I was very impressed with Ika this time around! I had been going for the ramen the last few times but after I was disappointed in the flavor, I hadn't gone back for a while. I went with a friend and got the salmon rice bowl, WOW was it good!! Way better than their ramen, it was great fish, a bit of spice, SUPER crisp cucumbers, and fresh bok choy. The service was quick, they took their time preparing the food fresh and it showed. The new canned cocktail they have, 1/2 lemonade and 1/2 tea, was PHENOMENAL! It's a casual spot but if you want to go in for a nice dinner or lunch with your friends, no one will look at you funny for dressing up! read more

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I have a long term love affair with Ika, but hadn't been back for a pause, and had to stop in to see my old fling. The Skinny Jane Ramen actually healed my soul with its lush flavor. Cilantro broth is both fresh and hearty at the same time. I love how accommodating they are with the dictionary for terms on the menu and a readiness to swap out ingredients to accommodate my vegetarian preferences. The spicy edamame had a true kick to it! Also, you must check out the sake bar underneath the restaurant in the evenings. Small and personal it fits right alongside Ika's vibe and includes some new cocktails. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Skinny Jane East LA Spicy Edamame - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Really enjoyed the flavor and heartiness of the ramen. I regularly go to Rizen for ramen in Omaha and love it but Ikas ramen is heavier (not in a bad way) , for example more pork belly, noodles, and bamboo. Cocktails were a bit of a miss for me but food was a winner. I would come back. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I was craving ramen and Ika definitely hit the spot! We started with the Benson Bomb which was delish. The meat was flavorful and the spicy mayo was the perfect touch. I ordered the Blackstone Tonk and it was really yummy. It was definitely on the salty side, but I loved it! We both ordered the Jigglypuff cocktail which was stronger than we were expected, but we weren't complaining about it! It was a very sweet drink though. The service was great, it's in a great location and the space is cute (although it was very cold in there at the time- i wish i would've brought a sweater!) read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Blackstone Tonk - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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The food was great and hit the spot, perfect food for the colder weather and the best way to warm up! Ordered and was served extremely quick. read more

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The place is located in a somewhat sketchy area. There is only street parking, so be aware and plan ahead. The waitress was amazing; very attentive and helpful with explaining any questions we had regarding the menu. There was a selection of small appetizers, rice bowls, and ramen. I would personally not consider the food flavors and combinations similar to what you would get in Japan. For the ramen, they offer a variety of different types of noodles. You would have to let them know if you want to exchange. read more

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DELICIOUS Ramen! Went here with my sister & brother in-law and had a lovely time! The service was superb and we never once had to flag the waiter down for anything as she was on top of it. We ordered "Ribs for your pleasure" for an app which is fried ribs, fried kimchi with sweet soy and it was wonderful. My husband ordered the Miso Ramen and I ordered the Oyako Don. All of our meals were well prepared and super flavorful. Perfect place to go out with friends or for date night! read more

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I've been going to this location since I was in college, but they changed their menu. We had the East LA & Spicy Noods. The Spicy Noods is on the shareable plate, but I normally have it as an entrée because it is so good. The ramen is also very good. Make sure to check out their murals, the anime playing in the corner, and the hours on the other door off the dining area if you're looking for a post-dinner drink after dinner. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - East LA (top) and Spicy Hot Noods (bottom) - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Horrible!!!! Their food is garbage. They outsource deliveries to a company called ChowNow and they apparently don't care about time. Placed the order on the website at 6:33pm, it told me it would be delivered by 7:18pm and didn't arrive until 7:34pm. Had I known it wouldn't be delivered until 7:18pm I wouldn't have bothered with it since I only live a couple miles away but whatever. Then it's cold and missing ingredients and I can't even chew the chicken. Then the only way to get support by ChowNow is by text and they were only going to refund a couple dollars and said they can't refund more. Then I call the restaurant only to get a voicemail machine. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS THEREFORE YOU SHOULDN'T CARE ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. Never again. read more

I just left Ika feeling very frustrated. My sisters and I walked in hoping to place a to-go order. The staff was dismissive and rudely told us they don't do to-go's at the counter, so we placed an online order for pickup instead. We placed our orders at 6:05pm and didn't get our food until 6:46pm, after being notified it would be ready by 6:30pm. When we went back in to check on the orders at 6:30pm the staff was yet again very rude and dismissive as if it was an inconvenience to service us. There were only 2 tables with people and a couple sitting at the bar, NOT busy at all. Very frustrating and would probably not return just due to the poor service and attitudes we endured. read more

While service can be a hit or miss, the food is good. Unfortunately, the inconsistent service quality does outweigh the wait for food that sometimes is too cool by the time you're served. I recommend ordering takeout in advance, if you're in a pinch. Ambience is okay with R&B, hiphop, and pop music, and cool wall art to occupy myself with while waiting for food. Another alternative is to ask if you can order takeout and have it delivered to the downstairs bar, for a nice ambient dinner with great music. read more

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I dream of this udon ramen from time to time. It was the best ramen I've had and something I can't wait to experience again. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Niku Udon Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

We heard this was one of the best ramen places in town, so we were excited to try. The atmosphere is like a trendy asian restaurant. Service was good not great. We found out there is a speakeasy downstairs so that was neat. We were a bit disappointed with the food overall. - Tonkatsu ramen (3/5): the broth was almost luke warm when it was served to us, so that was disappointing. The flavor overall was good but not as savory as tonkatsu typically is. The soft boiled egg was cooked well, and the pork was tender and tasty. - Spicy miso ramen (2.5/5): the broth was flavorful and had a kick of spice. Noodles were good, lots of toppings - Tokyo fried chicken (4/5): loved the chicken, pretty fatty and oily but still tasted great. Very crispy and delicious - Pork belly steam buns (4/5): pork belly was cooked and seasoned well. Love the buns and the crunch of the cucumber Overall a bit disappointed in the ramen, but next time will have to try the other types of ramen instead of the classics! read more

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We came here on a random Friday night when we were bar hopping in benson - 30 min wait but they have the coolest basement speakeasy bar that we passed the time in! Very fun vibes!! The ramen was AMAZING! Very large portions for the price. Service was a bit disappointing - they forgot to put in our order so we waited for 45 minutes but the food was soooo good so we'd come back! Think it was just a busy night. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Basement bar/speakeasy - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Great Poke Bowe and I like all the options to add on top! Great staff! Was seated right away!

Love! Authentic feel and great food. Sometimes they are short staffed and out of things. When they are on point they are awesome and my favorite in Omaha! read more

Fun themed restaurant in Benson. Ordered a buta kimchi don with tons of texture and flavors. Tender and savory pork belly, crunchy veg, and fresh kimchi worked well in the bowl together. It was more sweet than spicy. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - menu back - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Ika Ramen is a great little spot in the middle of Benson. I ordered the Shoyu ramen which was good, and my boyfriend thought the tonkotsu was good, but not his favorite ramen. We came in with a group of 8 on a pretty busy day for an early dinner, and we were able to get a seat fairly quickly (~20 minutes). This location is smaller than the others, so if it's busy you might have to wait a bit for a table. The decor inside is fun, and definitely adds to the experience. The bar downstairs is super cool and is definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a cool spot for drinks! Our waitress was great the last time I visited - she was super attentive and took care of us quickly, even with a larger group! read more

This is a wonderful little ramen place tucked away in Benson. The interior is simple but the food and service is great. They have a decent drink selection available, along with some quirky canned sake and soju. The tonkotsu ramen was delicious; the pickled onions were a great touch. Looking forward to the next time I come back or get take out. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Tonkotsu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I like different things about each of the ramen places in Omaha. For Ika, I think they have a cheaper menu compared to Akarui and Jinya. It's not a big difference in price, about $1. Since food is expensive now, maybe it'll change in the near future. They're add-on options are also slightly cheaper too. I got extra noodles, which was $2 more and an extra egg, which was $1. I like the broth, but I was not a fan of the toppings on many of the different ramen dishes. However, that is a personal preference and I just asked for them to be left out of my dish. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Tonkatsu with an extra egg - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I absolutely love the fugeo ramen and their Tokyo fried chicken. The art on the walls is amazing and I love that they always have anime playing. I go often enough that the server knows exactly what I want every time I go they are top notch. read more

I met a friend here earlier in the summer and it was a good experience. We went at the cusp of happy hour and ordered a few different food items, as well as some drinks. All were nicely priced as it was happy hour. The food was great. The drinks were great as well. The service was a tad slow though. The employees were super nice but it almost seemed like our waiter purposely stayed away from my table when HH was ending because my drink was empty, lol. I definitely am going to go back after COVID ramps down again. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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One of the best restaurants in Omaha. Every bowl of ramen is delicious. Every appetizer and non-ramen item is delicious, even the bok choy. Bok choy is in my mind an ingredient, not a whole fish, but Ika proved me wrong. It is a small and dimly lot space that, like many a Benson restaurant, plays gangsta rap while you eat paired with anime. This intimate vibe makes it hard to excuse the sometimes slow service (which, when it happens, I immediately forgive because I am enamored with my meal). I always like the spicy seafood ramen. My wife likes the donburi which is a rice bowl with a spicy mayo-ish sauce. Dumplings are great. You leave FULL and happy and with a lighter wallet. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

The steamed buns were good! Something I'd never had before. But one of those things that now that I've tried it I don't need to try it again. It's not an appetizer I can see myself craving. I also found out I do not like udon noodles. Whoops! After picking most of those out everything else was great! My husband got the Mary Jane, his was delicious!! We both really liked it. I got niku udon, added sprouts and mushrooms. On the menu they have a little dictionary to describe what the items are that I wasn't familiar with so that was helpful! Overall we will definitely be back. read more

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One thing about me is, I am always going to say YES to Ika Ramen. My go to is the fuego ramen. It has a generous piece of chicken thigh and the skin is fried to a delicious crisp. They coat the chicken in a buffalo like sauce which I love. My only critique is, I wish it was a little spicier but that's just me. The benson location is smaller so if you have a larger party, I recommend their downtown location. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Fuego Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Small ramen spot in Benson, although they recently added more seating inside which was a great addition! Usually stop in here during the snowy season for a warm bowl of goodness. Probably 12-15 tables inside with some bar seating as well, and always a TV playing anime or strange music videos (not always family friendly). Definitely recommend the miso and Mary Jane. Spicy Miso was just OK in my opinion, little high on spice and lacking on flavor. Also, the Tokyo fried chicken small plate and Benson bomb was delicious, and the spicy bok choy was just that...spicy (but delicious)! Giving it 4 stars instead of 5 for service... definitely lacking. My last visit, I was seated promptly and with only 5 other customers in the restaurant, while the 3 servers talked behind the bar for 25 minutes before taking our order. I had to actually to get up and ask if I was supposed to order at the counter, or if I was missing something. Not rude, just inattentive, maybe I didn't look ready? All in all, solid ramen and small plates, a little different atmosphere but maybe not great for families. read more

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Absolutely fantastic food and service. Like mind blowingly great. We had the bukake rice bowl and tomkatsu and both were perfect.

It was good I like the amount of spice and the beef tasted good with the onion I also like the old looking buildings around here

Delicious Ramen! The servers are soooo helpful if you don't know what to order. We didn't know what to order for Saki and our server was SPOT ON with what to order. I've been here a few times and I don't love pork so I always try to steer clear of anything with pork and pork broth and honestly it's a mistake. The pork ramen is WHERE ITS AT. It's sooooo good! You can alter what goes in each bowl if there's something you want to get rid of or add! Love this place! read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

So delicious!! Went here for lunch with twin goals of confronting my fear of ordering the wrong ramen and continuing to visit new-to-me Benson eateries. I'm pleased to report that all goals were accomplished, and I'm left with the memory of the best lunch I've had in months. Our server was an excellent coach for both me, a ramen novice, and my friend who knows her way around noodles. I ordered the miso, which was delicious!! I feel like I understand ramen better now - it's a balance of many kinds of flavors and textures, all in one bowl. Our very favorite thing? The Brussels sprouts appetizer, a heaping bowl of crunchy yet soft, tangy yet sweet goodness. Helpful tip: the back of the menu has a glossary if you really want to know what the ingredients are that you see listed. read more

Delicious. I enjoyed the ginger that they added to the ramen. They do not skimp out on the ingredients which I appreciate a lot. The staff were friendly and social. Too bad Kaitei was closed, that's what we had originally gone for but happy to have eaten bomb ramen and drunk sake I forgot to take a picture of the kimchi tempura because it was that delicious. I recommend ordering that if you're into fried pickles. It's got that tempura flavor and then the pickledness of the kimchi. also I'm a big fan of the ambiance. They had the og Pokemon episode playing and also a picture Vin Diesel and Paul Walker with the decor which made me laugh, "Family" read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Tonkotsu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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I really enjoyed the ramen here and we also had the Benson Bomb and kimchi tempura as an appetizer. The Benson Bomb was good and certainly unique, however the pork was way over salted and ruined the chance for it to be delicious, which it would have been had it not been for the salt. The fried kimchi was just ok. The ramen over all was pretty good, the broth had great flavor and it actually had a decent amount of meat in it. However, once again it was also over salted. If I could give 2.5 stars i would, but not because of the service which was good, not great or the salty food. I would give 2.5 stars because the place a sort of dirtyness to it. The menus were disgusting, covered with soup and who knows what other droppings, the table was kind of dirty (good thing I keep wipes in my purse) and the floors looked like they had not been cleaned in awhile. While the food was decent, I won't be going back unless someone dies some major cleaning in there. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - The menu is so disgusting, makes you not want to order any food. - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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This is a super fun and cute restaurant in Benson. The drinks are good, and the food was delicious! I had pork belly donburi, and my friend had the spicy pork ramen. We shared and really had a hard time deciding which was better. Ultimately ramen won, barely :) I guess nothing beats a rich and spicy broth! I want to go back because theres too much temptation on the menu for me not to. Price wise it wasn't bad either. We came for lunch and ordered two cocktails and two entrees, and the bill was just under $50 before tip. read more

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My son and I included this restaurant in our 20 restaurant quest of the Benson neighborhood. I never had a single bite of food from any restaurant in Benson until I moved here one year ago, and the quest began. At first I was a little concerned about eating ramen? But my concern was quickly dropped as this enormous bowl of wonderful broth and noodles and a huge chunk of pork shoulder showed up at my table. My son and I both agreed, absolutely incredible. Do not forget to get the brussel sprouts, which is a Benson tradition read more

SO INCREDIBLY GOOD. and worth the wait!! my favorite bowl of noodles i've ever had. we came in at seven on saturday night and it was full. we put our name on the waitlist and got sat about 20 mins later. after we ordered we had to wait quite a while to get our food. our server was so friendly about everything and they had a lot of takeout orders going out the door so it was completely understandable. maybe call ahead on a friday or saturday night if you plan on stopping! like i said, it was worth waiting. my ramen was AMAZING. i ordered the mary jane because i LOVEEE cilantro and it's very cilantro forward. i'll definitely be working my way through the entire menu here. i'm eager to try it all! read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Inside - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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Best food ever. Good service and the people were amazing. Do recommend!!! Try it when you get a chance!

Came back, the restaurant was pretty decent food was great makes me remember my parents home cook meal, every bite makes me feel I'm at home. I AM SO FULL read more

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We came here after leaving the tasting menu dinner at Au Courant still feeling hungry. We were seated pretty promptly, but it then took 20 MINUTES to get a waitress to bring us a menu. Much displeased. The dumplings still were better than anything on the tasting menu at Au Courant, though, so there's that. All the stars here go toward the food; zero stars for the service. read more

Best ramen! Awesome environment! Understanding covid impacts everything, our service was a bit slow and it wasn't that busy, so that's my only area of improvement. I would totally come back and I'd also order takeout! The bar in the basement was empty. Cool environment but may have felt better with some customers hanging out :) read more

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Stopped into Ika after hearing great things about it! We went pretty late at night (around 10 PM) and we had to wait about ten minutes for a table due to the limited amount of seating options because of COVID. On Friday they have reverse happy hour from 10 PM - 12 AM, and it was $2 off all ramen bowls (except seafood) and $11 poke bowls. We ended up ordering the grilled shrimp poke bowl and the Mary Jane Ramen. The poke bowl was my favorite thing, and it included spicy shrimp, avocado, chili oil, green onion, green aioli, seaweed salad, and fried onion. The fried onions added the perfect amount of crispness with the huge pieces of avocado and shrimp. The Mary Jane bowl was really good as well. The broth was a bit thin, but it had such a good flavor with the noodles. read more

Ika Ramen and Izakaya - Mary Jane Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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