Alkaline

742 W 21st St, Norfolk
(757) 395-4300

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Dana Crane

Great food!

Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen, Miso Butter Cake, Tater Tot Okonomiyaki

William Irsik (Airsik)

Fried rice with pork belly is a must!

Jacob Littley

Best soup I've ever had. I ordered the beef ramen and a starter of lunpia. They were playing narutoon the TV. Had a lot of red light and felt a little like a dystopian Asian bar you'd find in a video game. Had some kpop and other songs on. I did feel it was a little on the longer side for bringing the food out but it was worth the wait. My wife got the love letter drink and thought it was delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Seth Lindner

Cool spot to get some good Ramen. Came on a Friday, the restaurant wasn’t packed but most of the tables were filled. We waited about 25 minutes for the food to come out but once it arrived the flavor and perfect temperature made it worth it.

Got the BBQ Pork Belly to start, then the Triple Garlic Katsu Ramen and the Kimchi Ramen for our meal. The flavors were exceptional, very very good and filling. We had to get to go containers as we got full FAST.

Only con was the soda was flat, syrup water flat, but the server told us the machine needed to be fixed after bringing it up to him so we will give them a pass for that as they brought out water before we even put in a drink order.

All in all, we will be back - arigato, Alkaline!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Gloria navarro-jones

I had heard so many good things about Alkaline. My experience:
Vibe was nice
Server was good (he was patient because our table was a bit slow deciding)
Wing appetizer was tasty
Beef Ramen bowl was very bland and the kitchen forgot to include the beef when served
Perhaps an off night

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Mary McClintock

Great ramen! Only disappointment is sometimes they run out of add ins, specifically greens. Bok
Choy or Chinese broccoli (even better) kicks the ramen to a new level.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Crystal Soter

I found this Restaurant on diners drive in and dive!! I love the food been here 2 times now

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ken H

Very satisfying ramen.
Good drink selection.
Fun atmosphere.
Great service.
Elite value.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Francisco Coto

Delicious food!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Asian Sticky Wings, Kimchi Ramen, Miso Butter Cake, Spicy Red Curry Ramen, Beef Noodle Soup

Steve

There are a lot of Pho and Ramen joints around. Alkaline is different. Namely the meat in the soups are prepared with a care and process quickly noticeable as next level good. The portions of meat were surprisingly better than average. Also, the texture of the chicken and beef could not have been better and was coupled with a perfectly cooked soft boiled egg. An orchestra of ingredients were carefully prepared and assembled in a deep broth worthy of commentary. I knew Alkaline was going to be good, but I was surprised at how good. Vibe and feel was Norfolk cool.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kathy Matos

The food was really good. The only thing my husband and I didn't like was the unsweetened green tea in a can.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love.and.Leashes

Waited 50 minutes for my togo order and $5 for a piece of pork belly is diabolical.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Vanessa L.

Great food and great service. Loved the music and happy mood of the staff. Great NA drink selections too! Overall pretty good, I think the ramen needs more salt but thats just me. Will be back to try their non-ramen food as well!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicholas Kennedy

The ramen is always on point and always satisfying 😁

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Filthy McNasty

Enjoy the Ramen, Lumpia, Sticky Wings, Pork Belly and Miso Butter cake. Get here. Enjoy the anime and the music as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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