Ivan Ramen

I ordered the Tonkotsu for delivery. The toppings were great. The broth tho, ?. It was more like brown gravy at Thanksgiving. It was so f’n salty, it would have detracted from the bowl even if the broth wasn’t so thick. First experience with Ivan Ramen, I would have to think twice if I would try again.

When I saw Ivan Ramen had set up in Omaha I was pretty surprised to see a Netflix famous ramen place pick our midwest city. I am happy to report that Ivan Ramen is in fact really, really good. I’ve tried (I think) all the ramen Omaha has to offer and Ivan Ramen manages to stand out with its unique take on noodles and generally high quality ingredients. I had the Shoyu with a side of the spicy Kyuru pickles and both were worthy of 5 stars.

The Japanese fried chicken alone will probably rope me in for another visit - that soy caramel sauce was addicting!! Grabbed steamed pork buns and tonkotsu ramen as well. Pork buns were okay - pork and bun cooked very well but not as much flavor as the other items. Would probably skip next time. Tonkotsu had excellent pork and broth flavor - I actually preferred it a little more once I thinned out the broth a bit and re-warmed everything back up. All items were packaged exceptionally...read full review