Motomachi Shokudo

We came here for lunch as we saw that this ramen restaurant was highly ranked in 2018. We came here around 12. The restaurant was quite empty with one customer only. We were seated right away. Servers were friendly. We knew the bamboo charcoal dark miso ramen was famous, so we ordered it and gave it a try. The ramen came out pretty quickly. We tried the soup base first. We couldn’t really tell what flavour it was although it was a dark miso base. We tried the ramen. The texture of the noodles was good. The chashu was very tendered. Unfortunately, we did not have a “wow” experience when we were eating the bowl of ramen. Maybe other flavours like shoyu, miso and shio ramen would taste better? We were there eating the whole time. Some customers came in but the restaurant was not full around 12:30pm or so. Comparing to the other ramen restaurants on Robson, this one was less busy obviously. If I would like to eat ramen next time, I might go somewhere else but not this one.

I did not want to believe the reviews but the ramen is too salty!!! All of my family agreed: father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and husband. I usually am ok when it comes to salty things but this was hard to actually drink if ever it was just the soup that was left. So all of us left the soup =( Portioning was off for me. most everyone wanted extra noodles except for me but I got EXTRA so I was really full even if I did not drink the salty soup, Expensive a bit and not enough space to eat. Maybe if they change they layout. They do have hooks to hang your bag/jackets. -2 star. please fix the expensive salty soup!!!!! I will come back again and taste it again with a different set of people. i will change then my review.

While there’s plenty of ramen options in the neighbourhood, for me Motomachi stands out as a favourite. The ramen is excellent here - good options, quality ingredients, and decent portions. Intimate space, friendly staff, quick service, good ambiance. Seating is kind of uncomfortable so I wouldn’t come here for a lengthy meal, but great for a quick bite solo or with a couple of friends - tables are small.

Always guaranteed premium quality authentic ramen dish. Classic Shio ramen will be the one you can find no where else. Also Bamboo-charcoal black miso ramen is another signature dish. This is the one of the restaurants Vancouver should not loose no matter there is Pandemic or not.

It’s very authentic and not too complicated! I love that the chair is so unique! I also love the fact you can hang your jacket on the wall and not worrying where to put them! Services are very nice, they are very efficient and kind! I ordered Shoyu chicken chashu and gyoya there! So delicious!

This was the first ramen place I visited since I came to Canada and it was a great experience! Friendly service with good food! There are three different levels of spicy miso!!! Another must-try is Bamboo Charcoal Dark Miso, quiet special and yummy!!

We came here as the lineup outside Kintaro Ramen was a bit long for our liking and our kids were super hungry. Plenty of seating available here so were worried about how good it would be. There was no need to worry. We found the quality of the Ramen broth to be excellent (rich and plenty of depth in the flavor with the right amount of umami) and the noodles in particular to be even slightly superior to the ones at Kintaro. The Gyozas (both spicy and regular) were very tasty and perfectly cooked with just a slight char and crispness to them. The flavor of the filling in the Gyozas were also slightly better than Kintaro, in my oppinion. Surprisingly! They ended up running out of soup while we were there and we only had the choice of the Tonkotsu broth. Which as I wrote, was excellent. This is a testament I suppose to the quality of their Ramen. Though I love the Garlic and Spicy Ramen at Kintaro and the overall quality of their food, I would not hesitate to return to Motomachi Shokudo for sure. We had an excellent experience here.

After dinner at Zakkushi, a snack at Jingle Bao, followed by a late evening stop at Motomachi, Prince Poo’s attempts at his portion control diet are failing miserably. Didn’t know this place closes at 830pm, so it was a nice touch when we arrived at 825 and they still let us in to grab a seat. Beer and very tasty gyoza for $7.9 is a steal and great way to start meal #3. Next up was the ramen... we had the black miso and shio broths. You don’t get to customize your ramen like other places but the noodles here were fantastic... firm and bouncy... and the chasu, while a bit small, had that right combination of fat and meat that just melts in your mouth 🤤 We both thought the shio broth was better than the black miso for those wondering. Believe this place is an OG like Kintaro so much respect... Prince Poo will be back.