One of the BEST Ramenya Shops I've been to. There was a waitress, Kate, who was VERY enthusiastically obsessed about ramen and it was a breath of fresh air to talk to her. Oba always gets my order right 100% of the time and they understand firm noodles. Weekends can be VERY busy as they have a breakfast restaurant and a boba shop so depending on your order, or crowd, it CAN be a long wait to get your order. The price is a bit expensive for my taste for Ramen but that's about average now. Pro Tip: Ask for a side of Butter with your Ramen. read more

Fan-freaking-tastic!!! Who would have thought this small restaurant in the middle of Cottage Grove (famous for Buster Keaton's The General) would have such wonderful, incredible food! The best so far on this trip. I had the seared tuna and, honestly, I thought I was in some costal town where the tuna was just line caught, or Japan! Our entire group loved their dishes and the two Japanese members thought the ramen was completely authentic. If you're traveling through the area, do yourself a favor and stop at Oba Ramen!!! read more

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Cute Little Ramen place that sells a variety of Japanese dishes, very good, however the Donuburi was a bit too salty, but still yummy! The Miso Dressing on the Green Salad is delicious. The service is friendly and food came out fast. read more

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This place is amazing. The best ramen I have had outside Portland. Their vegetarian ramen choices are delicious, service very friendly, and worth the drive. read more

The food here was great and the people kind. My husband's seared Ahi salad was far more impressive than the photo on the menu and made two meals. My only complaint was that the space is cold this time of year and their plug-in heaters aren't up to the task. Not super fast, fine for us. read more

Ramen was really authentic as was the yakisoba. Made me think I was back in Tokyo as a kid getting yakisoba street food. Poke bowl also delicious! Service also fast and welcoming! Cool place as well! read more

We've been looking around for a good ramen place ever since moving from southern CA to Eugene last fall. Finally found one, and with great prices, especially for the portion sizes! It's a 25 minute drive for this ramen, but it's MUCH better than anything I've found in Eugene, so I'll willingly make the trek again (and again and again). The tonkotsu broth was a little thinner than I would normally expect, but the menu highlights that it's a pork and chicken broth (possibly to cut down on cost?). Still it was a fairly rich broth that got me most of the way there. The chashu, bamboo, marinated egg, and other toppings were well prepared and hit just right. The shoyu ramen was also really tasty, and tasted closer to what I expected than the tonkotsu broth did. read more

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If you get ramen anywhere else you're making a terrible mistake. Oba blows the competition out of the water. Better than any ramen in Eugene/Springfield. read more

Fantastic flavors! The flavor of the broth was exactly how I like it. Rich and fresh noodles. The only thing that wasn't quite right was the pork. It was a bit too chewy and I couldn't fully swallow it. read more

Great place to grab lunch or dinner. Best Ramen in Cottage Grove. Dine in, takeout and on-line orders.

This place destroys like Godzilla. Value, quality, vibe...it's all there. Not fancy but solid for the food and low key atmosphere. Chicken Yakisobe sends the competition away, whimpering like a beaten down Baby Gamera. A very nice young lady running the show. Portion size and price point excel. read more

The food here is delicious. I love how easily customizable they make it, one of the things I hate is having to let someone know of many specifications but they make it easy here to order and make the food perfect for each person. The restaurant is very cute and has an adorable small town vibe. The waitress we had was so sweet and very helpful. The only complaint I have is it can become very expensive very easy if you want any add ons but so so delicious and worth it! read more

The restaurant is in a lovely old building on Main Street! We got parking right in front... We walked in and sat ourselves in a booth being promptly greeted by the lovely staff! The menu is simple & an ordering grid was provided. It was a unique & fun experience. Custom order your ramen, which was utterly delicious with bright, yet savory flavor profiles, in bean sprouts & ginger gets a two thumbs up review!! We also order gyoza & spring rolls to share with our group & they were also scrumptious! Bottled Fanta & an oohlong boba tea complimented the food. The four of us ate for $45. NOTE: the cook staff came to our table to clarify a part of the order as it was vegan, but a fish cake was part of it and so they took the extra time to verify which was quite appreciated. Highly recommend for a memorable ramen experience! read more

This place has great food with great customer service. Stopped by on our way to Washington State and we were very glad that we picked this restaurant. One of the best Ramen places I've ever been. read more

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Comfort food at its best. Just a short walk down the street from me. Big city ramen in a small town. read more

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Went with a group of six on a Sunday night. I found the ordering process kind of fun and pretty easy, but I see other reviewers found it difficult and time consuming. My vegetable broth ramen was very flavorful and creamy. More flavorful than the tonkatsu ramen. I enjoyed my $7 small size ramen but it wasn't as memorable as I hope it would be. The broth was just warm and the noodles very hot. The cha siu was good, but not great. Others in my party added mushrooms and garlic chips. I hope that more vegetables would be a default option in the ramen. My friend liked the donburi bowl, if was HUGE for $9. Hope to try the sukiyaki Sunday one day. I liked the long cafeteria style tables in the shop. It felt comfortable and casual. The waitress was friendly and helpful. All our food came out at the appropriate time together. In the end, you pay at the cash register after you're done eating. I am happy to see CG has a ramen shop and hope it improves to be a more memorable experience! read more

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This is good solid ramen! The Tonkatsu broth was excellent, the eggs were house made/marinated and perfectly cooked, the noodles had the perfect "bite," and the add-in options were numerous. We also had the chicken donburi which was enjoyable as well. Great customer service and fair prices. We'll be stopping by to get ramen when we're in town next time! read more

This is a real find. We live in Eugene and have been twice: and we will be back! We had the Tonkotsu ramen on both trips and also had the gyoza on our second visit. Absolutely fantastic. We have lived in many places with good ramen, but this is top notch. The broth just seems to get better with every bite. (Slurp?) Noodles have a nice texture. There's quite a nice selection on the menu board, and we want to come back to try more. Service is super friendly, consistent, and helpful. It's a modest place in a strip mall, but very comfortable. Nice mural on the wall. Fellow patrons have been in good spirits: they know they are in good hands. Wow! (Note: they are planning to move to a new location in Cottage Grove, so check before you head out.) read more

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If you want unbelievably AMAZING ramen, this is your next STOP !!! Very kind and efficient service. Had vegetable broth, add extra noodles, ginger, sh*take mushrooms, and scallions. Wow!!! SUPER AWESOME FLAVORS!!! Run, don't walk read more

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Amazing meal and great service. The boba was excellent too. Very quaint and located in the historic district of cottage grove. read more

Oba Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Cottage Grove, Oregon

Friendly service and good ramen! We weren't really sure how to order (we're ramen newbies!) and there weren't really any instructions- but when we asked our server kindly explained. The ramen was yummy- the tonkotsu broth tasted as if it had been simmering all day and the noodles were perfectly cooked- and possibly made in-house? The ambience was fine- it was small with about four booths and four tables- a sign by the door indicated that the boba service gets pretty busy! read more

This is getting 3 stars because I'm giving credit to the attempt to do ramen in Cottage Grove. The restaurant has a nice modern vibe, the service was great, and the paper ordering system wasn't a problem. There weren't many parking spaces, but they turned over quickly because the store next door is a marijuana dispensary. Essentially, the broth isn't great, the noodles were clumped together and difficult to pull out of the bowl, and the price to add in ingredients that should be standard is outrageous. And don't get me started on having to spend even more money to buy additional flavor for the bland broth. To make matters worse, the purchased add-ins were brought to our table cold before getting the soup (like from a fridge cold), and not added to the soup beforehand. So you're putting expensive cold mushrooms and corn and eggs into hot soup. We also ordered the fried rice, and while it was presented nicely, it had literally zero flavor and tasted like cooking oil. This was the most disappointing restaurant experience I've had in awhile. read more

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Great local option. Two great meals so far. Ate noodles and loved the gyoza! Great boba options as well

Incredible food, super friendly waitstaff and workers, delicious boba drinks, and desserts! Sukiyaki is our date night meal of choice. Love that the owner opened up during the ice storm and fed the community for free! We are so lucky they're in the Grove read more

An over-achieving storefront restaurant with excellent flavorful food and a wide range of choices. Everything I've had here has been good. This time I had the shoyu ramen bowl with added spinach, delish. Many other dishes, specials, and sides are available. Five types of broth (including vegetarian), and five custom "flavor bombs" like curry or black garlic. My favorite place in Cottage Grove, and a great stop if you're on I-5. (Sure beats McDonald's!) read more

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My partner and I discovered this place through word of mouth just last week... we returned a few days later because it's SO DELICIOUS. I always have ramen on the mind when we travel and out of about 5 ramen places we have been to this year I have to say this is the best hands down. So many great little options and additions. I'm sure I'll go again tomorrow. I don't even care that it's nearly 30 minutes away. I suggest getting the Tonkatsu or mushroom vegetable broth with everything, add a miso bomb an egg, bok choy and some grilled corn. You won't be disappointed. read more

Oba Ramen - Tonkatsu broth ramen with everything. Also a marinated egg and grilled corn. AMAZING - Ramen Near Me - Cottage Grove, Oregon

I really dig ramen. In a town filled with pretty much just American food I was thrilled to see a ramen restaurant open up. As of my visit it had been open less than a month. They have four different broths to choose from that includes a vegan broth and loads of options for add ins all at a very reasonable price. There's also an option for udon noodles in beef broth. I chose the ramen with the shoyu broth, added a bit of spinach, bok choy and shiitake mushrooms and it was perfection. The noodles were perfection too. Next time I'm in Cottage Grove I'm making a point of coming back here. 2019 - Review #9 read more

We intentionally drive from Eugene to enjoy the food here. Their Gyoza is fantastic and their tonkotsu ramen is some of the best you will get anywhere in this area. It's flavorful and extremely tasty. The service is wonderful. read more

Been here now 4 times and I've come to a conclusion. They need to move to Eugene so I dont have to drive this far for the great Ramen. read more

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What an amazing find! My 11yo and I were driving to S. Oregon for an adventure and I was determined to not spend any money at a chain if i could help it so I could give back to my community. We found this place and it was EXACTLY what we wanted. Delicious ramen, wonderful humans working there, reasonable pricing, amazing ingredients... Definitely go back there and support this small business. read more

Service was great, food was fresh and delicious, restaurant was small but unique and inviting! I ordered a Thai tea with tapioca boba, we had an order of chicken gyoza, green salad, ahi tuna salad and two orders of ramen with extra toppings. Every single thing was amazing and we will definitely be back. We truly enjoyed the hospitality as well! Only negative was the location, a little ways off the freeway and on the other side of train tracks, we actually had to wait for a train to pass to get there, but it was worth it 100%. read more

Went there for lunch today while waiting to meet my bike riding group. Had the tokotsu with all the toppings and a side of pork gyoza. Very tasty on both! Generous helping of green onions, just the way I like it! Would make it a stop for a meal when passing through again! read more

Thanks to a sign heading north off the 5 freeway, my husband and I discovered this little ramen spot. From the moment we walked in we had a wonderful and delicious experience. The young lady was welcoming, polite, and helpful on explaining how to order the ramen since it was our first time here. For an appetizer we order the chicken gyoza. Comes with 5 pieces. Little bites of deliciousness! I like when the gyoza is soft on the outside instead of it being crispy. For our entrees, we both ordered their special, Poke bowl, which had tuna. And the Lomi Lomi bowl, which had salmon. They were both excellent, flavorful, and filling. They gave a substantial amount of fish on both bowls. My husband also ordered ramen. Shoyu broth, cha shu pork, and extra noodles. The broth tasted homemade and it was so smooth to drink. Wasn't overly salty and didn't taste like MSG garbage like some other ramen places use. This was definitely one of the best ramen places we have been to. It's a small slightly dingy restaurant with a small parking lot but don't let that discourage you. Highly recommend you check this place out! Also there are some tables outside so if you have a fur baby with you like we did, they can sit with you outside. Enjoy! :) read more

I have had excellent service and wonderful food every time I have been there. I also always have to have help ordering and a couple of times, I did not mean to order what I was given. They would have done anything to make it right, but what I was given was too good to send back. Now I wonder if I can order that. If I can remember what it was! The food was fresh and hot, so tasty. Everyone should try it, they will help you with the ordering! read more

The real deal for Japanese food! Mama-san has kept traditional Japanese ingredients fresh and flavorful in her ramen, sashimi poke bowls and salads, and woven in boba drinks and hot days. read more

As a long time Yelp lurker I don't usually leave reviews, but this ramen is some of the best I've ever had. I can't even recall a better bowl of ramen when I visited Tokyo. The tonkatsu broth was silky and delicious. The pork was falling apart soft but still had crispy edges. 10/10 would recommend. read more

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Fantastic Japanese restaurant in Cottage Grove! It's located on a quaint downtown street in a cute little complex across from its own Boba/Ice Cream shop, an antique store, and old-fashioned barbershop. We stopped here on our way to Seattle from San Francisco and it was such a wonderful oasis. The Ramen was so delicious - my husband had the Tonkatsu and I had the vegetarian. The noodles were perfectly chewy, and the toppings deliciously seasoned. We also had green tea which was served in a pot. It was high-quality looseleaf tea. Our son had the crispy fried chicken, which was served with rice and salad and he absolutely devoured it, although he's an especially picky eater! It was served with two delicious sauces. My husband tried to take some of his and there might've been a little fight. The service was outstanding. I'm already looking forward to the drive back down when we will stop here again! read more

Great food and service. We had the beef bowl, gyoza, chicken skewers, and tonkatsu. All very delicious.

The Okinawa Brown Sugar Milk Tea with Tapioca Boba was delicious!!!! This is the second time I've gotten Boba Tea from this place and it has disappointed. Customer service was also friendly, helpful, and fast. Thank you Oba Ramen!! read more

They have moved to downtown Cottage Grove into the old Buster's restaurant. I haven't been since they moved. However, I really like their food. I have had the noodle bowls and they are FANTASTIC! This is an excellent restaurant. The food is beautiful and delicious! I have the thick noodle soup and I don't know what the name of it was, but a really nice meal. Now that I have written this review...I must go to their new location. They recently reopened at the new location. read more