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KOBE Hotpot & Ramen

4.1 (149 reviews)
ModerateRamen, Desserts, Soup
Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Good for kids
Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating

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GraceA H.

KOBE hotpot is my new favorite place, we've visited three times this week. They recently updated to ONLY serve hotpot. They still have the same drink selection. It's a 90 minute all you can eat, you choose your broths and meat, serve yourself sauces, veggies and sides at the buffet and then cook it all at your table. The staff is attentive and will explain if you need a rundown. The restaurant itself is clean and spacious.

Foods good!
Bob J.

Food is pretty good. The service was good. It was nice and clean. The staff is very friendly.

Jessica L.

The food came out quickly and was beautifully presented in individual pots with a small flame underneath, such a unique and fun touch! The ramen and broth were both rich and flavorful. The restaurant is clean, spacious, and the staff are very friendly. The only thing that could make it even better would be adding more side ingredients like eggs, bamboo shoots, or meat. It felt like there wasn't quite enough of the smaller toppings compared to the noodles and soup.

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Neko S.

The ramen was the the best I've had on the north side. I loved the presentation and anime playing in the background. We will be back.

Miso style
Michael H.

So my son and I are in the area for the Arizona Cup this weekend and so I am attempting to broaden his palette so we stopped in to experiment with a Hot pot style restaurant. I ate at several of these last year when I was in Japan but there I had a guide/interpreter to guide me. We opted not to attempt the hot pot on first solo trip and opted for the ramen bowls. I had the Tonkotsu with steak and rice noodles and he had the Miso with steak and ramen noodles. Both were delicious and a lot of fun. We finished it off with mochi which was delicious also. Service was absolutely amazing as the waiter walked us patiently through the process as we made our choices. My son was very indecisive as this was his first go at hot pots. Fun experience and when in the area we will try again.

a variety of food items
Mike L.

Got here on a Sunday night at 8:30pm. They close at 9pm so they were only offering to go orders. We ordered the Tonkotsu ramen, 2 Black Garlic Ramen, Crispy Gyoza, Lemon Grass Fish Cake, Fried tofu, and Edamame. Had high hopes, but did not enjoy any of the ramen options. Broth had little flavor and the pork chashu was unimpressive. Hate that I wrote that. The other dishes were decent, but won't be enough to get us to return. Service was good so I bumped the rating up. Hopefully, things improve in the future.

Yearling H.

ribs like that don't just feed you they stay with you make you want to come back again and again

Standard table with hot plate- VERY clean restaurant with VERY fresh food and great service!
Robert L.

So my son and I decided to stop in for our "Men's night out" dinner- and we were quite impressed! The restaurants first impression after walking in is VERY CLEAN!! We were welcomed quickly and escorted to our table. The Service is awesome, pleasant and welcoming. The menu options are plentiful and we decided on the Hot Pot option with a plentiful variety to choose from and did not regret! Everything was FRESH, vegetables and meat options alike! The water that is served is fresh cucumber water, which is rare to find and delicious. We opted for Soft Drinks, which was served in bottles. The portions were very generous and we really enjoyed cooking the items in our own Miso Soup pot! My son had a great time trying new things and ate more than I thought he would, being he is typically a picky eater! I remember we went in as a family once several years ago- but it must have been different owners. We hadn't been back since, but are glad we gave it another chance! Highly recommended, GREAT food and service! Regular menu items for those who don't want the fuss of cooking their own food or doing the hot plate option- the choice and options are plenty!

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Timothy Spencer T.

It's not bad but it's the definition of a mediocre restaurant. You can kinda get a hint of the soup flavor when you take the first bite, and it's all feels like powered soup after that. The ramen noodles have an okay texture. The protein was fine at best, and the garnishes did not add any complexity to the soup nor did they individually have a distinct taste. The worst part about the place is the price. $18 before tax is a price point generally commanded by the best ramen houses in downtown LA. The food here feels and tastes like it was made by a college student that was trying to impress a room mate.

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Very yummy as well as a fun table-top cooking experience with my son. The waitress is very friendly, too... we will definitely come back!

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Hands down the worst hot pot I've ever tried. Portion size is decent but No flavor at all.

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Gr8 food!!!!!!! Service is great but seriously the food, stop in for the food!!

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Love this place been going for couple years now and still love it . The employee all super nice

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I heard about this place from a friend who raved about the ramen and I just knew I had to try it!…read moreMy boyfriend and I love trying new (to us) ramen spots and this one did not disappoint!! We started with the Aji Fry. Let me tell you, they are these hot, crispy and delicious fried Japanese Mackerel pieces that just melt in your mouth. We both ordered ramen, I got the G.K.O. It was a spicy, garlic knockout with the most amazing slices of chicken chashu I've ever had and I added an egg to mine!! My boyfriend got the Signature Toripaitan ramen. It comes with four different types of meat and this amazingly creamy chicken broth. Both ramens ingredients tasted incredibly fresh and the bouncy ramen noodles were the best I've had yet!! The ambiance inside is great, they have an open kitchen concept where you can sit right at the bar and watch the ramen in action. It's not a very big place, but that's okay, because the atmosphere was very charming and the staff was very friendly. Our server was an absolute delight!! 10/10 recommend and I cannot wait to go back and try more items on the menu!!

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Nishikawa Ramen is a small little ramen shop decorated with anime posters from Naruto, One Piece,…read moreand Dragon Ball. There were also cute little trinkets of My Neighbor Totoro. Upon entering, we were free to seat ourselves and chose a booth by the wall. It was not busy at all and the service was quick and friendly. We started off with a large sake bomb paired with a Kirin Light ($15). We then ordered two Tonkotsu Ramens, one medium spice and one hot spice ($15.99 each). Honestly, the hot spice level did not taste spicy at all, so I would recommend going extra hot if you like spice. They also provide chili powder on the table if you want to add more spice yourself. The ramen broth itself could have used a tad more flavor. I lightly added some soy sauce to the broth which is something I often do to add a little kick. I loved all of the toppings included, from the green onions to the kikurage (wood ear mushroom). My favorite part was the pork chashu, which was really tender and delicious. I also appreciated that the ramen came with a full soft boiled egg rather than half an egg, and the egg was perfectly runny. Before leaving, we ordered their tea special that was buy one get one. We got a matcha milk tea and a cafe latte which I forgot to take a photo of. I felt like the cafe latte could have used a little more sweetness to balance it. Also, I found it neat that Nishikawa offers a rewards program, not something I see often at ramen shops. My true rating would be 4.5 due to some of the criticisms I mentioned above, but overall I still had a good experience. Thank you for serving us. Visited 5/2/26

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The Ramen was great! I made a little bit too spicy with their spice bomb!…read more Service was great restaurant was clean. I would definitely go back. !

My husband and I came to Obon late one Sunday evening while on a work trip to Scottsdale. The…read morerestaurant was within walking distance of our hotel and we were feeling a little under the weather, so decided we wanted some ramen to help soothe that feeling. We popped into the restaurant and didn't have a reservation. There were a few tables that were full, but it was definitely more empty at that time than packed. The hostess was not necessarily the nicest person and more focused on her phone. She greeted us, but went back to texting. We stood there for a minute and the restaurant phone rang, which she answered. After standing there for 5-7 minutes, she came back and seated us. As we approached the table, we noticed that it still had plates and bowls leftover from the previous customer. The busser quickly removed them and wiped the table down for us to take a seat. The server came over relatively quickly and was super nice and knowledgeable about the menu. Since it was two of us, we wanted to try a range of things but our main focus was ramen. We decided to order some edamame to start, which was okay. It wasn't super fresh, but overall it was decent. For our main course, we ordered the kaizen and the hafu sushi. We ordered the Obon ramen to split. Not long after ordering our food came out. The server was really attentive and placed our ramen in two separate bowls for us. As far as flavor goes, the Obon was extremely spicy. I'm a spicy girlie and I couldn't even eat it. I ate the noodles, but the broth was too much for me. I passed it on to my husband and to my surprise, he actually ate it (he doesn't like spice). I think his sore throat trumped the spice. The kaizen roll was really good. We actually loved that. The hafu, not so much. The cilantro flavor was a little too heavy on the roll itself. We would definitely give this place another try if ever in the area, but maybe order something different.

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