Hawaiian BBQ Nishikawa Ramen

We usually go to Jinya and decided to try something new because of the hype—but this place was a huge disappointment. The service was awful. Staff were obnoxiously loud, rude, and had a clear attitude problem. Japan is known for politeness and hospitality; this restaurant is the complete opposite. We ordered two ramen, a side, and a drink. My husband had to follow up three times and walk to the counter three times because they completely forgot the side. It was only served after we were already done eating. When I asked for it to be packed to go, they placed it on the table with a box and made me pack it myself—no apology, no acknowledgment, even though it was clearly on the bill. As for the ramen—easily the worst I’ve ever had. Zero flavor. The tonkotsu broth was diluted and thin, with no creaminess at all. It honestly tasted like boiled water. No apologies. No accountability. Terrible service and tasteless food. We will never come back. Save yourself the disappointment.

The Kim Chi and Yokohama ramens were really tasty and the curved noodles are a must. The sliced pork was tender with very little fat and the kids menu with Chicken Karaage and Katsu was good and affordable. Service was friendly and quick, the restaurant was clean and the walls had fun Japanese anime characters.

Absolutely amazing service and food. Prices are perfect. This place is a hidden gem and would recommend to anyone. At one point I was coming here once or twice a day for lunch and dinner by myself. One of my all time favorites. Dont forget to steal a few of the AMAZING lollipops they have in the tray by the front desk on your way out! Perfect compliment to an amazing meal.

This place has adorable Japan and Naruto (and some other animes) themed decor. Service is friendly and super fast. I've never had to wait for a table (though I gladly would!) Little hole in the wall with a delicious array of menu items. I've loved everything I've tried here. Plenty of parking. Great as take out too! Will be back again and again.

The food was exceptional with significant portions for a solid price. Service was excellent and one of the best restaurants in the area hands down

They have such a large selection of food, I love trying new things everything I go. My family loves this place.

Phenomenal food, service, and experience. The restaurant is small and quaint. Nice decor and a menu that offers choices of both the hawaiian and Japanese varieties from the islands that you'd love to see. Mt wife's ramen was amazing. My hawaiian BBQ was perfect. The kids enjoyed their dishes. Will be back again.

The food is fairly priced. The ramen and the Hawaiian BBQ are both great. They have pretty much any dish on the Hawaiian BBQ side and have a good selection of ramen and addins.

I think this place is a solid 4 stars. What would make it 5? I am not sure yet. The service is friendly and the ramen is good. I wouldn't say AMAZING, but there was nothing wrong with it. I have been here a couple of times, so nothing made me not want to return. Maybe I need to come back a few more times. The menu seems to have expanded quite a bit since my last visit, so there is more for me to try. My son and I both enjoyed our meals -- both ramen -- and the gyoza appetizer I ordered. Payment was handled efficiently, so no complaints. A solid choice, especially at the price point and in this area.

This place exceeded our expectations. Great food at a fair price and a good variety of Hawaiian and Ramen to choose from.

Great food with well developed flavors. Service was friendly and prompt. Excellent little spot! I wish we lived closer!

The food is amazing and the restaurant is super clean. Never had ramen before but we are now fans and will be back. The staff is very nice and helpful to understand the menu, service is top notch

Still wonderful and worth every penny. We eat here often and have been coming here for years. The food options have consistently gotten better with more delicious choices added over the years. My husband loves the addition of Hawaiian Bbq and it is a huge bonus. The ramen is my favorite and there are a few flavorful options. Service is always prompt and with a smile. The establishment is clean, modern, and cozy. We recommend this place to many and it never disappoints.

So if you're like me you got one of these menus in the mail. I'm about 3 minutes from this place so it makes sense for me to get one. If you look closely it says open until 9:00pm. This is not true. I called with a SMALL one person TO GO order at 8:48 and got this response "sorry grills are off because we close at 9:00 and wouldn't have time to make your order ". First, I've had this places food a couple times and it's good. The one star is because I can't stand a business who does not do what they say there going to do. Second, She didn't even take my order so how do you know you wouldn't have time. Third, I understand emergencies and broken equipment etc etc. but if you close at 9:00 then the grill goes off at 9:00. I didn't ask you to cater my work party 5 min to close. This is just sheer laziness. But that's ok because the Chain Hawaiian place right down the street is more than happy to take my order. By the way I order Hawaiian food once a week religiously. I can't stand this sort of dismissal of customer service and quality these days. I would much rather pick a small shop than a chain any day. But you know what the big chains do? They practice consistency and customer service. You want to close at 8:45? Put that on the front door and the menus.

Great ramen! We started off with a side of crispy gyoza and it was excellent. I love me some gyoza especially if I'm prepping my pallet for ramen. The miso ramen was good. I ordered it milk because I never know how spicy a new place makes their good, but I definitely could've gone up to a medium. My friend ordered some mochi for the table for dessert and it was a nice treat. They had mango and green tea flavors.

This unique restaurant is a must-try if you're in the Chandler area; they serve a variety of dishes including Hawaiian and Japanese options! We brought some out-of-town guests to this spot and they loved it! The portions for the Hawaiian food were quite large and most of us got a to go plate! Everyone was very happy with their meals! The staff was super friendly and we were seated quickly even though we went at dinner time the night before thanksgiving!

Update: Menu has been updated! We haven't been here in some time but my daughter wanted to go for her birthday. We were seated promptly and missed the dinner rush that arrived shortly after us. Our waitress came with water while we browsed through the menu. We noticed that it said Hawaiian bbq and ramen. We asked our waitress and she had explained that it was only about a week that they had started the bbq. My husband and I were equally happy because we had thought it was a little warm out for ramen. He ended up ordering kalbi (short ribs), I ordered bbq chicken and fried shrimp. My daughters ordered ramen and spam musubi's. We all enjoyed our food and the girls even ordered a 2nd kids ramen to share because they loved it and still a little hungry. Everything came out quickly and hot. We'll be back if and when we're in the area. The Hawaiian bbq was a great addition!! If you haven't been yet, you need to stop by.

The decorations were very thematic and fun. They had some of my favorite anime characters on the wall. They also had Spiderman playing on the TV which was nice and entertaining. The food came out fast and the portions were large for the price. The ramen I ordered was good, but the meat-to-noodle ratio was a little low and the curry ramen was good too. Potstickers and chicken were crispy and the curry platter was flavorful and big portion too. The service was good and the waitress was nice.

My husband visits the smoke shop next door quite often, so today we decided to stop in for lunch. It was a very clean atmosphere, the have a good selection of Hawaiian foods and ramen to choose from. I did the veggie ramen, with a side of Mac salad and rice, and my husband ordered the beef. He stated his food was VERY salty, he unfortunately couldn't finish it. My ramen wasn't bad, definitely had some flavor, however when i ordered she didn't ask how spicy i wanted it.... I wasnt sure of she just assumed I didn't want it spicy but i had to tell her when she came back to bring our sides. Customer service and pricing was good and reasonable too.

Really great chef, made us the Yakisoba although it was circumstantially inconvenient. Chicken Katsu was excellent! Servers are very relaxed, maybe too haha. Nevertheless, great food and good first impression.

for lunch we ordered chicken karaage to split and two Nishikawa Blacks; one mild as is and one medium with add-on of corn. We enjoyed how the water they provide has lemon in it. A nice touch. The chicken was flavorful and nice and crispy as it should be! I'm sad to say the flavor of the broths were practically non-existent. Almost tasted watered down with zero depth. The noodles were standard. Not bad but nothing special. What held the dish together for us was the seasoned egg that was the only thing that had some flavor. Our server was super nice and attentive and we felt welcomed and not rushed even though tables were filling up fast. Sad to say though we will not return and keep on with our search of good ramen in the valley!

I love everything about this place. Ramen to Hawaiian BBQ. Service is quick and friendly enough for me to come back. Price range is unbelievable. Small place but organized and clean

This little restaurant in the corner might not look like much. But this place has an expansive menu covering all your Japanese favorites like sushi and ramen. But they also have a very good Hawaiian menu. The staff is also very friendly and informative, if you happen to have any questions regarding the menu items. Oh yeah. and they have saki!

Loved the short ribs and pork pot stickers! Service was prompt and place was spotless. Also quiet so you could talk. Must come back!

Fast friendly and delicious food, will definitely come back. My wife also loved it, the place was great to talk and chill.

Reasonably good meal, both wife enjoyed her ramen and my teriyaki chicken was pretty good, nothing out of the ordinary.

This review is on the ramen only. We tried the mild yokohoma and the medium curry at the recommendation of our server. we were very excited to try this and hoping for the best. Been trying to find a good Ramen place in the valley. Yokohama noodles undercooked and the broth was very bland with no depth of flavor. Curry had a strong curry taste but not in a good way. The noodles were cooked well. Both eggs were supposed to be soft boiled but both were medium well and cold. Pork was very bland just plain meat and skin wasn't crunchy. Service was friendly and fast

We used to order Ramen here regularly but they seem to have abandoned their roots. The ramen and gyoza are now worse than before the Hawaiian BBQ additions. The pork on the ramen bowl has less flavor as did the broth. The gyoza were delivered in a pile of some kind of fried onion/shallots and they were now thicker and kind of chewy. The dipping sauce also wasn't as good. We also ordered the Hawaiian Kalbi short ribs and did not like them. They seemed to go heavy on meat tenderizer and didn't render the fat down enough. The macaroni salad had some sort of very off-putting flavor that my wife and I both disliked. Big Island Hawaiian BBQ that just focuses on Hawaiian BBQ is much better and cheaper. This seems like just another case of a restaurant trying to add more things to their manu that are then all executed poorly. Sadly I don't see us ordering from here again.

Now eating at this restaurant three times I've had the same meal each time it's number 52 on their menu. I have to tell you I've never had so much meat served to me at a restaurant as this one. It comes with macaroni salad and rice but you get chicken ribs, and beef, the food is phenomenal. The service is beyond impeccable. I guess I would tell you to try this restaurant out as I've already been here three times and I will continue to come at least a couple of times a month because the food is that good you won't be disappointed.

I have been to this restaurant many times before the new ownership. I have noticed ramen prices have been raised by 13%. Portion size shrunk by 25% with protein and egg sizes shrunk and cut. Seaweed size cut from quarter sheet to 1/2" x 1". When I questioned, server told me customers don't eat seaweed, so it's wasted. Really? When I asked to add curry sauce for my son's order, I was told it would be $5. Truly? Does the server think her customers don't know how much a box of curry cost and can yield? Very dissapointed by the new business practices of the new owners.

House made ramen noodles, tasty chicken, beef and pork and ample portions make Nishikawa's a place to go. Service is fast and friendly. The decor is modern and if you are fan of Anime and Pokémon you will enjoy dining here. Nishikawa's is worthy of return visits.

I was so excited to try this spot, but I am sorry to say that I was a little disappointed. Atmosphere - 4/5 - Feels authentic and they have a pretty decent amount of space. Staff - 4/5 - The staff was very friendly, but did not really stop by my area as much. Food - 3/5 - I ordered sake bombs, so nothing to really report here. As for the food, I ordered the Nishikawa Black ramen (with has black garlic oil). I made it as spicy as they could let me, but unfortunately it was not very flavorful. It was a little too bland, and I couldn't understand it. It has tons of items in it, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I was so looking forward to trying to spot, as it has alot of positive reviews. It was just a miss for me. If I do travel back to Tempe, I will need to try something else.

Service, ambiance and great selection of food. We love the amount of detail they put into their decor.

My all-time favorite ramen spot! I do not live in the area but any time I'm remotely close, I have to make a stop here! I have had ramen before, but Nishikawa is the first place that now has me obsessed with ramen - even after years of not having been able to have it, I still think about it. Very friendly and quick service, highly recommend!

Consistently exceptional and worth every cent. Our frequent visits over the years have only reaffirmed our love for this place. The culinary offerings continue to impress, with a delightful array of delectable choices added over time. My husband particularly adores the new addition of Hawaiian BBQ, which has become a welcomed highlight for us. As for me, the ramen remains a personal favorite, with its diverse and flavorful options. Service is consistently efficient and delivered with genuine warmth. The ambiance is both contemporary and inviting, creating a cozy atmosphere that enhances our dining experience. We wholeheartedly recommend this establishment to anyone seeking a satisfying meal, and it never fails to exceed expectations.

Nishikawa certainly isn't bad, but I don't think it compares to other popular locations that I've tried in other major cities. I got the Yokohama Style Ramen takeout. The broth comes separated from the noodles as it should. Let me preface by saying the food is fine; just not great. The noodles were too stiff and chewy and not the springy chewiness that comes from good hard ramen noodles. There is a lot of noodles in the ramen along with the crazy high amount of bean sprouts. The broth was on the salty side, and I wish it was richer and more fatty for the extra flavor and heartier meal. The chashu pork was honestly pretty good, and I think it was the highlight of the ramen. The egg is just a regular hard boiled egg and not the ajitsuke tamago (soy marinated egg with the very soft yolk) which is very disappointing. The lack of the marinated egg highlights the lack of umami in the dish which makes it taste not authentic. Overall a decent spot if you're craving ramen like crazy in the area, but nowhere near top quality like in CA.

We ate dinner here and there were not a lot of people here. The menu had a few options and we ended up ordering ramen. We ordered the Tonkotsu ($10.95) and the Nishikawa Black ($12.95). The food took a while to come out. When it finally came out, it looked good to me. I tried the broth of the Tonkotsu which was okay and the Nishikawa Black was not bad. The portion was enough for one person and I was comfortably full. The waitress was nice and friendly. I thought this place was okay to me.

There is a ramen museum in Japan for hardcore ramen lovers. The Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum is the world's first food-themed amusement park. The park has nine ramen eateries and ramen-related shops for tourists to enjoy. But if you don't want to travel to Japan, come to my kitchen. My wife buys enough ramen where it seems we have amass our own modest sized ramen museum. So we have been to Nishikawa once before. What I experienced and what my wife experienced the first time are two entirely different experiences! She remembers it as a decent meal and what I remember was agony. As I was eating the ramen, the ramen was trying to fight its way out of me. Without being too graphic, I was practically cold sweating and in tears by the time we left and I wanted to be back home immediately. Since then, we keep talking about that last experience, with the wife insisting I had a stomach bug before we had gone to Nishikawa, and finally I relented and offered to give them a second try. While not the worst ramen I ever had, there was definitely much left to be desired. The noodles were cooked a nice al dente and the broth clung to the curly strands well. The broth just lacked a lot of depth and flavor. We had both gotten the Yokohama-style (as the black garlic one wrecked me last time) and the overall flavor was mild. As for their chicken kaarage, you're not missing much. I'd pass on this. So yes, while the contents of my gut didn't try to make a speedy exit this time around, I am in no rush of coming back. They're not bad. They're just not super good either.

Fairly solid ramen for the Valley in my opinion! Pretty good ramen and reasonably priced compared to other ramen restaurants. I haven't tried their Hawaiian food, but the ramen is good!

Found this place on yelp, of course, and I was not disappointed. It was very clean inside, and the employees were extremely helpful and friendly. I tried a few different entrées, and I was happy with all of them. We started off with an order of the pork gyoza and I will say that it was flavorful and cooked the right way. I ordered the miso Ramen, which had a lot of flavor and quite a bit of noodles which is nice. I would definitely recommend this place to anybody foreign wide who's looking for a great bowl of Ramen.

Portion size are generous esp the meat . 2 hefty size compare to many ramen places paper thin meat . Taste pretty good , very earthy taste more than I preferred. I add spicy to the order and it was just right . Eggroll not good , too mushy inside . Overall decent ramen

Picked up our to go ramen for dinner. I give props to them separating the broth and noodles, otherwise by the time we got home it would've been soggy. I got Miso ramen with medium spice. The noddles were perfect, nice and chewy. The broth was nicely done, except a little too salty for my pallet. But if you like salty, this is perfect for you! The boiled egg was also done well, they do give the option of a hard boiled egg. Enjoy!

There's absolutely no seasoning on anything we were served tonight. I've never left a restaurant review but I haven't been this disappointed by food since eating in a school cafeteria. We are taking our food home to try to doctor it up and try to get some type of joy out of it but honestly not sure if we don't just go eat at another Ramen spot tonight (Jinya's Ramen).

Back in Arizona. We decided to try Nishikawa in Chandler, AZ. Upon entering, you will find a small boutique size restaurant with about 5 tables spaced out for our Covid friend. The rest of the furniture is stacked up in a small waiting area to the side of the entrance. The restaurant was very clean and we promptly got our seats. To start, we tried the 10 piece deep fried Shrimp Shumai dumplings. They were extremely tasty and hot (temperature not spice). They were served with a ponzu sauce. I would highly recommend these tasty bits! For the main entrees, I got the Beef Bowl and she got the Nishikawa Black. The beef bowl was very tasty. It was served with beef brisket, sautéed onions, sesame seeds, and rice. The beef was very tender and not oily at all. The flavor was excellent. My only complaint was the white rice fell apart way to easy, and first time in a long time I had to use the fork to finish the rice! Lol. Her Nishikawa Black broth was also very tasty. It came in a bowl filled with pork broth, tender and wonderful tasting pork, onions, black garlic, seaweed, a seasoned egg that you can undercooked or cooked, and sesame seeds. It was very very good and a great portion! Overall, for the price point, I would def recommend Nishikawa. The food is tasted and reasonably priced. Space is limited in Covid times, and rice failing to remotely stick together was the only reason I didn't give 5 stars.

Ain't no better way to have ramen than in the middle of August in Arizona. Been wanting to give this place a try for awhile now and finally made the leap - happy that I did. I am obsessed with tonkotsu ramen so I gave that a try while my friend got shio ramen. Usually tonkotsu is the most flavorful so I was genuinely surprised when the shio broth had way more flavor than mine! In either case, the broth was still delicious and I enjoyed both broth - however, I suppose I was looking for more flavor? Friendly staff and food didn't take too long to come out. We tried the squid karaage instead of chicken since I've never seen this item on a menu at a ramen place before. It was pretty good but I think I still like chicken karaage more. Right now they're blocking off every other table to make sure that those who are dining in are spaced out. TOGO orders are a great option but I'm never a fan of TOGO ramen so I would probably choose to wait until you're comfortable with dining in. Lots of parking spaces and you can check the wait time on Yelp and add yourself to the waitlist so definitely take advantage of that since the restaurant itself is pretty small

Oh man I'm so disappointed. I'm not sure if they changed owners - but the food today was so bland and disappointing. I used to come here for the udon noodle soup and the some sushi, but all they have is ramen and rice bowls that are actually served on plates. I ended up getting the Nishikawa Ramen and the broth was flavorless. The noodles had no bounce to them (over cooked) and there was one slice of pork, but loaded with vegetables. I also got the chicken karaage and it also was flavorless - even with the dipping sauce. The chicken wasn't juicy on the inside... everything was just one note. I won't be coming back.

Can you believe this was my first authentic ramen bar experience?! Don't think you were meant to finish the whole thing in one sitting but I certainly managed to do so... stuffed!! We got the Nishikawa Black Ramen Bowl with homemade noodles! There was a jar of spicy spices on the table that I must of used at least half of cause it tasted so good! It was like nothing I've ever had and I'm a really huge soup fan so this was right up my alley!! I like how you can customize your bowl to your personal likings! As for inside... not too exciting and not much atmosphere if that's what you're looking for. They do however sell beer which I was happy to find out! Next time I think we might just split because we were full for like two days afterwards!

I ordered checking & beef teriyaki. It is by far the most delicious well prepared Hawaiian meal in AZ

The food here is amazing. I get the Kalua pork and it's absolutely delicious. But beyond the food, Nishikawa has the nicest staff. They're just wonderful every time I go in. Highly recommend this place!!

Love this place, I came here with family I was visiting and we all loved what we ordered! I won't be here often but will be in my rotation when I am in town.

I have had this place saved for years, under my Yelp bookmarks, so we finally decided to give it a go. I can't say we really enjoyed it. We got a "Spicy" tonkotsu Ramen, a Miso Ramen and Yokohama Style. Spicy Tonkotsu, looked flavorful, but it wasn't spicy at all or had much of a flavor to it. As hungry as my s/o was, he didn't want to even eat it. He says it left a oddntaate in his mouth. Miso Ramen looked appealing, but as soon as my son bit into his seasoned egg, a hair was wrapped around it, which was gross to me. But he still kept eating it, to each their own I suppose. For a 4 y/o he didn't mind his ramen, but he did only eat four bites. I was surprised the corn in his ramen wasn't sweet corn or something though. Yokohama was very lackluster as well, it's supposed to be a "soy sauce base" but it didn't have much flavor to it at all. In fact, I don't care for spicy things, and I had to add the chili powder that was on the table, into my ramen to give it any type of flavor. My seasoned egg was way too over cooked for me, I guess I'm just use to a softer yolk with my ramen. I did think my noodles, itself were pretty good in texture though. Their charshu, wasn't very flavorful either, it was very bland, but it was tender... Only good thing we had here was their shrimp appetizer (which is funny, because it came after our Ramen), but I did wish they had 3/3 of the choices rather than 3/2. Sauce that came with it had the most flavor out of everything we ordered. haha Unfortunately, we won't be coming back... Back to looking for a great ramen place.

In search of good ramen. Harder than it seems! Based on the reviews we decided to try this. Ordered for our table was the Nishikawa black, Miso, and Yokohama style ramen, and the takoyaki. The takoyaki came out first. They were hot (temperature), and had a unique flavor. I liked them. Next came the ramen. Mine was the black, but I also tried the miso ramen. Both were very good. I think I liked the miso better, but I was only allowed a taste since it was someone else's! There were ample noodles and "stuff" in with the broth. I hate it when they give you a lot of broth and not much else, but that apparently isn't a problem at this place. For now I think we have a new favorite ramen place in the east valley. I'm sure we'll be back again.

First of all, service was not all that great. It was a young kid that seemed confused and he seemed like he didn't want to be there. I had One of the Ramen bowls and the noodles I got was like for cold soba noodles, not even close to ramen. My friend had the Hawaiian mixed barbecue, man it was tasteless, even the macaroni salad had no flavor. Yeah, definitely not going back here again.

I was on a ramen high since I had the best ramen in my life during my recent trip to Hawaii and was excited to find this spot after Top Golf in Gilbert. Additionally, for those who may have dietary restrictions or food preferences, all of their broths are pork based. Their menu also has bowls, curry, appetizers, and small sides such as edamame. The ramen was expensive for what it was (especially the extra toppings!) and the broth was mediocre. The chashu wasn't flavorful either. There were a ton of noodles, which my husband always appreciates since he typically orders extra. They were able to bring out our bowls for our group of 6 in a decent timeframe, which was appreciated. The shop seemed clean for the most part and the service was a tad bit slow, but the servers were friendly.

Decided to try this place based on yelp reviews. Apparently I should have looked further into them. Met friends for a mid-afternoon lunch and as soon as we walked in we should have walked back out. It was 90* on the thermostat. It's also unfortunate that our waiter left after taking our order and the guy that replaced him needs to look for another job (he was that bad). We started out with appetizers: spring rolls, takoyaki & chicken karaage. The spring rolls & chicken were tasty, the takoyaki not so great-not sure what the hype is all about. For lunch my friends both ordered beef bowls & I went with the vegetarian bowl. Mine was very bland. I ended up taking the rest home so I could add some flavoring to it. All in all, I will not be going back. And to top it off, I've had food poisoning all day since. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is the first waiter was great. After he left if went downhill.

So good and great service! our family LOVES the BBQ beef and Katsu chicken. We had to customize 2 orders and not only they do a spot-on job, but they provided really good portion sizes. We've returned twice more since then and will continue to be repeat customers. Great job!

Cute little joint for Ramen place. We all loved our food. Prices were reasonable. So here's the dish... Spicy edamame was good (but not very spicy) but the miso edamame was better. My wife got the beef bowl which was small but delicious. Reasonable size if you are into a not-too-big portion. My friend said the curry was good but said the hot was not spicy enough for her. I got the spring rolls and pork gyoza which were both delicious. Overall, we were happy with our venture outside our normal sushi night. And the specialty Japanese drinks were amazing!!!