"Spice lovers, this one’s for you. Baka Umai offers big, blazing bowls including habanero tonkotsu and ghost pepper miso, with add-on pepper “mashes” to bring additional spice to any given bowl. Baka Umai’s commitment to improving and fine-tuning every aspect of the process moves its offerings forward year after year, and those improvements and tweaks are noticeable even in non-spicy bowls like the yuzu miso or lime shio. Baka Umai also makes its noodles in-house and often runs specials, such as a Carolina reaper pepper, tonkotsu, and shoyu bowl topped with candied jalapeños." - Zoe Baillargeon
Ron Scott/Eater Portland
