We come for lunch several times a year. We love the lobster buns and the spicy sushi rolls. Their selection of beers and hard cider is great!
John Still
Other than a bit loud at times, an all around wonderful experience. The best ramen broth I've had in a long time. Staff were friendly and attentive. Great spot.
lojek6
We were recommended by my doctor in Portland, as his go to favorite and it did not disappoint! Everything we ordered was excellent. Large portions of both edamame and seaweed salad. I had the duck ramen and my husband had the ceviche roll. We highly recommend Pai Men Miyake
Greg Kogan
Absolute perfection. Try the ramen with lobster, ask for extra spicy. 👌👌
Alexander Foster
Great place to eat, consistently delicious food, and nice ambiance to boot. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin Fedigan
Saw this place listed on Instagram as one of the 5 best places to eat in Portland, and after eating there, I think they were right. We stopped in town on a cruise and we taxied over for lunch. We ordered the Lobster Bao Buns, The Pork Dumplings and the Lobster Ramen. Each one was out of this world. The Lobster Bao Buns were so good, we ordered two more for dessert, lol. We had a wonderful server (sadly I never asked his name), but service was fantastic and the atmosphere was very inviting. We have three more stops on our cruise and I'm already crowning this meal as the best lobster of the trip (don't worry, we'll keep trying lobster in each port, but this is a crazy high bar to reach).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Gyoza, Lobster Miso Ramen, Lobster Bao
J S
Good food, miso soup was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Broth, Noodles
Justin Bowman
I am concerned about the future of this restaurant. Last time I got Togo, my wife and I ordered the same item, as we have many times before, and were given a much smaller portion of protein in our Ramen, along with some poorly cut veggies and far too many and large leaf mustard cuttings. It appears that the quality is slipping at least, and possibly shifting the quantity of the ingredients to the cheaper ones to squeeze out further profits.
This was my favorite restaurant in Portland, but with the new ownership, I'm afraid I'll have to tell people that it used to be good back in the day.
I'll be willing to give it another shot to see if it was a fluke, but it was always so consistent in the past.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen
Ryan Johnson
My father and I got the pork ramen and were rather disappointed in what we received. This restaurant came highly recommended from multiple websites. Our broth was barely warm and the pork belly was cold. They had clearly cooked the pork previously and placed it in a fridge, and then put the fridge cold pork right into the soup and served it directly to us without heating it up. It tasted great but having barely warm broth and very cold pork ruined it for us.
Decent ramen but it felt kinda whitewashed. Noodles weren't that good and the flavor of the broth was just ok. It would have been fine if it was cheaper but for the price we paid, it was definitely not worth it. Two ramen bowls and chicken karaage appetizer with no drinks was $65 after tax and tip. Best part was the appetizer but still nothing special. If I have to spend that much on Japanese food, there are many better places to go.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Caitlin Persch
Came here for comfort ramen. As per reviews we thought, how could we go wrong. The gyoza meat had no flavor, if it werent for dipping sauce its be pretty boring minus the crunch from frying. The ramen noodles were heavy and not as expected. Raw onion in soup with the ground meat gave the broth a very odd texture, couldn’t finish meal. Theres another soup spot across the street that was much better. Good music, cool eat at bar & outdoor seating. Good service. Mid food for city prices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Broth, Noodles
Ally T
Excellent ramen and fantastic service! While it was disappointing that there were no desserts, the Sake Lemon & Chicken Ramen was amazing—I’ll be dreaming about it for weeks to come!
Don't walk, run to this restaurant! The ramen is so, so good. Do yourself a favor and order the Duck Ramen which has a delicate broth with a rich duck flavor. The duck breast was good, but the duck meatball was amazing. I added a soy sauce-marinated egg and was really happy I did! The Shiso Lucky cocktail (gin and shiso) had a delicious, easy-to-drink gin and lemon flavor. Oh, and the octopus bites were fabulous. The octopus was chewy, but the sauce was so flavorful. We will definitely be eating here again!
Update: This was one of the last places we ate when we moved back to North Carolina in October 2023, and it was the first place we ate at when we returned to Maine for a visit in August 2024. The ramen continues to excel (Duck Ramen is still a winner), and the pork buns make an excellent appetizer. I can't recommend Pai Men Miyake enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Buns, Duck Ramen
Avi Ream
4/5 stars however it may be closer to 3 with competition. The ramen only included half an egg, which is really strange considering normally ramen would include a full marinated egg. There wasn’t a ton of meat either, so I was expecting a full egg. Wasn’t super flavorful ramen either, but the sides and appetizers were really good.
We come for lunch several times a year. We love the lobster buns and the spicy sushi rolls. Their selection of beers and hard cider is great!
Other than a bit loud at times, an all around wonderful experience. The best ramen broth I've had in a long time. Staff were friendly and attentive. Great spot.
We were recommended by my doctor in Portland, as his go to favorite and it did not disappoint! Everything we ordered was excellent. Large portions of both edamame and seaweed salad. I had the duck ramen and my husband had the ceviche roll. We highly recommend Pai Men Miyake
Absolute perfection. Try the ramen with lobster, ask for extra spicy. 👌👌
Great place to eat, consistently delicious food, and nice ambiance to boot. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Saw this place listed on Instagram as one of the 5 best places to eat in Portland, and after eating there, I think they were right. We stopped in town on a cruise and we taxied over for lunch. We ordered the Lobster Bao Buns, The Pork Dumplings and the Lobster Ramen. Each one was out of this world. The Lobster Bao Buns were so good, we ordered two more for dessert, lol. We had a wonderful server (sadly I never asked his name), but service was fantastic and the atmosphere was very inviting. We have three more stops on our cruise and I'm already crowning this meal as the best lobster of the trip (don't worry, we'll keep trying lobster in each port, but this is a crazy high bar to reach).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Gyoza, Lobster Miso Ramen, Lobster Bao
Good food, miso soup was great.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Broth, Noodles
I am concerned about the future of this restaurant. Last time I got Togo, my wife and I ordered the same item, as we have many times before, and were given a much smaller portion of protein in our Ramen, along with some poorly cut veggies and far too many and large leaf mustard cuttings. It appears that the quality is slipping at least, and possibly shifting the quantity of the ingredients to the cheaper ones to squeeze out further profits.
This was my favorite restaurant in Portland, but with the new ownership, I'm afraid I'll have to tell people that it used to be good back in the day.
I'll be willing to give it another shot to see if it was a fluke, but it was always so consistent in the past.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen
My father and I got the pork ramen and were rather disappointed in what we received. This restaurant came highly recommended from multiple websites. Our broth was barely warm and the pork belly was cold. They had clearly cooked the pork previously and placed it in a fridge, and then put the fridge cold pork right into the soup and served it directly to us without heating it up. It tasted great but having barely warm broth and very cold pork ruined it for us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
First time there and loved it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Paitan Ramen, Noodles
Restaurantji Recommends
Decent ramen but it felt kinda whitewashed. Noodles weren't that good and the flavor of the broth was just ok. It would have been fine if it was cheaper but for the price we paid, it was definitely not worth it. Two ramen bowls and chicken karaage appetizer with no drinks was $65 after tax and tip. Best part was the appetizer but still nothing special. If I have to spend that much on Japanese food, there are many better places to go.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Came here for comfort ramen. As per reviews we thought, how could we go wrong. The gyoza meat had no flavor, if it werent for dipping sauce its be pretty boring minus the crunch from frying. The ramen noodles were heavy and not as expected. Raw onion in soup with the ground meat gave the broth a very odd texture, couldn’t finish meal. Theres another soup spot across the street that was much better. Good music, cool eat at bar & outdoor seating. Good service. Mid food for city prices
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Broth, Noodles
Excellent ramen and fantastic service! While it was disappointing that there were no desserts, the Sake Lemon & Chicken Ramen was amazing—I’ll be dreaming about it for weeks to come!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brussels Sprouts, Tonkotsu Ramen
Don't walk, run to this restaurant! The ramen is so, so good. Do yourself a favor and order the Duck Ramen which has a delicate broth with a rich duck flavor. The duck breast was good, but the duck meatball was amazing. I added a soy sauce-marinated egg and was really happy I did! The Shiso Lucky cocktail (gin and shiso) had a delicious, easy-to-drink gin and lemon flavor. Oh, and the octopus bites were fabulous. The octopus was chewy, but the sauce was so flavorful. We will definitely be eating here again!
Update: This was one of the last places we ate when we moved back to North Carolina in October 2023, and it was the first place we ate at when we returned to Maine for a visit in August 2024. The ramen continues to excel (Duck Ramen is still a winner), and the pork buns make an excellent appetizer. I can't recommend Pai Men Miyake enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Buns, Duck Ramen
4/5 stars however it may be closer to 3 with competition. The ramen only included half an egg, which is really strange considering normally ramen would include a full marinated egg. There wasn’t a ton of meat either, so I was expecting a full egg. Wasn’t super flavorful ramen either, but the sides and appetizers were really good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
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