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    Kuro Ramen

    4.0 (76 reviews)
    ModerateRamen
    Open 4:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Hojicha latte and Matcha Tiramisu
    Beverly E.

    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.

    Mon S.

    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 :/

    Tornado Potato
    Cassie H.

    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.

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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!!

    Choua T.

    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.

    Sayaka Y.

    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.

    Bang bang shrimp
    Connor P.

    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.

    Takoyaki
    Carol P.

    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.

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    Melissa Q.

    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.

    Vegetarian Spicy Miso Ramen
    Madison V.

    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!

    This is the new taro horchata with boba. It is heavenly.
    C T.

    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.

    the only way love is ramen
    Victoria W.

    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.

    Beautiful sign
    Sam L.

    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!

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    Ramen Wasabi

    Ramen Wasabi

    4.2(2.3k reviews)
    5.4 miLogan Square
    $$

    A great spot to grab a bowl of steaming ramen on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Chicago. Note they…read moreclose sharply @3pm probably for a lunch break for the staff. The Alaskan cod sandwich was served on a bed of cabbage covered in a sweet teriyaki & brown mustard sauce with maybe a squeeze of kewpie sprinkled in between. The Berkshire pork eggrolls had microgreens & shaved radish on top of a crema type of sauce that balanced the heat of the kimchi nicely!! For the main attraction I ordered the spicy garlic ramen that was such a delightful mouth experience it really hit all the taste buds! The noodles were perfectly bouncy with the right amount of chew. The jellied egg was perfect and rounded the soup very well! The red chili threads enhanced the spicy miso broth just enough to slurp all the delicious goodness down! My husband ordered the Sapporo miso soup which had more of a creamy type of broth vs the spicy garlic. The noodles were also thinner than regular ramen & had a bouncy springy texture that just hit the spot! Since it was kinda chilly outside we also ordered hot green tea to accompany our spectacular ramen dishes. This place also offers delicious seasonal cocktails on the menu or hot sake if that's what you are hankering for. Definitely try this ramen joint if you are in the Logan square area your tummy will be so happy that you did!!

    Surprsing no one, I love Ramen Wasabi, which is why I keep coming back! Before heading to Wrigley…read moreto see a friend's band play, stopped into RW for dinner, and although the wait was an hour just due to the sheer volume of people who wanted something warm on a very cold and snowy night, the wait was worth it. I always go basic tonkotsu with warm sake, and it always hits. HOWEVER, this time I also did the espresso cheesecake, which is this tiny, little, bite-sized thing, which I loved. Ol' reliable

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    Kyuramen - Downtown Chicago

    4.2(624 reviews)
    2.7 miNear North Side
    $$

    First time having Ramen and we LOVED it…read more The seating is very unique and private. We will be eating there again.

    Came here as it was close to where I was staying downtown. I went on a Sunday and there were only 6…read morecustomers in the restaurant at 545pm. I was seated at a table and they brought out water right away. But that's where the service stopped. I was handed 3 menus... food, drinks, cocktail. It took forever to get one of the servers to come over and take my order. They were all huddled by the kitchen and hostess stand chatting with each other and on their cell phones. Finally one of them walked by my table and I had to get her attention and told her I would like to order. She brought out the iPad then looked around seeing if someone else should probably take the order. I felt I inconvenienced her. Got the tonkatsu shoyu ramen with black garlic and the takoyaki. Food came out fast. Takoyaki after the ramen but the takoyaki was delicious. Soft and creamy on the inside with the octopus was very tender. It was topped with plenty of katsuoboshi. Ramen was another story. Noodles had a really good chew as they advertised using sun noodle company. However the broth tasted very watered down and did not have the rich flavor and usually fat globules that make the soup. Cha siu was charred beautifully and portion size was good. Hopefully they can focus on the front of house service and the team can pay attention to customers. Maybe this is why there were only 6 customers at prime dinner time.

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    Gyuro Ramen - Steamed Bun w. Crispy Soft Shell Crab

    Gyuro Ramen

    4.4(274 reviews)
    2.5 miWest Loop, Near West Side
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    Ordered pick up for lunch during the week. My order was ready at the estimated time…read more I got the gyudon and the wontons. The gyudon was a tad sweet and the ginger made it sweeter. I was hoping for a little bit more savory. The wontons were delicious and I would definitely get it again. I will continue to explore the menu and come back as it's near work.

    I would've given it a four star if it wasn't a staff giving us attitude for being surprised that…read moresteamed dumplings come with spicy powders as a default (who does that?). We ordered steamed dumplings for the kids, but they couldn't eat those cuz of the spicy powders. The staff came over and told us they can't remove the spicy powder from the dumplings. But, like, they could've just not sprinkle the powder on top, it's not like it's part of the filling?! She left for a while and eventually came back and said they could give us another one without the spicy powder. But seriously, who sprinkles spicy powder on steamed dumpling? I don't think any Asian cuisine does that as a default. We had a large party and two household ordered extra noodles, they only brought out one initially. When we asked for the second one, they got all confused, and they had to check all our bills to make sure they didn't give us extra noodles and that we were billed properly. Seems a bit disorganized if they can't handle a party of 10. We correctly guessed that it was non-Japanese people running the shop based on the dialect they spoke... but alas, it's expected that Asians from that region would give us that type of attitude lol so we forgive them for it. Now onto the actual food, it was just OK. My husband ordered a yasai and my oldest ordered a kinoko. I ordered a rosu for the kids. The flavors are not bad but nothing really stood out. The duck meat wasn't as tender as it could be. The kids didn't really like the dumpling/gyoza fillings either. For the price, I really expected better. I got the wakame seaweed salad and the hiyatakko. The wakame salad is just your store bought wakame mixed with some leafs, and the hiyatakko is nothing like the Japanese flavor, it's more Chinese and the tofu they selected isn't even the silky one, so it's actually bland and chalky with very weak chili oil flavor. The presentation is all pretty good tho. Looks good, but tastes are all just mediocre. We probably won't try this place again, at least not this location.

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    Monster Ramen - The Monster

    Monster Ramen

    4.3(188 reviews)
    6.3 miLogan Square
    $$

    I'm sitting here in my living room, mired by an early, uninvited awakening. It was not a thud. No…read morealarm. Just a gentle frazzle of sunlight stealing me from night. In no way had my body rested. Donned in dawn, my underwear-pajamas slightly slid down revealed a sad vision of man, sloppily tangled in ruffled sheets. Exposed. There is nothing pretty about me, I thought, as I pondered if the sunlight were judging what it saw. Before reaching my current perch on the living room couch, I sat in bed flicking through news in search of something good, but simultaneously only pausing on the bad. Glorifying in the doom, really. It was the pinch I needed to prove I was indeed awake. All day I seek the pinch of pain to prove I am not dreaming. Coffee, cats, clothes, splashof water, and 20 steps later I find myself in the planning pose, here in the living room. The planning pose is very much like the wake-startle, sans the sheets and exposed crack. It involves me laying here on the couch actually reading the articles I perused earlier. I like to rationalize that the information gleaned is to set me up for a day of human interaction. Perhaps it is a study session to get up to human-social-speed. Right now it is dawning on me -- my second uninvited dawn of the day -- that perhaps behavior isn't responsible humanity, it is prolonged self torment. The tighter pinch. The proverbial purple nurple of challenging my awakened state. Cats gather around me. One at my feet and the other curled beside my thigh. Am I king to them? They are fed. Surely they are not here in need of something. Have I done something to warrant this attention? My affection toward them is inconsistent. It ebbs in startling fits of overly attentive playing or petting followed by long droughts of disregard. My ambivalence as their king gives me this luxury, and supports my theory that they may think I am indeed king. This is the type of cyclical example loop I am using as evidence to propel me from the underwear'ed fat man the sun observed moments ago. Evidence that says: "See, Sun, I am more than the larva you spotlighted. I am a god! The cats are evidence! And they sleep in your sun-puddles in undisputed, recognizable perfection, not the ugly crack-exposed heap you found me in. You love them. They love me. So, pinch yourself, and stop judging me!" Obviously the coffee is working, or maybe the cats are doing their trick: making me feel accepted in the universe. Whatever the case may be, I pet my cat. Dander floats into the sun's beams and crystallizes in the air. If you've ever seen dust in a thinly sliced light beam at dawn you know: Hope is the accidental luck of shadows bouncing off of the chaos but always cutting through. Always meeting a surface. Penetrating the thickest of atmospheres and colliding on flowers and alleys, on well planned solar panels, on potholes, through any crack, on my crack, projecting obtuse triangles, acute bi-angles, and isosceles quad-tangles, even while penetrating deep into the sea, revealing all the magnificent details of art, and occasionally falling on me. Trees bend to it. I give the cat closest a good scratch behind the ear and look out the window at the trees greening in spring. A dog walker pauses to pick up excrement. A squirrel cowers behind a branch. The ramen restaurant on the corner is cut through by light warming empty tables; tables preparing to slurp up hungry, hopeful lunchers into the belly of contentment. Dark, seemingly an antagonist to light's hero demeanor, sheepishly slinks away, humbly realizing it is not the opposite of light, but the absence. "Beautiful," I think as I see the spicy broth of life warming in the sun glow beyond the glass. Yes. It is beautiful. It really is. I couldn't see how much in the dark but the rhythm out the window is now clear. I turn to my cat, who is winding down a purr. We share a slow-blink gaze at one another as the last sliver of dawn is replaced with shadow in my house. He moves to the window sill to soak in every second as it departs. "Welp, buddy. Nothing left now. Time to bend to the light"

    Beef based ramen was perfect for our friend who cant eat pork! We came wednesday night and it was…read morepacked! We had no reservation but when i checked the latest was 7, so Im guessing this is a popular late night bite. We waited about 40 minutes for a table of 5. Was slightly disappointed that two party that came after us got seated first at the bar. There were a lot of seats open as the dinner rush died so I wished we were asked if bar over table was fine because our 5th seat at the table ended up being a stool anyways. Miso Ramen: I could taste the difference between pork base and beef base for sure. I prefer pork, but if you like beef flavor this will be great. The beef was tender, but not too flavorful. The egg was PERFECT. Noodles are thin and while thicker noodles are my preference they were cooked just right. 7.3/10 the chili oil is made with ghost pepper FYI! I know they try to warn us with 3 spice sign but my friends were not ready and wish we were told this before and not when it hit our table. Overall not my taste profile and a bit more expensive than I like, I can see myself coming back for friends who cant eat pork.

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