Convoy Ramen Shop Debuts Fiery Four-Chili Pepper Noodles | Eater San Diego

"I visited Karami Ramen’s Convoy shop in Kearny Mesa — a brand that holds the distinction of being New Zealand’s first-ever ramen restaurant when it opened in Auckland in 1992 — and found it specializing in spicy tori paitan ramen built on a housemade chicken soup base. When it first opened here last summer the menu offered a wide range of ramen styles, from shoyu to shio, each spiked with Korean, Mexican, or Indian chili peppers, but the owners recently pared that back to three focused spicy variations: Habanero Miso, Thai Shoyu, and the hottest, Aka Oni, which combines habaneros, Thai chilies, Korean chilies, and Indian chilies. The Convoy shop has also added new specialty bowls, including a black-truffle–infused ramen and a vegan option served with spinach noodles in a housemade seaweed-and-soybean soup, alongside classics like miso tonkotsu, shio, shoyu, and curry ramen. Owner Yumiko Kuroda told Eater there are no current plans to expand, though they may in the future." - Candice Woo