Hokkaido Ramen Santouka Back Bay

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Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Soft Boiled Egg

Worth the wait !
Trust me, I’ve been to many different ramen places in several cities since my trip to Japan, and there was always something lacking, and I’m so glad I’ve found it back here.
The ramen is delicious, flavourful and the staff is awesome !

If you’re craving ramen while in Boston, this is the place to go!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen

The wait is so worth it. One of the best ramen I ever ate outside of Japan.
The broth is incredibly delicious. Same for the pork, noddles, and the egg.

I’m still dreaming about it.
If you’re craving ramen in Boston, this is the place to go.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

avoid ? u could get better ramen with better prices else where lol i got the small portion ramen and it didnt have any protein in it lol. so different from the photos online. also the server was so uptight for no reason. gave two stars because other than that one person the others were pretty nice

It's very tasty and the food is brought quickly. (if you're queuing, it's better to just bring it)

Mist visit if you really like ramen and want a close to authentic experience.

Amazing tonkotsu, the best i’ve had outside of Japan. It was so good, that i went twice in the same.
Morning - i reached at 11.10am, there was no queue, however, 75% of the seats were occupied. I ordered the shio tonkotsu with a plate of bara toro (pork belly - chashu and pork cheeks). The chashu was really really good.

I returned in the evening with my husband, he had the tonkotsu, while i tried the mazemen with chashu. This was good too, however, tonkotsu is the ramen to have here - hands down.

Vegetarian options: There is vegetarian ramen

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bara Toro Chashu, Tonkotsu Ramen, Tonkotsu, Shio Ramen

Food was incredible. Kara miso was A1

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kara Miso Ramen

Restaurant is small and line is long, but TOTALLY worth the wait. Best ramen I’ve had in my entire life!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Negi Namban Ramen, Miso

I loved this place. Felt so authentic. The smell, tiny and cozy space, staff speaking in Japanese. I ordered small spicy miso and it was perfect spiciness. Charshu just melted in my mouth. I wish I studied the menu a bit before, because this is definitely a place you order, eat and get out. Definitely coming back soon to try different ramen!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kara Miso Ramen, Miso

The food served as expected, not fusion just normal (thank you). (I doubted fusion restaurant ever since i had tried multi-fusion restaurant, they aren't good) food tastes good, and the great combo choice. Thank you.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Food was amazing but I didn’t like the fact I had to wait twice to get in. My wife was 2 minutes away and wouldn’t sit me. I understand if a party is late 10-15 minutes but that wasn’t the case here.

Will for be back again but be a bit courteous to your paying customers.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went there on a Saturday at 11:50. Suggest going there a few mins before noon to beat their crowd. After we got there, a long line formed around noon. Loved their combo. It's substantial amount of food. I liked that you can decide on the size of the Ramen and actually pay 1 dollar less if you choose a small sized Ramen. Sat outside, and it was a bit sunny and the table was not very clean, but I still enjoyed the meal a lot. Service was very efficient and fast. I got their shoyou Ramen small. Ajitama tasted GREAT.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Soft Boiled Egg

Absolutely great Ramen! Speaking from someone who has lived in Japan before, this is definitely great here in Boston. Service is a bit short but c’mon, it’s a Ramen shop so you shouldn’t expect much. Atmosphere could be better but you won’t spend over an hour at Ramen shop anyway so it’s all good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

I am actually surprised it’s quite good. The texture of the noodle is nice and the soup is tasty! A regular is good size for me and you will get hungry in about 5-6 hours so I will definitely come back again!

Not the best ramen I've ever had, the restaurant is very small. The service is very friendly.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5