Oni Ramen

The Good: absolutely beautiful decor and great location next to George Bush Freeway. The Bad: The whole vibe of this place screams "Daddies Money." There are self service kiosks where you must order yourselves, which as others have said,was a little disconcerting, especially for those who may not be familiar with traditional Ramen. The first sign of trouble was when it said there was a charge for any spice. I've traveled all over the world and never encountered this.It just smacks of nickle and diming. Suggested tip was 20%, which seemed average. Then I realized that you have to walk over to the kitchen yourself, AND retrieve any drinks separately from the bar! What am I tipping you for, exactly? Several tables had plates stacked that no one was cleaning, and the only "free" one had someone's trash. I cleaned it off myself. After getting the food (which was surprisingly quick) with a weird look from the chef (no idea why!) and then having the guy at the bar go through my receipt and finally figure out our drinks, we sat down and tried it. In short, VERY average Ramen. Mine was WAY too spicy to be "medium" but was ok, I guess. There are notices saying they won't remake if you don't like the spice level so I guess there have been issues with this before. That's right, if YOU, the customer, having zero contact with the chef, don't like the spice that YOU selected, then tough. My girlfriend ordered shio (salt) based Ramen which was WAY too salty. For over $50, I expected way better. I lived in Japan for over 6 years and this place acts like they're the creme de la creme, but if they opened in Tokyo they'd be out of business in a week.

This review is for those looking at gluten free options. They have 1 gluten free option, and it’s the vegetarian ramen. It was a good meal, but I won’t be ordering it again; the noodles were fine, but the broth felt like it was missing some flavor. I’d love if there was a gluten free miso option, or even if there was some gluten free soy sauce they could sub in for some of the other bowls. Also, their boiled eggs are marinated in what im assuming is a sauce containing gluten because they took it off of my order. That was also a bummer.

Did not expect to have bouncy noodles and flavorful broth, even for vegetarian broth, in Texas but here we go! Great spot with a huge variety of customizable menu options.

I really enjoy the ramen here; the food is delicious, and the tonkatsu is flavorful. I love the ability to customize. The Oni Reaper is my absolute favorite. The only downside is that the location is quite loud indoors, making it difficult to have conversations unless you sit outside.

I am really glad they opened a decent ramen place on this side of town! It’s right by my work so I can walk to it on a lunch break. The employees cleaned tables right away after people left. I only do spice level medium. Anything spicier would be too much.

This was amazing. Best ramen I’ve had so far. The pork belly was cooked PERFECTLY—and I hate pork belly! It just melts in your mouth. Order the Kyushu Tonkotsu! I will definitely come back here in the future.

I tried the oni reaper (I chose fire for the spice level), and it was really really bland and watery. The main flavor was parmesan cheese and a sweet habanero-ish spice, and it was lacking ANY other flavor, including salt. The yakitori was charred black, and one out of the two skewers was too bitter to eat. The karaage batter was really bland and had a gummy texture. I try not to leave bad reviews, but I was really disappointed in everything I ordered :(

Loved this place, glad they have vegetarian options. My 15yr old thoroughly enjoyed the food and raved about this place with his friends. Loved the ambience and the vibe.