This is Hing Lung, a HK style cafe - I don't know why it's called Ichi Ramen but I did see ramen on their menu which I never tried. I come here for porridge (add a order of you tiao - fried dough stick), won ton or shrimp dumpling noodle soup, and beef stew over rice. Beef stew takes longer to cook so be prepared to wait. Those dishes are good. Restaurant is small and packed with tables pretty close together. A few tables for 4 (or add a seat for 5), but not recommended for big groups, There was a bit of a wait Sunday at 1p but by 2p there were some open tables for 2. Service isn't that great, and the bathroom floor was just mopped so it was pretty wet with a wet floor sign. read more

I would to give this restaurant 5 stars because they have the best food, only thing is the customer service is inconsistent. My teenage daughter was trying to order porridge on the phone and the lady couldn't understand, she hang up on us 3 times, we decided to go the restaurant to order, the cashier made her wait for 30 minutes for just porridge, she saw many people placed their to go after her and were ready, she asked her a few times, when it will be ready and she kept saying "I don't know"Finally, when she told she cannot wait anymore, and asking for refund, then she gave her the order that was on the table all along. I don't want to think that this restaurant has discrimination issues, but hopefully they improve their customer service since they serve good food. read more

Ordered noodles to go and noodles were way overcooked and became one big ball of mush. Could not pull the noodles apart even after heating up the soup so I ended up eating chunks of mushy noodles read more

Ichi Ramen - Ball of noodles - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

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I got the (Homemade) Meatball Congee and the Rice Noodle Roll Pot with Braised Beef Brisket to-go. People have reviewed that all of the Congee is good here, but (Homemade) Meatball Congee I got was bland. It was just a watered down Porridge that had no flavor to it. The Meatballs were okay, but nothing special or any real flavor and wouldn't have them again. The Rice Noodle Roll with Braised Beef Brisket was really good with the tender Braised Beef Brisket and sauce. It went well together with the Rice Noodle Rolls. Overall, the Congee was watery but the Rice Noodle Roll Pot with Braised Beef Brisket had tender Meat with a nice sauce to go in combination with the Rice Roll Noodles, which is the only reason that they are getting three stars instead of less. read more

Ichi Ramen - (Homemade) Meatball Congee - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

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It's time to correct the rating of this place upwards. It's probably closer to a 4 star, but due to the extreme inaccuracy of the overall rating, I'm calling it 5 stars. What they serve is excellent. Plus they were nice enough to let us sit, 20 minutes before closing. Thumbs up! Firstly, as a few has pointed out, this is "Hing Lung" in Chinese, but they kept the English name for reasons unknown. The menu is 3/4 Hong Kong café and 1/4 ramen. Ignore the ramen part. Don't even look at it. The entire staff is clearly HK folks, so don't torture yourself. Their HK style egg noodles are spot on! Have some wonton, have some shui gaw, they are both excellent. Their most popular dish is the beef brisket, beef tendon, over rice rolls (the same kind as those served at dim sum). It's easily their signature dish and I highly recommend this. It's a generous portion too. I like ordering a veggie, and the Chinese broccoli or gai lan is blanched tender and delicious, a stunningly natural green beauty. Lastly, I have a soft spot for HK style (dim sum version) shrimp stuffed eggplant. Theirs is very good. The sauce is also great for dipping the gai lan. read more

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Confusing name. In English and on the banner, it says Ichi Ramen. It even prints it on the bill/receipt but if you know how to read Chinese, it's actually called Hing Lung! Maybe I shouldn't give this secret away but this 2 star restaurant is actually a 5 star in disguise. Ok the service is going to be a little lacking but do you ultimately care about the taste? Braised beef brisket over rice noodle roll $10.95 is a must! Just look around at every table and everyone orders one. We also tried the wasabi pork tripe with cold chicken -- very unique and super tasty but expensive $15.95 -- pass on salty yolk pumpkin. I love salted yolk anything but this one wasn't very flavorful and tasted dry, like it was mostly just flour batter. Be prepared to wait... very possibly out in the cold... but it'll all be worth it. read more

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First, the name of the restaurant is misleading. It is NOT a Japanese restaurant!! The menu states Hing Lung. Must be new owners that took over that space awhile ago, but never changed the storefront name. Anyway, we went there for dinner and did not order ramen. Ordered several dishes that were . 1. Clay pot with rice/ chicken/mushrooms - there's bones in the chicken! 2. Green beans and eggplant in XO sauce- requested no hot chili! My 8 year old daughter loved this dish! 3. Shrimp dumplings with rice flat noodles- soup base was bland and shrimps were hard to chew. 4. Takoyaki- tastes great, gone in 5 minutes 5. Fried dough with sweet crisp- do not order; very tough to chew! Do order the fried dough without the sweet crisp. Probably not return anytime soon. read more

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Classic Chinese food and feel to this restaurant. I didn't like the fried donuts they were very thick and not fresh. Rice porridge was flavorful and big. read more

Typical Ramen? Not really, actually not at all if you are in the know. Old school, down home, Chinatown style. For those who lived or grew up in Chinatown in the '80's and '90s, this place will rekindle a spot in your heart; especially those early morning or late night bus passengers who used to stand along the area around Broadway and Stockton who remember Hing Lung Restaurant as an early morning or late night pit stop for breakfast or post casino donation dinners. For those who cannot read Chinese (including me, except for a few words), you would never know the background of this mall eatery. This is the new incarnation of Hing Lung on Broadway (which, at one point, had a second location on 19th Avenue and Lincoln Avenue). Check in on the sign up list if you see a line and wait outside if you want to avoid little old ladies elbowing or nudging you to get position towards that next available table. Once seated, the menu will be all too familiar. Though I wanted to try everything on the menu to rekindle those food memories of the past, I was able to enjoy the following on two separate visits: 1. Preserved egg pork porridge (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=Wk965hLWY0JsjEsoxVz3rw&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - Classic Hing Lung dish, a bubbling clay pot of wonderful porridge is served on your table so do be careful not to burn yourself hand or mouth wise; the individual bowl is a better indicator of the ingredients (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=VQXxx6shdVlQvDDluDczyA&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q). 2. Vegetarian goose and honey BBQ pork (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=FLDYaLVlK-iWivEldwHuPg&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - Typical Hong Kong fare, the pork is on the sweeter side and was inconsistent on two visits, once being delicious and the other tasting a bit like leftover. 3. Beef brisket rice noodle clay pot (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=7lzMY7k0tbl-gMEG8qCAiw&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - Cantonese comfort food at its best, there was no shortage of flavor in this. 4. Dried scallop and egg white fried rice (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=v-6bzj_2Cfj3zxzL-5pYJg&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - A contrast to the above comfort dishes, this was light and typical HK style in being fluffy and softer in flavors. 5. Rice noodle roll with Chinese fried bread (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=4e_jz5e84RV0jlZh4TjAuQ&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - Their signature dish, this did not disappoint. The key is usually the sweet soy sauce and it is on point here. 6. Water spinach with fermented tofu sauce (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=vo7UXu5JeMDtuPFzyO6twQ&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - Surprisingly better than expected as it looked as good as the menu photo. The sauce from the veggies mixed well with the fried rice. 7. Shrimp dumpling soup (https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?select=gQEgdr4PQH79oZh0TaUNog&userid=saJuyv784apZzH--psHZ3Q) - Still prefer my regular Chinatown corner spot over this one. The dumpling was just okay and the soup had a slight tang and was not quite as clear as I hoped. Service is always an issue at busy Chinese restaurants as the goal is to turn tables, not treat customers as you would want if you were the diner. They can be abrupt and short, sometimes even pushy; my first trip here, my table for three was ready when my two guests were parking their car so the waitress gave me a look that I was lying about them being in the mall. She relented and a few seconds later I pointed at my friends who were entering the door. Our tea glasses were filled when requested and empty dishes removed as they darted around the dining room. Think Hong Kong... The prices are reasonable especially given the rising ones in SF places these days. You might need to calculate the gas prices and find this is a cheaper meal spot in the long run. As you leave, look at the left wall from the door and you'll see their nostalgic photos from those Chinatown days. Sometimes it's a good thing that places just don't change. *** Note: I forgot about writing a review for Hing Lung which is another listing for this restaurant. To save on business license name change, the restaurant kept the previous business' name. Apologies for any confusion. read more

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This is a Chinese restaurant. My friend told me they didn't change the signage after purchasing the space from the previous owners. The restaurant was pretty busy when I arrived to pick up the order a few Sundays ago. Food overall was pretty good. My favorite dish was the Hainese chicken. It was great for something so simple. I also enjoyed the braised brisket over chow fun. read more

The review is for everything combined. I wish I could give them more but it was just missing something... This restaurant was said to be the place called "Hing Lung" in SF chinatown couple years back. That place was so good. Dirty hole in the wall, but you can't expect 5 star for hole in the wall decor right?! Parking is great here since its a shopping area so there is not fuss trying to find a spot like some places. We came here since we were on the way back from SF and weren't SUPER hungry but still wanted to see if this place was the same one from SF. This "ramen" place isnt really ramen. Sure they have a page on the menu for it but you go here for the Chinese style dishes. Since we weren't hungry, we ordered smaller items: Congee and the "fried dough". We came during off hours like at 5pm so it wasn't busy. The one thing that bothered me was because it was just 2 people, they sat us at a table for 2. Not a problem, the issue was more that it was near the restroom. It smells like piss. No joke. When food came, the congee was made in a clay pot! They were also not stingy with the toppings either so kudos to that. The fried dough could of been better. The place in SF made their own and this restaurant looks like it had to be bought from somewhere else. Not a problem as well, but I wish they had a toaster oven or something. It was kind of cold. Overall the food wasn't too bad, but I wouldn't go outta my way to go here. read more

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I love ramen--even instant. But when I go out to eat I definitely want something better than I can make. This is the only ramen place in my neighborhood and I wish so much that it was better. It's almost always packed, so I wonder if the patrons are just craving ANY kind of ramen, or maybe my standards are too high. I'm not a fancy guy so I'm thinking it might be the former and not the latter. And, 2 1/2 stars on Yelp. Maybe the folks eating there don't use Yelp. Good ramen starts with good noodles and good soup. You can have decent meat and veggies, but if the noodles and broth ain't right; the ramen will be average. The noodles and broth were okay. The meat and veggies were pretty good, but it was a step--maybe a step and a half--above instant. Don't get me wrong, instant's cool, but not if you have drive somewhere and pay $10 (+ tax & tip) for it. In addition, there seems to be a heavy Chinese influence. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is definitely not authentic. The service was good--prompt and polite. I got my good pretty quickly even though the house was about 2/3s full. The server refilled my water a couple of times. So, they get a half-star bump to three. I just wish they were a little better. As it stands, I would only return there if I was too lazy to drive down to San Mateo. read more

Ichi Ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

This place is always busy for a reason. Authentic Hong Kong style food. If you looking for fine dining go somewhere else I just need good food and I found it here. Thank Tommy! read more

I just went to this restaurant and the food was great! But the service was horrible! When my family got there we sat down at a table and after a while we were confused and didn't know if we were supposed to order up front or if they would come to us. We waited a while but then other people came in and they were so happy and served them before us even though we got there first. ( keep in mind we are white and they are Asian) After we ate we asked for one to go box and when the waitress came back we asked for one more and she said "yeah yeah ok" being so rude and practically threw the box at us. They were really rude, served people before us, and when we enter the restaurant everybody just stared like we weren't welcome. I have never felt so uncomfortable in a restaurant before and with that being said I don't think we will be back. I think they need nicer and more helpful read more

Preserved egg with Pork congee. Comfort food. Hong Kong style noodles are good, prices are reasonable

Went to Ichi Ramen a few times during the weekend for lunch for their famous congees and Chinese donuts! I have no comment on the ramen here and I'm a little baffled as to why it is called a ramen place but oh well. Note: this place is busy for lunch and there will be a wait. It is located in a plaza so lots of parking. There is a list to sign in and they will call you when your table is ready. My mom told me this place used to be famous, located in Chinatown and relocated to this new location. They have pictures of the previous restaurant and location on the walls. What to get: - Any of the congees (rice porridges) are good but be careful because they come boiling in clay pots so the pot will be hot! If you have little kids, be careful. It's nice though if you like your food steaming and hot though! - Chinese donuts both the sweet and savory ones are fresh and defiantly one of the best I've had - Seafood pan fried noodles All in all, if you are willing to wait, this place is definitely worth it for the items I mention above. read more

Ichi Ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

Service was quick and easy. I definitely had update the menu. Prices are slightly higher now. Food came out hot. Should check it out read more

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Food was excellent but service is not great when they are hella busy! You have to come right when they open at 11am or come and have an early dinner before the madness starts. It was so windy today that we kept getting great whirlwinds of cold air blowing items off of our table. We asked to move, but because they were busy, they wouldn't let the two of us change tables. We had to ask for more hot tea, and ask for our second dish. As usual, their garlic pork ramen was very good and the portion was big compared to other trendy ramen restaurants that I've eaten at. Next, we had to ask where our signature dish vermicelli pan fried with minced beef and vegetables with their awesome sauce but it was cooked perfectly amidst the busy chaos! They have many good dishes there to eat, but we were glad we ordered what we did. They make great greens, especially their pea leaves! Yum! I definitely come here for the food and not the lack of customer service. read more

This place deserves a solid 4 stars. Totally misconceiving to have a Japanese name because it's 80% a Chinese restaurant. They do have ramen options but I do not recommend. Their style here is HK style cafe, which is the ultimate comfort food to me. They got all the classics here (jook, wonton mein, etc) and it hits the spot! The lines are long here during the weekend but turnover is fast. Order anything other than the ramen here and you won't be disappointed. read more

A small storefront in San Bruno Towne Center, somewhat cluttered, with boxes of supplies lying around. The name might suggest something Japanese, but the menu leans more to Chinese, with a few Thai and Singaporean selections. Table service is available. The house specialty, though by no means the only choice, is a number of ramen bowls--far more substantial than that college-dorm staple, packaged instant ramen. We ordered the roast pork and seafood versions, both served in a huge steaming bowl; the protein was accompanied by a rich, translucent broth, noodles of course, greens (seaweed and spinach), bamboo shoots, and hard-boiled egg. The seafood consisted of shrimp, clams, and (possibly imitation) crab. The pork was three generous slices--tender enough, but a knife would still have been useful; chopsticks just didn't, er, cut it. Overall, pretty good. Also available: many Chinese standards, and no fewer than thirteen different versions of congee, the rice porridge traditionally served as a breakfast dish. No liquor. Single unisex restroom. Ample parking is available in the shopping center's common parking lot. read more

I love this place only becoz there is no more Hing Lung (used to be in Chinatown on Broadway)and this is the closest place I've found that serves similar congee and rice roll. The ground beef congee is the kind they used to serve at Hing Lung. No other restaurant I have found has this type of ground beef. I would come back to enjoy this food again. Parking is great! read more

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I want to start by saying this is not a ramen restaurant. Even though they have a couple of ramen selections, this restaurant is a Hong Kong style Chinese restaurant. I knew this coming in as the Chinese name is Hing Lung. It can be crowded at times. There's a clip board by the door to write your name on a waitlist, if there isn't any seating. I tend to be lucky most of the time, since I come mid week usually. Parking is easy here being that it's at a strip mall near Tan Foran Shopping Center. What I like to order is their beef chow fun and their beef stew over rice noodles in a clay pot. They make it here really good. They also make great stir fry dishes. I like their beef liver and their fish with mushrooms. If I order a stir fry item, I sometimes order a big bowl of plain congee, instead of rice. Their congee is well boiled and a great compliment. The wait staff are usually friendly, especially if you speak Chinese. They do sound like they struggle with it. Food comes quickly after ordering and well seasoned. I have come here several times already and they have been consistent. One complaint I have is that they have only one bathroom. Sometimes there's a line. Otherwise, I recommend this place as a good meal without high expectation of atmosphere. I will go back. read more

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Ask was going around town , I thought ramen. Ramen on a slightly cool night. I have passed this place several times during my lunch break. They have always been busy packed to to where people where lined outside the door . It's has to be real cheap or good. It ain't super cheap but, It is good. I would have wished for would be , a larger stomach and a bigger wallet. The ramen soup was done well. No complaints. Filling and not salty. Topping where. Fair amount for what I paid. I thing the Chinese part of the menu will be better. I just wants ramen tonight and they did it well. read more

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I have been eating at this place for many years. Love their Pork Liver Congee, string beans ground pork, these two are must get, and there is one thing you must not miss is the Fried Doughnut! Everything is very traditional taste. Sometimes the waiting can be very long, but it makes sense right? Small restaurant, always busy. Appreciate for their hard work. read more

Um I just seen someone post a video of someone driving around the restaurant and the back alley where they have buckets and trays of noodles sitting outside and pigeons are eating from it... I guess they are running out of prep space and are using the back alley for extra storage. read more

I ordered one meal with rice, and it took more than 25 mins to get only ONE meal. Other customers who came after me got their meals before me... The rice in a small cap, $2.5 was too expensive. I won't come back again. read more

Went there for take out. Quit an extensive menu. As others have commented, name of place mis- leading. My kind of Chinese food. Had egg plant w/ fish. Flavor wasn't there. Willing to try other dishes. Server never smile but deliver food promptly. read more

Rating is from just before COVID. Terrible service. It was busy and we were willing to wait, but they pressured us to share a table with someone. Then they ignored us until the person who had his table taken over took pity and helped us order. He said they ignore anybody who's not Asian. His actions alone might've given them 2 stars but he was racist (not against us, so he shared allllll his opinions) and dinner was uncomfortable. Their ramen was meh. So was the other food we got, a porridge of some kind and a bread thing. I took someone here as a treat and basically wasted money. Change your name and train your staff. read more

Waitresses attitude and service are terribly rude and bad. Food just ok! Will not go back!!

I love this place so much! It's so good and it was one of the first things I ate when moving here.

Food ok. But waitress's service is Terrible. Bad service! Bad attitude. Advice: don't go

CREDIT CARD FRAUD! Don't go to this restaurant. Repeat, DON'T GO!!! If you don't mind credit card fraud, then go. They might overcharge you without your authorization after you leave. They simply do that on the POS machine without changing the dollar amount on the merchant's copy of the receipt. I was overcharged by near 40%, and I've called my credit card to dispute. read more

This restaurant has a nice location within a plaza across Tanforan Mall. There is plenty of parking spaces available. My friend took my family to dine at this ramen place. She says that there is always a long line of people waiting to be seated. So I came with an open mind and hungry for authentic Japanese ramen noodle soup. Unfortunately, we didn't get what we were expecting for and was not treated nicely at this restaurant. The staff provided poor customer service and was rude. We ordered their Bbq pork soup dish, pea sprouts with garlic, fried rice, and fried spare ribs. Average tasting quality of food that left an unpleasant aftertaste (msg effect). I am highly sensitive to salty foods made with MSG. Bbq pork broth was a bit salty with very little ingredients. The noodles didn't taste fresh and was not serve as a hot dish. The pea sprouts tasted bland with the garlic pieces. The fried rice was plain and made with very little seasoning. The fried spare ribs tasted like it was left out for a long time and just reheated or refried. Definitely not an experience worth repeating again... read more

Called and placed my order. As you know outdoor dining not allowed. Tried the seafood ramen and it was good. Had enough seafood and soup was hot. Ready when we picked up. read more

Ichi Ramen - Seafood Ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

This used to be a ramen spot but was taken over by a Chinese restaurant. They kept the name of the ramen restaurant but it's basically the old Hing Lung that used to be in Chinatown. This is my go to spot for porridge! Great flavor and nice and thick consistency. The wonton soup was a little bland and the noodle roll was okay. Food was better when they were in Chinatown! But if you are looking for porridge this is the place to go! read more

Ichi Ramen - Preserved egg and pork porridge, wonton soup and rice noodle roll - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

This place needs a better rating! It is confusing because it has Ramen in their name but all we got was chinese food. We got garlic spinach, beef chow fun, jook, and beef brisket noodles. All delicious! Will come back again read more

So I'm a little confused people say this place is also Hing Lung.. and there is a separate yelp page for it but they're both the same restaurant. I don't really get it, I'm not sure which one this place really is but outside the sign says "Ichi Ramen" so I'm just going to roll with that for now Besides not knowing what their name is this place is also confused with what type of restaurant it is. It it a ramen place? Is a it a chinese place? It's so confused because there is one page of ramens in the menu and then the rest is straight up chinese food with wonton soup, congee, fish stock soups, rice rolls, fried rice, chow fun/chow mein, clay pots, etc. I honestly had no idea this whole time I thought it was a ramen place because of the name when I would walk by. I already came set with the idea to order ramen and so I did. I came as a party of 2 on a Friday night around 7pm, it took 5-10 minutes to be seated. The place is small and it was packed!! There were a couple of groups ahead of us but we didn't have to wait long. The service here is pretty fast too, though the dishes come out at separate times. I ordered the garlic pork ramen. The ramen noodles definitely don't seem homemade or fresh. The broth had flavor but was over salty. The pork was nicely tender. I found it odd they add spinach in there but I like spinach so it's fine, just never seen that before and I've tried quite a few ramen places. I'm honestly just confused more than anything. But i saw another post that said get the congee and don't get the ramen so I would come back and try the chinese food tbh. I think i ordered the wrong thing because I looked around me and no one else was eating ramen soo that's probably a sign. I would definitely come back and try the chinese food and give that a shot now that I know this place is actually more of a chinese restaurant! read more

This place is also known as Hing Lung Restaurant, originally opened on Broadway in Chinatown. Here's another example of greedy and cheating owner. To make it short: We had a party of 7 for lunch, the bill came and they added 20% tips on the tab!!! Plus the tax is calculated with the tip amount included! So we would be paying tax on the tip as well. We complained and the waitress said "Oh, the tip is not mandatory, you can reduce it to 15% if you want. And our register is programmed the way for taxes so it's not our fault." What?! This is becoming a too common problem as I go out to eat often. I checked their menu fine prints to see if any such thing is printed, it's not. read more

Ichi Ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Bruno, California

This restaurant added 15 % tipto our bill even our party is only 3 people. The bill even had a tip suggestion at the bottom. This is call double cheating read more

I admit, when my dad suggested this place I was VERY skeptical given the rating. However, I gave it a shot and was pleasantly surprised! Now I'm sure no one will know what I'm talking about when I say, my favorite porridge place ever was King Tin in Chinatown before they were sadly shut down and closed for good. I've been searching for a delicious new porridge place for awhile and none of them could compare to the memory of King Tin... until now! We got the pork and preserved egg porridge with Chinese donut and the rice rolls with braised beef. I am definitely coming back for the porridge. The pork was flavorful, the bowl piping hot, and they didnt skimp on the preserved eggs. The beef was a little sweet but still good! Like other people have commented, the service isn't great, however if you flag a waitress down, they'll get you what you need. read more