This place was kind of strange… It’s almost super authentic yet at the same time they have decided to embrace fried chicken as their main thing. The Ramen was at the same time both delicious and unimpressive… somehow the soup wasn’t that good even though everything else inside it was perfect. Maybe I went on a bad day but I think most people will have a very good experience here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Taylor P
Super impressed with the tonkotsu ramen! Great broth flavor and perfect noodles. The pork also has a great marinated smoky flavor that was awesome. Happy to have found a very solid ramen spot in the area, will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cyle LaPread (Searchraika)
The chicken katsu here is excellent—crispy and flavorful. The tonkatsu ramen is easily one of the best around and worth the drive. Service was friendly and attentive, and the bubble teas were a nice bonus. Definitely a spot I’ll be coming back to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Savaahna corbett
This place was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christopher Balasico
real ramen with real noodles only other place i know of in tampa that's still around is dosunco
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen
Dan Vandenberg
Rain Bistro. WOW. This is a Hidden GEM of a Ramen restaurant. In Miami, this quality would run you $30 a bowl or more.
With a Japanese-trained chef at the helm (found out by chatting with our waiter the first time we were here), this is authentic to the T.
The flavors and quality are unparalleled, and I was overjoyed to find out just how close to home this is. After moving from Miami, we have to find new favorite local eats!
Great portions, great flavor, not too salty. A++
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emma Dejesus
Love the food but every time I go there to get their tea, they never have the Boba ready
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
MeanDblock Mckenzie
Huge portions. Always delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin Hollister
Wow - we love this restaurant! We went to Rain Bistro for the first time tonight and it was truly fantastic! Stella was our waitress and she did an absolutely outstanding job. She's personable, knowledgeable, and you can certainly trust all of her recommendations. She suggested we try the popcorn chicken appetizer (yes, I know that sounds very strange for an Asian restaurant, but trust me - you can trust Stella!). I would definitely order this again - without question. It's not like any chicken I've had before. The serving is very generous and it comes with a chili powder for dipping (if you want to do so) that is almost as good as the chicken itself. I ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen (again, a recommendation from Stella) with spicy broth and it was fantastic! The pork belly was tender, the soft boiled eggs were perfectly cooked, and the broth was delicious!
As you can tell, I was incredibly impressed with Rain Bistro. I came with pretty low expectations, but I'm now a huge fan! The food, service, and value (the prices are incredibly reasonable) are unquestionably a 10/10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, Popcorn Chicken
Patty Taylor
Everything was delicious and the atmosphere was clean and welcoming.
Rain Bistro has an excellent variety of Asian cuisine (I'm not expert enough to narrow it down more specifically, but East Asian I would presume). There did seem to be a variety of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean dishes if I'm correct. Anyhow, the place is pretty nicely set up (looks new). Pork sandwiches were excellent as well as the fried rice. I pretty much could have eaten anything on the menu, so I'll have to come back for more. No real downside to this place, other than you can't turn into the parking lot across Bearrs. You'll have to go past it and U-turn.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert R.
Wow holy hidden gem. How has this been here this whole time and I didn't know.
They are doing it right at this place, not many places around that do it the right way. Awesome value for the money.
You know the food is good when the plain fried rice actually has scrambled eggs in it and taste like it was actually fried.
The fried chicken wings are 10/10, the breading, wow.
The Hong Kong Style wonton soup, you can tell they are making their own stock fresh. Do not pass this place by. Food is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Justice Hutschenreuter
This highkey has to be some of the best Ramen I’ve had in a very long time if not the best out of many of the ramen restaurants I’ve visited in my time traveling.
The menu is extremely easy to read and serves great selections of food. Me and a friend got a bunch of small appetizers to try including Gyoza dumplings, Rains Wrecking Drumette, and Chasu buns. All were very well priced and delicious in addition to a ramen dish called the Miso Ramen black garlic which was very hearty and well balanced in flavorful chicken broth and popping tastes of mushrooms.
They even have a fantastic selection of boba teas that really top the cake. I got the coffee milk tea that paired perfectly with my meal. The staff is so polite, fast, and I'm amazed at how well priced this food is for what you’re being served, (Budget friendly). The music was a great soft vibe too, perfect for having a quality conversations with others and added a chill vibe to the atmosphere.
Amazing quality, I would recommend this place to anyone with a fine taste for authentic ramen and need a night out with friends or family. I will 100% be bringing my friends back here for more. Very well done Rain Bistro, thanks for the delicious meal and experience for real.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, Miso Ramen
S “Tarenger”
Quiet Ramen shop. Google misrepresented it a a Chinese restaurant, but we still had an enjoyable meal. This is a small place, one server and I'm assuming just a single person in the kitchen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Ramen, Chicken Wings, Philly Cheesesteak Egg Roll
Sofia Mata Velasquez
Service was terrible, I had to wait 2 hours for my food while other tables got their food before our table. Even though they arrived after us. Saw my server twice. And spring rolls were advertised as 4 but were 2 cut in half.
This place was kind of strange… It’s almost super authentic yet at the same time they have decided to embrace fried chicken as their main thing. The Ramen was at the same time both delicious and unimpressive… somehow the soup wasn’t that good even though everything else inside it was perfect. Maybe I went on a bad day but I think most people will have a very good experience here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Super impressed with the tonkotsu ramen! Great broth flavor and perfect noodles. The pork also has a great marinated smoky flavor that was awesome. Happy to have found a very solid ramen spot in the area, will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The chicken katsu here is excellent—crispy and flavorful. The tonkatsu ramen is easily one of the best around and worth the drive. Service was friendly and attentive, and the bubble teas were a nice bonus. Definitely a spot I’ll be coming back to.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
real ramen with real noodles only other place i know of in tampa that's still around is dosunco
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen
Rain Bistro. WOW. This is a Hidden GEM of a Ramen restaurant. In Miami, this quality would run you $30 a bowl or more.
With a Japanese-trained chef at the helm (found out by chatting with our waiter the first time we were here), this is authentic to the T.
The flavors and quality are unparalleled, and I was overjoyed to find out just how close to home this is. After moving from Miami, we have to find new favorite local eats!
Great portions, great flavor, not too salty. A++
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the food but every time I go there to get their tea, they never have the Boba ready
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Huge portions. Always delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow - we love this restaurant! We went to Rain Bistro for the first time tonight and it was truly fantastic! Stella was our waitress and she did an absolutely outstanding job. She's personable, knowledgeable, and you can certainly trust all of her recommendations. She suggested we try the popcorn chicken appetizer (yes, I know that sounds very strange for an Asian restaurant, but trust me - you can trust Stella!). I would definitely order this again - without question. It's not like any chicken I've had before. The serving is very generous and it comes with a chili powder for dipping (if you want to do so) that is almost as good as the chicken itself. I ordered the Tonkotsu Ramen (again, a recommendation from Stella) with spicy broth and it was fantastic! The pork belly was tender, the soft boiled eggs were perfectly cooked, and the broth was delicious!
As you can tell, I was incredibly impressed with Rain Bistro. I came with pretty low expectations, but I'm now a huge fan! The food, service, and value (the prices are incredibly reasonable) are unquestionably a 10/10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, Popcorn Chicken
Everything was delicious and the atmosphere was clean and welcoming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Rain Bistro has an excellent variety of Asian cuisine (I'm not expert enough to narrow it down more specifically, but East Asian I would presume). There did seem to be a variety of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean dishes if I'm correct. Anyhow, the place is pretty nicely set up (looks new). Pork sandwiches were excellent as well as the fried rice. I pretty much could have eaten anything on the menu, so I'll have to come back for more. No real downside to this place, other than you can't turn into the parking lot across Bearrs. You'll have to go past it and U-turn.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow holy hidden gem. How has this been here this whole time and I didn't know.
They are doing it right at this place, not many places around that do it the right way. Awesome value for the money.
You know the food is good when the plain fried rice actually has scrambled eggs in it and taste like it was actually fried.
The fried chicken wings are 10/10, the breading, wow.
The Hong Kong Style wonton soup, you can tell they are making their own stock fresh.
Do not pass this place by. Food is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This highkey has to be some of the best Ramen I’ve had in a very long time if not the best out of many of the ramen restaurants I’ve visited in my time traveling.
The menu is extremely easy to read and serves great selections of food. Me and a friend got a bunch of small appetizers to try including Gyoza dumplings, Rains Wrecking Drumette, and Chasu buns. All were very well priced and delicious in addition to a ramen dish called the Miso Ramen black garlic which was very hearty and well balanced in flavorful chicken broth and popping tastes of mushrooms.
They even have a fantastic selection of boba teas that really top the cake. I got the coffee milk tea that paired perfectly with my meal. The staff is so polite, fast, and I'm amazed at how well priced this food is for what you’re being served, (Budget friendly). The music was a great soft vibe too, perfect for having a quality conversations with others and added a chill vibe to the atmosphere.
Amazing quality, I would recommend this place to anyone with a fine taste for authentic ramen and need a night out with friends or family. I will 100% be bringing my friends back here for more. Very well done Rain Bistro, thanks for the delicious meal and experience for real.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, Miso Ramen
Quiet Ramen shop. Google misrepresented it a a Chinese restaurant, but we still had an enjoyable meal. This is a small place, one server and I'm assuming just a single person in the kitchen.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shoyu Ramen, Chicken Wings, Philly Cheesesteak Egg Roll
Service was terrible, I had to wait 2 hours for my food while other tables got their food before our table. Even though they arrived after us. Saw my server twice. And spring rolls were advertised as 4 but were 2 cut in half.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen, Popcorn Chicken, Shrimp Curry Ramen
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