Super disappointing experience. Rainy day so I stopped in to grab some ramen. Their menu clearly shows a photo of shumai with 7 pieces. I only got 4. Def a ripoff. The workers seemed like they couldn't be bothered to help out the 3rd customer in the building. Used to order takeout from here and had decent experiences. After this, Prob won't be back. Didnt even bother to order ramen based on the poor experience. read more

First time here. Wasn't busy as it was a weekday late afternoon. The male employee was nice and helpful, but aside from that, nothing special about the food. No tonkatsu broth option here. My ramen wasn't even hot. I thought it was because I didn't stir it, but even the bottom of the bowl wasn't hot. It lacked depth and authenticity. It felt like the ramen was reheated in a microwave. The don bowl was also smothered with teriyaki chicken. read more

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Flavorful broth and decent sized portions. This place deserves higher reviews. Stopped in while commuting home and wasn't sure what to expect based on the other reviews but we were pleasantly surprised. Nothing fancy but hits the spot. read more

We were really excited to try a new ramen place and saw that this one had just opened up. Decided to head this way for a date night. The restaurant itself is very cold on the inside. It is very simple and doesn't have a warm inviting feeling to it. The tables had the basic necessities for eating ramen (chopsticks,napkins,spices etc). The walls didn't have very much decor but mostly it was COLD. We were sitting for roughly 10min before we our waitress came to our table. The restaurant itself wasn't very full when we went. I ordered the miso soup and added the egg/bean sprouts. The portions (in my opinion) were large and fulfilling. The broth on both dishes was a 4 out of 5. It wasn't as creamy as we would have liked and the spice wasn't as spicy as we had hoped. We did like that the pitcher of beer was super affordable and traditional Japanese beer! Not a bad place but could use some additions. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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They had Dr. Pepper But in all seriousness the food was delicious I got the chicken teriyaki which was so good. I really recommend people trying out this restaurant! read more

Love the ramen here, one of the best places in north county!! Love going for date nights at massage impression next door and then ramen.

Always a go to for take out, simple and always good. Whenever we dine in, there is never a wait which is a plus.

overall, pretty disappointing. to say the experience was just okay is generous. I was trying to decide between the SHU MAI (steamed minced pork dumplings) and TAKOYAKI (ping-pong-ball-shaped Japanese "pancakes" topped with a sweet, soy-based sauce, Kewpie mayo, and dried bonito shavings and an octopus bite in the center). apparently, Ichitaru Ramen makes Shu Mai in-house, just not that day, and their Takoyaki is heat-em-up-eat-em-up. really? you're a restaurant. I can microwave (or steam or whatever) stuff at home and save the gas -- just teasing. I've been driving my daughter's electric car while she's away at college. I have a takoyaki pan (a cast iron skillet with half-sphere divets). I've made takoyaki for company. once, I made "kakuniyaki" (a word I made up) with pork belly braised in sugar, soy, and sake instead of octopus in the center). you may not be able to tell from my profile photo, but I'm not actually Japanese and, unfettered by gramma's recipes, take liberties with the cuisine. if a gaijin can make takoyaki to order, why can't a Japanese restaurant? a little flustered, I ordered the PORK BAO (pillowy-soft, seamed buns served "taco-style"). I did a piss-poor job reading the menu and read char siu instead of chashu, a serious mistake. char siu is sticky, sweet Chinese BBQed pork with red food coloring and hoisin sauce) that has next to nothing in common with Ichitaru Ramen's chashu: thinly sliced dry, flavorless, boiled pork. the PORK BAO was smothered in mayo and a cloyingly sweet soy sauce designed to titillate undeveloped, redneck palates. no bueno. the GARLIC BOMB RAMEN (fresh and deep-fried garlic, green onions, chashu pork, and kale noodles) was actually pretty good but you REALLY, REALLY, REALLY gotta like garlic. I do and it was still a giant, garlicky punch in the face. more nasty, dried chashu (want a great recipe for chashu? go to seriouseats.com) but the kale noodles were great. not sure what exactly makes them kale noodles (besides the obvious) but nothing was lost in translation. the NIBOSHI RAMEN (chashu pork, soft-boiled egg, corn, green onions, black sesame seeds, and nori) was also disappointing. the broth had no flavor, was served at room temperature, and did nothing to resurrect the nasty chashu. they've only been open a couple of weeks. I'll probably give 'em another try, just not anytime soon. read more

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Solid ramen place in North County. It's changed ownership in the last couple years- less of a trendy place run by caucasian people trying to be hip and now more of a traditional family-run asian restaurant you'd find in Kearny Mesa. I loved the broth-- I had the traditional miso and you can tell it's been simmering for hours. I ordered a soft-boiled egg with my ramen and it was absolutely perfect- warm and soft on the inside. This will be my new go-to place for ramen- authentic, no-frills, fresh, good quality, all at a very reasonable price. read more

First came here when they first opened. they had one server for the entire inside restaurant, ramen was good, service was "eh", continued to come here as they ramped up. We've had their garlic bomb miso ramen with egg noodles which the noodles had a great chew and broth is very garlicky/over powering the miso, but good broth. The chicken curry ramen is very flavorful. Chicken goyza is delicious. Torikro (chicken) Don over rice is like chicken kaarage over rice; huge portions of chicken where you have leftovers, this needs a side of lemon or pickled ginger or something- too much "fried" chicken. Server is still running around in the restaurant space, had to go to the owner/cashier to get our check. Overall good food, good prices, great portions. read more

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Should have walked out when I saw all the empty seats. Okonomiyaki was so dry and burnt. Ramen looked like it was few days old and the pork was dry and smelly. I hope they can improve their quality for the future customers. read more

went in. sat there for good 5-7 minutes. No help. walked out. very simple I guess. I guess there was a reason why this place was empty .

Grabbed pork garlic bomb miso ramen to go and it was perfect lunch on a rainy day. Daughters had spicy but thought mine was more savoy! We will be back soon! read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Large outdoor menu - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Ichitaru is a solid ramen place and is a great addition to the collection of restaurants in this Carlsbad/Poinsettia shopping center. I enjoyed the ramen, the broth was thick and creamy, and also the karaage chicken. The service is pretty prompt and the location is super convenient. It's been slim pickings for value restaurants in South Carlsbad, so it's definitely nice to have something to add to the variety. read more

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Service is great! Other than the service, this place is pretty interesting. My friend and I were craving ramen at around 2:30pm, which is around the time ramen restaurants close to prepare for dinner. That being said, we were pleasantly surprised to find that this place was open until 9pm! Little did we know that the pleasant vibes would not last much longer. We ordered the following: 1. (Tako)yaki - "Tako" (octopus) in parenthesis because after each bite I took, I couldn't taste any! However, after some scavenging in my mouth, I did notice that there was a single tiny piece of octopus in each takoyaki. I would just call these "yaki." 2. Jalapeño bomb - Spicy mayo and eel sauce with a side of jalapeño bombs. 3. Garlic Ramen - Decent taste! However, the chashu was very thick and dry, and the presentation was around a 3/10. I wish I snapped a picture of it before taking a bite, but I didn't think I'd be writing a review. 4. Soba - The soba noodles were served in a ceramic bowl--that was a first for me! Next, the dipping sauce was interesting. It was fizzy, and the taste was very confusing. The saltiness was overwhelming at first, but after taking a few bites, I tasted hints of alcohol and maybe some Coca Cola? The boiled egg had a unique appearance, as it was extremely overcooked compared to other ramen restaurants. It was also dark brown towards the center of the yolk. Upon sinking my teeth and swishing my tongue into the yolk, the egg had a very fruity and unusually sweet taste as well, which I personally found ever so very slightly off-putting. If you like ramen, you might want to consider driving to Mira Mesa or Convoy for authentic Japanese ramen. read more

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We've been here before and have always found it above average, nothing to write home about but pretty good. Tonight we ordered an order for pick up. I ordered a 7 spicy. The levels are 1-20 spicy. This was so spicy I could not eat it. I've eaten at other ramen spots like Gonzo and ordered a 6 out of 10, never has it been an issue. My husband ordered a 2 spicy, it was too hot for him but I was about the heat I was looking for. On top of that I paid for egg and did not receive it in my ramen. Like I mentioned I've ordered many times before and it has been good but this time completely failed. Very disappointed, I'd like a refund but their website doesn't make it easy to contact anyone... I'm not one to complain but being a repeat customer I'm not happy. read more

amazing food and exceptional service . garlic bomb, chicken karate are a must. we will be going back again. delicious

The food was delicious! My husband's not the hugest "ramen" fan but they had a ramen that came with popcorn chicken on the side and he was very happy. The broth and noodles were yummy too! Not from around here but would for sure come back if I was. Service was pretty good too. read more

Waiter had an air pod in the whole time and got my order wrong, I ordered a Katsu ramen and he walks up with a Chashu

Oishi! Our favorite north country ramen spot. Great broths and toppings, mellow non pretentious ambiance. Just a good gosh darn spot for ramen. The fried gyoza is yummy too. read more

Miso broth was delicious! Service was great! Went closer to closing time and we weren't rushed out. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Yummy!!!! Will be returning to try more off the menu - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

07.12 We came in an hour before closing. Everyone was hungry after a full day at Legoland. We ordered a bunch of appetizers and ramen for the kids. Ramen was ok, I still prefer Jinya's chicken broth. My friend loved the pork buns, her first time trying. Only one server, 2 people working in the kitchen so service was a little sluggish. read more

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Visiting Carlsbad for a family wedding and coming from the Bay Area this ramen is pretty trash. Super inconsistent in their food, I got the spicy miso level 15 (out of 20) and it was unpleasantly spicy but my girlfriend got the same thing and there was absolutely no spice. Takoyaki had very small piece of octopus and their shoyu mainly tasted of salt and nothing else. Overall pretty disappointing experience :( Edit: updated this to one star. My girlfriend got food poisoning from this terrible shop. It's dirty, and they only had one server. She did a great job trying to basically run the place but it was too much for one person. Don't waste your time, money or health in this place read more

This was an unpleasant experience, from the get go and throughout. We decided to check out this new Ramen restaurant; the previous Ramen restaurant in the same location was terrible and I was hoping the new owners (and new name) would be an improvement. As we walked in, the surroundings (from the lighting to the plain seating) were just not what I would call "inviting" but I understand that can be subjective. The server directed us to the back of the restaurant since it was getting full. As soon as we sat down, I realized that without a jacket (I was wearing a long sleeve shirt plus an undershirt) I would freeze; the temperature inside the restaurant was uncomfortably cold as the A/C must have been set in it's coldest setting (it was down to 50 degrees outside). At any rate, with jacket on, I check in Yelp and found out that there was a 10% coupon. Took more than 10 min for the server to come to our table and I was trying to keep my phone screen on so she can see the coupon. Finally, she comes over and asked me to redeem it which I gladly pushed the redeem now button. We had barely 1 bar signal and the screen was showing that the phone was trying to connect. She lost patience (can't blame her) after 2 min and told us "call me when you get through". After 5' the phone gave me an error since it couldn't connect. She came back and told me flat out that she wouldn't give us the 10% unless we were able to redeem it. It was ver annoying, very unprofessional, she saw that the coupon was there but it wasn't my fault that there was a poor signal. 10% was not going to either send me to the poor house or deter me to eat there; I just let it go but it didn't leave a good taste in my mouth. We ordered two ramen; the vegetable with regular miso sauce/broth and the spicy ramen which has the spicy miso. They took a while to arrive and the vegetable sauce arrived first but the spicy miso never followed. 7' to 8' later, the other one came; I thought it was too much time in between. If one person was going to wait for the other to eat, the time interval was too much. The vegetable ramen was the most unremarkable ramen I have ever tasted. The broth was literally tasteless, it felt like someone took paste and hit water and created a broth. No deep flavor like other ramen broths, no aftertaste, simply the most bland broth I have ever tasted in any ramen restaurant. The spicy ramen was better, although nothing more than average. There are other ramen restaurants in Carlsbad whose broths taste so good, you can tell they have put a ton of effort and time to prepare them. The pork katsu in my spicy ramen soup had 5 slices. One was very good, the other four were dark, harder to chew and simply didn't taste as good...were they old? Leftovers? Who knows but I didn't eat them. The noodles were average, like the rest of the food. I don't think this was an unfortunate night for this restaurant so I will not return. But hey, if you decide to eat there, make sure you have a decent signal and able to redeem that 10% coupon when you check in. read more

Came here on a weekday for some gyoza and for some soup to soothe my throat, spiciness and heat of the garlic bomb ramen did the trick! The gyoza came out the same time as the soup- so had to quickly eat those so they didn't get cold (failed, the last two were barely warm) but allowed the soup to cool down, my server Anna was very attentive, only a few other customers dining as well. Food came quickly and tasted great. Think it's a step up from the ramen factory that was here before. Checked in with Yelp! And received 10% off, which was nice! Definitely will be back. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Gyoza - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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First time visiting Ichitaru Ramen and there is a 10% discount for those who check in for Yelp. I always like checking in on Yelp and finding out that there's a discount, it makes me feel like I won something. I am from the Bay Area visiting Carlsbad for work. Came in around 7pm and there was no wait, I was seated right away. However, after 7:10 a line started forming as more people come by. I guess the restaurant does get busy, depending on what time you come by. But also, most of the people who were in line were ordering to go. I noticed that the pork shumai was sold out, so it must be a favorite. For an appetizer, I got the Pork Buns (2 pieces for $6) which is soft steam buns with chasu pork with spicy savory sauce. It's tough to get a clean bite without getting some of the sauce on your face. I would rate it 4/5 because it would have been nice if it was more spicy- it was more of a sweet sauce instead of spicy. There were ample amounts of the chasu, it definitely got my appetite going for the ramen. For my ramen I got the garlic bomb ramen (11.95) which included fresh and deep friend garlic and green onions + chasu pork. It was what the waitress recommend so I decided to try it. You can either choose egg noodle, kale noodle or thick noodle. I went with the classic egg noodle but I wish I could have chosen the thick noodle. The ramen came through with the fresh garlic taste. I wanted to explore the menu some more so I tried the cocoa milk jujube ($10.95) It's a very different taste than I have tried. It is actually a prepackaged item that you can find in the entrance. It looks soft in the picture, but it's actually a hard candy. Maybe I'm not used to the taste but I didn't like it- def would not recommend. read more

Picked up my daughter from UCSD we were headed home to Montclair and thank god we hit traffic. Found this spot to kill time and it turned out to be one of the best ramen places I've had. My daughter had the custom and loved it. I had the Jalapeño bomb which was the bomb and the Chashu Ramen 10. Spicy ranges from 1-20 and 10 was cayenne hot if that helps.. Great atmosphere and vibe just a little wait to be seated on a Friday afternoon.. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Jalapeño Bomb - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Great food, quick service, casual ambiance. We walked over from S. Carlsbad State Beach campground and discovered this place in the nearby shopping center. So happy we found it, we'll be back! read more

After eating take out from here I am full, of disappointment. I ordered the garlic ramen spicy level 1 with added bamboo, fish cake and other toppings. Soup was extremely salty I can't drink it, unfortunate because I order ramen mainly for the soup. Bamboo and fish cake also tasted weirdly sweet. The chiasu was the only good thing in the ramen. Takoyaki had a laughable amount of squid inside, I really had to dig deep to find it, it's basically a ball of batter. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Takoyaki - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

1st a tip: the sign on the building still says "Ramen factory." but jts better than ever. I love this place and the delicious fragrances and the beautiful menu full of umami & spice. Friendly staff and great location I can't wait for it to be in full dine-in mode to enjoy a pitcher of craft beer on the patio with my bowl of spicy Toimkatsu ramen. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

Closest I've been able to get to ramen in Japan! Slowish service but the ramen is TO DIE FOR. read more

We were a party of 8 and got seated immediately. Everyone ordered their ramen, and we also ordered a couple of appetizers. Service was good. Ramen could have been better. Also they don't have tonkatsu broth. Ramen - 3/5 Appetizer - 3.5/5 Ambiance - 2.5/5 Service - 3.5/5 read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Chashu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California

I was staying at a nearby hotel and stopped in here for dinner. I was here at about 5 pm on a Friday night and there was one group already seated. It seemed to be a 2 man operation, one working the orders and the register while the other was doing the cooking. I dined in, but while I was there, I saw that the majority of customers had ordered ahead of time and came in to pick up their food. After looking over the menu, I ordered their niboshi ramen. Per the menu, it was a bowl of ramen with fish flavored broth. It came with thick noodles, boiled egg, corn, dry seaweed, and chashu pork. I also ordered their garlic edamame. I love garlic, but boy was the smell quite pungent when the edamame was brought out. I like it! The niboshi ramen was quite unique. Of all of the bowls of ramen that I've slurped in the past, I have never had a broth with this fish taste. I would not recommend it to people that are not fond of fish. I personally welcomed the uniqueness of it over the ever so popular thick and rich tonkotsu broth of most ramen shops in the southern California area. The prices were on the higher side as ramen is still supposed to be a cheap affordable meal. Overall, I wouldn't mind returning to try other items on their menu. read more

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Was soooo disappointed coming here with my gf. we love ramen with the passion and have been to a lot of good spots unfortunately this restaurant was a absolute let down all around and it's a fat shame especially as it's in the Encinitas area ‍. As we walked in there was no welcoming, place looks super run down and no good atmosphere, both the cashier/server and cook both look like they don't want to be there :(, no music you hear nothing but fryers, the water that's offered on the table taste like dish water, the ramen that was served to us was cold and not spicy we had to tell them to redo it and food itself tastes very mediocre . The people never checked on us to see if we are ok, and food looks nothing like in the menu, we didn't bother leaving a tip we were very disappointed and don't plan on coming here again. read more

We had a bento box and 2 ramens from here. Everything was very flavorful and delicious. The spice level options are a bit confusing because they have such a large scale 1-20 for spiciness. I selected 10 thinking it would have a kick but not be too crazy. Well, I was wrong. My lips were on fire! But it was still so good that I didn't let that stop me from eating it, although I would never get this spice level again. I think I would get a level 5 next time. Also, Im Mexican & have been eating spicy food my whole life lol but the spicy was just crazy. Reading the comments I'm not sure if the spice levels are consistent. Maybe I had a fluke and they did level 20 or something cuz Flavor was 10/10 tho! read more

I visited Ichitaru this past weekend with my daughter and was impressed by the food there. I ordered the curry ramen with fried chicken and 10/20 spicy. It was spicy and delicious. I didn't receive the fried chicken originally and the waitress informed me that they always come separately which is understandable. I didn't get the chicken until I was done with my noodles and only broth left in my bowl. I believe that they forgot about it and didn't care to apologize. Note, I arrived at 11:15 and the open sign was not on. I will be back to give them another shot but the service was just ok. read more

Chose this restaurant after looking up a ramen spot. Service & food was good overall! Would come here again. Came on a Wednesday night and restaurant was 75% full with a good flow of people coming in to sit down or pick up takeout orders. *Garlic Bomb (Spicy) Ramen - yummy with the fresh and fried garlic but not really spicy (4/5 stars) *Custom Ramen - Flavored salt w/ 2 portions of egg noodles were very generous amounts. (5/5 stars) *Chicken Karaage - good chicken to batter ratio & liked the 2 different dipping sauces. (5/5 stars) *Handmade Gyoza (pork) - juicy & good size but wish it was crispier. (4/5 stars) *Strawberry Mochi Ice Cream (comes with 3) - inside seemed icy (maybe old?) We didn't care for the whipped cream & chocolate syrup. (1/5 stars) read more

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It's good. I'm not going to say it's great because I think everyone is delicious but it could just use a little more oomph. I always get the takoyaki because theirs is hot, delicious and super fresh. I used to get their shumai happily, but the past 2 times they've been the tiny ones with not much flavor. I prefer their huge homemade ones that have so much more going on there. Their spicy miso char siu ramen was pretty tasty and the meat was soft. Usually I also like their fried chicken spicy mayo rice bowl because it's always a winner. I think their prices for ramen are comparable but just for now, still good :) read more

It was a cold and rainy day. I've always wanted to to try this place out but the summer did us wrong We finally gave this spot a try and there was no wait but a lot of to go orders (maybe cuz it was wet and cold). We were greeted immediately and got to chose our seats. Service is fast, had the football game on the tv (there are a couple tv's ). The karage chicken was delicious excellent bite sizes as other restaurants seem the bigger the pieces the better? Wrong. The amount was good for appetizers. Crunchy and tasty Hubs and I ordered the garlic bomb miso. The pork chashu maybe the best I've had. It wasn't dry, and it was so tender and juicy! Excellent! The broth could have been a bit more garlicky imo but I LOVE garlic! The star of the show was the maccha strawberry snowflake crunch. It was $8-9 a bit steep but I've always wanted to try it. I've never had it before but have seen it on YouTube. The crunch is addicting! It's not to sweet. They have other flavors as well. I bought another bag because I know it wasn't going to last. Update: both bags of the snowflakes are gone. 2nd day ‍ We WILL be coming back! read more

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Lots of meat but the broth is a bit salty. Clean place and friendly staff. Fast service. Price is okay. read more

Ichitaru Ramen - Chashu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Carlsbad, California