really did like your dipping ramen and I'm sad that it's gone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
jkaw
The legendary creator of tsukemen has licensed its name to a branch of Bay Area-ramen shops. Supposedly they are run by descendents of the original shop, though I am fairly positive those individuals are not in the store day to day.
Maybe expected for American diners, the menu includes many wide ranging ramen styles and unusual ramen shop appetizers like takoyaki.
Taishoken is most famous for tsukemen. I was a bit disappointed that the noodles, toppings, and soup broth was closer to the heavier gyokai-tonkotsu style of shops like Ganja/Rokurinsha and not what I'd consider classic Taishoken flavor. Google 大勝軒つけ麺 for some pictures of what the Japan-based Taishoken branches serve and the difference will be obvious. I will say that both types of chashu toppings were excellent.
To be honest, there are better ramen shops in the Bay Area and even now-closed Iza did a better version of this style. But by American standards, the ramen is still probably four stars.
Stop by for quick lunch today. But always full house here😋 but lucky us no waiting, always order crispy fried calamari and niku spicy ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Linh Nguyen
It’s kinda unhealthy how often I go here. Tried pretty everything on the menu. Most of them were delicious, with my favorites being 1. Tsukemen (make sure to get the soup wari as you finish the bowl) 2. Yuzu shio ramen 3. Mazesoba
The only dish I do NOT recommend is the normal (tonkotsu) ramen since it’s pretty bland imo
H Lee
Wonderful service and delicious food! Had their chicken ramen special
Anthony Giang
On a calm Monday afternoon, my partner and I were looking for a place to get some quick lunch while we hear about some tea. So, we ended up at Taishoken for some delicious food. I ordered the Tokusei Tsukumen which was pretty delicious while my partner got the mazesoba. I really enjoyed her dish and would probably consider it better than Kajiken which is right down the road. In comparison to Kajiken, this dish already had a lot of balance and flavor, whereas with Kajiken I often feel the need to add a lot of additional sauce to increase the complexity. If you’re craving ramen in San Mateo this place is definitely a good option where everything we tried was good.
Good bowl of ramen after a morning mountain biking. Otherwise will be carb overloaded. 😄
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Signature Tsukemen Soup
Came here at 11:30 on Sunday and beat the lunch rush with no wait. Had the chicken ramen and it was absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Signature Tsukemen Soup
The food was delicious and the service was incredible. I’m not a fan of dashi and didn’t know the tsukamen had it. One of the servers immediately realized this, came over and replaced my order free of cost! Edelfo and Ryu were my servers- wonderful people
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really nice and beautiful ramen shop with signature tsukemen. Actually, it's probably the most known tsukemen chain in Japan. As for me, I was first in line in a weekday. Broth is delicious and ramen is bouncy. Lime gives such good ehancement. However, the ham I had was ice cold. Is that normal? I already know about tsukemen and dipping noodles and meat in the warm broth, but I found that strange. Maybe it was because I came at opening time so I'll try again another day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Known for their tsukemen or dipping ramen, but they also have a good range of other delicious options and a very delicious vegetarian Dan Dan noodles.
Surprised by the tasty calamari where they bring out the whole squid and is covered in seasoning.
They serve a complementary buckwheat tea and the service is amazing attentive!
Recommend putting your name down on the Yelp wait-list ahead of time as it can get crowded on weekends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Some of the best ramen I’ve had since Japan. Atmosphere is great, place feels clean. Top tier right here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thick broth and noodle with a hint of Yuzu. Happy hour is decent too. Went there around 4PM on Saturday and 4 minutes wait only
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Make sure to add yourself to the waitlist on Yelp before arriving. May save you 10-20 min. Once inside, dining is nice but a little crowded and noisy. Not terrible. Service was okay. Nothing special. Nothing bad. Quick though, which was nice to see. I had the Tokusei Ramen and really enjoyed that for $20. Nice garlicky broth and other flavors with thinner noodles. My friends all ordered the Tsukemen. Most enjoyed it, although one criticized the noodle texture as well as the lack of smokiness to the soup. He said he preferred the now closed Shugetsu much more for this style. We also enjoyed the popcorn chicken appetizer for $12. Happy hour is from 3-6pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for discounts on drinks and apps.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Signature Tsukemen Soup, Tokusei Ramen
Let me start by saying I really do like this place, I dine here regularly, and it was my favorite tsukemen spot in the bay area.
It was a very unpleasant surprise to find that when I ordered the tokusei tsukemen, it tastes watered down. I was confused because it was missing the umami and citrus notes that I really loved about the dish. Tsukemen is supposed to punch you in the face with bold flavor, hence the is a dipping ramen, and this one felt like a tsukemen that forgot the rest of its ingredients and was watered down with store bought bone broth.
A staff member was kind enough to explain that apparently the owner decided to change the recipe due to complaints of it being too salty. I can understand controlling the saltiness of the dish is important, but to change the tsukemen recipe to the extent where it's actually quite bland was disheartening. It's really far cry from what it used to be.
I do want to add that I'm not upset about having this new bowl of tsukemen, I'm just kind of sad that if this is what it's going to taste like going forward, I probably won't order it anymore and have to look elsewhere to get my fix. The staff was really awesome and accommodating to address this concern by helping me re-season it to try and make it taste more like it's former recipe. But we both acknowledged the recipe is just different now. Hopefully you hear my cry for help, because I really did like your dipping ramen and I'm sad that it's gone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
The legendary creator of tsukemen has licensed its name to a branch of Bay Area-ramen shops. Supposedly they are run by descendents of the original shop, though I am fairly positive those individuals are not in the store day to day.
Maybe expected for American diners, the menu includes many wide ranging ramen styles and unusual ramen shop appetizers like takoyaki.
Taishoken is most famous for tsukemen. I was a bit disappointed that the noodles, toppings, and soup broth was closer to the heavier gyokai-tonkotsu style of shops like Ganja/Rokurinsha and not what I'd consider classic Taishoken flavor. Google 大勝軒つけ麺 for some pictures of what the Japan-based Taishoken branches serve and the difference will be obvious. I will say that both types of chashu toppings were excellent.
To be honest, there are better ramen shops in the Bay Area and even now-closed Iza did a better version of this style. But by American standards, the ramen is still probably four stars.
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing food and good service
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Stop by for quick lunch today. But always full house here😋 but lucky us no waiting, always order crispy fried calamari and niku spicy ramen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s kinda unhealthy how often I go here. Tried pretty everything on the menu. Most of them were delicious, with my favorites being
1. Tsukemen (make sure to get the soup wari as you finish the bowl)
2. Yuzu shio ramen
3. Mazesoba
The only dish I do NOT recommend is the normal (tonkotsu) ramen since it’s pretty bland imo
Wonderful service and delicious food! Had their chicken ramen special
On a calm Monday afternoon, my partner and I were looking for a place to get some quick lunch while we hear about some tea. So, we ended up at Taishoken for some delicious food. I ordered the Tokusei Tsukumen which was pretty delicious while my partner got the mazesoba. I really enjoyed her dish and would probably consider it better than Kajiken which is right down the road. In comparison to Kajiken, this dish already had a lot of balance and flavor, whereas with Kajiken I often feel the need to add a lot of additional sauce to increase the complexity. If you’re craving ramen in San Mateo this place is definitely a good option where everything we tried was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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