Soho Ramen Riverside

I would say when compared to Saku Ramen. Soho Ramen wins in authenticity, presentation, and generosity of portion. I had their Tonkotsu broth ramen with breaded chicken and a generous portion of rice noodles even for Japanese standards. The added spinach was a nice nutritional touch that I appreciated. Some may find the garlic overpowering but I had the spicy version which balanced it out nicely. Pro tip. If you do go spicy a Calpico drink will give you a nice cooling effect if things get too spicy.

My son was craving some authentic ramen, we were visiting down town Riverside and found this little place inside FoodLab, amazing! Since it was our first time ordering it took time to know what to choose, but when the receptionist got our order he was kind enough to review it with us and make the adjustments needed for a kid and adult. It was not only right, it was perfect! We would definite go back to this place and try something different.

Overall, the food was acceptable, though there was a noticeable delay after ordering, and some dishes were slightly salty. Despite this, the food was generally good.

I ordered a basic black garlic tonkotsu ramen with chashu pork, and it was honestly the blandest ramen I've ever had. The green onions were mushy, the meat seemed microwaved, and the broth was watery and insubstantial. I also ordered some pork bao, and it was awful. The bun fell apart as i picked it up and was clearly microwaved, not steamed. There were two overly thick slices of cucumber, some almost brown wilted cilantro (why would you put cilantro on this??), and heaping oversweet duck sauce as a feeble attempt to mask the gooey bland pork. The final thing i ordered was a 7 dollar seaweed salad, which came with maybe a quarter cup of seaweed at most, which was incredibly sugary and bland. it tasted like corn syrup. I had to wait almost half an hour for this clearly premade and microwaved meal, and then the owner fought back against my refund. the employee was helpful and apologetic, but their boss was rude. I've had better noodles from a top ramen packet. there are much better options at the food lab.

This was easily the worst ramen I have ever had. I got the chicken ramen and the chicken was so dry. I got the spicy base and that was okay but nothing special or spicy about it. My friend got the creamy base and it was actually horrible. Tasted like oily chicken noodle soup. Maybe their other dishes are okay but the ramen is horrible.

First of all, the menu is bilingual with /chinese/ for ラーメン. Big red flag. Yeah, I get that ramen is originally based on chinese-style noodles, but it is from Japan and arguably the national dish of that country. Anyways. The bowl was out quickly enough, about 10 minutes. Strangely, the menu gave me the option to order Dine-In or Take-out, and although I chose Dine-In, my food came out packed to go. The noodles had no bite, in fact, they were mushy. You can see the egg is overcooked. Spicy miso was spicer than I'm used to, potentially to cover up the lack of any distinctive flavor. Too much raw white onion (green was fine). Scarcely edible. Never again. Loved watching One Piece in the hall while I ate, but I'll be hitting up a different restaurant next time I'm at the Food Lab.

This was my second try. Both times were Horrible. The first time, my bento box order took forever. Today, I ordered ramen to go and they are thee onlyyyy restaurant to package the broth with the noodles. Once I got to my hotel, the noodles soaked all the broth up and my food was soggy. The meat was dry and portion was extremely small. The service wasn’t excellent either. They just act so lost and non-chalant! Switch them out! They make tge establishment look bad.

I’ve always loved Soho Ramen for their vegan and vegetarian options. As someone who relies on delivery, they’ve been a dependable go-to for years. But lately, the quality and care have really gone downhill. Today I ordered the Omin Fish Curry Udon, which is supposed to be vegan. Instead, I received the dish made with real fish. No warning, no message, no option to cancel or get a refund. I’m vegetarian and now stuck with a meal I can’t eat. If an ingredient isn’t available, the staff should reach out to the customer or issue a refund. Swapping in animal products without consent is not okay, especially for people with dietary restrictions. I hope Soho Ramen takes this seriously and improves how they handle online orders. I’d love to trust them again, but right now I’m really disappointed.

Whenever I'm in Downtown Riverside wife my wife/friends and we can't decide on what to eat, I come to the Riverside Food Lab. It's been a few years since I've eaten at this spot but my wife and I were in the mood for some Ramen due to the cold weather. My wife ordered a breaded pork ramen with spicy miso soup base while I ordered the Chashu pork with spicy miso soup base. I was given a buzzer to notify me of when my order was ready. I walked around and got some Thai tea from another spot and then came back when my buzzer rang. The cashier/server in the front asked me "Number 22?" and I responded with yes and she handed me my bag of food. I sat down and opened the bag and my wife told me the order was wrong. We ended up checking the receipt which had a totally different order and then went back to get our actual order. The breaded pork was pretty good. The Chashu was a little on the dry side. The spicy miso base was good and had a decent amount of spice. I'd be willing to come back here if in the mood for ramen while in Downtown but I think I'd take a second to think of whether I should go to Saku Ramen instead near the Mission Inn.

This used to be my favorite Ramen shop. Last round however I ordered a Tofu Ramen with spicy miso and extra veggies. My Ramen arrived warm, not hot, and without the tofu. I was eating in so not a huge deal breaker, I went back and asked foe the tofu. The gentleman was kind and curious, apologized for the error and said they'd correct it. I got a mild temp Ramen with cold tofu back. The tofu wasn't cooked at all and the soup was not hot enough to cook it. I hate giving poor reviews, but unfortunately this place earns it's two stars. I hope they turn it around, but I wont be back anytime soon.

First and last time to order here. Missed an extra egg for $4.00 Onions left Also a questionable random plastic piece left in the broth As far as the chashu noodles, there was about 30% broth in the bowl

I stopped by Soho Ramen while in the area for business, looking for something warm and comforting. It's located inside the Riverside Food Lab, which is a fun concept space with all kinds of food options -- everything from poke to fried chicken to desserts. Prices lean a bit high for what you get, but that's pretty typical for a food hall environment. The vibe is mostly younger, with a heavy student crowd from UCR, so depending on the night it can get pretty lively (or downright rowdy) since they often run student discounts. As for Soho Ramen itself, I came in with fairly low expectations after seeing the mixed reviews, and the experience aligned with that. The food was... okay. Nothing terrible, nothing impressive -- just very standard, very generic ramen. If you're looking for a rich broth or something thoughtfully crafted, you won't find that level of depth here. It feels more like a quick, convenient option rather than a place that takes pride in elevating the dish. The staff also seemed a bit disengaged -- not rude, but very robotic in how they prepared orders. There wasn't much sense of care going into the food, just following the steps and moving on to the next bowl. It matched the overall "fast-casual" food hall vibe, but it does take away some of the warmth you hope for in a ramen shop. On the plus side, the ordering process is extremely easy. You don't need to talk to anyone -- just order through your phone or use their kiosk, grab a pager, and pick up your food when it's ready. If convenience is your priority, this place delivers on that. Overall, Soho Ramen fills the spot if you're hungry, nearby, and want something quick with zero fuss. But if you're expecting memorable ramen or a place that puts love into their bowls, there are better options outside the Food Lab.

Not sure how this place is still in business. Their food sucks and so does their service. I got the spicy chicken bento box. The chicken sucks and doesn't look appetizing. The whole box was mid. The miso soup lacked flavor. I regret coming here.

Came to Downtown Riverside to look at Christmas lights so we decided on the Food Lab since theres a variety of options being that its a food court. I was craving some rice so decided on Soho Ramen - huge mistake. Ordered our food and was given a pager. 30 minutes pass and the pager still hasnt gone off so my friend decided to check with the lady at the register. Turns out our food was just sitting there getting cold. Not only did she not apologize for the pager not going off when our food was ready, but she didnt acknowledge it at all. Zero accountability. Took our order only to find that my order was taken wrong and I was given a rice bowl completely different from what i wanted. Not only did they not apologize for the mistake, but they made me pay for the difference, wait even longer for the second time, all for me to get food poisoning and a terrible stomach ache. If i could give 0 stars, i would and I dont even like leaving bad reviews.

The food was pretty good tasting other than that they forgot the eggs and Naruto which was an upcharge in my bowl. There was way too many bamboo shoots in my food and one of my bowls was not supposed to have any but it had a bunch. When I told the workers the were very rude and didn't want to admit they forgot the add ons in my food. They gave me the add ons cold in little containers which weren't able to get very warm in the broth. The chashu pork was thin like bacon and wasn't the right cut of meat, it had a decent flavor but it was way too thin. I would say the taste of the food is good but the service is bad and the workers aren't concerned with the quality of your food or how they treat customers. I'd come again if there were different workers.

Extremely disappointed with SOHO Ramen in Riverside due to misinformation about gluten-free food and how the situation was handled. When my boyfriend and I visited, I asked the front counter employee four separate times whether the pork chashu rice bowl was gluten free. I also specifically asked how it was prepared and whether it had any sauce on it. She repeatedly told us there was no sauce, that they "only torched it," and that it was gluten free. When our food came out (in a plastic to-go container), the very first thing I noticed was that the pork was covered in sauce. It turned out to be hoisin sauce, which is not gluten free. I have celiac disease, so I could not eat it at all. My boyfriend went back to the front to explain the situation and ask for a refund since the food was misrepresented and unsafe for me to eat. The staff refused to help us. They called their boss, who also refused a refund, claiming they had "told us what was gluten free," which is simply not true. The "shift lead" (a girl in a red bandana) then started blaming us and trying to cover herself and her employee that initially helped us (a blue and white floral playboy hat) instead of taking responsibility. The only positive service we got was from the one guy there who felt bad but was in the end unable to do anything. We ended up paying $30 for pork chashu that I couldn't eat at all, not to mention the thin slices barely worth half the price we paid. If you have celiac disease or any serious food allergy, I would strongly caution you against eating here. The lack of knowledge, accountability, and basic customer care was unacceptable.

Located in the Riverside food lab, Soho Ramen is a counter service restaurant. You order through a touch screen. Well, I was hoping for some great ramen... this was not it. We had two bowls of vegan ramen. It came out lukewarm. I think they are throwing cold ingredients into the bowl and adding hot broth resulting in tepid ramen. Some of the add on items were missing, but they did give is a whole box of fried tofu. Overall it was disappointing, poorly prepared fast food ramen. They need some quality control. Cannot recommend.

If I could lower in rating, I would. Service was horrible. I ordered and waited 20 minutes and the worked would stand and stare and not give any update on the status of my food. They seemed allergic to offering the barest of minimum of customer service. They didn't feel up my milk tea all the way and also left it sitting out while I waited for my food. Great food, but the service is horrible.

Honestly? The food was mid, got an order of "Chashu Pork Bowl" but it's in a plastic container. It's like I ordered rice with a side of chashu pork... it took more than 30 minutes to get our order... my friend finished his shawarma he ordered from the next door store, my other female friend ordered a shawarma plate, got her order, and finished it... waaaayyyy before we even got our order. And then it looked underwhelming when we got it. Also, my friend who ordered ramen wasn't satisfied either. Overall, would not go back to this establishment. I'm usually not that strict when it comes to my food, as long as the portion is the right amount. Both food and service was disappointing.

We came to Riverside Food Lab hoping to try some new food. We came across SoHo Ramen and the first thing we saw was how ridiculous the price is. $19 for a salmon teriyaki bento box with barely anything in it. After we order it, what we get is so little. Tiny piece of salmon and low quality of food?? We were like ehh. After eating a few bites, we saw HAIR on the rice, we freaked out. We talked to the cashier and she only offered us to change the rice, bad customer service and they could've done more than just exchanging rice. The salmon also tastes nothing beyond salty. I rather get fast food than this and I wish I could give them a 0 star.

I went today to try their ramen. It was super salty and the broth was also really thick. I took it back to exchange it for something else or get my money back. Three people were working, but no one was in the front to help. They were all in the back using their phones, which you are not supposed to when handling food. Finally, a guy came to me and he didn't know what to do, so he called another girl. The girl was going to refound me the money, but she decided to call her boss. The boss told her not to refund the money and fix my soup. He told her to add more water to dilute the broth. I found that extremely unprofessional and not a good way to handle business. I have pictures where you can see the employees too busy in the back using their phones. No wonder they don't have any business and they are only 2.2 on yelp.

I think the bulgogi was over salted but made up for it with how much rice there was. Weird cuz that's more of a Chinese-style of cuisine even though bulgogi is Korean. Definitely fills you up.

I should've known better. The ramen restaurant in the food court that offer fried rice, bulgogi, etc. Why did I think the ramen would be great? Sigh. The Omni pork Vegan Ramen with black garlic was ooooookay. Nothing great but not terrible. Also, why was I given a fork & no chop sticks!?!

My wife decided to try the lamb skewers and the steamed buns, although the order took about 25 min, the food was well worth the wait!

Do not go here!!!! This place is not only against health code as the employees are literally cooking while on their phones, but their owner, Rich, is a horrible business man. The ramen soup was so gross. When we asked to exchange it because it was not good ($17 by the way), he said no and would only add water to make it less salty. Who does that? As restaurant owners ourselves, this would never fly. This is obviously the reason why no one was there and it has 2 star review on Yelp. The place is not worth your money. There are way better options than supporting a cheap and horrible business. Rich, you can message me and give us our money back, and I will delete this review. Until then, I will warn others.

The proportion from rice to meet is ridiculous. You take a few bites of the meat and left with a lot of rice. As for veggies.... One broccoli. How sad. On top of that, the description said the bowl comes with corn. It did not! The price was not worth it for this. The food is mediocre. Save your money and try the other food stalls.

Do not eat in this place. We had to wait for 25 min to get the lazy girl to warm up the buns which can be done in 5 min. The buns were overly steamed and it sold by Trader's Joe. It were not even made by themselves. It is grossly over charged. You can get from Trader joe for half of the price. The lazy girl talked to her coworker the whole time when I tried to ask her a question. She ignored me and just kept talking . She has no interest to serve. I am surprised she was hired and the business is still running. Bad place. Don't eat there.

I should have read the reviews beforehand! I ordered a rice noodle and the noodles were overcooked, the tofu was cold and the miso base was too salty. I couldn't take another bite...

This place is in the Riverside Food Lab and has so many options! I ordered the eel bento box and while it was a lot of food I was surprised there wasn't more eel. Just a few thin strips! But overall the quality of the food was good and it had a lot of good flavor. The bento box came with eel, rice and corn, seaweed salad, steamed veg, dumplings, and miso soup. They had other options like ramen and noodle bowls I'd want to try next time, overall it wasn't a bad choice!

This place would not return a drink after just ONE SIP. Imagine not liking something and wanting to return it and not giving the customer their money back. The owner was very rude as well and won't even speak. The servers and workers are great. But the owner is terrible.

My friend and I had ordered 2 ramens and gyoza. The broth on our ramen was definitely lukewarm at best and our noodles were all clumped together. The toppings on the ramen were equivalent to a small salad making it difficult to mix. The pork gyoza had good flavor but they are sadly not normal gyoza size and more on the mini size. Very disappointing when you see the prices listed.

I was surprised to see so many bad reviews here of this place. The server was nice and my food was great. It such a busy place, inside the food lab, that I often pass this place up because it's not cold enough for me to want a hot bowl of ramen/broth. The other day it was raining and it was the perfect excuse to stop by for a bowl. I ordered the rice noodle bowl with chicken and it was so good. The bowl had a nice balance of flavors, and the chicken and fresh toppings made it exactly what I was hoping it'd be. So YUM!

Soho Ramen is a delicious little gem located in downtown Riverside, inside the Food Lab next to the Historic Fox Theater. There are about 8 or more places to eat in the Food Lab, with Soho being one of the better ones IMHO. I honestly don't understand all of the low-rated reviews of this place, to be honest. I've eaten here about half a dozen times and their food has been wonderful each and every time. For those who don't know, Soho is a Ramen Restaurant on steroids. They don't have JUST Ramen, they have a variety of other traditional Japanese fares including Udon, Yakisoba, Beef Bowl, and Rice dishes. It really is a great place to eat when you want to try more traditional, non-sushi Japanese food. My personal favorite is the Chicken Ramen. Something I've found here that I can never find anywhere outside of Japan is an appetizer dish called Okonamiyaki. It's kinda like fried bread with savory sauce and toppings that look a little like a pizza. It's DELICIOUS and I was so happy to finally find it! Their menu really is quite large for a small place, so you have a lot of options to choose from, especially if you're a vegetarian. The prices are a LITTLE on the spendy side but not too much, and the portions are more than filling! The only "meh" thing I can really say is that it's one of the more popular spots inside the Food Lab, so on busy nights and weekends you can expect a wait. Also, bear in mind that they make your orders fresh, so it takes a little bit. Seating can be a bit of a pain too, but that's not their fault. This is because they are sharing seating options with all the other restaurants located in the Food Lab. Seriously, if you're curious about traditional Japanese "ramen-shop" style food and you want a delicious taste experience I highly recommend giving them a try if you're in the area!

Got an early dinner at Soho Ramen in Food Lab this evening. There was a short line, and the food came out about 10 minutes after ordering. I found the portions to be large for the price! The chicken yakisoba was $14 with tax, and the chicken rice bowl $12, but both were large enough for us to have extras to take home. The sauce on the chicken was delicious, however I found the meat to be a bit chewy. I'd like to come back on a chillier day to try their ramen! I wish the Food Lab had options for less single-use plastics, especially since we dine-in most of the time. The order came with a plastic lid, fork, spoon, and plastic bag.

Sorry to read so many bad experiences in their reviews. I had a solid bowl of ramen. My only gripe is that the size was somewhat small, but that taste was awesome. I got the Seafood Ramen and the shrimp was plump, fresh and well cooked. There were also mussels and a great broth, so no complaints in that department. Tons of old school Japanese dudes in the back cooking with Kombu seawee leaves, so everything looked really legit. Maybe I caught them on a good day or maybe they reinvented themselves after everyone tore them a new one on Yelp, but I had a great experience. Increase your portion sizes you'll be good to go. Located in the Riverside Food Lab so if you don't like it, you can have plenty of other options from plant-based burgers to tacos, to cajun to choose from.

Authentic Asian food . Wasn't expecting the style I received but still pretty good. Enjoy :)

Came to the Christmas lights in riverside with a group of friends, walking about ended up in this restaurants area, after looking around decided to take a to go order for mom she wanted the shrimp fried rice, line was 2 people waiting to order they seemed annoyed of waiting but mom wanted shrimp f.r no worries waiting waiting, the lady behind the counter was abit rude to the girls in front took the order they go off, guy who was next walks up she literally walked away as the poor guy was ordering some older worker dude took his order 3 minutes later, i waited finally told them my order, waited 20+ for that to go to be ready. Long story short mom said rice was dry and not very good at all, when i told her the price she said that's insane well it is what it is. 1 of the worst food spots I've had the disappointing chance to waste $ at. sincerely just don't WASTE your money or more importantly TIME waiting for rude bad food service. Sometimes its just time to pack it up and close shop, soho "ramen"

My fav place in the food lab! So many yummy gold options at such great prices The people are always v nice about my asking for extra sauces, I always enjoy myself :)

Worst experience ever! Literally waited over an hour for my order just to find out when I go up for a refund since I need to leave, that the order was waiting there cold on the front counter for who knows how long because they were just so extremely unorganized! The owner also threw a giant fit because I was asking for a refund instead of taking the cold order that I wouldn't be able to eat while I'm driving anyway. He yelled at the young lady in the front as well which was not okay, and I hope she's okay and knows that the chaos that is that restaurant is not her fault and she was doing a great job. Please save yourself and your time and do not go here if you can help it. I wish I could speak to the food but I can't. Godspeed

FOOD IS AMAZINGLY GOOD... YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED... At first I didn't think it was going to be that good. I was totally shocked. I'm glad I stopped by. It's tucked away in Riverside but a cool spot. Not expensive at all. Clean food. That chicken I have to come back for... fr fr

This was a f***ing joke of a bowl, my friend genuinely thought the eel was under the rice because there was no way this small amount of eel to a bowl filled to the brim with rice was real and worth $15. She even took it back to show the cashier and the cashier agreed it was a small amount but the chef came up and said that how it comes and they wouldn't offer a refund. Don't even bother to order for here it wasn't even worth the two bites of eel

I was hoping for a 3 star experience but unfortunately it was definitely a solid 2 star one. I ordered the spicy miso vegan ramen and it was extremely subpar. The soup base tasted a bit diluted and the noodles reminded me of the frozen ramen from Japanese supermarkets - so essentially Soho ramen is the equivalent of frozen Japanese ramen packets but with better toppings (fresh veggies and tofu), at many times the price... Skip! Head over to Saku ramen, much better options there!

This place is in a big food hall with many different eateries from which to choose. I had the pork chasu bento box and he had the eel bento box. They came with soup, tiny seaweed salad, 2 gyoza, rice and some vegetables plus a soda. The pork was a very small portion. The rice was ok. The soup had hardly any flavor.

The single chashu rice bowl I ordered took 25 minutes to come out. And when it did come out, the bowl was four pieces of extremely thin chashu and 85% rice. Traditionally, chashu is made by braising pork belly in a sweet soy sauce. This was literally just unseasoned pork coated in straight up oyster sauce. At least it was tender...

I'm conflicted. This place has great quality bento boxes, but the portions are not very even. My favorite was the Roasted Eel Bento! It came with soup, 2 gyoza, seaweed salad, steamed vegetables, furikake rice with corn, and unagi on a bed of lettuce. When it comes to portions, there's A LOT of rice. Don't get me wrong. The rice is very delicious. It tastes freshly made and even tastes great by itself with the furikake and corn. However, when you compare the rice to the unagi... there's 4x the amount of rice! Very little unagi for the price, which is a shame since it's so delicious. The unagi is warm, tender, and very flavorful. I recommend if you are willing to splurge and absolutely need unagi while in Riverside.

Wouldn't recommend to my worst enemy. So bad. Service is trash. Flavorless. Should have read the reviews.

Came here on a Sunday evening and the food lab was pretty busy per usual! But they took our order right away- the spicy tonkotsu ramen with pork belly was delicious!!! I would definitely get this again I added the chili paste and sriracha and it had a good spicy level and flavor! I also ordered a matcha milk tea with boba, initially they messed up and gave me a regular milk tea so I had to go ask for a new one and then that one did not really taste like matcha at all- you could definitely tell in the picture. It also was really warm/watered down so overall it was ok. We also tried the pork gyoza which was good and I would get again as well. Overall the ramen was delicious, the tea not so much, and the service was decent. Would come back just for the ramen itself!

I waited 45 minutes for some soggy,stinky smelling like the bottom of the ocean Ramen noodles. It took all of 45 seconds to take my 25 dollars however, after 20 minutes I went to check on my order and they said it will be a few more minutes ,another 20 minutes has pass and at this point I'm done....I asked for my money back because I was no longer interested. The cashier said they can't refund my money because the owner wasn't there....OK what ever 5 min later I received my order, open the lid to an ocean of dead fish not to mention the boiled egg was black. I hate I didn't take a picture to put off by the smell! I tossed it quickly. This was more than a disappointment more so offensive !!! I give this place the finger as in middle!!!! # mathaintmathin

Went here last Saturday. Food lab was packed. The girl behind the counter was wearing lingerie and I should have known the food was going to be bad. Long story short, my body ached all Sunday. I had to go to the E.R. where I had to get fluids because I was sick all day. I'm still only drinking fluids. When I contacted the manager, they said no one else complained and refused to refund us. Please don't support this business. I got sick from their food and they still wouldn't refund.

I've been to this place several times and always order the beef bulgogi. Today, I ordered the same, but when I got back to my hotel, I noticed it was just rice with a tiny bit of bulgogi--it had to be a mistake. So, I walked all the way back to show them the order and ask for more meat. However, the person I assume was the owner refused, saying, "Take the order and go. I will not remake it." I have never experienced anything like that in my life. Be wary!

The most below average Asian food I've ever had in my life. They excessively excessively overcharge. I've tried numerous foods on this menu to give them the benefit of the doubt and wow..... pure disgusting and pure disappointment. I can not believe the pricing for this incredibly bad food.

Stopped in to have a quick lunch while on jury duty. The Food Lab is close bso I thought a big bowl of ramen would hit the spot on a cool, rainy day. It was right on the money. I had the Spicy Black Garlic tocatsu. The broth was rich and not salty, the pork belly was thin but moist and tender. Spinach was fresh and just wilted, adding a good texture for my chop sticks. The noodles were perfect as was the boiled egg half. I love the magic of pulling the noodles up through the broth and vegetables, steam fogging my vision. I only gave 4 stars because it wasn't hot enough to steam my face! It did warm my belly!

Food was salty , the ambiance is packed and the service is alright . Would not come here again. Good try though

Returned a $14 chicken bowl because it was literally all rice. Manager got an attitude and couldn't even make eye contact on the return. Stop trying to charge nearly $20 (with extra chicken) for what would be a normal portion anywhere else...Do better.

The boba needs to be more in the drinks. This is not fitting for such a high end taste of the foods.

On a cold wet rainy day, I was craving a nice comforting bowl of ramen. I was excited to try this place. I ordered the miso ramen with chicken and a drink, I was surprised my order was over 20 dollars but figured it must be worth it. First off my soup was not hot, it was lukewarm. There was an egg in it that was an odd brown color and had the consistency of rubber, and the broth flavor was bland and weird. I saturated it with Sriracha sauce to try to just make it somewhat palatable. The chicken in it was ok, I ate about 20% of it just so I wasn't starving. Don't waist your money here.

I was a bit apprehensive to try this place out due to the reviews, but my friend decided to go for it since he wanted to have some Japanese curry. It did take quite awhile for his food to come out to him, since during the time span of him ordering, I was able to get my food and drink from Monty's and finish it before he got his. We got the: 1) Curry Katsu Udon: -Curry has just the right consistency, not too watery like at other udon places and not too thick either. A very nostalgic flavor that isn't spicy nor lacking in flavor. -The udon itself was good quality and had a nice chewiness to it that wasn't flabby or disgusting. -The katsu wasn't super crispy or magical and the breading did slip off of it easily, but no over all issues with the meat (not dry at all). It was just alright in comparison to the rest of the dish. 2) Okonomiyaki: -It's a bit small, slightly bigger than my clenched fist. -It's a bit more batter than cabbage, but overall the taste is fine. It's a convenient place to get a quick fix of Japanese food, but obviously nothing like you'd get at Little Tokyo or Sawtelle, so don't hold your expectations way too high.