A great ramen spot in the University Circle area!…read more I came here for a quick lunch. I got the char siu ramen ($15.50). It came piping hot with plenty of noodles, a decently sized portion of char siu, and lots of kikurage mushrooms and corn. The noodles had a nice chew, the char siu was tender, and the tonkotsu broth was rich and flavorful. I slurped up every bit of that soup. The restaurant itself is very no-frills. It looks like it's mostly a takeout place, but they do have a few tables for dine-in customers. Most of the seating consisted of high chairs (not my fave as a vertically challenged person). I will have to come back here in the autumn or winter - I bet the hot ramen will hit the spot even more in cold weather.

Meh it was just low quality meat and noodles with random vegetables I don't think I've ever seen…read morethem use corn in this dish until yesterday lol. No working AC so at least it's nice weather out.

I had the chance to experience their food at the Cleveland Asian Festival! Both the taiyaki and the…read moreonigiri were delicious. I'll have to try their brick and mortar location soon. For now, getting to meet the staff and see the food being made in person at their corner stall was enough.

Ordered black garlic oil ramen w/spicy oil added for take out. This was my first time trying this…read morerestaurant and I was excited due to the high ratings. Unfortunately, my bowl of ramen does not mirror the other great reviews I read. The bowl was not worth the $17 I spent! They overload the base of the bowl with noodles and only gave me 1 extremely thin slice of pork belly portion, not the two slices many of the photos depict. I was very disappointed about this. The broth is thin, not very rich in flavor, watery to be honest. Pretty standard toppings..bamboo shoots, corn, kikurage mushroom, scallions, egg, nori sheet etc... The atmosphere is decent for anyone looking to dine-in, nice mural painted in black and white along with simple two-top tables. The woman who took my order was pleasant and recommended the fiery chicken to come back and try. However, I likely won't be back as I already frequent a different ramen restaurant whose ramen I really love.

the food here is extraordinary maybe describe as Chinese…read morefusion think Chinese with extraordinary and original flavors everything I have had there has been phenomenal located in old diner car on Lee avenue-also excellent servers

I have been lucky enough to eat at some amazing restaurants in North America and throughout Europe…read more I really wanted to leave a great review for this local restaurant... I really wanted to. Since a number of our friends have been to this establishment and left great reviews, I really wanted to do the same. I really wanted to. However, I'm struggling to do so. It started with our table not being ready yet, no worries there, we understand. The host took us to a lovely little alcove and sat the four of us down and we were quickly approached by the Sommelier. This establishment obviously takes their wine very seriously, almost to the point of being pretentious. But not all of us are wine drinkers. Due to an allergy to sulfites. When we looked at the list of available mixed drinks, nothing really appealed... So my wife asked for a simple vodka and tonic. She was informed that that was not one of the "APPROVED" drinks that they offered. What !?! They have vodka, they have tonic... Why can't we get what we want? When my friend requested an IPA he was informed that IPAs don't pair well with the food offerings, consequently, they do not have that option. Frankly, shouldn't that be HIS decision what he feels pairs with HIS palette and not the restaurants? Just a bit pretentious. Did I mention I really wanted to write a great review? So we sucked it up and ordered two glasses of overpriced white wine ($18 for a glass of mediocre wine) and two of the "approved" drinks offered. At this point, I'd like to state that the service we received other than the initial pretension exhibited by the wine Sommelier, was amazing. Our waiter was attentive and well trained and the support staff made sure that our water glasses were filled. Thankfully, I can leave a great review with regards to them. Now to the food... the dumpling sampler was delicious. The four of us ordered the ribs, the duck, the beef and I ordered the Dan Dan noodles. Honestly, almost all of the dishes were deliciously prepared, albeit a bit modest on the quantity of food presented. Our waiter initially suggested that these could be shared... I'm not sure how we would do that with the smaller plates offered as entrées. My noodles, however, came out as a solid chunk of over microwaved noodles, the kind that you get if you forget to take your Costco ramen out of the microwave in time. It was a solid block of dried out noodles. I was about to call our waiter over and ask that they give it another shot. When out of the corner of my eye I saw my wife giving me "the look", don't make it a thing her eyes said to me. So I took my chopsticks and pried the noodles apart, and tried to mix them with the sauce as best as I could. So to summarize; *A little too pretentious on the whole drink thing. I think they're trying too hard. *Service was great *Three out of four entrees were a success * $17 for a mixed drink is pricey but doable, $18 for mediocre wine not so much. As I mentioned, I really wanted to leave a good review... sadly other than the waiter and the support staff I find it difficult to do. Thank you

I've been hearing about "Issho Ni Ramen & Sushi" for a long time. I really don't have a good reason…read morefor not having tried them sooner. They're close to my house. That all changed now. I went for carryout the other night and was so happy I did. The online ordering process was easy and efficient. They said my order would be ready in 15 minutes and when I walked in it was there waiting for me... still hot from the kitchen. The restaurant is small. On the end of a strip center on Euclid Ave in Willoughby. The parking lot was full and several people were standing outside waiting. So, I would say it would be wise to have reservations. The food was extraordinary. I mean it was sensational. If you like Japanese cuisine, this is the place. We tried 5 different items and everything was wonderful. I don't know what took me so long but that won't happen again. I highly recommend this establishment. You must give them a try

I live in California, but my friend is a regular here and turned me onto it. Now Issho Ni is my…read morefirst stop when I visit her in Cleveland! (I'm really not kidding--you can find me here an hour after I land at the airport.) The sushi is fantastic and so fresh, the service is friendly, and I love the casual ambiance. I haven't tried the ramen yet (because I'm a big sushi lover) but my friend recommended it too. I'll have to try it next time! Thanks so much to Afu and Alfin who prepared our food. Ineke was our server and she was so nice, too! Can't wait to be back in Cleveland to come again--if you live within driving distance, this is a MUST visit!

Every once in a while I am in the mood for Japanese food. When that happens, only one establishment…read morecomes to mind. "Shuhei" on Chagrin Blvd in Beachwood, Ohio. This is an authentic Japanese restaurant. The owners and all of their staff are wonderful people. They can't do enough to make your visit a marvelous experience. Our server last evening was a beautiful young lady (Kelly?) dressed in fantastic authentic garb. She was pleasant, efficient, attentive, and always smiling. My wife enjoyed dumplings and crab cakes, I had an excellent version of lamb chops and our guests enjoyed "Shrimp Tempura" and "Anniversary Sushi". Everything was perfectly prepared. We thoroughly enjoyed our entire evening as we always do at Shuhei. I very highly recommend it.

We ordered the tataki, hamachi, tempura and a salmon hosomaki at Shuhei Restaurant, and all were…read moredisappointing. The salmon and hamachi lacked freshness, and the tataki was let down by a sauce that was simply unpleasant--I ended up adding wasabi just to make the dish palatable. I wonder if a chef actually has tasted this dish. The tempura was simply a tragedy - a large pile of limp and uninspired fried things. Service was perfectly fine, but there's a noticeable disconnect between the curated, kimono-wearing, polite atmosphere and what actually arrives at the table.

Delicious sashimi and other entrees as usual. My fried eel roll was very tasty. The salt and pepper…read moretofu was perfectly seasoned- nice and salty with a side of sweet chili sauce. Chicken and veggies tempura came piping hot with rice, salad, and miso soup.

Went here for lunch. Since their Bento box for lunch changed contents, we decided on the 9pc…read moreSashimi lunch which came with miso soup, salad and fried rice ($1.50 upcharge). Everything was high quality. Service was very good as well. Would recommend!

We came here to get some ramen. We got the Pork Belly ramen and it was very good. We also got the…read moreRussian roll and it was delicious. The space is fun for a group of friends or a meal for one. The server was nice and knowledgeable of the menu.

Ordered their pork belly ramen…read more Soup base was a bit bland. Noodles lacked texturally, didn't have that nice firmness to them. Pork belly was okay, definitely needed the fatty layer because the mean was tough. In downtown area so parkings not the greatest. They got some outdoor seating too. Downtown location is supposedly better than their Uptown location, maybe I'll try some of their other dishes.

super authentic, delcious smells…read morewhen you walk in. friendly quick service. u have to try the soup dumplings. beware THEY ARE STEAMING HOT. my bf gave himself 3rd degree burns lol. amazing pan fried noodles. xiao xiao dish slso amazing. will be back again and agin and again.

What a bummer this place was. Was looking to try my first spot in Asia town and this was highly…read morereviewed and recommended. The good It's cheap? The bad Terrible service, they are brining out the wrong plates to every table, never refilled my water, even after I asked for a refill. I sat before another party but was attended to and served after them. Cash only, and no ATM I had cash but still silly. Food was just oily, the spice was ok but just average Chinese food. Maybe I'm spoiled from spending time in the SGV but to me it's over hyped.

Took a group of employees to Gogi for dinner Tuesday night…read more Enjoyed good food and good company. The different selections of meat in the All You Can Eat menu were solid. I think we tried everything but the spicy chicken and beef brisket were the favs of the group. Lots of sides and rice. Nobody left hungry that's for sure lol!! Service was great as well. Our main server was consistently checking on us and getting refills very fast. There were several other servers who stopped by as well. They changed the grilled quickly so we could keep cooking and stuffing our faces. Place was WAY bigger than I expected from the outside with plenty of seating and private-ish spaces. Plenty of parking. Great choice!!

I now make it my mission to explore Ohio for a delicious kbbq place that I can enjoy and point…read morepeople to do no one ever has to waste their money at Gogi En Bbq. I come from CA, so kbbq is very popular and abundant out there. I've had it for many years at many places. Here i drove an hour to try this place because it had great reviews. I see now they're rated well most likely because many may not know better. Keep in mind I'm used to CA prices (which are very high compared to most of the U.S.), but this place in Solon is VERY overpriced. A rip off honestly. Sides were not all you can eat, you get 2 refills then they charge $1 for each tiny side you order. They charge $40 a person's for "all you can eat" but they only have 9 items to pick from??!! In CA pay literally half the price and the quality and taste of the meat is far, far better and the selection can go up to 40 choices of meat/entrees. We decided to not order all you can eat because the selection was so sad. Plus we really wanted beef bulgogi which wasn't even offered on the all you can eat menu. Seriously??!! We decided instead to just try a single order of beef bulgogi as a single order sinxe thats all they offered. We figured if it was good we could order more and still pay less than all you can eat prices for meat we don't want. So glad we did! Because the bulgogi did not taste good, and that put the final nail in the coffin for us. Thank goodness we didn't waste anymore money there. My wife even commented, "this meat tastes weird. Is it even cow?" And let's talk about the portion. Oh my gosh, we were shocked. $33 for an order of Bulgogi was ourageous. Besides, the taste was terrible and the portion was half the size! We literally visited California last week to visit family for a week, and I went to H Mart (local, popular Korean store) and purchased bulbogi for a big BBQ. I literally got quality, amazing, delicious meat for $29 and it was double the portion size of this place. They had the same Soju and Blackberry Wine we had before and like. Normally we paid $14 for the wine bottle, anx that's CA prices. Here they charge a whopping $22 for the exact same thing. They have a time limit of 90 minutes to eat which I've never heard of before, and it was funny because the restaurant was literally empty except for me and my wife. Good thing we only stayed 30 minutes. They gave us no napkins. I had to look around the restaurant and take some tiny cocktail napkins since we rarely saw our server. No brisket sauce offered either. And no rice paper offered. Different, disappointing, but not the worst especially compared to everything else. Service was the same as CA, that is to say either non existent and/or not pleasant. But in CA, people usually put up with that because the food is so good and it's all you can eat. My wife summed it up perfectly. She said that's what you get when you have no competition and no one knows better taste and quality exists. We quickly ate the little food we had so we don't waste food but even more than that we wanted to finish quickly so we could leave and find food elsewhere because we were so hungry! We drove an hour just to try the place and we're starving. It will be my mission to explore Ohio for a delicious kbbq place I can enjoy and point people to so no one ever again has to waste their money at gogi end bbq. 1/5

In a city lacking solid ramen options, Xinji does not help fill the void. It's also unfortunately…read moredeclined in quality over the years while prices have crept up. It's primely located on Lorain Ave with a decent amount of street parking around, and usually decently busy at dinner times. The dining room is ample with a view of the open kitchen which provides some level of hope. However, hope diminishes as the time between sitting down and getting the menu to a staff member bringing water or taking your order extends. The menu really isn't too long and the main decision is whether you're feeling a bowl of steaming noodles or a rice bowl, and whether you're hungry enough to indulge in apps like the bao or kimchi balls. The Pork Bao used to be a reliable taster in anticipation of the entree with a more interesting flavor blending sesame, soy and hoisin, but more recently it tastes like someone took leftover pulled pork from a weekend BBQ and slapped it in a rice bun. The Kimchi Balls are nice, with a satisfying crunch to them, but quite heavy if you're getting more than one. Good ramen broth is a labor of love, but it shouldn't take 30+ minutes to receive ramen at a restaurant dedicated to ramen. Even more disappointing is when it's just average ramen, salty without the savory umami kick that an enjoyable bowl delivers. The added egg ($1.50) does come perfectly jammy and the noodles have a comforting chew, but both are cool temperature wise and detract from the heartiness of the noodle bowl. I found myself gulping down water to offset the saltiness of the food, but the staff, though very pleasant, seemed too overwhelmed to come back and refill the water when our flask was empty. Will probably not be returning for the barely average ramen with other good noodle soup options in existence.

I wish there were more ramen options in cleveland because it is so satisfying to slurp some warm…read morebroth and noodles on a cold night. Thanks to xinji for offering that comfort! We came Friday night and were quickly seated and offered cucumber water. The fried chicken bao is a must!!! It was soooooo crispy and juicy and was huge! The Korean sauce was a perfect compliment and had a tiny spice kick. The garlic tonkatsu was flavorful and filling. I added a soy egg to it which was tasty but was a little cold. We loved that the menu had a noodle with no broth as an option too! Can't wait to come back!