Muku Ramen

A good spot for quick and yummy ramen. We tried the miso ramen and tonkotsu shoyu and both were tasty and good portions. I would’ve liked a little more pork belly, but it was a very filling dish and I had leftovers anyways. It wasn’t busy when we visited, so we were able to get a table right away.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is flavorless even if you get the spicy. I don't understand how they're still in business. Don't go there, plenty more places around that are head and shoulders above this spot

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Food is mediocre, broth smells not like a ramen, meat pieces are too oily. Service is also mediocre, they just want to be done with you.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Tried tonkotsu. Unfortunately it was pretty bad.. hopefully they improve as it'd he great to have a reliable ramen spot in Cambridge. For the time being, cannot recommend

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

good ramen did enjoy would recommend :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

1-Star Review

I really wanted to enjoy this place, but the meal was a letdown from start to finish. The noodles were overcooked and mushy, which ruined the texture of the whole bowl. The chashu was dry and tasted overcooked, definitely not the tender cut you expect in ramen. The ajitama egg was basically just a plain hard-boiled egg—zero seasoning, zero marinate—just bland and forgettable. I had ordered extra meat, but it never came with my order, and honestly after trying what came with it, I’m glad it didn’t. For the price and the reputation, this was really disappointing. I won’t be returning.

Food: 1

I never leave google reviews, but this place left me very mad. Me and my partner came here for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. It was pretty quiet, few other patrons. We got the pork gyoza and each got a bowl of Tonkotsu Ramen. The gyoza was bland, but the ramen was alright. The chashu pork was bland and tough, I liked the flavor of the broth and the noodles though. The two servers were sitting in a corner behind us constantly talking the entire time, never checking on the very few guests in the restaurant. We could hear them very loudly from where we were sitting. At the end of our meal I turned around and interrupted their conversation to ask for boxes for our leftovers. One of them stood up and dropped the check on our table and then took our leftovers to the kitchen and then walked over to the other table of patrons. So I asked the other waiter if he could box those up. He went into the kitchen and came back with a bag with only one container in it. We left the restaurant, but I turned around when I noticed there was only one container and I asked the same guy if he had put both leftovers in this container and he said he did. We went home and noticed that he had only boxed up mine and not my partner’s which had a lot of the toppings still. Super upset I tipped 20% and super upset I didn’t fight the guy harder. Probably lost like $10 worth of ramen. I think it would’ve excusable if the restaurant was busy, but there was legitimately only one other table of patrons at the time. I will not be returning here and I do not recommend this place. Mediocre food, high prices, terrible service.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Amazing ramen. Good service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

ordered takeout. noodles were mushy. broth had a strange aftertaste. pork was pretty good. we got the spicy tonkotsu ramen. it was very spicy, but kind of lacking complexity of flavor.

I never leave Google reviews because it’s too much effort. But this place was so bad that I feel obliged to tell others not to waste their time or money here.

At first glance, the restaurant looks cosy and inviting, and the staff seemed friendly. We actually wanted to eat at Lanner (a nice noodle spot nearby), but the line was a bit long, so we decided to give this place a chance since the overall rating looked good. That was a huge mistake.

This was the worst ramen/ soup dish I’ve ever had. We ordered both the Miso and the Tonkotsu. The miso broth was bizarre, strangely milky and thick, with an off-putting taste. But the Tonkotsu was worse. The smell made us hesitate, and after two spoonfuls, we couldn’t eat any more. The taste, the smell, the aftertaste, it was awful. The meat was poor quality and the egg had a bad smell/ taste.

I asked for a partial refund, explaining that we couldn’t eat the food (we only managed half the miso and a couple spoons of the Tonkotsu). The staff told us the manager wasn’t there so they couldn’t do anything. In the end, we paid full price and went elsewhere for dinner.

I really don’t like writing reviews like this, but I wouldn’t want anyone else to waste their money it. I think there are plenty other options around that would be worth considering before eating here. I wish the restaurant all the best, I heard that you switched ownership recently and I can understand that it’s difficult to run a restaurant. Hopefully things will improve into the future, but for the time being, I wouldn’t recommend.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

The spicy tonkatsu ramen was incredibly underwhelming. I’ve had better broth from a packet. The entire dish was very plain, it could do with some vegetable variety.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Lacks depth and flavor. Only one piece of meat, half an egg, and a piece of seaweed in a bowl besides the noodle
Service is very nice though.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

There is a review about the food doesn't taste much I have to agree I come in with high expectations, ordered tonkatsu ramen and its taste plain n very oily? Ask if they have chili flakes for some flavor and got chili oil which doesnt do much except makijg it more oily. Egg is fine but doesnt seem to be marinated overall compared to a lot of ramen place I've been to this isn't that great :(

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

I used to love coming here. I don’t know if there are new chefs or a new owner since Muku reopened but the quality really went down.

First, the ratio and aesthetic of the bowl was completely off — way too much broth in the bowl. The broth itself was one dimensional (not sure if there was a flavourful oil mixed in) with some sesame seeds floating around in it. Too many noodles, not placed neatly in the bowl but all tangled together. The chashu (meat) amounted to small pieces of flavourless meat and bad cuts, and, save one or two pieces, was hidden at the bottom of the bowl rather than placed on top. And the ajitama was over-cooked (the inside of the egg was more fluffy than jammy) and under-seasoned (it was almost white and didn’t seem to have sat in soy sauce marinade long enough).

Feel sad to rate this place so low when I used to think of it as a hidden gem!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

The food is awesome.
They couldn't provide me with the correct information regarding the difference between the regular and extra crispy fried chicken, so I ordered the wrong one. The one in my photos is the extra crispy one.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4