Iso Iso Ramen & Bar

402 Oberlin Rd Suite 120, Raleigh
(919) 917-7313

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isabella

We didn't even get the chance to eat food. We came at exactly 8:30 pm they close at 9. Thet didnt let us in to order foo they said the kitchen is closed and did not let us order online. So if you want eat here come an at least at 7 to be able to eat.

My Tran

Son and I enjoyed our meal together. Great atmosphere and service. The squid was very crispy and delicious. By far my favorite place to eat

Ayana-Michelle Thomas

Everybody is so nice! food is amazing, they already know what i want when i get here, so sweet to my daughter. great place all around!!

0ViciousV0

I really love this ramen spot they have a handful of really great ramens you really cant go wrong with. With the options to customize you can get whatever you like. Great honeydew melon milk tea get it light ice and half sweetness. Absolutely recommended.

Christine Lanier

I absolutely love the atmosphere, very nice and fancy! The ramen was wonderful, broth so flavorful with the pork belly melting in your mouth. I definitely recommend stopping in here for a delightful dinner or lunch.

zoe

i ordered from here off of uber eats tonight, because i had some uber eats credits to use up, and my nearest noodle shop was not on uber eats, so i gave this place a shot. pretty good! got the iso iso ramen (subbed the beef out for pork belly), shrimp tempura and strawberry fruit tea with boba. first off, the ramen was pretty decent. broth was flavorful and had a nice spice that built up quickly after a few bites, but it wasn’t too much. noodles were thinner than some noodles you might see at some other popular noodle spots in the triangle but still good, the thing that took the ramen from being great to decent was the pork belly. it was pretty salty, nothing too bad but definitely salty enough to remind me of eating spam. i happen to love spam, so that was fine, but definitely not the best pork belly i’ve ever had. if your go to ramen order is tonkatsu or any dish where pork belly is the star, places like noodle boulevard or ton noodles are definitely better. for the shrimp tempura, it was almost perfect, nice and crunchy but was just a little oilier than i’m used to. still good and paired well with the ramen. lastly, for the strawberry fruit tea, it was pretty good too. i’ve for sure had better fruit tea elsewhere but for the convenience of being able to get pretty good ramen and boba tea at the same place, i’d definitely return. i don’t know many sit-down restaurants that actually have GOOD boba tea, so this definitely stood out even if all of the food wasn’t necessarily exceptional. i think i should also point out that other noodle shops like noodle boulevard and ton noodles are a bit cheaper on average and have similar quality noodle dishes if not maybe a bit better, but menu options vary between these restaurants so really it all comes to your palette and preference.

Jordan Jaimes-Garcia

Great tasting ramen!

Nola Simpson

Great good - beautiful atmosphere and quick and wonderful service! We had the vegetarian ramen, chicken bowl and the shoyu ramen. Highly recommend!

Olivia Ribando

This place is great. Really good boba and their hostess Lydia is super awesome, would recommend. She has this great vibe to her, it’s worth going just to see her.

Emily

The service was excellent. Our server was very patient. We went to celebrate our daughter’s 10th birthday and she and the kids took a minute to choose their boba teas. He did not rush us and was very kind. Our orders came out quickly and everything was correct. The ramen and gyozu were delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Brian Dime

Ramen was delicious! The soy eggs had a nice addition of, I think, 5-spice powder, which worked really well. I also had a japanese matcha IPA that was pretty interesting.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lana Layton

The Tonkatsu ramen bowl was average but still a good meal. Added some chili oil to give it a nice kick. Service was quick and friendly. Two critiques: 1- add napkins to the tables vs. giving just one when the food comes out and 2- give customers the option to have real ramen style noodles. The Tonkatsu bowl came with straight, skinny noodles. They were good, but I would rather have had ramen noodles in the ramen bowl.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Colin Clark

This is definitely a ramen spot to visit! The food was delicious and the service was also good. Had a very personable server. Started with the Gyoza. It was good, the portion is small, but good. Also had the Ika Gesso, which were very tasty. But then there were Chasu Buns, which were incredible. The buns were so fluffy and soft, could have eaten 20 of them and the pork belly just melts in your mouth. I got for my main meal the Tonkotsu Ramen bowl. It was absolutely incredible. Added Naruto to it, which in all honesty isn’t necessary, there’s already plenty of other flavors to the bowl. I also added their home made chili sauce, which has a slight kick to it. Lastly I had a strawberry milk drink with boba, which was good also.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Gyoza, Chashu Pork Bun Appetizer

makana

i come here every so often because the shoyu ramen is heavenly, especially when they get the tenderness of the braised beef perfect, which is almost everytime. I always get an extra egg in my ramen along with extra braised beef. the staff is friendly aswell.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Black Tonkotsu Ramen, Takoyaki, Takoyaki 6, Braised Beef, Spicy Miso Ramen, Chicken Ramen

Dane Hansen

Service and food is amazing. I tried a few ramen dishes. Only thing I didn’t like is you can remove items for free but couldn’t swap out items for free. You can add anything for the price in the menu. Great place for lunch. They do have underground parking which is nice since street parking is an issue.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: ISO ISO Ramen

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