Always fantastic. Every time. My friends and family go to for tremendous food and consistency. It…read moredoesn't get better for value and clean fresh food authentic style.

I love this restaurant! It is definitely one of my favourite restaurants to go to…read more I enjoy the food so much and the people are lovely.

This restaurant serves mostly Japanese cuisine (although not authentic) as well as Pho at the same…read moretime. Owned by a nice korean family. The ramen were frozen ramen packets you can buy at the grocery stores and the soup was definitely not pork bone soup simmered for hours. They did try to make some fusion taste and it was ok but because of the lack of work needed to make this, it should not be priced similar to real ramen. Also comes with a button mushroom disguised as a shitake mushroom. The udon soup was on par with other japanese restaurants since the dashi stock is fairly easy to make. The portion is very huge and the taste is not bad. The tempura was fried nicely. This one is priced fairly. Since Port Alberni lacks authentic Japanese cuisines, this is all they have. Taste-wise is ok for a fusion palate.

What a great little spot. They have pho and ramen everything was good. Our family enjoyed it.read more

This is the second time we've been here after first finding it about 6 years ago and it's just as…read moregood as we remember, maybe better. This is no ordinary food truck, it's a gourmet meal in a take out box. Better than what you'd find in quite a lot of restaurants, so you are absolutely paying for quality here but it's sooooo worth it! First tip, it does take time to make the meals, 20-45 mins depending on when you order and how many are ahead. So either prepare to go for a walk or call in your order ahead. Now the food, I think they're famous for their ribs which we've had both times. A sticky, crispy, gooey mess of deliciousness that will have you scraping down the box for every last drop. It's a honey, soy, garlic type mix and came with 5 pieces. We went with a herbed chicken and Brie burger combo with polenta fries. The Burger was certainly tasty, with a special sauce and topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles etc. No ketchup and mayo here. But I have to say I got slight food envy at the sight of the crispy Korean fried chicken burger. That looked crisped to perfection and I was told not too spicy so I'll be trying that next time. And polenta fries, crispy delicious polenta in equally shaped large fries with a sweet mayo type dipping sauce. Crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Not something you'll find elsewhere anytime soon. Delicious. And I haven't even touched on the albacore seared tuna salad! Upon opening the box you'll be taken by the presentation, it looks just as good as it tastes. A generous portion of large tuna slices on a mix of well dressed rice, salad leaves and mixed diced salad veg. I liked the crunch of the bean sprouts along side everything else. Order a few things and share it family style for the best sampling. It is a food truck in an industrial type car park with one table, but I'd suggest finding a place you intend to eat like a nearby park bench or picnic table and grab it to go. Hands down one of the best food trucks I've ever been to. Indeed one of the best, most memorable meals I've had in a while. If you're in the area, absolutely come here, you will be happy you did!

The service was great and the food fantastic! It was so homey and wonderful. An amazing place!read more

Friendly , a few tables. We walked in not knowing , but hungry for lunch. What a find! Looking…read morefor a sandwich , which we found as delicious, but the Asian options magnificent. Try their take on Caesar salad. I had a bowl of beef wonton soup with veggies included. Wow. Hubby had grilled chicken sandwich with soup of the day. Corn chowder.

I'm not a big fan of their vermicelli, but their soups are SO GOOD. I honestly go here constantly…read more I'm lactose intolerant, and I love not having to worry about most of the dishes. The service is very nice as well, definitely worth it

Very friendly and delicious place for Vietnamese food! My hubs got the chicken banh mi (sub…read moresandwich) and I got the chicken, pork, spring roll combo on rice. The spring roll was perfectly crispy and the meats were flavorful and yummy. They have two gender-neutral bathrooms that were nice and clean too. Definitely will come back next time we're in Parksville!

This was our second time eating here, we had mid expectations. We ordered two bento boxes to share…read more The deep fried components tasted like old fryer oil. Which was 90% of the bento box. When we told the waitress we didn't like it she took it away and just brought us our bill without offering us anything else. There was no discount or compensation. We left hungry and sad.

Before ending our camping trip, we stopped by this cute Japanese restaurant before our ferry. The…read morerestaurant is very spacious and clean with modern decor. There wasn't a lineup when we got there, so we were seated right away. Their menu has lots of options of different rolls, udon, sashimi etc. Because it was lunch time, we ordered some bento box. I ordered bento box A with California roll for my daughter, and chicken udon for myself. My hubby ordered some sushi taco, and a Ubuild bento box. The food came pretty slow, which was strange. There wasn't a lot of customers when we got there. The bento boxes were pretty fresh with good portion. The sushi taco was a little yummy, however, the deep fried seaweed is on the greasy side with lots of batter. I was a little disappointed with the chicken udon, it was pretty standard and the chicken was pretty soggy. However, nothing beats a hot bowl of soup in a rainy day. Overall, we still enjoyed our meal. Not sure if I will go back, but I'm glad we got to experience it.

I feel a bit conflicted about leaving a review for a single novelty dessert, but I specifically…read morecame here looking for this one-of-a-kind item! And I haven't seen many other people reviewing it either. So here's a review for others like me. If, like me, you were going to Nanaimo and decided to look up the Nanaimo Bar Trail, you may have seen that the Noodlebox here offers a "Nanaimo bar spring roll." What a cool idea, right? I absolutely had to try it, but we'd already had a big breakfast, so my sister and I popped in here for a quite bite just to try the dessert. And they very kindly gave us three of the spring rolls instead of two, which is a plus! Unfortunately, though, the spring roll tasted... basically nothing like a Nanaimo bar. And I know it's a spring roll and it's going to be different, but this was a spring roll filled with banana and a sprinkling of spices. The custard dip was nice and the portion size was good, but there was nothing chocolatey about it at all, and the overwhelming taste of banana made me wonder if they were just taking a banana dessert spring roll and calling it a Nanaimo bar spring roll. So, while this sounded cool on paper, I did end up feeling that, while it was tasty, it wasn't at all what I had been hoping for. Overall the Noodlebox location seems nice and the staff were friendly, so I can't fault them anything else. I do think I'll make a point to return here for lunch next time I'm in Nanaimo, just so I can give the rest of their food a genuine shot - but we were on a wild dessert quest, and sadly, this point on the list didn't really deliver.

Service was good but the food was horrible, no flavour but oil and Medium spice was way too hot.read more

Nikkei Ramen-ya 565…read moreEngland Ave Courtenay, BC V9N 2N2 (250) 897-4700 Open 7 days a week from 11.30am - 8pm except for Friday & Saturday (closes at 9pm) Street parking available around the restaurant It began on a sunny October day in 2016. Inspired by the shops of Vancouver, LA, and Tokyo, and driven by their love of noodles, Greg and Erin Masuda served the first bowl of authentic, scratch-made ramen that Vancouver Island had ever seen. Six years and 40 flavours later, Nikkei Ramen-ya still bustles; if you can't make it to our shop in Downtown Courtenay, you can now find our ramen at your local Vancouver Island grocer. From silky Tonkotsu to vegan-friendly options and crisp karaage chicken, we've got something for every craving. Gluten-free options are available Our review- We met a friend for dinner, we went early at about 4.30pm, it wasn't crowded yet. Ordered our ramen on an electronic kiosk menu board... By the electronic menu board, there are table # stand. Chose a number & put the number that you chose onto your order as identification. Then place the number stand on your table. The noodles were very good, nice soup broth... we enjoyed the noodles very much, we also added a side dish of green beans, dressing on the beans was like the Japanese spinach (Gomae). Beans was crunchy & with that dressing, it was yummy. Overall a very good experience, do check it out if you are in downtown Courtney. You will not be disappointed ! Place was clean with decent seats Come after lunch or before dinner, the place was crowded during dinner time.

We came here for the reviews but we are pretty disappointed. Ramen was cold and the pork tasted…read morespoiled. The tea that was almost $8 tasted worst than free tea (that we usually get when we go for Ramen). The only good thing was the Karagee but 4 pieces for $12 ??? Place was clean but service non existence, didn't even offer water. We are from Vancouver and we go for Ramen at least every other week so we know that is not authentic Ramen.