Delicious!! After a long travel day, this really hit the spot. My flight got delayed and got in very late, so by the time I got to my hotel most restaurants were closed- even my hotels room service! Luckily, Kuro Ramen showed up as open on uber eats. I ordered the Vegetarian Spicy Miso Ramen with extra noodles, black garlic oil, and enoki mushrooms. When it got to me it was well packed which was nice, sometimes with a broth based meal you do get worried it'll spill. Let it be known, you do NOT need the extra noodles. The portion is massive and there is an absurd amount of broth- I had extra!! That being said the broth was so good. It's hard to find a flavorful vegetarian broth but this one had the miso shine through and had a nice spice kick. It gives you the feeling of homemade chicken noodle soup, but tastier. And vegetarian. All of the fillings themself were also delicious, I loved the black garlic oil especially! The star might have been the egg though, I'm a sucker for the eggs that go in ramen. Since I ordered this for delivery I have nothing to say about the decor/ ambiance of the restaurant itself, but if I get the opportunity to go in person some time I definitely will! My only complaint is that there were no utensils in the delivery package. You'd think you'd at least get some throwaway chopsticks! Overall though this was great and I'd get it again! read more

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This spot has been gaining more traction since it's soft opening in 2024. I love that for them! They experiment with different menu items throughout the year. Their appetizers, ramens, and drinks always hit. They have this melon float that is delicious! They used to have this tater tot steak appetizer that was fire. No complaints about their change up in menus. It's nice to go where the service it kind, it's not too loud, and the food is always a hit. It also is one of my favorite late night spots. It's opened quite late without becoming a loud environment. read more

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Service is pretty quick. Food is very consistent and presentation is always neat. Tried several items here and can say everything had great flavor Cute spot read more

Kuro Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This review is for DoorDash order. I had the following: * Yakitori. There was a buy one get one free offer so I figured to give it a try, for but this was VERY dry and overcooked. * Hojicha latte. I subbed the milk with oat milk and added boba. The Hojicha was great, but the boba was hard. * Matcha tiramisu. If you love matcha, this will not disappoint. The matcha is strong and flavorful - it was delicious!! I'd order again for the matcha tiramisu and maybe try a ramen dish next time. read more

Kuro Ramen - Hojicha latte and Matcha Tiramisu - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

came here bc it was one of the places open late on my way back to my bnb after lolla. ik im writing the review way later but i had it saved in my notes and hadn't gotten to post til now. the drink was okay and the ramen wasn't bad. it satisfied my craving for something warm and filling after a long festival day. i liked the food but i had to eat fast bc the waiter/busboy was kinda rushing me to finish since there were some people waiting. like hovering over me to see if i finished, taking my bowl the second i finished, wiping down the table even though i was still seated. i get that people were waiting but it would've been nice not to be rushed :/ read more

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Cozy spot to hangout with close friends and enjoy some tasty dishes. I especially enjoy going at night for the ambiance, feels more lively.

Fried calamari tentacles were tasty, batter was great - soft and crispy. Loved the Katsu curry the most! The portion was pretty good, Katsu was actually crispy, curry was flavorful, and it was so cute how they molded the rice into a dog! I will say I've had better ramen elsewhere, but it's a cute little spot. read more

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Loved their variety of options. They even have good options for the children to eat, everyone enjoyed their meal and i would recommend bringing the family here!! read more

Kuro Ramen - Cute picture! - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Found this place late one night when craving for ramen. Went here around 11 pm. They open late until 2 am I think. When the boyfriend and I was there there were only one other table guest but they had a lot of take out orders. Been there a few times already within just two months. Best ramen I've had so far in Chicago and I've been to quite a bit. It's not salty and I don't leave with a heavy stomach. Their soft shell crab is also to die for. Also there's free parking in the garage. read more

Kuro Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I ordered Uber eats on my business trip. And their ramen was delicious and I appreciated the fact that the boiled egg was soft boiled. read more

Kuro Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Best ramen in Chicago hands me and my friend jack come here every time after events in Chicago. It's open late and always hits the spot. The staff is really nice and always welcoming. read more

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I would say 4.5 stars. We tried several drinks. The passionfruit soda is sweeter and yummy. The blue something lemonade is bland and tart and not sweet. I wouldn't get it again. We like the takoyaki so much we ordered to. The Ramen was great, the seaweed french fry was amazing. I do think it's super strange that the logo is a fabulous sticker which they put on the plastic cups, but they charge us a dollar if we want to take a sticker home , if I known, I would've asked that they didn't put it on, but I refuse to pay for a stupid sticker. They put on cups that get thrown away. Need to ask for a bathroom key, bathroom has cool tile. No pics cause I didn't bring my phone into the bathroom with me. read more

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Very good ramen, but not the best I've had. Great quantities and the spicy edamame is a must try. Service was friendly and fast. Nice and cute ambiance. read more

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If you're looking for a late night snack, or dinner, this place will satisfy your taste buds! The bang bang chicken is tasty (but not consistently good - could be different chef), and the chicken is juicy. Their presentation is great and the flavors of their Negi noodle do not disappoint. Most restaurants are closed by 10pm in Chinatown, so for you late night folks, this is a good, clean, tasty place for a late night bite. read more

The food and drinks were delicious! We loved the seasoning on the edamame and the potatoes were seasoned perfectly as well. Great service and a cute ambiance inside. The mugs for water are cute too! read more

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Whomever came up with the new TARO HORCHATA BOBA drink is a genius. It's like a horchata drink that tastes like a cinnamon graham cracker with taro and milk. read more

Kuro Ramen - This is the new taro horchata with boba. It is heavenly. - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I liked that this cute ramen place had a clean aesthetic, free indoor parking attached to the backside of the restaurant. I ordered the spicy miso ramen and I felt like while it was good, it didn't stand out amongst other ramen places that I have eaten at in Chicago. The food I would say is a 3.5/5. The aesthetic and ambiance is a 4.5/5, very clean interior, cute mascot, efficient waitstaff. One thing I didn't like as much as that I felt a little bit rushed at the end of my meal. The restaurant was almost empty and the waitress came back repeatedly to ask if I was done and if I was ready to check out. read more

Kuro Ramen - the only way love is ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Probably the worst ramen I've ever had. It doesn't smell or taste appetizing. I've had a lot of ramen throughout the world and this is by far the worst. It didn't even look like the picture and the pork is boiled pork, not even baked or seared. read more

Always one of my favorite places for a late night meal.. The staff is wonderful and has been the same since they opened. Always quick service, food is consistently delicious. Cute decor from entry to all areas of the restaurant. The free parking is huge for Chinatown. Great place to start or end a long day in Chinatown! read more

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This is such a cute spot! I've been here twice and look forward to going again. I ordered one of the vegetarian ramens and man, the flavor is just so good. Often people just add a strong mushroom flavor to a base but this is something else. I switched from ramen noodles to udon because I just love a thicker noodle. The service here is fine, not sure about the complaints, even though I was semi choking and had to ask for more water. I haven't tried anything else, but I'll def be back for more ramen. read more

Kuro Ramen - Vegetarian Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Julien and I had lunch and thought the food was delicious. We both agreed we come back. The menu is quite extensive. The service was great Thank you RG1 read more

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Kuro Ramen is located in a small plaza (with free parking) slightly tucked away from all the main attractions and restaurants in Chinatown. There isn't much pedestrian traffic in that area, so it can be hard for people to notice the restaurants there. Early on in the year, there was another ramen restaurant that couldn't stay open for more than 6 months due to the fact, so every now and then, I try my best to visit the restaurants at that plaza. That is how I discovered Kuro Ramen. The restaurant is fairly new, and they did an excellent job with the decor. It is family owned and operated. The menu is interesting, there are some dishes you won't find at your typical ramen place so it's always nice to try new items. My friend and I ordered the following - - Appetizer: Honey Mustard Diced Pepper Steak. The sauce was creamy, peppery and delicious but the steak was extremely chewy. (3/5) - Mains: Beef Tomato Udon and Curry Udon - the noodles in both dishes were cooked well, but the broths (for both) were very bland, and the meat quality wasn't really the best or the most appetizing. It was really fatty. (3/5) - Drinks: Hojicha Latte - delicious! Highly recommend you try this! (5/5) read more

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After many tries with the place, I can't give them a 5 stars. If there's a 0.5 stars, I would probably rate them 3.5 instead of four. We ordered takeout from here a couple of times, and the kids and I actually went here to eat once. Service when we were there was actually pretty slow. They only had one server, and they had a couple of tables when we were there. The food came slightly late, in my opinion. The appetizer should've come before the entree, but it came after the entree was served. So it was kinda disappointing. For take out. The latest takeout was yesterday. That was what prompted me to write this review. I love chilled tofu and was craving for it. So I ordered from this place. When I received the food, it was leaking so bad. Luckily, they wrapped it in a small bag so it didn't leak to the plastic bag. The container that they chose its not for stuff that has a liquid in it. I ate it but couldn't finish it because the liquid is what it is supposed to make it taste good. Price point. I can't say that this place is cheap but I don't mind. Everything is expensive these days, anyway. The place is okay. It's clean. They have free parking in the building, so that's a plus. They're also open late until 11.30 PM if I'm not mistaken. Overall, not the place to go, but maybe we'll order from here since they're open late. read more

Kuro Ramen - Didn't realize it was leaking at first since I was so excited to eat it. Tore the bag, and the liquid just poured out - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Waiters were so nice and sat us very quickly. Ramen was so tasty and flavorful. The seating was very comfortable and it was open very late! Food came out very quickly! read more

Kuro Ramen - Vegetarian Spicy Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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For the food, I might give 3.5 star. Server is friendly, decoration is clean. Chicken karage (4.5+ )surprised me, I'd love to gave 4.5+ if there's one more piece of lemon; Kuro Ramen and Kastu Don are little bit disappointed. (3 )I'm a crazy cheese lover, but have to say the Cheese on the Don is a minus... black garlic is a great flavor, but too heavy makes the soup base too bitter. So maybe (3- ) If there's an option for thick noodle, will be up for other ramen. read more

Kuro Ramen - Chicken Karaage Katsu Don Kuro Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

My friend and I decided to eat here after seeing the large neon sign - "The only men I love is ramen." A motto to live by if you ask me. To start, I had the melon soda float. It was delicious - didn't taste too artificial nor too sweet. As for appetizers, I tried the calamari and takoyaki (octopus balls). The calamari was fantastic! The batter was crisp and the squid was cooked perfectly. On the other hand, while the toppings on the takoyaki were enjoyable, the batter was still a bit raw on the inside. As for the star of the show - the ramen. I ordered the Kuro Ramen (black garlic tonkatsu). It had a very strong garlic flavor, as expected. Presentation was beautiful. The pork was very tender. It was an enjoyable bowl of ramen - not the best I've ever had - but it was still delicious. Our waitress was really friendly and welcoming :) Kuro Ramen is also open pretty late, so definitely a good place to go for your Japanese food craving fix. read more

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So happy to have another ramen shop by Chinatown. We came for lunch during a weekday when it wasn't busy at all. Service was quick- we order from a phone and they bring it o us. The food was yummy. We enjoyed our ramen. Casual Place. They look to have a lot of carry outs via Uber eats or door dash. read more

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Service was quick and food was delicious! We got two spicy miso ramens and an order of gyoza. Everything was great! read more

Kuro Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I like the soup base of the ramen here. Their fries, tornado potato and fried calamari are also very tasty! Kuro Ramen is solid restaurant for large and small parties. The parking is also very conveniently located upstairs in the top of the complex. No reservation is necessary here and very dependable on having tables available for walk-ins. read more

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Came here to have lunch with my love. We got ramens and appetizer. I would say not bad. The broth is rich. We order appetizer chicken karage and two bowl of ramen. I would come back again. There is parking on the street. There are sushi but I didn't order it. read more

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This place is so cute and it's open late night and there's easy parking and usually no wait - what's not to love?? Oh they are also BYOB! It wasn't clear from their website but we called and they said it's okay to bring alcohol. I was really impressed by the awesome variety of Japanese food items they had and it seemed authentic. The karaage was THE best I've had outside of Japan. My recommendation, weird as it is considering the name of the restaurant, is NOT to get the ramen here. It was not bad but nothing mindblowing and a little bland. Defs come here and try other things like their Karage and don and seaweed fries and udon noodles. I will come back to try more! read more

Decided to come here on Christmas because it was cold and I was craving for something hot. There's free parking inside the plaza which leads you straight into the restaurant so that was nice. I had the Kuro ramen and thought that it was very flavorful in terms of the garlic. I didn't try the curry gyu don but my mom loved it a lot. I'll definitely be back when I'm craving ramen again. I like this place more than Daifuku at the square. read more

Kuro Ramen - Curry Gyu Don - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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3 stars for the food because I thought it was just OK. 5 stars for service and ambiance. This Ramen Restaurant is located on the corner of Canal and Archer. Parking is free, which is a huge plus for me. We came as a party of 4. We ordered 2 appetizer and 4 entree. The takoyaki and chicken karaage was freshly made, piping hot, but nothing special in my opinion that blew my mind away. The Kuro Ramen's broth lacked flavor, the toppings was a good amount. Only came with 2 small slices of pork belly. Compared to other places I've eaten at the pork belly is small. Kuro fried their pork belly too, which is not typical of ramen places I've tried. The half soft boiled egg was spot on, gooey center. The spicy miso ramen broth has a little more flavor, same toppings as the Kuro Ramen. The service was good, but I'm sure it's the fact that we were the only customers there. Waitress was attentive and was proactive in bringing extra bowls after hearing we plan to share all the food. Glad to have been able to try a new restaurant. read more

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A near perfect late night hangout place. The ramen was great. The appetizers were nice. The menu is quite vast for a late night joint. and the quality is there. It is friendly and inviting. Nestled away in canal street this is a great place to catch with friends especially if you are a night owl. The vegetarian options are great too. Looking forward to seeing them grow and become a Chicago staple. read more

My daughters love this place. Staff is very polite. Food is great. Every tastes fresh read more

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true rating = 2.5 stars. My husband and I got curry gyu don, chicken karaage, and kimchi fries. Everything was mediocre at best. The gyu don had barely any non-fatty meat pieces. Also the meat to rice ratio is extremely low. Very disappointed by this dish. The kimchi fries were oooookay but I definitely had better. There was too much sour cream compared to the rest of the toppings. Wish there was more kimchi Lastly, the chicken karaage was probably the best of the three but not as crunchy as I'd like. Probably will not order from here again as there are plenty of other ramen places with better food. read more

Sunday lunch with my friend and our kids. Everything we ordered was good. Staffs were super friendly. The passion fruit iced tea was delicious on this hot summer day. The seaweed shaken fries is something new, pretty tasty. Love the Don Don noodle, you can ask for less or more spice. My friend loves the curry katsu- crispy and sauce was delish. There's a parking lot and easy parking in front is a plus. Will recommend to come back again ! read more

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Have seen this place and finally tried it today. I would agree with the reviews. Place is clean and inviting, ample parking (street or rear) and waitress was helpful. Ordered the black garlic ramen, grilled chicken over rice and a side of calamari. Food was delicious and flavorful. The soup was superb and portions are just right. The calamari was cooked to perfection although personally, I would prefer the body parts than the tentacles. The grilled chicken (somehow I tasted it as fried) was reminiscent of teriyaki/bbq chicken combined. Overall, I would recommend this as a to go place for non fancy but delicious food! read more

Kuro Ramen - Black garlic Kuro Ramen (Black Garlic Tonkotsu) - Ramen Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I was hungry after work... so I decided to checkout the new place down the street from home.... A little bit of everything... for appetizer I got the spicy garlic edamame it was not bad, couldn't taste the garlic but the spicy was there.... I like the bacon wrap quail eggs and those were good, seaweed salad is the same like most places, and then there is the salmon don... that bowl hit the spot.. All I wanted was rice, fish, and veggies... and then a couple of sides to go with it... but the best treat was the melon float... it was not just a drink, for me it was also dessert... who would have thought melon soda and a scoop of vanilla ice cream... two of my favorite things... it was so good it completed me... Customer Service was great and pleasant... I had a couple of questions and they help me with the menu... Next time I have to come back and try other things on the menu and bring people with me... read more

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Tried this restaurant for the time over the weekend. Kids were at Lollapalooza so I got to eat whatever I wanted! I ordered the Tonkatsu ramen. Noodles were perfect (actually wondering where they source these as that taste like Maebo Noodles in Hilo, HI) and broth was rich and delicious. Loved the quality and quantity of toppings (I had the egg, bamboo shoots and something else I can't remember right now). I Doordashed this order so I don't know how a sit-down experience would be. Would recommend for the food though! read more