Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

Great ramen

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso, Salt Ramen

Soup was cold..

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

This was delicious! Highly recommend the spicy ramen.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Noodle bowls were to die for.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso, Regular Miso Ramen

Santouka is probably the most popular option in the Mitsuwa food court: the line can get long at certain times of day.
Ramen menu offers three sizes for a range of appetites, along with combinations with small rice bowls topped with pork, fish, or other meat.
Customizations are limited compared to other local ramen shops, but a decent stop for food court dining. Noodles are thinner cut and not quite as chewy as I prefer. Egg is not soft boiled (ajitsuke tamago) if that is a deal breaker for ramen heads. :)

Kid-friendliness: Rice bowls and small ramen sizes are good for smaller appetites.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salmon Rice Bowl, Soy Sauce Ramen

Food quality has gone down. Noodles and broth don't taste as good as they used to make it. Overpriced and long wait as well

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Low key spot, but in my opinion one of the better places to get ramen in Schaumburg, and the best food available in the Mitsuwa food court overall. Broth is very savory and fatty, char siu is tender, and the noodles have the toothsome texture characteristic of ramen noodles. Just good all around.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salt Ramen

Some of the best ramen around, always delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso

Hot soup for a cold

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Since it's located in a food court, there are a lot of people on holidays, so if you go on a weekday, you can relax.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: ごはんセット

Usually there's a long line but it's worth the wait if you're doing anything else at Mitsuwa. Never disappoints.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso

The cashier woman gave me attitude for no reason. Will not come back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

The ramen here is phenomenal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso Ramen with Sliced Pork Cheeks, Salt Ramen, Miso Ramen

Some of the best ramen I’ve had in a while. You can find this place inside Mitsuwa. A gem really. The noodles had the perfect bit and texture. They are not stingy with their pork and give you big, thick pieces. Most of the pieces were nice and tender to the bite. Lastly, the broth was amazing. I usually don’t finish the broth for ramen, but I had mostly all of it. It wasn’t too salty and had a rich flavor to it. My only qualm was the egg. The egg was completely hard boiled which I’m not a fan of and had a snappy texture. I personally love soft boiled with my ramen, but definitely not worth two dollars in my opinion. HOWEVER, the egg is not enough for me to knock down the score. This ramen was top tier. So sad I don’t live in Illinois for this one.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always run out of soup very early in the day! Very frustrating

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1