I randomly decided to try out this place and I got the Garlic Chicken plate. The chicken was cooked very well and the service was super fast (I was there at 9 PM). From walking in the ambiance was honestly not there. I feel like if this place had a good feel when you walked in, it could be top tier. I would've given it 4.5 stars if it was possible because it was missing just a little bit of flavor, but I understand that it is primarily a ramen restaurant. I will definitely try it again!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Greg Howard
Discovered this place 2 years ago while on vacation. My wife & I have craved it often since back in the mainland. Now writing this review while on board Hawaiian Airlines, 7 miles above & halfway back to Hawaii. We both can't wait to land. We're heading from the airport straight to your restaurant for some more of your "best" ramen on Oahu! Finally...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
phil Wang
We’ve been regulars at this place for a while, and it’s honestly disappointing to have to write this review because we used to really like it here. However, after our recent experience, we won’t be coming back.
This time, we found a hair in our food, which is completely disgusting and unacceptable. When we told them, they offered to make a new dish, but since we were in a hurry, we asked them not to charge us instead. My wife had only taken a few bites before noticing the hair, so we thought this was a reasonable request.
Instead of apologizing and making things right, they argued with us, said we had a bad attitude, and even implied that the hair could have been my wife’s, which was insulting and unprofessional. To make matters worse, they still charged us for the dish and only offered a small discount—even though it was clearly contaminated.
What makes this situation even more upsetting is that this isn’t even the first time we’ve had an issue here. On a previous visit, we found plastic in our food, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt because they seemed like nice people. I’m honestly kicking myself for not taking that as a red flag back then.
It’s clear that they don’t value customer loyalty or long-term business. Instead, they seem to only care about getting paid today—even if it means charging us for food with hair in it and completely disregarding our concerns.
We’ve supported this place regularly, and it’s a shame to see how little they care about customer satisfaction and food safety. Good food doesn’t excuse bad service, and after giving them multiple chances, we’re done. Avoid this place if you value cleanliness, professionalism, and respect.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
kim bryant
I get the tonkotsu broth every time, and it's great! I get to pick my own items to put in my ramen, and I am satisfied every time! The service is fast also! Great place if you're craving ramen, your way!
Vegetarian options: There are vegetarian items to build your ramen with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sheldon Watts Jr.
The food was very good. Don't let the name fool you. They offer many other dishes beside Ramen. MAKE SURE TO WEIGH YOUR BASKET. Before you know your bowl price will be over $30 dollars.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, Seafood, Healthy Herb Soup with Bean Threads, Pumpkin Soup
Daniel Nguyen
Well. I've found my new comfort food restaurant in Aiea. Like I've eaten and gotten takeout here way too many times, and I'll continue to do so cause it's sooooo good.
Now I tend to avoid weigh-your-food places cause they're so dangerous. But alas, when it's good it's good. I tend to go heavier on the proteins, and really appreciate they've got some good ones like oxtail, tendon, tripe, seafood and different meat/fish balls. Plenty of vegetable options too. My weight is usually in the 0.7-0.8 lbs range.
So you put some gloves on, grab a basket and tongs, and just make your way down the buffet. Jk not buffet lol. First case is proteins, second case is vegetables and tofu products. There's a scale there to keep track of what you're out, and a chart of weight prices. Also a little holder with slips for other sliced common proteins (beef, pork, etc). These cost extra, about $3 for 4-5 slices, which I tend to avoid these as they'll add up fast. Note minimum charge is around $13, or half a pound of food.
My favorites are udon noodles with the healthy herb soup. It's milky because of creamer, and oh man is this broth delicious. The bowl that it comes out in is HUGE. Like I usually have half a bowl left of broth that I take home to make my own ramen. You can also ask for it to be spicy, and I like that they have their homemade chili spice available at each table for me to load up on and make extra spicy.
As if I didn't love their savory foods enough, when dining in they provide a free Taiwanese style shave ice dessert. They'll bring out a portion large enough for your party, and the best part is that it's free!!! There are plenty of tables inside, and it's usually pretty chilly with the AC blasting (which is preferred when eating hot soup). The servers are quite friendly and work hard. Whenever I order takeout they stay true to the weight-to-cost ratio and i get my money's worth.
Parking can sometimes get crowded in the Plaza. There's a credit card fee surcharge.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elmay Beltran
We came here for the first time. You choose your own topping/additions to your ramen meal. Prices are based on weight. Choose your soup base and noodles they serve you your completed meal and halohalo or shave ice dessert included. It was so yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Seafood Soup, Soup, Healthy Herb Soup with Bean Threads, House Dessert with Boba, Healthy Soup
Dragon Doe
Koreans at it again trying to be Japanese. Highway robbery on the portions. My selection end up becoming $50 for one bowl, 2nd bowl was $48. This place will not last. We gave a tip and they ended up increasing there own tip from $2 to $12. What scam hole place! Beware!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Josh Park
They did ok
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Merridith Nydam
Fantastic time at the 3 course meal featured monthly! Beautiful decor, friendly staff and patrons and fantabulous food! Mahalo to Chef Adam and all!!!
We ordered 2 ramen orders with beanthread noodles. I chose the healthy herb soup base while my husband chose the lemongrass. We chose mildly spicy. Both taste pretty good. The healthy herb warmed my soul a little since it's rainy today.
Then we ordered cheese gau gee. Cheese sauce gee tastes better than the usual gau gee that we get everywhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soup, Healthy Herb Soup with Bean Threads
Jeremy Urmeneta
Build your own ramen allows customers to create their satisfying ramen meal and go home happy. Individuals get to choose the type of broth and noodles that they prefer. Also getting to pick the toppings you'd want eat is satisfying. Pay by the weight of your topping, it is then added to your ramen, and served at your table. After you have down your meal they also give a small complimentary shave ice. Perfect to end the meal.
Parking: Private lot plenty of parking stalls
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Broth with Udon Noodle, Ramen, Soup, Seafood Soup with Variety of Ingredients Selected and Weigh In, Spicy Soup, House Dessert with Boba
Hardz Locc
Awesome people very friendly. Family owned. They never let your glass go empty. Great service. I love this place. After the first time I went about a week ago I kept going with my family. My kids love it there too. New favorite spot to take the fam.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu, Ramen
Christian Link
The curry was good, but I'm coming back for the build your own ramen bowl.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
C M
The price is build your own. Perfect price, and plenty choices. I made udon seafood. Super good!
Vegetarian options: One side is meat the other vegetables.
Parking: Strip mall style parking.
Kid-friendliness: Family friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Seafood Soup, Beef Broth with Udon Noodle, Ramen, Soup, Seafood Soup with Variety of Ingredients Selected and Weigh In, Seafood, Ramen & Appetizer, House Dessert with Boba
I randomly decided to try out this place and I got the Garlic Chicken plate. The chicken was cooked very well and the service was super fast (I was there at 9 PM). From walking in the ambiance was honestly not there. I feel like if this place had a good feel when you walked in, it could be top tier. I would've given it 4.5 stars if it was possible because it was missing just a little bit of flavor, but I understand that it is primarily a ramen restaurant. I will definitely try it again!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Discovered this place 2 years ago while on vacation. My wife & I have craved it often since back in the mainland. Now writing this review while on board Hawaiian Airlines, 7 miles above & halfway back to Hawaii. We both can't wait to land. We're heading from the airport straight to your restaurant for some more of your "best" ramen on Oahu! Finally...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We’ve been regulars at this place for a while, and it’s honestly disappointing to have to write this review because we used to really like it here. However, after our recent experience, we won’t be coming back.
This time, we found a hair in our food, which is completely disgusting and unacceptable. When we told them, they offered to make a new dish, but since we were in a hurry, we asked them not to charge us instead. My wife had only taken a few bites before noticing the hair, so we thought this was a reasonable request.
Instead of apologizing and making things right, they argued with us, said we had a bad attitude, and even implied that the hair could have been my wife’s, which was insulting and unprofessional. To make matters worse, they still charged us for the dish and only offered a small discount—even though it was clearly contaminated.
What makes this situation even more upsetting is that this isn’t even the first time we’ve had an issue here. On a previous visit, we found plastic in our food, but I gave them the benefit of the doubt because they seemed like nice people. I’m honestly kicking myself for not taking that as a red flag back then.
It’s clear that they don’t value customer loyalty or long-term business. Instead, they seem to only care about getting paid today—even if it means charging us for food with hair in it and completely disregarding our concerns.
We’ve supported this place regularly, and it’s a shame to see how little they care about customer satisfaction and food safety. Good food doesn’t excuse bad service, and after giving them multiple chances, we’re done. Avoid this place if you value cleanliness, professionalism, and respect.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
I get the tonkotsu broth every time, and it's great! I get to pick my own items to put in my ramen, and I am satisfied every time! The service is fast also! Great place if you're craving ramen, your way!
Vegetarian options: There are vegetarian items to build your ramen with.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was very good. Don't let the name fool you. They offer many other dishes beside Ramen. MAKE SURE TO WEIGH YOUR BASKET. Before you know your bowl price will be over $30 dollars.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, Seafood, Healthy Herb Soup with Bean Threads, Pumpkin Soup
Well. I've found my new comfort food restaurant in Aiea. Like I've eaten and gotten takeout here way too many times, and I'll continue to do so cause it's sooooo good.
Now I tend to avoid weigh-your-food places cause they're so dangerous. But alas, when it's good it's good. I tend to go heavier on the proteins, and really appreciate they've got some good ones like oxtail, tendon, tripe, seafood and different meat/fish balls. Plenty of vegetable options too. My weight is usually in the 0.7-0.8 lbs range.
So you put some gloves on, grab a basket and tongs, and just make your way down the buffet. Jk not buffet lol. First case is proteins, second case is vegetables and tofu products. There's a scale there to keep track of what you're out, and a chart of weight prices. Also a little holder with slips for other sliced common proteins (beef, pork, etc). These cost extra, about $3 for 4-5 slices, which I tend to avoid these as they'll add up fast. Note minimum charge is around $13, or half a pound of food.
My favorites are udon noodles with the healthy herb soup. It's milky because of creamer, and oh man is this broth delicious. The bowl that it comes out in is HUGE. Like I usually have half a bowl left of broth that I take home to make my own ramen. You can also ask for it to be spicy, and I like that they have their homemade chili spice available at each table for me to load up on and make extra spicy.
As if I didn't love their savory foods enough, when dining in they provide a free Taiwanese style shave ice dessert. They'll bring out a portion large enough for your party, and the best part is that it's free!!! There are plenty of tables inside, and it's usually pretty chilly with the AC blasting (which is preferred when eating hot soup). The servers are quite friendly and work hard. Whenever I order takeout they stay true to the weight-to-cost ratio and i get my money's worth.
Parking can sometimes get crowded in the Plaza. There's a credit card fee surcharge.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came here for the first time. You choose your own topping/additions to your ramen meal. Prices are based on weight. Choose your soup base and noodles they serve you your completed meal and halohalo or shave ice dessert included. It was so yummy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Seafood Soup, Soup, Healthy Herb Soup with Bean Threads, House Dessert with Boba, Healthy Soup
Koreans at it again trying to be Japanese. Highway robbery on the portions. My selection end up becoming $50 for one bowl, 2nd bowl was $48. This place will not last. We gave a tip and they ended up increasing there own tip from $2 to $12. What scam hole place! Beware!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
They did ok
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Fantastic time at the 3 course meal featured monthly! Beautiful decor, friendly staff and patrons and fantabulous food! Mahalo to Chef Adam and all!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We ordered 2 ramen orders with beanthread noodles. I chose the healthy herb soup base while my husband chose the lemongrass. We chose mildly spicy. Both taste pretty good. The healthy herb warmed my soul a little since it's rainy today.
Then we ordered cheese gau gee. Cheese sauce gee tastes better than the usual gau gee that we get everywhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soup, Healthy Herb Soup with Bean Threads
Build your own ramen allows customers to create their satisfying ramen meal and go home happy. Individuals get to choose the type of broth and noodles that they prefer. Also getting to pick the toppings you'd want eat is satisfying. Pay by the weight of your topping, it is then added to your ramen, and served at your table. After you have down your meal they also give a small complimentary shave ice. Perfect to end the meal.
Parking: Private lot plenty of parking stalls
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Broth with Udon Noodle, Ramen, Soup, Seafood Soup with Variety of Ingredients Selected and Weigh In, Spicy Soup, House Dessert with Boba
Awesome people very friendly. Family owned. They never let your glass go empty. Great service. I love this place. After the first time I went about a week ago I kept going with my family. My kids love it there too. New favorite spot to take the fam.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu, Ramen
The curry was good, but I'm coming back for the build your own ramen bowl.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
The price is build your own. Perfect price, and plenty choices. I made udon seafood. Super good!
Vegetarian options: One side is meat the other vegetables.
Parking: Strip mall style parking.
Kid-friendliness: Family friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Seafood Soup, Beef Broth with Udon Noodle, Ramen, Soup, Seafood Soup with Variety of Ingredients Selected and Weigh In, Seafood, Ramen & Appetizer, House Dessert with Boba
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