Went in on a whim with my grandkids today for lunch. Spectacular all around. Our waiter was so patient explaining the menu, made suggestions for the kids (who eat ramen often in the PNW), gracious service, incredible flavors in all our dishes. Generous portions so we all had leftovers! The moshi was great, too. The waiter gave my granddaughter a bag of sweets before we left—how lovely! I highly recommend and can’t wait to go back.
Jason
Amazing! Ordered online and took it home and couldn’t be more pleased. Cannot wait to go back. Best ramen in Madison.
Lukas Vinci
Love the inside of this place, was so cute and well organized and clean. The food was amazing, I seriously recommend the duo dish.
Qiz Burger
The food was great. Flavorful broth with savory slices of pork. Highly recommend the volcano ramen for those who like a little spice. Service was exceptional and accommodating for our group of 7. Would definitely go back!
Forgot to take pictures of the food but they have an unusually tall and thin cactus that caught my eye.
Kristi Moe
Takeout - it was ok. Not better than grocery store sushi. Kind of bland and no wasabi. With the amount of reviews I hoped for better. Maybe dine in is better?
Steph G
Our waiter was beyond amazing!! Annga you're awesome!! Great brown sugar boba tea, edamame and sushi!!! We had the avocado cucumber roll and the tempura shrimp rolls- best I've ever had, very fresh!!!! Beef udon yaki was very good too!!
Shue Long Xiong
Small and quiet spot with parking outside the city. Ordered garlic miso ramen. Presentation was nice but did not taste as good as it looked. Noodles were soggy and overcooked, even by appearance before digging in. The two pork pieces were nicely charred on the outside but were thin, dry and chewy. Pork broth was drowned out by the amount of garlic. Also had some miso soup but too much salt.
Pachi Moua
We got the pork bun appetizer and the pork was really dry, the buns were a tad cold and also dry, it crumbled and broke apart. The overall taste for those weren't amazing. All it had was shredded lettuce inside and the sauce straight up tasted like Mac sauce from MCDs lol. We got tonkatsu ramen and volcano ramen, again the chashu was dry & tough. I had to really twist and pull to even get a bite. The ramen was ok not the greatest. The katsu chicken was good though. Overall, we regretted trying it out instead of just going to Strings, but at least now we know.
Floresa May Balondo
My kids and I enjoyed our dining experience at Zen Ramen and will definitely be coming back! We ordered the pork katsu curry omorice, beef gyudon, and the chicken paitan ramen, plus boba teas, and all of our orders were phenomenal!
Special mention to Sabrina who was very patient, very attentive, and very pleasant despite our multiple additional to-go orders.
Heike Wolfe
Highly recommend!!! Great place!!! Very beautiful ambience 🤩 so awesome I’d recommend everything as they have a lovely menu with delicious foods and beverages especially love their Boba 🧋 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Came here with my partner after reading all the amazing reviews but our experience fell short of expectations. I ordered the volcano ramen, which was pretty good, but my partner's classic tonkotsu was very bland--it just tasted like milky water and wasn't salty at all. We both ordered extra mushrooms and they arrived cold. Our waiter was very kind, but untrained, which wasn't his fault. Do not waste your time with the boba--it is plain milk with flavoring at the bottom. There are AI generated photos of the interior on Instagram that are very misleading. I've had better ramen for half the price. My partner and I will not be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Volcano Ramen
Ben Voeck
Loved the food. Perfect amount of goodness. I will now be a regular. Only minus is there are no fountain drinks. Great meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Owen Cox
The ramen was amazing! Ever since Morris ramen closed we've been looking for a new spot, and this is it
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Zen Ramen
Dionel Vargas
Love their food!! Their drinks are amazing. Excellent customer service!! And they do carry out too!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zen Ramen
Stephanie Koester
Ordered delivery and it was arranged perfectly with broth separate so I could heat it up a bit and have it nice and hot and fresh. All of it was so good, particularly the egg and noodles. I can’t wait to try dining in soon!
Went in on a whim with my grandkids today for lunch. Spectacular all around. Our waiter was so patient explaining the menu, made suggestions for the kids (who eat ramen often in the PNW), gracious service, incredible flavors in all our dishes. Generous portions so we all had leftovers! The moshi was great, too. The waiter gave my granddaughter a bag of sweets before we left—how lovely! I highly recommend and can’t wait to go back.
Amazing! Ordered online and took it home and couldn’t be more pleased. Cannot wait to go back. Best ramen in Madison.
Love the inside of this place, was so cute and well organized and clean. The food was amazing, I seriously recommend the duo dish.
The food was great. Flavorful broth with savory slices of pork. Highly recommend the volcano ramen for those who like a little spice. Service was exceptional and accommodating for our group of 7. Would definitely go back!
Forgot to take pictures of the food but they have an unusually tall and thin cactus that caught my eye.
Takeout - it was ok. Not better than grocery store sushi. Kind of bland and no wasabi. With the amount of reviews I hoped for better. Maybe dine in is better?
Our waiter was beyond amazing!! Annga you're awesome!! Great brown sugar boba tea, edamame and sushi!!! We had the avocado cucumber roll and the tempura shrimp rolls- best I've ever had, very fresh!!!! Beef udon yaki was very good too!!
Small and quiet spot with parking outside the city. Ordered garlic miso ramen. Presentation was nice but did not taste as good as it looked. Noodles were soggy and overcooked, even by appearance before digging in. The two pork pieces were nicely charred on the outside but were thin, dry and chewy. Pork broth was drowned out by the amount of garlic. Also had some miso soup but too much salt.
We got the pork bun appetizer and the pork was really dry, the buns were a tad cold and also dry, it crumbled and broke apart. The overall taste for those weren't amazing. All it had was shredded lettuce inside and the sauce straight up tasted like Mac sauce from MCDs lol. We got tonkatsu ramen and volcano ramen, again the chashu was dry & tough. I had to really twist and pull to even get a bite. The ramen was ok not the greatest. The katsu chicken was good though. Overall, we regretted trying it out instead of just going to Strings, but at least now we know.
My kids and I enjoyed our dining experience at Zen Ramen and will definitely be coming back! We ordered the pork katsu curry omorice, beef gyudon, and the chicken paitan ramen, plus boba teas, and all of our orders were phenomenal!
Special mention to Sabrina who was very patient, very attentive, and very pleasant despite our multiple additional to-go orders.
Highly recommend!!! Great place!!! Very beautiful ambience 🤩 so awesome I’d recommend everything as they have a lovely menu with delicious foods and beverages especially love their Boba 🧋 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Restaurantji Recommends
Came here with my partner after reading all the amazing reviews but our experience fell short of expectations. I ordered the volcano ramen, which was pretty good, but my partner's classic tonkotsu was very bland--it just tasted like milky water and wasn't salty at all. We both ordered extra mushrooms and they arrived cold. Our waiter was very kind, but untrained, which wasn't his fault. Do not waste your time with the boba--it is plain milk with flavoring at the bottom. There are AI generated photos of the interior on Instagram that are very misleading. I've had better ramen for half the price. My partner and I will not be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Volcano Ramen
Loved the food. Perfect amount of goodness. I will now be a regular. Only minus is there are no fountain drinks. Great meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The ramen was amazing! Ever since Morris ramen closed we've been looking for a new spot, and this is it
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Zen Ramen
Love their food!! Their drinks are amazing. Excellent customer service!! And they do carry out too!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zen Ramen
Ordered delivery and it was arranged perfectly with broth separate so I could heat it up a bit and have it nice and hot and fresh. All of it was so good, particularly the egg and noodles. I can’t wait to try dining in soon!
Food: 5
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