Don’t bother.I was craving noodles and thought this would be a good place for lunch. We walked up to the run down food truck and noticed they only had two noodle dishes on their menu. Was disappointed, but ordered the Da Mayor Rice Bowl. I guess that means a bowl of rice with five small pieces of pork on top. The pork was dry, the rice needed salt, and there was a bland flavored gravy on top. All this for $19. I felt robbed.Also, right after we order they updated their menu to include three ramen dishes. Huge disappointment.
Eric H.
Since arriving to Kauai, my pals and I did not have anything soupy and was craving ramen. I'm sorry to say, but the Tonkotsu Ramen was one of the worst ramen I had...First of all, the noodles were overcooked. I can't do soggy noodles, so the moment I took a bite, "oh no..." Broth just tasted like an instant noodle one and was so viscous, possibly from the overcooked noodles. The chashu was fine but everything else from the dish was not satisfactory. I really wanted to like it, by adding spices and chili oil to salvage it, but to no avail.
Mary N.
I really want to love the food on Kauai... and here where I have tried to come numerous times. I got the pork rice bowl, added veggies... bland. Took it home and added some siracha.... The noodles my vegetarian niece had were nominally better, but not by much. The service was friendly and the location is beautiful.
Andrew “Cryptowizz” B
Food's alright. But if it's the weekend you're better off going to the BBQ food truck next door so you can get triple the amount of food for the same price. Portions here are bull**** for what you spend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Mike B.
Pork wontons out of site, hearty portions, nice to get your money's worth after getting bled out on the resorts.
KeithLk
WAY WAY overpriced, plus $1.50 to put ln take out box instead of paper bowl. Food was just OK. Not very nice seating. Portipottie restrooms.
Sowmya Pattabhi
Simple food, noodles and rice bowls. But tasty, healthy and good. Great bobas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
AR T.
Great service and food was delicious! Definitely will come back! The restaurant was super cute on the inside and outside and clean.
Matt M.
Amazing flavors from this food truck. I had the local fried noodles, boyfriend has the Ramen Tonkatsu, and a side of pork wonton. Everything was delicious. Broth was full of flavor, wonton were crispy and my noodles were delicious. Nothing bad here.
It's noodles, it's fine as noodles go. But be prepared to wait and I mean wait. I parked next to the truck, family went to order noodles, I went across the street to Kenji burgers, had a beer while waiting for a take out order, drove to Poipu, returned to Naruto, ordered and ate a perfect BBQ pulled pork from the next truck and my family was still waiting. So if you really want noodles and don't mind waiting an hour, go for it.
Diah D.
Very disappointing. We ordered a Local Style Fried Noodles and it was probably the worst tasting, so bland and the ingredients are not fresh and smell spoiled. On top of that it took forever when there was literally no line.
Jamie M.
Basic bowl of ramen. The cha shu pork was great, but the broth was just ok. We'd tried to eat there two days in a row but the hours they're open are "flexible". Hubby would have given it 4 stars, but it wasn't above average for me.
Harry G.
Great food, order was as expected, staff were cool. A lot better line than the other stands to their sides, which was good.
John L.
Our kids wanted to try it just because of the name. The hours are kind of wack. Stated on Yelp 12p-6p only Fridays and Saturdays. We went at 12:05p. Closed. On the way back from zip lining we drove by at 6:15pm and they were open. The Naruto ramen was pretty good. It's not authentic ramen but I don't hold that against them. The kids really liked it. The garlic noodles were just ok. They had coconut /taro boba. It came in a huge 32 ounce cup and the boba was at the top and they had run out of straws.... They didn't bother to tell us that they ran out of straws before we ordered. The drink itself was pretty good. The taro boba not so good. Not bad if you're looking for some ramen, but good luck finding them when they're open.
Best ramen on the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don’t bother.I was craving noodles and thought this would be a good place for lunch. We walked up to the run down food truck and noticed they only had two noodle dishes on their menu. Was disappointed, but ordered the Da Mayor Rice Bowl. I guess that means a bowl of rice with five small pieces of pork on top. The pork was dry, the rice needed salt, and there was a bland flavored gravy on top. All this for $19. I felt robbed.Also, right after we order they updated their menu to include three ramen dishes. Huge disappointment.
Since arriving to Kauai, my pals and I did not have anything soupy and was craving ramen. I'm sorry to say, but the Tonkotsu Ramen was one of the worst ramen I had...First of all, the noodles were overcooked. I can't do soggy noodles, so the moment I took a bite, "oh no..." Broth just tasted like an instant noodle one and was so viscous, possibly from the overcooked noodles. The chashu was fine but everything else from the dish was not satisfactory. I really wanted to like it, by adding spices and chili oil to salvage it, but to no avail.
I really want to love the food on Kauai... and here where I have tried to come numerous times. I got the pork rice bowl, added veggies... bland. Took it home and added some siracha.... The noodles my vegetarian niece had were nominally better, but not by much. The service was friendly and the location is beautiful.
Food's alright. But if it's the weekend you're better off going to the BBQ food truck next door so you can get triple the amount of food for the same price. Portions here are bull**** for what you spend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
Pork wontons out of site, hearty portions, nice to get your money's worth after getting bled out on the resorts.
WAY WAY overpriced, plus $1.50 to put ln take out box instead of paper bowl. Food was just OK. Not very nice seating. Portipottie restrooms.
Simple food, noodles and rice bowls. But tasty, healthy and good. Great bobas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great service and food was delicious! Definitely will come back! The restaurant was super cute on the inside and outside and clean.
Amazing flavors from this food truck. I had the local fried noodles, boyfriend has the Ramen Tonkatsu, and a side of pork wonton. Everything was delicious. Broth was full of flavor, wonton were crispy and my noodles were delicious. Nothing bad here.
Restaurantji Recommends
It's noodles, it's fine as noodles go. But be prepared to wait and I mean wait. I parked next to the truck, family went to order noodles, I went across the street to Kenji burgers, had a beer while waiting for a take out order, drove to Poipu, returned to Naruto, ordered and ate a perfect BBQ pulled pork from the next truck and my family was still waiting. So if you really want noodles and don't mind waiting an hour, go for it.
Very disappointing. We ordered a Local Style Fried Noodles and it was probably the worst tasting, so bland and the ingredients are not fresh and smell spoiled. On top of that it took forever when there was literally no line.
Basic bowl of ramen. The cha shu pork was great, but the broth was just ok. We'd tried to eat there two days in a row but the hours they're open are "flexible". Hubby would have given it 4 stars, but it wasn't above average for me.
Great food, order was as expected, staff were cool. A lot better line than the other stands to their sides, which was good.
Our kids wanted to try it just because of the name. The hours are kind of wack. Stated on Yelp 12p-6p only Fridays and Saturdays. We went at 12:05p. Closed. On the way back from zip lining we drove by at 6:15pm and they were open. The Naruto ramen was pretty good. It's not authentic ramen but I don't hold that against them. The kids really liked it. The garlic noodles were just ok. They had coconut /taro boba. It came in a huge 32 ounce cup and the boba was at the top and they had run out of straws.... They didn't bother to tell us that they ran out of straws before we ordered. The drink itself was pretty good. The taro boba not so good. Not bad if you're looking for some ramen, but good luck finding them when they're open.