I went here in 2016 and again a week ago and the amount of salt in the vegetarian ramen has declined for some reason. I ordered soy sauce and the salt of the soy sauce was enough. But I have to knock one star off service and food for serving an incomplete dish. HOWEVER, the mushrooms are so tender and light they melt in your mouth, the noodles taste freshly made with that thick savory gluten flavor. If they added more salt you could seriously just eat the noodles w/ broth and get your money's worth. But seriously look out for the mushrooms, they are cream on top. The vegetables are like, yep, that tastes like vegetable. Totally neutral experience on that. Overall id say the food is a 90/100.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Iman H
I got the gluten free noodles subbed in the miso ramen. I subbed cashu with steak as well. My ramen was delicious- every bite! It’s a relief to find good gf ramen. I would definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
John H
Best ramen I ever had! I got the tongkotsu.
Mike and Grace Hsu
Decent local ramen place for Ellicott city. Better than Yama Sushi but not as good as Kippo. Would not travel far for this but if it’s right next door and you need a ramen fix, it’ll fit the bill. Portion is on the smaller side for what you’d expect for a soup noodle dish but we were fine with it since not something we would take home as left overs
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Preety Rajbhandari
The food (soup) was pretty good, but it was cold. We asked the workers to heat it up once or twice, but it was still cold. All four of ours, not just one person. I believe it would have tasted better if it wasn't cold. The service was just alright. We've been here once before a few years back, and the soup was cold then too. We thought to give it another chance, but were disappointed. The atmosphere was alright.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Nick Kwisnek
Great food, served quickly and great prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rudy Tan
This is a very place if you like ramen. We think their ramen is better than some other famous franchise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joy Roy
I’ve been coming here for a few years now and still love it and plan to continue coming. They have a new chicken ramen made with chicken broth that’s great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Callaghan
Easy and delicious! Almost no wait time for food even if it's crowded.
I've been a long-time patron (over 10 years) of Uma Uma and it used to be an easy 5-star experience for me, every time, without question. Unfortunately they have recently changed the menu for the worse.
For example, their pork buns used to be minced, marinated pork cooked to perfection. Now they just put a few pieces of wet, bland chashu on a bun and cover it with slightly orange mayo. Far from what it used to be, it's now bordering on inedible.
The ramen is now a poor Akira Ramen clone with corn in it. Ironically there's now no reason not to just go to Akira Ramen, since it's cheaper and the sides there are better. Uma Uma always distinguished itself by being better than chain ramen places so it's very disappointing to see them cut quality so drastically. I won't be coming again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Johnny Miller
I just went into Uma because I was craving some warm food, but I didn't expect to have such a pleasant experience! First of all, our server (I think her name was meemee) the girl with colorful hair. She was soo kind to me and my kid. Her service was top notch and was quick. Although it's not the best ramen i've ever had, her service more than made up for it. Definitely would go back again!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Romelio Flores Jr
Tonkotsu ramen did not taste fresh and was lukewarm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen
Alicia Jensen
Worst Vegetable Ramen ever Broth was oily and not even full. Noodles way over cooked. Go to Alkira and get the best Ramen ever!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
mei brown
We like to go there if wanted Ramen. Soup base is good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shio Ramen with Double Egg Rolls
It was aight
I went here in 2016 and again a week ago and the amount of salt in the vegetarian ramen has declined for some reason. I ordered soy sauce and the salt of the soy sauce was enough. But I have to knock one star off service and food for serving an incomplete dish. HOWEVER, the mushrooms are so tender and light they melt in your mouth, the noodles taste freshly made with that thick savory gluten flavor. If they added more salt you could seriously just eat the noodles w/ broth and get your money's worth. But seriously look out for the mushrooms, they are cream on top. The vegetables are like, yep, that tastes like vegetable. Totally neutral experience on that. Overall id say the food is a 90/100.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
I got the gluten free noodles subbed in the
miso ramen. I subbed cashu with steak as well. My ramen was delicious- every bite! It’s a relief to find good gf ramen. I would definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best ramen I ever had! I got the tongkotsu.
Decent local ramen place for Ellicott city. Better than Yama Sushi but not as good as Kippo. Would not travel far for this but if it’s right next door and you need a ramen fix, it’ll fit the bill. Portion is on the smaller side for what you’d expect for a soup noodle dish but we were fine with it since not something we would take home as left overs
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
The food (soup) was pretty good, but it was cold. We asked the workers to heat it up once or twice, but it was still cold. All four of ours, not just one person. I believe it would have tasted better if it wasn't cold. The service was just alright. We've been here once before a few years back, and the soup was cold then too. We thought to give it another chance, but were disappointed. The atmosphere was alright.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Great food, served quickly and great prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a very place if you like ramen.
We think their ramen is better than some other famous franchise.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve been coming here for a few years now and still love it and plan to continue coming. They have a new chicken ramen made with chicken broth that’s great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Easy and delicious! Almost no wait time for food even if it's crowded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
I've been a long-time patron (over 10 years) of Uma Uma and it used to be an easy 5-star experience for me, every time, without question. Unfortunately they have recently changed the menu for the worse.
For example, their pork buns used to be minced, marinated pork cooked to perfection. Now they just put a few pieces of wet, bland chashu on a bun and cover it with slightly orange mayo. Far from what it used to be, it's now bordering on inedible.
The ramen is now a poor Akira Ramen clone with corn in it. Ironically there's now no reason not to just go to Akira Ramen, since it's cheaper and the sides there are better. Uma Uma always distinguished itself by being better than chain ramen places so it's very disappointing to see them cut quality so drastically. I won't be coming again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
I just went into Uma because I was craving some warm food, but I didn't expect to have such a pleasant experience! First of all, our server (I think her name was meemee) the girl with colorful hair. She was soo kind to me and my kid. Her service was top notch and was quick. Although it's not the best ramen i've ever had, her service more than made up for it. Definitely would go back again!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tonkotsu ramen did not taste fresh and was lukewarm.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen
Worst Vegetable Ramen ever Broth was oily and not even full. Noodles way over cooked. Go to Alkira and get the best Ramen ever!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
We like to go there if wanted Ramen. Soup base is good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shio Ramen with Double Egg Rolls
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