Urban Ramen

Awesome experience of food and service. Right when you walk in (if it isn’t busy), you place your order before you’re seated and food is at your table in under 10 minutes. Super tasty broth and crispy fried chicken. Their noodles are homemade and thinner than your traditional ramen, but still awesome. There’s parking out front, but if it’s not busy you only need the hour because you’re in and out in less than 25 mins.

Trolley stops right at this location. Finding parking can be hard. Allow 20-30 means at least before being seated (no sms so you need to stick around or walk nearby). It is a very small restaurant (used to be Falafill) with a capacity of around 20 seats. They try to be as efficient as possible so they take the order at the door when your turn is up and before you are seated. There is a quick turnover of tables. The food quality Is outstanding and the prices are moderates. You have options of traditional Japanese fare like edamame and sushi. The menu has both noodles with broth and pork belly or chicken. There are also rice bowls. The staff is very friendly and hard working. I will be going back.

This place is DEFINITELY my new go-to spot for ramen. The broth was very flavorful, the pork belly and chicken were moist and delicious. Urban Ramen takes pride in their dishes and it clearly shows with the ingredients they use. Once seated, food was received quickly. Staff is very accommodating. I cannot wait for them to continue to expand.

Very straight forward, simple menu. I loved it! Got my tonkotsu ramen with medium broth (richness). Tasted great! Very good, professional service. They don't have a lot of seats available so if you come in a big group be prepare to wait.

We are a big family of 5 ramen heads and unanimously love this place. I'll keep this review short and sweet: PROS - Friendly staff. They really help us feel like home. - Best ramen in the Detroit metro area, hands down. I've visited many different ramen places around and left disappointed, never to return. - It is great that you can select your broth thickness and the spice on the side. - The noodles made in house DO make a noticeable difference. Trust me on this one. CONS - Very long wait... when hungry... not a good idea. Go ahead and expand to the place next door guys, you'll be full all day long anyway! - Marinated egg sometimes is on point, sometimes overcooked. - It'd be beneficial to ensure the temperature of the pork and egg are even with the broth before serving. Maybe it's a small detail but I've noticed they're slightly colder than the rest of the dish.

The broth is rich, creamy and flavorful. The noodles are so well made. I can now tell the difference between authentic homemade noodles to packaged processed ones. Me and my bf really enjoyed it here. Will definitely be coming back.

I've had the privilege to eat at both locations in LA and Detroit. They are very different experiences but there are three things that are the same between the two: 1) The staff greets you the same, friendly way. 2) The food is excellent. 3) They have the same name. The pork ramen with medium favor was my choice. The broth is very flavorful, porky, and rich. The pork belly was tender and almost melted in my mouth. The molten ego was proper and not hard boiled. And the noodles had a great taste and texture. Be prepared for a wait. There are only 20-22 seats. The server will also take your order before you are seated. I'll be back for sure!

I really wanted to love this place but everything we tried was so disappointing. Let me explain: Tonkotsu ramen: usually my favourite type of ramen. The broth was delicious but the noodles bordered on gross. I understand ramen noodles are supposed to have a bite and a certain chewiness to them but this was ridiculous. The noodles literally would stick to my teeth and had a weird undercooked taste. Now I have tasted mediocre noodles or forgettable noodles in my ramen before but these noodles were definitely unforgettable for all the wrong reasons it was like they added xantham gum to these noodles to make them extra chewy and sticky. Paitan ramen: chicken broth rather than pork broth, the broth is milky and equally as delicious as the tonkotsu broth and although the noodles used were slightly different and better (thicker and yellow in colour) it still suffered from the same odd texture as the noodles in the tonkotsu. Now, if I had to review the two ramens only- I would have given Urban Ramen 3.5 stars on the strength of the ramen broths alone (the other reviews stating that they are stingy on the broth are accurate - you get about half a cup of broth in a med bowl) but the pork belly bowl was below subpar. It was the lowest effort chashu bowl I have ever had. Pork belly bowl: You get three tiny pieces of pork belly and they drench it with Japanese mayo (which is already on the more sour side than regular mayo) they also overpower the entire bowl with an abundance of pickled ginger. There's SO little pork belly compared to the rice, mayo, green onions and ginger that the pork belly gets completely lost in the dish. My biggest complaint here though is the rice. I'm Asian myself and am accustomed to the fact that Japanese rice bowls only contain a morsel of salmon or eel or pork belly on top of a ton of sticky, soft Japanese rice... very satisfying and delicious! But the rice here was lumpy and hard like it was old and had freezer burn. It tasted like rice that had hardened and lost moisture after spending days in the freezer in an unsealed baggie and then doused in soy sauce before being zapped in the microwave. Very disappointing. Finally, the waitstaff here are friendly and efficient, so if you are in the area and curious about giving this place a try then do so- it is certainly a popular joint and both broths are certainly tasty and different enough that I'd encourage you to try both. I just wish they worked on their noodles as they definitely spoil what are otherwise good ramen broths.