Ike's Kitchen

Ike's Kitchen is serving up the most authentic japanese food in Roanoke. The food was fantastic and the service was excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the gyoza, takoyaki, and tonkatsu ramen. All were great. I’m definitely going to come back and try the tantanmen ramen at some point.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the Tonkatsu Ramen. It was probably the best food I have ever eaten in my entire life.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Today was my first visit to Ike's, and I hadn't heard anything about it, but the experience was amazing. My friend and I had the kindest server I think I've ever met, and the food was *so* good. Normally when I go some place new, I worry about getting something I won't like, so I stick to whatever chicken nugget variation is offered. But after looking over the menu, I got the butadon and it was just. Delicious. And there were other dishes I wanted to try to (read as: the whole menu). The entire experience at Ike's was just. Really, really nice, and I can't wait to go back to try other things.

Edit: 3 years have passed, and I can say Ike’s is my favorite restaurant of all time. They’ve got a dish for whatever flavor or spice you’re craving, the staff is still incredibly kind and sweet, and the atmosphere is great. I’m so glad Ike’s reopened.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Unexpectedly good for being essentially in the middle of nowhere

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

As lovers of all types of asian food, I'm shocked we slept on this place for as long as we did. Let me be clear - the food is INCREDIBLE - absolutely fantastic depth of flavor. My husband had the Katsu Curry, I had the Spicy Sesame Ramen, and my son had Miso Ramen with Gyoza and Spring Rolls. Every last bit was amazing.
The service on the other hand - lackluster. The first issue is that it kind of seemed like a free-for-all for the servers. As in, all servers were helping all tables. I can see this being an issue because how do they know when an order has been taken, refills on the way, etc. One of the three waitresses seemed like she would've rather been shoveling cow dung than waiting tables. We can tolerate this for the level of food that the kitchen is putting out, but I hope that the front of house can soon reflect the quality coming from the back of the house.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

best ramen I've had in Roanoke

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’m a regular here and come at least 2 times a week, the food is out of this world amazing and the staff is always so friendly and happy! I love bringing people to try their food and everyone becomes a fan IMMEDIATELY!

I really enjoyed eating here today. Just got off of a long flight and the Yaki-soba restored all of my hit points. Thanks to Cici, Lena, and Angel for being kind hosts!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Super cozy place with great Japanese food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen, Taiyaki

Great Ramen and some of the best dishes in Roanoke.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I was recently diagnosed with alpha-gal and have a severe food allergy. The staff went over the top to avoid cross contamination and made my first meal out a great one. I had the vegan curry rice, grilled shrimp, and vegetables. So good! We’ll be back! ☺️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place has potential, but tell me why the onigiri had less than like a teaspoon of salmon in it. Ramen was ok. Hope this place improves. Love the idea

The girls that work there are an absolute wonder and the food is amazing! This is my new ramen place to eat! Just wish they opened a little sooner

Vegetarian options: You can request no meat and you can see the dishes that don't have meat at all

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Taiyaki, Katsudon, Mochi

I didn't realize there was a place to get authentic Japanese ramen and... I'm really happy!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5