Worse ramen place I've ever been too. Everything looks good but when digging in to what looks like an amazing ramen I couldn't help myself from being very disappointed. Not only was the ramen very bland but there was no taste at all. I also had there boba smoothies and that too was horrible. It literally tasted like ice blended with powder and the boba was beyond hard as if it wasn't made that day. Nonetheless this is for sure my last and final time coming here. Consider yourself warned try them at your own risk. read more

My 1st time there with a friend who goes often.. I'm hooked! I'll take my family there someday since we live in town

Great food, quick service, and friendly staff. If you're in the Mililani area you need to try this.

As a resident of the area, I've had other options at this establishment in the past and felt it was a good a time as any to give a fair review. I tend to have a bit of a standard when it comes to good quality Oxtail soup so naturally when seeing this on the menu I have expectations but I also wanted to come in with an open mind. Can't knock it till you try it right? My honest opinion of that particular menu item is that it just isn't all there. The broth was very under seasoned and the oxtail severely needed an extra hour or two of boil time to really break down the fibers, fat and sinew to produce a richer broth and tender meat. As a result it was a rather tough rip and tear with fingers and teeth kind of meal. They also gave a ramekin of ginger that had to be at least a few days old dried out on the counter. So on that scale I would rate the dish a 5/10. I've tasted much better, made better as well, but I've had a lot of worse ones than this too so take it as you may. My overall impression of Rakumen, however, is actually a positive one. They give generous portions with complimentary deals, online discounts and a number of customizable options for combos, noodles and broth. This isn't the highest of quality places but when you're hungry and on a budget, this just about does it. Can't go wrong with gyoza upon gyoza. Hope this helps! read more

Rakumen - Oxtail Soup - Japanese Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

Was really craving pho, but this was the only thing nearby that wasn't about to close and I didn't want fast food. Ordered the Ma bo Tofu ramen and it was really gross. The noodles were a big lump of mush and the ma bo tofu had a really weird taste to it. It was about $15 I think, and it went to waste. I ended up dumping the whole thing and didn't eat dinner. Maybe the other menu items there are better, im not sure but i don't think I want to chance it. On the plus side, the place looks really clean! read more

Wow this place is great!! The menu selections are deep as compared to other ramen shops. Well lit and clean and the service is outstanding!! BYOB....moa betta!! Recommend the chicken katsu curry which can feed 2 people. All their dishes they give fat portions and we always have to take home, which is even better. Free gyoza too if u get there before 5pm, can't beat that! read more

I really like going to Rakumen because of how close it is to my house. Rakumen has take out and the take out food quality is good. The restaurant inside is clean, but the pick up counter is close to the door, which makes some congestion. The staff is friendly and welcomes you, which is pleasant. read more

So upset. Literally tried to order dinner. I was on hold for 20 minutes, I could hear everyone ordering so I stayed on the line because if I hung up and tried to recall it would be line busy. After 48 minutes on hold, we got to the restaurant and when we notified them that I was on hold they hung up and just laughed about it. The phone rang, and they proceeded to take someone's phone order. They still hadn't taken our order! So disappointing. This was our go to place for generic ramen. Not anymore. read more

Bet mochiko chicken!!! Usually do take out so can't judge table service, but counter service is good

I have been going to the Starbucks in this same shopping center for years, this place never was on my radar but it should have been, holy moly. The food? Incredible. The portions? Insane. I can eat A LOT, I'm a really in-shape guy, 5'7 heaven, I work out all the time and I have a stomach like a bottomless pit- but I got the chicken katsu and the jumbo gyoza, and now I'm telling you that I took some of it to go, this place defeated me and I couldn't be happier about it. Now I'm 100% stoked to have a lunch for tomorrow! On top of everything, the servers are super attentive, they sat me down immediately and my food was out within minutes, the kitchen really has their best foot forward. Bonus points for whoever had the aux, your playlist made me relive my cringe high school days (not a bad thing at all). read more

One of our favorite ramen spots by far! Service is always amazing! The staff is so good at taking care of our group and the food is so tasty!! Love the brown sugar milk tea with boba - my fave!! read more

The service is awesome and they are on it. The food is excellent. The bobas are great and prices are reasonable. Happy hour from 2pm-5pm you get 4pieces of gyouza free with every meal. I had a party of 16 and the restaurant has room for large parties. read more

Good food reasonably priced and sized. Service was great, and the restaurant was well kept and clean. read more

I searched far and wide. I scoured the hills and the valleys. I traveled through the seasons, a stranger from another land, unto the ends of time itself. The years went by and I grew old. The gray had set in my hair and the lines grew deep into my face. Alas, after a lifetime of searching... I could find no flavor at Rakumen. Where's the flavor? Seriously? Where the fuck.is.the.flavor???!! read more

Stopped in for the guava lemonade because I was grabbing food from next door and it did not disappoint. After a long FT call with my mother I ended up running back in to grab a second one before I left because it was so good. Next time I'm up that way I'm grabbing the spicy beef ramen!!! read more

Rakumen - Guava Lemonade - Japanese Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

I like their $14.95 ramen set combo with either shoyu or miso ramen, 4 pieces of gyoza & plate choice

I was excited to hear about Tanaka opening at Mililani Town Center, but after a terrible experience at their Pearlridge location, I needed to find an alternative nearby. Rakumen was recommended and I think I found my new favorite restaurant. They make their chicken katsu the way I like it, which will definitely bring me back. The katsu was crispy and the sauce just how I like it. I ordered the chicken katsu salad, which I really enjoyed. On my next visit, I will try their ramen. Portions are generous and their prices are fair. This is a hidden gem that I can't wait to return to. read more

Oh boy oh boy! So happy to have a ramen place again in Mililani Mauka! Just so happen I saw on my facebook feed that they're doing a soft opening today, so I decided to check them out. They're located in the same building as Poke Stop and took the spot that was formerly Mililani Mauka Chinese Restaurant. Just so happen adjacent to that spot was Genki Ramen 2, which I believe had the same owner as Mililani Mauka Chinese which both closed during the beginning of the pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Coming into Rakumen, I noticed they were already busy making takeout orders. But I wanted to dine in and they seated me quickly. My first impression of their service so far is great. There was about three front of the house staff running around, and while they were busy taking orders and handling takeout, they still quickly checked in on me and refilled my water and fruit punch. I was surprised how attentive they were and I hope they'll continue to have that energy far after their first opening day. Getting to ordering, I wanted to try their tan tan ramen and beef curry rice. Personally, these dishes are how I measure the quality of ramen places here on the island. So far, most ramen places I've been to have given me somewhat bland tan tan ramen. Today, I was pleasantly surprised that their tan tan broth had flavor. However, I kind of like spice so I still had to add chili oil lol. As for the beef curry, it seems about similar in taste as other places. Oh and one thing I forgot to mention, when I was first placing my order, I ordered their tan tan and a mini beef curry. My server however, suggested getting Combo A and picking the mini beef curry as part of the combo and that I can upgrade from the regular ramen to tan tan for a little extra. This way she said I could save some money and get extra. So instead of just getting the tan tan and curry separately, the combo got me both plus gyoza! By my surprise I didn't know they also did happy hour specials, and since it was about 3:30pm I got an extra 4 pieces of gyoza with my order for free! I thought it was really awesome of my server to make that recommendation. I find most other places just take orders without acknowledging other options, so I really appreciate the service they gave me today. Also, while I did not order any, I'd like to mention that they offer milktea and slushie drinks. I decided to pass on that today since I'm not big on milkteas, but thought it was cool that they offered those drinks. Lastly, I want to mention that this place looks great for groups. They got the space and half the area is set for tables of six seats and the other side with tables of four seats, so come check them out and bring your family or a bunch of your friends! read more

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Food and service are good It is nice and clean spot to dine in here I will definitely be back read more

Ramen was ok. I don't really love cabbage and there was too much in mine. My husband tried the kimchee ramen and was disappointed there wasn't a little meat in it. However the gyoza is so good here. Gotta go for gyoza happy hour. read more

My daughter's second favorite restaurant. lol We had the spicy beef ramen, spam katsu, and gyoza. The spicy beef ramen was super spicy for us but was soooo good. My daughter loves the soup so much that we took the leftover soup home. Gyoza is really good. I would say my top 2 favorite place to get gyoza. Restaurant is new so it's very clean and nice. Staff is attentive and nice. Good service. read more

Service was good. food could have been better. Hot but not enough shrimp. Inside was clean at least. Chill.

We frequent here literally once a week. We always get the combo with ramen, chicken katsu curry, and 4 piece gyoza. Sometimes we order extra noodles to share with our kids. We always have leftovers for the next day because it's so much food! My daughter & I also enjoy the strawberry lemonade! For me, I like to add water and end up making 2 drinks from 1! Everything is very flavorful! read more

I had recently sprained my ankle and was quite immobile. Yesterday was the first day out of the house in days! I wanted ramen, so I placed an on-line order. It would be really difficult to go inside and pickup my order. I called and asked if they can bring my order out to me. They did!! This really made my day. Thank you for your service and delicious food! read more

Probably one of the best ramen places in central Oahu. The broth is really good compared to other ramen places. My go to is the spicy beef ramen and it's better than most places nearby. Always fast and friendly service! read more

We got four of their combo specials and it was so much food! The prices are very decent and the food was very good. Their mochiko chicken was really good and their Katsu tasted like it was fried in clean oil. The curry was okay, and the ramen was good too. Their service was also very fast and friendly! Will definitely be going back! read more

Good food, reasonably priced, clean atmosphere, fast service. Also, happy hour gets you free gyoza!!!

So I decided to go to the Mauka side and I was pleasantly surprised. I tried the Curry Ramen with Chicken Katsu and my mon has the Tempura Udon and a side order of Kim Chee. The Kimchee was delicious and both of us really enjoyed our noodle dish. I had a decent portion of Katsu which was cooked to perfection. All in all, the experience was great. The only minor complaint would be the radio/music was a bit too loud for my liking which made it hard to talk with someone but that is probably just me. read more

I got the Kimchee Ramen. The broth was outstanding, the Kimchee itself cooked to perfection, I loved this place. The staff was super kind food was great, only improvement they could make is bending their own noodles. Noodles tasted as if they were pre packaged which isn't a terribly big deal, but if you wanna take it to the next level that's how to do it. read more

Rakumen - Japanese Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

We've been trying different ramen places recently and I've really took a liking to black garlic tonkotsu ramen. So when I got a 15% off coupon in the mail for this new ramen restaurant I never heard about in Mililani, I got super excited because they had it on their menu. We went for dinner but was super disappointed. It's not as good as the "authentic" ramen restaurants we've been trying. And I say "authentic" because I've never been to Japan so I haven't had ramen there but there is a big difference in taste between Chinese owned ramen restaurants and Japanese owned. This one is Chinese. The tonkotsu ramen lacked that rich, delicious flavor I'm used to. It tasted like regular broth and was a little on the salty side. The black garlic tonkotsu was the same. Lacking in flavor and salty. The black garlic taste was very subtle. We asked for more black garlic and it was different than other places. Usually it's black and more if an oil consistency but theirs was brown and like a softened butter consistency. The gyoza was ok. Probably won't order it again. There was a lot of cabbage in it and the cabbage was a little crunchy and undercooked. The calamari was ok too. It was very soft but served with what seemed like a sweet mayo sauce. Would've been better with marinara. The shrimp tempura curry rice was also just ok. I usually love the curry (not the sweet ones) ramen restaurants usually have but theirs tasted a bit different. It was like the one I love but with something added. Whatever they added didn't make it taste better. Overall I wouldn't come back. We'll still have to drive out of Mililani when we get that craving. May try the seafood crispy noodle since that's the only other thing I love from these ramen restaurants but both Genki Ramen and Nagoya Ramen have it and they're closer to my house. read more

Just had dinner at Rakumen last night with my family. The service was amazing. Everyone enjoyed their meal and our drinks were all kept full. The combo meals were a great deal. read more

New in Mauka. Ordered online, said order would be ready in 15 mins. Got there 15 mins later, but they said it would be an additional 30 mins til order would be ready (understandable since they recently opened, however they should update their online ordering system to reflect the correct time). Order was correct, but the flavor of the food was horrible. No taste. Nothing special. Broth wasn't flavorful. Noodles were nothing special. read more

Me and my family LOVED this place! We got sat immediately when we walked in, and our food came in less than 10 minutes, the fastest we've ever got our food (even faster than fast food drive through). Also the prices were reasonable for such large portions. Each of us had plenty of leftovers and at least two meals out of one. We also loved the drinks and boba there. Everything was clean and tidy, overall a great experience! One of our favorite restaurants we've visited! read more

My gf and I have been going around to try almost of the ramen joins on island and I usually get the same dish throughout every ramen restaurant and that one is the tonkatsu miso bowl! Presentation was good! The broth was soooo good compared to other ramen restaurants. Flavorful! On top of that they have happy hour from 2pm-5pm where you get free gyozas with your order and let me tell you, their gyozas are soooooo good. The gyozas alone are a 10/5 starts. Their filling is so delicious compared to other restaurants! Only con is that they add too much wakame seaweed. It over powered the taste of the broth towards the end. But over all, good restaurant! Would definitely stop by again read more

Rakumen - Tonkatsu miso udon (front bowl) & black garlic Tonkatsu (back bowl) - Japanese Near Me - Mililani, Hawaii

So I guess inflation did its thing. Prices here have already gone up since my review a few weeks ago.

This has become one of my favorite restaurants. I usually get the croquette curry rice, and it's delicious! The service is good and it's usually busy but not overcrowded. Definitely recommend. read more

Excellent services , delicious spicy seafood ramen, and very nice atmosphere. Very fast service and only take line five min we got our order

Had dine-in when they first opened and my son loved his Miso ramen. We've since been back for takeout a few times. My fave is the black garlic tan tan ramen. read more

Great place! Fast service and they send you discounts if you sign up with an email! Great location too! Staff is very friendly and helpful!

Really enjoy this place. Pricing is great, quantities are more than enough (big bowl... holy cow it's a lot), quick service, immediate water to the table, & delicious boba teas with adorable cups. Just overall quality. read more