Our server Chris was great. The food runner, not good. The duck appetizer is amazing!!!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
sammi
Long wait
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Teresa Beimesch
6 of us on Sunday afternoon. Ramens and poke were excellent. My spouse got Japanese stir fry. His meal was not delivered with all the others-15 minutes later and not hot. It appeared not the waitress's fault, runner did not bring in a timely manner.
Kid-friendliness: Kid-friendly atmosphere and great kid menu. My grandson loves their bento box.
Nothing against food but there is no way in the world to get a seat in this restaurant any time of the week. They need to fix that, take reservation if your place is always so busy. And not have some weird rule where you only do that for party of six. Moreover i am even ok with all of that but not the way your front desk deals with it. Doesnt have to be rude about it when folks are just trying to check the status of their wait time.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Brent Muroski
Oh boy, this review is going to be rather disappointing as we had heard nothing but good things about the food. The front of house service, however, was unprofessional to say the least. Our hostess told us 10-15 mins for a table unless we sat at the bar. We chose the bar. Immediately afterwards the bald manager, sat a 2 top at a table. Kind of annoying but not a big deal miscommunication happens.
The manager proceeded to be exasperated with his staff in what did not appear to be an incredibly high volume night. Sitting by the pos next to us at the bar yelling directions to his staff. Leave your pos and have a conversation with them. Don’t show your guests you’re stressed and clearly pretty clueless.
Our bartender Jenifer was slow and very unprofessional. She proceeded through our meal to exclaim to other customers how she has had many deaths in her family recently including her dog. Not the most uplifting bar talk, especially in what I assume the owner wants to be a “higher end” establishment. She mentioned how she had also been sick that week.
She than exclaimed how a specific chef would sometimes not put the customer first and “double fry” shrimp if volume is too busy. She then proceeded to explain that the owner is “that” chef. Lady I got news for you, the owner makes the decisions they feel is best for their establishment.
This is a restaurant with prices around $20 for an entree mind you. That kind of energy is not what I want from a place where I am paying a premium. Btw Jenifer charged us improperly for our meal but we were over it and didn’t want to bother with the staff.
If I’m the owner I am considering completely restructuring whom I believe is best to help operate my business. The bao buns were solid, the ramen was fine albeit too salty for my taste. The foundation is there but man was the service bad.
Clarke Kellum
I love coming here for a nice lunch/ dinner. The food is always super good. However, the seating is not comfortable at the high tables. I’m sure it’s supposed to follow a certain style, but something more comfortable than the wood would be nice. Other than that I 10/10 recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julie Sweany
Slurping turtle makes school cafeteria food look like a delight.
It was cold today in Columbus. But not as cold as the bathroom tile I was kneeling on after eating their ramen.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Guitarcat Lind
What we see here is a display of incompetence- from the cheese on my rice cake to having the bathroom sinks in front if everybody. Nay, if only I could wash this atrocity from my memory. But until I can, I warn all weary readers. Stay away. Or else
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Peter Kopechek
We had a group of 9 visit on a Friday evening. We were able to get in after a 45 minute wait and enjoyed our time at Slurping Turtle. The food came out quick and the flavor was good.
You Should Try This Place If.... If you enjoy a lively environment with quality ramen this may be for you, as the food was enjoyable and the dining area was busy and active!
It May Not Be for You If.... If you are expecting American Asian food and don't like pho or ramen, there aren't many other options. Additionally, if you want a quiet or more intimate setting this may not be for you, as it is closer to a Condado's vibe than Northstar Cafe.
Overall: If you enjoy ramen or pho you should definitely try it out! However, if you're looking for a larger variety of options or want a more intimate setting, then this may not be best for you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Tricia Davis
We had the ramen and shrimp fried rice. The food wasn’t bad. They did charge me $2 for some hot sauce. Like come on stop nickel and diming your customers. PF Chang’s would never do that. They give you all the hot sauce you wanna try out. Another observation the short guy going around cleaning off tables can use his manners a bit more. He’s just going around grabbing empty glasses/ plates off people’s tables. It would be nice if he asks if it’s okay to remove those items or asked to be excused before grabbing things off. I watched him do that to many customers. I find that to be very rude. Please don’t just approach my table and start grabbing things off. It makes people feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome.
Love the food as always!!
Nice selection of ramen and starters
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Salty and over-priced for the portion size.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Bao
Our server Chris was great. The food runner, not good. The duck appetizer is amazing!!!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Long wait
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
6 of us on Sunday afternoon. Ramens and poke were excellent. My spouse got Japanese stir fry. His meal was not delivered with all the others-15 minutes later and not hot. It appeared not the waitress's fault, runner did not bring in a timely manner.
Kid-friendliness: Kid-friendly atmosphere and great kid menu. My grandson loves their bento box.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Duck Fat Fried Chicken Spicy Ramen, Miso Ramen, Tonkotsu
Nothing against food but there is no way in the world to get a seat in this restaurant any time of the week. They need to fix that, take reservation if your place is always so busy. And not have some weird rule where you only do that for party of six. Moreover i am even ok with all of that but not the way your front desk deals with it. Doesnt have to be rude about it when folks are just trying to check the status of their wait time.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Oh boy, this review is going to be rather disappointing as we had heard nothing but good things about the food. The front of house service, however, was unprofessional to say the least. Our hostess told us 10-15 mins for a table unless we sat at the bar. We chose the bar. Immediately afterwards the bald manager, sat a 2 top at a table. Kind of annoying but not a big deal miscommunication happens.
The manager proceeded to be exasperated with his staff in what did not appear to be an incredibly high volume night. Sitting by the pos next to us at the bar yelling directions to his staff. Leave your pos and have a conversation with them. Don’t show your guests you’re stressed and clearly pretty clueless.
Our bartender Jenifer was slow and very unprofessional. She proceeded through our meal to exclaim to other customers how she has had many deaths in her family recently including her dog. Not the most uplifting bar talk, especially in what I assume the owner wants to be a “higher end” establishment. She mentioned how she had also been sick that week.
She than exclaimed how a specific chef would sometimes not put the customer first and “double fry” shrimp if volume is too busy. She then proceeded to explain that the owner is “that” chef. Lady I got news for you, the owner makes the decisions they feel is best for their establishment.
This is a restaurant with prices around $20 for an entree mind you. That kind of energy is not what I want from a place where I am paying a premium. Btw Jenifer charged us improperly for our meal but we were over it and didn’t want to bother with the staff.
If I’m the owner I am considering completely restructuring whom I believe is best to help operate my business. The bao buns were solid, the ramen was fine albeit too salty for my taste. The foundation is there but man was the service bad.
I love coming here for a nice lunch/ dinner. The food is always super good. However, the seating is not comfortable at the high tables. I’m sure it’s supposed to follow a certain style, but something more comfortable than the wood would be nice. Other than that I 10/10 recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Slurping turtle makes school cafeteria food look like a delight.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
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It was cold today in Columbus. But not as cold as the bathroom tile I was kneeling on after eating their ramen.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
What we see here is a display of incompetence- from the cheese on my rice cake to having the bathroom sinks in front if everybody. Nay, if only I could wash this atrocity from my memory. But until I can, I warn all weary readers. Stay away. Or else
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
We had a group of 9 visit on a Friday evening. We were able to get in after a 45 minute wait and enjoyed our time at Slurping Turtle. The food came out quick and the flavor was good.
You Should Try This Place If....
If you enjoy a lively environment with quality ramen this may be for you, as the food was enjoyable and the dining area was busy and active!
It May Not Be for You If....
If you are expecting American Asian food and don't like pho or ramen, there aren't many other options. Additionally, if you want a quiet or more intimate setting this may not be for you, as it is closer to a Condado's vibe than Northstar Cafe.
Overall:
If you enjoy ramen or pho you should definitely try it out! However, if you're looking for a larger variety of options or want a more intimate setting, then this may not be best for you.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
We had the ramen and shrimp fried rice. The food wasn’t bad. They did charge me $2 for some hot sauce. Like come on stop nickel and diming your customers. PF Chang’s would never do that. They give you all the hot sauce you wanna try out.
Another observation the short guy going around cleaning off tables can use his manners a bit more. He’s just going around grabbing empty glasses/ plates off people’s tables. It would be nice if he asks if it’s okay to remove those items or asked to be excused before grabbing things off. I watched him do that to many customers. I find that to be very rude. Please don’t just approach my table and start grabbing things off. It makes people feel very uncomfortable and unwelcome.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Red Curry Ramen, dffc Ramen
Food was good! I'll be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Duck Fat Fried Chicken Spicy Ramen
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