Musashiya Ramen

Ramen restaurant · Lakeview East

Musashiya Ramen

Ramen restaurant · Lakeview East

2938 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

Highlights

Cozy, minimalist Japanese restaurant with an open kitchen turning out ramen and curry dishes, plus street snacks.

2938 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657 Get directions

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"This narrow, BYOB Lakeview restaurant is like Build-A-Bear Workshop, but instead of inserting a poorly recorded voice message into a teddy bear's heart, you customize a bowl of ramen. You can choose between tonkotsu or miso broth, the type of protein, noodle texture, and spice. Our favorite order here is tonkotsu, medium saltiness, with pork, garlic, green onion, spicy sauce, and noodles that have a medium chew. Though this might be the lightest tonkotsu broth we’ve tried, it’s still delicious, and the sweet handmade noodles are the perfect vehicle for the flavorful soup. " - john ringor

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"This narrow, BYOB Lakeview restaurant is Lids at the mall, but instead of personalizing a hat with a nickname that you'll regret, you customize a bowl of ramen. You can choose between tonkotsu or miso broth, the type of protein (chashu pork, chicken, shrimp tempura, or tofu), noodle texture, and spice. Our go-to order here is tonkotsu, medium saltiness, with pork, garlic, green onion, spicy sauce, and noodles that have a medium chew. Though their tonkotsu airs on the lighter side, it’s still delicious, and the slightly sweet handmade noodles are the perfect vehicle for the flavorful soup." - John Ringor

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Atlas Agunod

Google

I looooooved this place! We had some ramen and tonkatsu at a chain restaurant, and it was very bland. We were bummed about it, so we wanted to try a local place. Musashiya was everything we had wanted! I had the tonkatsu curry, and it was delicious. The tonkatsu had so much flavor, even without the curry. We got the chicken karaage as an appetizer, and that was good too. My partner loved the ramen that they got. They even had those little food models in the window that restaurants in Japan do. I really recommend it!

Evan H

Google

Super cozy little place that's very dining alone friendly! I always love seeing others here dining on their own and just enjoying the food. I've loved everything I've tried here, including the ramen and the Japanese curry. It always smells so good in here. Staff is very attentive and friendly. I like to go here before seeing movies at the landmark century centre cinema for a perfect pairing.

Lyk Yo

Google

Food came out quickly, less than 20min wait for app & ramen. Takoyaki has a sweet fragrance & savory smoky flavor, a delicious small bite with a good amount of cubed octopus. The main attraction for me was the shio ramen, soft texture noodles to my liking. Egg, yolk, turn out great. I went for the medium broth flavor because I like my food to elevate more saltiness than original broth and add spicy with garlic. A plus for letting customers have the option to choose broth flavor, protein, noodles texture, add on like garlic, and spicy.

Bill Wang

Google

This ramen spot in Lakeview is decent but not the best compared to other options in the city. The interior is quite small. We visited on a weeknight when it wasn't too busy, but our ramen took about 20 minutes, which was a bit of longer wait than expected. We tried the Tonkotsu and Tsukemen. The Tonkotsu broth was reasonably rich and creamy with good depth. The noodles had a satisfyingly springy texture. However, the Tsukemen broth fell short of its typical depth as it was less thick than the Tonkotsu, and it tasted overly seasoned with pepper. The chashu in both ramens did not have much flavor and felt a bit dry.

Filipa Paixão

Google

One of the best and most flavorful tonkotsu ramens I have ever had—definitely in my top two!!!

Ryan Thomas

Google

Excellent experience! Ramen was extremely flavorful and service was top notch. Will be returning soon

Danielle N

Google

A cozy no frills ramen spot. This is my favorite ramen spot in lake view, the tonkotsu ramen with lots of garlic is so delicious!

Mario Bledsoe

Google

Musashiya Ramen is a clean, decent spot to eat. I enjoyed the flavors of a clean ramen bowl and I enjoyed the innovative use of "chicken oil." However, I would change the texture of the noodles to a more consistent ramen texture as mine was the consistency of spaghetti; you have the choice of choosing your noodle doneness. All in all, the potstickers and ramen were okay-good. Not a bad place to try for ramen beginners.