Momoka Ramen Northeast Philly

Momoka is sincerely missed while being temporarily closed. They have the best ramen in the northeast, possibly all of philly, which i know is saying a LOT. My fiancee and I would come here every weekend for their comforting food and kind service. We had to stop coming as often when his job sent him away for work, and now I'm worried that our last NE Momoka bowl is already behind us. Thank you so much for all the great meals you served while you were open. Take care while dealing with whatever has caused your closure. Were both looking forward to your hopeful return one day!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen, Takoyaki, Salmon Teriyaki, Tonkotsu Ramen, Mayu Ramen, Chicken Shoyu Ramen, Spicy Miso Ramen, Soup, Menu, Tan Tan Ramen, Extra Tan Tan Soup, Miso Ramen, Bubble, Chicken Katsu Bao Bun, Shoyu Ramen, Steak Ramen, Mini Curry Rice Bowl Chicken Cutlet, Curry Pork Cutlet, Mochi Ice Cream, Yakitori

Absolutely delicious! Ordered spicy miso and spicy tonkotsu ramen with wings and a skewer. Very flavorful and savory. I forgot to take a picture when we first got our food, but it looked so good I couldn’t help myself. Service was exceptional, I highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Quite the gem! Ramen was decent, Takoyaki was bomb. Our server was very considerate.
And the anime decor is just perfect. Glad we found this spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Me and my son’s favorite ramen place! Everything is just soooooo good. We’ve been coming here for over 2 years. Never been disappointed by them. Place is always clean. Food is always fresh, delicious and fantastic service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had the Chicken and Pork Curry. It was absolutely delicious. I'm definitely going back again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Curry Pork Cutlet

Top quality food. The skewers and the ramen left me in disbelief. Thank you for a great meal and great experience. Very kind staff

This place is an absolute gem. Who would have thought some of the best ramen around would be here in Bustleton. I've been eating ramen all over the country over the last year, and this is still my favorite. I crave it often. There's an amazing attention to detail, the quality of ingredients is top notch, and the flavors are a work of art--highly crafted.
We ate at the buffet a few doors down, and spent twice as much money on food nearly half as enjoyable.
The broccoli skewers are a favorite. And for ramen I keep coming back to the spicy miso, and the salmon.
6 out 5 stars--check it out!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love this place! This is my favorite place to go to in the city! The only other ramen place that is on the same level as Momoka is Yamitsuki by 11th Street downtown, which is too far for me to bother.
I'm a regular here and have eaten here well over 20 times. The food is delectable and fresh every time. All staff are polite and do a great job. I highly recommend the gyoza and black garlic ramen. The popcorn chicken is good as well for non ramen options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Black Garlic Ramen, Angus NY Steak Ramen

I like ramen from this place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was delicious! I went with other people and we all ordered different things and shared. All of the skewers were delicious!!!! The shumai was good and so were the bao buns. Literally everything that we had was amazing. We ate here by mistake because we were gonna go to the buffet next door but it was full and I'm glad it ended up working out this way because I will definitely be coming back!

The restaurant was also very clean and the staff was really attentive and nice!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The ambience was really cool and the food was impeccable. The service was amazing and the servers were very kind

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

This place is quaint, music playing in the back ground, creating chill vibes l, the service is good simple, and straight forward, the FOOD is great, Ramen is good, good broth firm noodles complex flavors, the meat skewers were really good, not many different ones but the ones I tried were really good. I did a single order and reordered the same thing again.

5 outta 5 should visit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The ramen here is terrible. The service is bad.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

We tried Angus NY steak Ramen and Salmon Rice Platter.
It was outstanding and so satisfying. Full of flavor and cooked to perfection. I would say one of the best ramen I tried so far. It just made my day.
I would love to recommend people to come here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

After reading all the glowing reviews about Momoka, my friend and I decided to check it out for dinner on a Sunday night. Walking in, we were promptly seated in a restaurant that was about 70% full. That’s when we noticed the real star of the evening—one solitary server (I suspect she’s the owner), clearly doing everything.

Menus and markers were handed to us for circling our choices, and it took her a solid 20 minutes just to come back and collect our orders. She glanced over what we’d circled and repeated it out loud.

We ordered two appetizers—shumai and vegetarian gyoza—along with two ramen bowls (my friend went with the steak ramen, and I opted for the spicy miso ramen) and a side of curry rice for each of us. Nearly 30 minutes passed before she brought out only the ramen bowls. We asked about our appetizers, which clearly threw her; she looked genuinely shocked. Off she went, returning with a warm plate of shumai, claiming the gyoza was “on the way.” I asked about our curry rice, and her response? “We only serve the rice after you finished with the ramen.” Well, that was news to me—and false. It was painfully obvious she’d forgotten a majority of our order.

We finally started eating, ravenous at this point. The shumai? Just okay, and lukewarm. The gyoza, however, were a win—crispy and piping hot and packed with sweet vegetables. These were clearly rushed out while we ate.

My miso Ramen was an utter disaster. The noodles sat around too long in the broth, losing any chance of spring in the chew, and clumped together like sad, noodle dreadlocks. The miso broth was anything but spicy and was thin and bland. The egg was decent, but the chashu was tough and lean, not melt-in-your-mouth. Halfway through, I abandoned my bowl in disappointment.

My friend’s verdict on his steak ramen? A lukewarm “it’s okay,” which about summed it up—hardly worth the wait or the hassle.

We were done eating, and the curry rice still hadn’t made its appearance, so we canceled it. The total bill? $55 for a marathon wait and two thoroughly uninspired bowls of ramen.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1