midnite ramen

"This food truck permanently parked inside Figurehead Brewing has an ordering system that involves at least two kiosks and a live person inside the truck; online orders can be picked up in the back alley. So it’s complicated to get ramen here, but so worth it. The broth by itself is luxuriously creamy and packed with umami, thanks to the blend of chicken, kelp, and dried fish. The ramen is an incredible meal by itself but it can be supplemented with sushi and yakitori from Ooshiba, also inside Figurehead, which at this point is sort of a Japanese food court?" - Harry Cheadle

"After years of operating its food truck at various local breweries, Midnite Ramen is now permanently perched at Figurehead Brewing’s new Wallingford location, still serving a lively yatai (food stall) experience. The base broth is on the light side, with tare added to create ramen varieties such as shoyu and miso. Particularly noteworthy is the onomichi ramen — while not as entrancingly bitter as niboshi (dried fish) broths in Japan, the fish powder adds flavor while pork fatback lends lardy goodness and texture to the soup. New to the menu: gyoza and Osaka-style street food like takoyaki." - Jay Friedman

"Okay so what you’re going to do is go to Figurehead Brewing in Fremont and walk to the back, where there’s a food truck parked indoors. Then you’re going to figure out the Byzantine ordering system, which involves a kiosk, a person at a counter, a pickup station at another counter, and online ordering for takeout (just ask for help). All that is worth it for some of the best ramen in the city, with an array of broth styles. But you’ll also want to get some of the street food–style sides, like the salt and pepper shrimp or the scallion steamed buns." - Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle

"SEATTLE Midnite Ramen serves the best ramen in Seattle, all inside of a Fremont taproom. The onomichi ramen has a shoyu broth with flecks of pork fat ethereally floating on top, and the wontonmen has the best of both worlds—long chewy noodles and delicately wrapped pork and shrimp wontons. Take those tasty noodle bowls out on Figurehead's secret patio, and pair them with excellent kushiyaki from Ooshiba Yakitori & Sushi that shares the same kitchen space." - anne cruz

"Midnite Ramen (located inside Figurehead Brewing's Fremont taproom) serves the best ramen in the city. Like the onomichi ramen, a shoyu broth with flecks of pork fat ethereally floating on top that distribute richness as you slurp. Or the wontonmen, which has the best of both worlds—long chewy noodles and delicately wrapped pork and shrimp wontons. Make sure to go for the chashu and spicy scallion steamed buns here too, made with the same chashu used in the soup and topped with a mess of chili oil-wilted scallion that adds a nice earthy tang. Take those tasty snacks and noodle bowls out on Figurehead's secret patio, and pair them with excellent kushiyaki from Ooshiba Yakitori & Sushi that shares the same kitchen space." - kayla sager riley, aimee rizzo