You walk into Muteki Ramen and it's an efficiently run machine. You're soon welcomed and asked if you're there for pickup or dining in house. You reply in house because you've never been to Muteki and crave some salty ramen on a cold winter night. After being seated you're approached by a waitress no less than 15 seconds later. She is prompt and asks if you know what you want to order. You reply you need a minute or two please. You graze over the decently sized menu but your eye goes to one thing and one thing only. It's the real reason you walked in. The Ramen. Yes, that's the order. Your waitress comes back and you ask her what's the most popular? She names one or two choices and you roll the dice, a coin flip of sorts assuming that either ramen option is likely delectable. As you wait for your food you observe others casually dining. Lots of couples and small groups. Staff is once again, not surprising to you at this point , efficiently walking around. Busy with to go orders, in house restaurant orders, and a plethora of other things you can only imagine. The environment is steamy and gives off an authentic sort of vibe. Is this what is feels like to dine in Asia? You can only imagine but surmise it must be something similar. The meal comes and its everything you imagined without a touch more than that. It's tasty, salty and hits the spot. You devour your food...a bit too quickly. Walking out satisfied and good on salt for a solid 3 days, you will hydrate and be back soon. very soon. read more

I love this place, service is very good, staff is attentive and friendly, food is delicious and portions are big. I only have one complain - the seafood ramen is made with pork broth - it's little weird, seafood dishes supposed to not have meat and overall should be lighter. I am pescatarian for 10+ years and pork broth is too heavy for me, couldn't eat it, just ate seafood itself and a little bit of noodles (which were really good). Can you please consider to make a seafood ramen with fish/seafood or vegetable broth, without adding a pork broth? And everything else I tried with shrimp and fish is very fresh and delicious. Consistency is impressive. Delivery is also spot on, highly recommended! read more

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I love the steamy bowl of ramen they have in the window displayed. It's cute and catches your attention. Ordered delivery from here. We ordered the black tonkotsu ramen, seafood ramen, 4pc pork chashu, and kimchi salad. Delivery arrived pretty quick. It was still warm. The black tonkotsu was okay. The seafood ramen we wouldn't get again. It's better at South Street. The scallops were so tiny. There's barely any seafood. And at $20? Way overpriced for what it is. The tonkotsu was $18. Also pricey for small portion. Lacked the flavor I wanted. The kimchi was not good. We tried one bite and threw it away. Waste of $7. Don't recommend. The pork chashu was small for $7.50. It was also okay. We've had better. The noodles were cooked perfectly. Overall, we weren't satisfied and wouldn't order from here again. read more

Had a very very disappointing second dining experience at Muteki! Unfortunately other than the gyoza, nothing was executed well. This time we ordered the chicken wings and the inside of one of the wings we bit into was ice cold!!! We had to send these back and when we did someone from the kitchen came out and interrogated us about what was wrong with them in an aggressive matter. Not okay! The ramen was also very bland. Service also wasn't as good! :-( read more

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Tried their spicy tonkotsu ramen via delivery and it was pretty good! Definitely one of the better ramen spots in Hoboken. The broth had a good kick to it too. read more

Muteki Ramen - Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

We were seated outdoors per request - there were only a few outdoor seating available. Has to be one of my favorite ramen spots around the area thus far. To start off I love the little details this restaurant has to offer such as their napkins have a cute caption "No Ramen, No Peace". Their menu has a wide range of Asian-fusion dishes with their respective Japanese names. *FOOD* - Kimchi Buns: savory and a bit sweet - highly recommend! Not as spicy as I thought which is ideal for me since I don't have a high spice tolerance. - Muteki Ramen and Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen - both very delicious and good broth. Would def try other ramens next time I'm back! read more

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Pretty good restaurant! I usually order it through the delivery apps. But me and babe decided to dine in to kick off my birthday weekend. We went pretty chill around 8:40 and the man at the front reminded us that we have to be done eating by 9:20! my bf and i were like huh? I was confused because online says they close at 10. He said it's because they need time to clean. Whatever all of it is weird but we proceeded to stay. My boyfriend got the tonkotsu ramen and i got the spicy miso volcano ramen. Both were really delicious! And i like the karrage fried chicken! Kind of reminds me of like Thai or orange chicken. read more

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I ordered the vegetarian ramen here for takeout. I love the creamy broth, which isn't super common in vegetarian and vegan offerings. The price was also reasonable. This place is definitely worth a visit! read more

This is by far our new favorite ramen place. And do not take this review lightly as my wife and I have been ramen aficionados for a few years now having ramen all over NYC and NJ. From the way they make all of their menu, you can tell they are thoughtful and deliberate on their ingredients. Even down to the flavors of the ramen, the taste of the ingredients swirl almost as if they emulated the French mantra of no flavors overpowering anything. But the chefs at muteki take it to the style that they take a singular flavor and allow it to be the star of the bowl or plate. The Chasu Pork Bun reminds me so much of sweet bao buns or siopao of Philippines. The greens only add to flavor and don't overpower neither the sauce nor the pork. The pork and the sauce dance together to create a finely balanced flavor. Our usual complaint about takoyaki is that it's always too hot but the one here is in perfect temperature after 3 minutes. The outside sweet sauce and the inside also have a playful tone of flavors between them. Now the main stars, the Volcano Ramen was the most amazing ramen I ever had. The bowl focuses on the spiciness as should be expected. However, the noodles coat and absorb just a perfect amount of the spiciness and the miso broth. The greens again add but do not overpower anything and is in perfect ratio for the amount of the bowl. The Chasu Pork exquisitely blends the broth and spice into every bite. And oh man, they definitely did not go wrong and sourced their naruto from a very good vendor that this is one of the few places that I've tasted the naruto being able to absorb broth flavor. My complaint if I had any was that we only had half of the egg each but even then, it's as if they were trying to get ratios of the flavors right as if it was a conscious decision to not overpower the entire bowl itself. In it's entirety, my taste buds just came back from a holy bowl pilgrimage. My wife was quite satisfied with her black tonkotsu ramen but when I tried it's broth, the same could be said between the tonkotsu broth and the black garlic oil as if they were meant to be together. And if you went on to read this far, I am telling you to not hesitate and try this place! read more

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delicious food, good portions, and great for groups! The service was very quick and my party of 3 enjoyed our meals. read more

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We took a chance on Muteki Ramen in Hoboken, NJ, an 8 minutes walk from our hotel W Hoboken by the waterfront. We are so glad we did, decided to dining in our hotel room. We were not comfortable to dining inside as New Jersey allowed it here. Volcano Ramen was very good, not salty as typical places, just the right amount of heat, love it. The Tan Tan Noodle reminds me of more a Taiwanese style ramen, was solid. The cucumber salad, chopped tiny. Nothing like the photo on their website, but absolutely tasty and regressing. We love it. The Fried pork gyoza/dumplings was so tasty with just the nice savory soy dipping sauce. The kimchi was fresh and generous portion over fresh salad too. Ordered on their website so they don't have to pay so much for DoorDash or UberEat, support small businesses. The hostess helped was very nice and polite! It was just perfect ramen night for us at this cold winter night in NYC. Give them a chance when you are in the area! read more

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I'm so sad I don't live near this gem because I would be here all the time! I had the chicken and shrimp buns...I loved the chicken bun but the shrimp bun was just so light & refreshing that it won my heart over. After that I had a Ramen bowl, with roasted pork, egg, scallions and noodles. The broth was spicy but not too spicy...it warmed my soul and brought a smile to my face. The staff was very warm and attentive, and followed covid protocol. Highly recommend this small but mighty spot! Stay hungry and stay safe, Carolina G read more

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It was pretty windy and a perfect day for ramen! We were sitting outside and the food got cold very quickly. The fried chicken was a bit like the Chinese sweet and sour chicken. Ramens were so good. I had the spicy tonkotsu and my husband had the volcano miso. Both were very good. read more

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Placed an order for two ramens and an order of pork buns on a Friday evening and received the delivery in 15 minutes. I was really impressed with the speed of the delivery. I also really appreciated how smartly the ramen was packed, with all the dry ingredients and toppings in one bowl and the broth in another container. We ordered the Black Tonkotsu Ramen ramen and the miso ramen. The black ramen was a bit too smoky for my liking, and the bamboo shoots tasted a bit off. Other than that, the rest of the toppings were great. Probably some of the best chashu pork I've ever had in a ramen too. The pork wasn't dry at all and had a great flavor. While I Didn't care for the black ramen broth, the miso broth was good. We also added an extra marinated egg to each ramen for an extra $1. The eggs were perfectly cooked and runny in the middle, but not really sure if they were "marinated" because typically the marinated ramen eggs are much darker and these just looked like normal eggs. Overall, this place had speedy delivery, convenient ramen to-go packaging, and delicious pork buns. I wasn't a fan of the Black Tonkotsu Ramen broth so much but I will give this place another try and just order the regular Tonkotsu broth. As it stands now though, I prefer Vivi bubble teas ramen more. read more

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Muteki is the best!!! The servers are great, fast, and kind. The restaraunt is very nice and clean. The food is amazing. My friend is obsessed with the baos. The ramen is so delicious! read more

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We came here after a long work shift when our other go to ramen shop was closed. It looks like this is a newer ramen shop that had only opened a few weeks ago during the pandemic. They were busy and we had to wait a few minutes before a table cleared and could be seated. Tables were not exceptionally distanced as the entire sidewalk in hoboken isnt very large, but the waiters all did wear masks and clean tables between customers. We ordered the volcano miso ramen, the spicy tonkotsu ramen, and the karrage fried chicken as an appetizer. Really all of the food was delicious- i definitely think that the broths and quality of the pork chasu is exceptional and definitely can help Muteki claim a spot with fierce ramen competitors. The only thing I might change is to get the ramen with wavy noodles. I prefer the chewier wavy noodles to the thin noodles that are sometimes served with specific dishes, so take note that if you want that token wavy ramen noodle, make sure your dish comes with it or just request for it to be switched out! We will definitely be back for more! read more

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We came here with family on our first day visiting from the West Coast. I chose this restaurant because of its stars on Yelp. We ordered takoyaki, pork buns, ramen, and I don't remember what else that amounted to about $200 for eight people, it wasn't bad but definitely not something extraordinary that would make me have a craving for especially the takoyaki. I have eaten so much more delicious takoyaki in hole in the wall restaurants. read more

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The most disgusting place I've experienced in JC. Came here on a afternoon date and we ordered appetizers first. The shrimp was ok. However my boyfriend ordered the chicken wings and we LEFT! Upon trying to eat the seasonless chicken we see film or extra skin just left on the chicken and the skin fried over top if it. it was disgusting, would not come back here at all. read more

Quick service, I got my ramen before I even finished my pork bun appetizer! I have had my good share of pork buns but these were delicious. Generous amounts of toppings on both the buns and the ramen made for a great meal. 10/10 would recommend stopping in if you haven't. (Plus, cheapest ramen date I have been on!) read more

Muteki Ramen - Chashu Pork Buns ( 2 buns ) - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

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The furnishing is astonishing however the food is totally a letdown, I would be lying to call what they made is "ramen", it is, at its best fast noodles with toppings. The noodles are mediocre at best and the soup tastes bland, and I don't quite understand what makes them think indoor decorations are more important than the food themselves. Their service is okay, so I'm tipping them one more star but I'm not going back anytime soon. read more

Muteki is the place to go for Ramen in Hobo! Loved the spicy Volcano Miso Soup, it wasn't extremely spicy which made it enjoyable. The miso base wasn't salty, like some places can be. The pork was cooked to perfection. All in all, very very tasty and the wavy noodles complimented the miso well. The Buns were also delicious, the sauce drizzled on it was AMAZING, very soft bun with the Muteki logo branded on it (for all the hipsters looking for a nice food photoshoot) I definitely recommend the fried Chicken appetizer. Again, the sauce they drizzle on it was very good. This is a great spot to catch up with friends, go on a date, or get takeout. During covid there is seating both inside and out. They place a sanitizer on your table, very clean!! read more

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Ramen is one of my favorite meals in the Winter. It's soothing, comforting, and warm. What more can you ask for! I stopped by with a few friends on a Sunday around 6pm for dinner. We were seated pretty quickly and the decision making of which ramen to choose began! Muteki has many ramen bowls to choose from! I appreciate that they have other proteins aside from pork which is the typical one. As someone who doesn't eat pork, I love seeing that there is still a variety I can choose from! I went with the Karaage Ramen (~$16). This ramen comes with thin noodles in a chicken broth with fried chicken (karaage), spinach, bean sprouts, bamboo shots, egg, fish cake, nori, and scallions. I swapped the thin noodles for wavy noodles since I prefer that more for a ramen bowl. The presentation of the Karaage Ramen was great with all the colors and toppings. I was ready to dig in. The karaage is super crispy and there's plenty of it. The only thing is you have to eat it pretty quickly or at least make sure it's not submerged in the broth because it will get soggy. The broth was light and somewhat creamy. It definitely added to the soothing factor of the whole bowl. It also wasn't super salty which may be the case with some ramen places. The soft-boiled egg was delicious and cooked perfectly. My only complaint is that they only give a half egg when we all know a full egg would hit different. The spinach, mushrooms, and scallions elevated the bowl and balanced out the savoriness pretty well. All in all, Muteki offered a super enjoyable ramen dinner with a solid variety of bowls to choose from. If you're in Hoboken and craving a big bowl of ramen, Muteki is a great spot to try! read more

Muteki Ramen - No ramen, no peace! - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

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One of few places for indoor dining in Hoboken ..legit ramen and broth is so amazing. If you eat ramen enough, it is all about the broth. Also BYOB don't forget to bring your drink of beverage. Buns were full of flavor and just right for an appetizer for 2 . Green tea is a tea bag was expecting like loose leaf tea, but will definitely be back worth the the Path or light rail from JC read more

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Great place to come with friends. Quick and polite service. We ordered the chashu pork buns, sukiyaki buns, pork katsu curry don, gyokuro matcha tea, and a matcha cheesecake for desert. Both of the buns were amazing, really soft buns with a meaty tasty filling. The pork katsu curry don was also fantastic, as the curry was smooth and velvety, accompanying the fried pork perfectly. The only slight complaint was that the pork was slightly tough on the edges, however, the dish was still great overall. The gyokuro matcha tea was alright, just average matcha tea. The matcha cheesecake was the highlight of the meal. The cheesecake came out in an adorable plate, perfect . The matcha flavor was not too strong, with the whipped cream complementing the slightly bitter matcha flavor perfectly. The portion size was also just right, as it was a nice light way to end off the meal. Overall, I would say that the meal was amazing and would definitely recommend stopping by the next time you are in Hoboken! read more

Muteki Ramen - Matcha Cheesecake (2pcs) - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

What I tried - vegetarian creamy ramen- brunch of veggies and tofu in a creamy broth. I loved how flavorful this ramen was! okonomiyaki - savory vegetable pancake with egg, cheese and mayo. This was our first time trying this dish and it was my favorite. My friend enjoyed his ramen with pork. This is a new spot in Hoboken but perfect for a quick meal and good time. Dishes are fairly priced. read more

Muteki Ramen - Fried Okonomiyaki - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

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Ordered regular and spicy ramen and the gyoza. The order arrived early, and everything was hot. Noodles were good, and the broth was very tasty! The meat was a little bit dry. But overall it's a solid option for ramen in NJ! read more

I was impressed with both dishes. My only critique is I wish the pork had more sauce so you can get that good saucy rice! Our server was super attentive and the food came out really fast! Overall a great ramen place in Hoboken! I would come back! :) read more

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Only ramen show in town, pretty much. Muteki unfortunately suffers from the same pervasive price-to-portion ratio issues with newer eateries opening on Washington Street. Those retail rents crush overhead and without a liquor license, the businesses need to really exploit the profit margins on food. The ramen was okay, lower tier than Totto or Ippudo in the city. I didn't feel like the broth was as rich and flavorful as a 'blow me away' ramen place would serve. It was decent though. As I mentioned, the $18 bowl of ramen was slightly on the meager side portion-wise. We ordered, and it seemed like they ladeled some noodles and warm (not hot) broth into a bowl, tossed in some knick knacks, and brought it out. Boom. 18 bucks. No other complaints about the service. More of a sushi joint ambience, with the dim blue lighting. Seating is limited. BYOB is a plus. If the ramen bowl was $12, the $18 bowl had about 30% more noodles and I left full, or it was unbelievably good, I would be a regular here. It's just fairly average and expensive for what you get. That said, I would come back here to try other menu items with my own bottle of sake. read more

Amazing place for authentic, delicious ramen. Great service and the food comes out quickly!

My daughter saw the picture of ramen on the window and said she loved noodles. Thinking she thought it was spaghetti, I was telling her that it's not the same noodles she's had before. A quick scan of the menu to locate some chicken and rice for her brother, and we were sold. What a pleasant surprise. We had some Karaage Fried Chicken App ($9) which the kids gobbled up...I got a Karaage Bun ($8) and the beaux got Sukiyaki bun (beef) ($9) and we also got I think the Tori Kara-age ($14) so we had some rice with all this chicken. I also had a seaweed salad ($7) which was okay but not my fav seaweed salad. The rest was amazing. read more

Muteki Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

This place is one of the best ramen places I've eaten at in the NewYork area -- we ordered the creamy vegetarian ramen and the chicken based ramen and both were really really good! Definitely recommend for ramen lovers read more

Great place. 1) This place is one of the best Japanese ramen and Japanese Katsu curry spot in NJ. 2) I would highly recommend the pork buns, they were excellent. 3) I got the Katsu curry, it was excellent. However, I don't like seaweed, however, they did not mention there would be seaweed on the rice. Would have said no seaweed if it was mentioned on the menu. 4) Overall, excellent location and ambiance. read more

Really good ramen!!! Pork buns where amazing. Edamame was amazing it wasn't bland at all! read more

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Ramen quality is very good, but the portion is very small for a 20 dollar plus bowl of ramen. The service is just ok. The waitress saw me finished the noodles and she came straight to me to pick it up and take it away. read more

Best ramen in hoboken hands down!! We've been several times. The vegetarian ramen is so creamy and flavorful and my friend loves their meat options (she's tried the volcano and spicy one). I wish there were more vegetarian options but i could also be happy eating just the creamy vegetarian ramen for the rest of my life. Bonus points for being byob. read more

Muteki Ramen - Vegetarian Creamy Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

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Delicious! Ordered delivery and the food arrived hot! We ordered the spicy ramen, katsu chicken curry and bao buns! I highly recommend all of them. Next time I'd love to actually check out the restaurant but if it tasted that good delivered I can only imagine how good it would taste fresh and in person! read more

I ordered for delivery back in May and finally getting around to writing a review! I liked how neatly they delivered everything, especially the ramen--with the broth separate from the rest of the ingredients so that it did not get soggy. I got the black tonkotsu ramen--I wasn't really a fan of the broth, which had a very strong flavor. The pork in it though was soo wonderfully tender, and I liked the fish cake too, I wish there was more of both. It had a tiny half egg, wish they'd also included the other half! But I'd like to try their other kinds of ramen in the future. I also got the fried pork gyoza--standard but nice presentation. The bang bang shrimp was different from most places I've had it--this was wrapped in fried potato strips! But I liked it well enough. I also got the yuzu honey drink--refreshing & I liked the cup with the plug for the straw hole so much that I kept it haha. All in all this seems like a solid place & I see myself ordering from here again in the future. read more

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Have never had Ramen before so we were between 2 options for my first try... glad we went with Muteki. It was great. Started with the karaage buns as an appetizer and then I got the Spicy Miso and partner got the green Thai curry... we both really enjoyed our meal and experience. It's BYOB which is great... waitress came and refilled our water ls often and the portions were very large. We both had enough left over for lunch the next day. Can't wait to go back. read more

Muteki Ramen - Volcano Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Just moved to the area and decided to try out a new ramen spot. This is officially my new favorite! I tried the yuzu shio ramen on a rainy day, and it hit the spot. The dish was so flavorful and delicious. Would definitely recommend for your next ramen craving! read more

Muteki Ramen - Yuzu Shio Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Came for lunch on a weekend and the service was really fast and the braised pork was really tender!! read more

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