Strings Ramen Shop Lakeview

Incredibly delicious, I'm glad to find them again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Incredible customer service. My partner and I called ahead to ask about their 10 year anniversary ramen, as I had once ordered it before for take-out during lunch and it came without the beef rib, and I wanted to make sure that they still had some available. The woman who answered the phone assured me that they still had beef ribs available, and so I then thanked her and told her I would place the order online. She asked me what my name was, as to keep an eye on the order once it came through.

My partner and I were quite indecisive, so we ended up placing the order an hour after the initial call AND my partner decided to go with the tonkatsu pork belly ramen, and we agreed to just share the beef rib that came with my order.

Despite it being quite busy at the restaurant (there were two other people waiting for a take-out order, and there were many patrons dining in), the staff got my order to me before the estimated time it was ready, and once I got home, I was surprised to see they had packed two beef short ribs; they had remembered my phone call from earlier and threw in an extra one, free of charge.

All customer service kudos aside, the food was phenomenal. Ordered the 10 year anniversary ramen, the pork belly tonkatsu black garlic ramen, and a side of boiled pork gyoza. Everything was flavorful, tender, and perfect for a cold winter night. We will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We just needed a bite but this time we thoroughly enjoyed what we bit off. In a small mall off a busy street we had no trouble parking or getting a table (I hope that changes bc people should be flocking here to try the incredible ramen on other delights. The menu itself was an engaging experience. These are “strings” you’ll want to enjoy time and again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Still the best ramen

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My favorite ramen in the city!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I want to do the hell ramen challenge

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The chicken karaage rice bowl was good! The rice itself had so much flavor, I was delighted. I'll need to visit again to try more dishes-!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What a mess! I was so excited that they opened in the neighborhood and went to dine in. Half the restaurant was “under renovation” and there were only 5 tables for customers…and one seat at the bar. The woman who was working front of house was also waiting the tables and was - understandably! - very flustered and overwhelmed. So many people came in and ended up leaving. After 20+ minutes of waiting I decided to order to go…but all the menus in the restaurant are illegible! Dark gray ink on a black background. Luckily their menu is accessible online so I could read it on my phone. The food I got to go was good, but the experience I had at the restaurant beforehand left a bad taste in my mouth. And my wife was incredibly upset.

Bottom line… as of 11/15/25 the restaurant should not be open for dine in yet… They are not ready to host in person customers. Too bad they made such a bad first impression

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

Their vegetarian Kinoko mushroom ramen is really good! Highly recommend. Also, if you can get to try the Anniversary one - also really tasty!
Only reason I give them 4 stars is because they jumped on the wagon with the gloves. No serious chefs/cooks or staff wears gloves. This has been proven to be less hygienic, as people just keep handling multiple things with the same set. If Michelin star restaurants don’t use gloves - you don’t need them, it’s just a social media nonsense. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Servers work so hard. super kind and food was great too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good Ramen variety. Interior atmosphere is nothing special.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

FYI - The store is not open for dine-in before 6/7, and there’s no information online about it unless you call them. I checked google before going all the way down to lakeview only to find out they aren’t open for dine-in yet.

Just tried this spot and ordered the 10th Anniversary Ramen — wow, absolutely delicious! The broth was rich and flavorful, noodles perfectly cooked, and every bite hit the spot. Definitely a place I’ll be coming back to!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Spicy ramen is my favorite

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It's getting cold, so you must have a bowl of strings tonkotsu Lamian Noodles

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5