JINYA Ramen Bar - Rainbow
Ramen restaurant · Arden ·
Traditional Japanese noodles, broth-centric soups, vegan & GF options
Traditional Japanese noodles, broth-centric soups, vegan & GF options
"Jinya Ramen Bar has pork, chicken, and vegetable broth options with a variety of topping choices such as fresh garlic, poached egg, or chicken wonton. Thick, thin, spinach, and gluten-free noodles are all available, as well as vegan ramen. Its Flamingo Road location can have wait times of up to an hour and a half — though the neighboring boba shop and claw machine arcade can provide respite." - Janna Karel
"All locations of Jinya offer curbside pickup for bowls of ramen, Japanese curries, and rice bowls. Try the mini tacos stuffed with salmon or tuna. Order onliine." - Susan Stapleton
"If you’re going to eat one bowl of ramen in this city, it should be at Jinya. Unfortunately, that fact isn’t much of a secret - so you’ll usually have to wait. You could go during the day when it’s less crowded, but the full experience only happens on weekend nights. There’s a sort of camaraderie that develops between a room full of people willing to wait for a perfect bowl of soup - though apparently sharing an interest in Harry Potter and recreational disc golf doesn’t mean you should lean over and try a bite from their bowl. You have to draw the line somewhere." - Edward Thompson
"Founded by Tokyo restaurateur Tomo Takahashi when he opened the first U.S. outpost in Studio City in 2010, the restaurant’s Japanese name translates to a historical samurai estate and community meeting point, reflecting its intention to be a lively neighborhood gathering spot. It has expanded to 29 locations across the United States and Canada, including two in Las Vegas with a third slated for Boca Park. The ramen-focused kitchen simmers broths for 10 hours and ages noodles for three days, offering 13 signature bowls with more than 20 toppings alongside Japanese tapas such as spicy creamy shrimp tempura, pork gyoza, and salmon cilantro sashimi, plus rice bowls and curries like a beef sukiyaki bowl and a Tokyo curry rice made with over 20 secret ingredients. Guests can customize bowls with pork, chicken, or vegetarian broths and opt for spinach noodles; the Las Vegas location at 7240 S. Rainbow Blvd. is open Sunday–Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m., with a daily happy hour from 3–5 p.m." - Susan Stapleton
"Opening Nov. 5 in a 2,400-square-foot corner space at Rainsprings Plaza, this new ramen bar brings the brand’s signature slow-simmered tonkotsu-style broth to southwest Las Vegas and will sit alongside a Starbucks and a Panera with a drive-thru. The pork-based stock is simmered for more than 10 hours using Fuji water, and diners can customize bowls with up to 25 toppings — including pork chashu, mushrooms, kikurage, and soft-boiled eggs — with choices of pork, chicken, or vegetarian broth and even spinach noodles. Beyond ramen, the menu offers Japanese-style tapas (spicy creamy shrimp tempura, pork gyoza, salmon cilantro sashimi), small plates like a crispy kale lollipop, Brussels sprouts tempura and crispy chicken, rice bowls and curries such as beef sukiyaki and Tokyo curry rice, plus inventive mini tacos in wonton shells (spicy tuna, salmon poke, pork chashu with kimchee). Founded by Tomonori Takahashi in 2010 and expanded locally after a 2014 Las Vegas debut on Flamingo Road, the concept now has a presence across North America and is planning another local outpost in Boca Park." - Susan Stapleton