Mike V.
Yelp
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Current visit
January, 2023 visit (2023-01)
One more great lunch, again with our daughter.
January 2... later-than-planned lunch thanks to errands.
Apparently MANY other people were in the same situation... because we arrived at 1:30 and the line was out the door and every table was filled.
The line moved quickly; by time we had ordered we had a table.
The line remained... by time we left it was back out the door and the outside table was also filled.
BECAUSE... Nudo has great ramen!
The staff was wonderful gracious and friendly, as usual...
This time we enjoyed...
- our daughter enjoyed the Hebrew Hammer / Beef Ramen
Hebrew Hammer [GF]
chicken paitan, shoyu, braised chicken thigh, menma, bok choy, black garlic
&
Aloha Drink... Lilikoi (passion fruit) - one of the best drinks in the world
- I enjoyed the Shroomed Out / Mushroom Ramen
WITH
fried chicken on the side...
Shroomed Out [GF, V]
mushroom broth, king oyster mushroom, bok choy, menma, black garlic
&
Tamarind Fried Chicken
tempura chicken, tamarind sauce, napa slaw, fried shallot, green onion
(similar to how we enjoyed ramen in San Francisco a couple months ago)
The chicken can be enjoyed on its own
AND
also be fully eaten with Ramen
We left with yet another smile and filled bellies
Thank you, Nudo!
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Previous Visits
October, 2022 visit (2022-10)
We have visited Nudo a few times before and I have really enjoyed their ramen bowls. (previous review is below)
I now can confirm that Nudo also has wonderful stir fry bowls.
This visit the front door announced the day's amazing story fry (no broth) special:
Pancit
Sweet and spicy fattened calf Filipino smoked sausage, chicken, celery, carrots and onions
I confirmed the spicy was less heat and more flavor and ordered the Pancit.
The pancit was GOOD!
Ramen noodles on the bottom with chicken and celery and carrots mixed in.
Shallots and the sausage and some crunchy flavors on top, capped off with a lemon nicely cut in half with edges alternating directions.
The lemon was nice and so juicy that it requires several squeezes to flavor the entire bowl, which it did nicely.
My wonderful wife enjoyed the chicken ramen and our amazing daughter enjoyed the mushroom ramen. While really liked the stir fry pancit, I'm also thankful each of them shared some ramen broth with me, too.
We will visit again, soon, Nudo!
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September, 2022 Visit (2022-09)
Today we enjoyed the
- Mango salad
- Hebrew Hammer Ramen
both excellent.
Thank you, Nudo!
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Best tasting ramen we've ever had
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July, 2022 Visit (2022-07)
Our daughter discovered the band Greta Van Fleet early summer, 2022, and quickly found that they would be playing in Peoria, IL, and she recommended a road trip. We had a great time, thanks in part to Nudo, on the drive home.
As we drive home from Peoria, we missed lunch in southern IL and decided to get food closer to home.
As we drove along I-270 our daughter noted "Nudo!"
She had been before but I hadn't... I am glad she introduced me to Nudo.
We have had ramen elsewhere, and that has been quite good.
Nudo takes this to another level... just right freshness on the sliced onions; noodles also just right
And the broth
Ohhhhhh the broth
Sooooo
Amazingly
Wonderfully
Flavored...
So
Many flavors
So good.
Friendly staff
Great interior; lots of local bumper/window stickers.
AND the Aloha juices (made in Hawaii!) in a can... Lilikoi (passion fruit) for us... so good
BUT
While Lilikoi is a wonderful juice
I just couldn't finish the can there...
The ramen broth was so good I didn't want to lose the flavor, so I finished the Lilikoi later that evening.
Thank you, Nudo!
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