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    Ramen Takumi

    4.2 (77 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Storefront
    Lloyd C.

    Ramen Takumi is located in the Business Circle on the corner of West San Carlos & South Bascom Avenue. The restaurant is modern and new. There is a beautiful mural on one wall. They also serve beer, Sake, & soft drinks. The menu is on a QR code on your table. The menu consists of ramen, rice bowls, appetizers, etc. They will come over to take your order when you are ready. One unisex restroom. The service was friendly, patient, and helpful. Signature Spicy Garlic Tonkotsu: creamy pork bone broth, braised chashu, pork belly chashu, ajitama (egg), whole grilled garlic, garlic flakes, garlic oil, kikurage mushrooms, green onions, nori, menma (bamboo shoots), wheat noodle (4/5). Flavorful and mildly spicy broth. I liked that they seared the pork chashu. The marinated egg was creamy but needed to be in the broth longer to take the chill off of the yolk. The thin noodles were similar to Chinese Won Ton noodles. I'm not saying they are, just very similar. They were still good and had a nice chew. The noodles are thinner than I usually prefer. But that is just my preference. Overall, still a tasty bowl of ramen. I'll be back. Support your local business.

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    John D.

    Broth at the Mouth Yet another ramen restaurant here in the South Bay, as it seems like there's a new spot opening up every other month or so as of late. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, just making an observation. This one is located in SJ's Burbank neighborhood, only about a stone's throw from Valley Fair, and features the usual assortment of soupy goodness, along with all the typical apps and sides one might expect. The Good: *Yelp Waitlist *Service was friendly *Ramen egg was seasoned very well and cooked just a bit jammy, how I like it. *Spicy Garlic Tonkatsu was certainly garlicky,but and not afraid to bring the flavor. I couldn't really taste the Tonkatsu broth, tho, as it was overwhelmed by the garlic. Noodles were a bit thinner than the usual Ramen noodles, but they were adequate. The Meh: *Small shared parking lot with no (nearby) street parking *They do close for two hours (2:30 - 4:30) between lunch and dinner, so be aware if you're trying to do a linner. *The rice in the Karaage rice bowl was overcooked to the point that it was practically a soup. Kinda reminded me of a rice pudding texture, which is great if you're having rice pudding, but not so much if you're not. *Chashu pork had good flavor but it was a bit overcooked and didn't seem freshly made. The Ugly: *They had a sign out front advertising lunch specials, but yet there were none indicated on the menu, which was curious. It wasn't until I went up to the register to pay that I noticed these little mini sign thingamabobbers that should be placed at each table indicating the lunch specials. I'm not sure what good they were doing up at the register, when you order at the table. But, what do I know? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Conclusion: Overall, not a bad spot to get your Ramen fix and should be a welcome addition to this neighborhood.

    Crispy shrimp gyoza
    Vanessa L.

    I came since it was a recommendation from TikTok. It seems to be very popular, had to wait about 10-15 mins for a table, and then another 30 mins to get our food... (including the appetizer). The food was okay

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    Enjoi J.

    To start off a lil corner of south sac is hiding this gem my go to over captain crab! Can't go wrong with Thick Blast seasoning! Classic Cajun seasoning. Our server Alexa was super friendly made coming down here even more enjoyable, let us eat and peace and dropped by for refills. Overall happy to pay market price for some lobster because firehouse gets down 5/5 will come again for my next Cajun binge.

    Spicy garlic toripaitan
    Pranathi B.

    ***USP: Japanese ramen place with pork, chicken and vegetarian based broth options. ***AMBIANCE AND LOCATION: looks like they took over the green lotus location. I liked that restaurant as well. But, as I wrote in that review, the location is sketchy, parking can get tight at peak hours during which you might have to park a bit away. The ambiance is better than the previous restaurant in this location as they opened it up a bit and it looks spacious. ***SERVICE: great! The lady helping me checked up quite often, she asked for feedback on my ramen as well. ***FOOD: I dined alone so just got the spicy garlic Toripaitan. It's a chicken based broth but also comes with pork chashu. I asked them to skip the pork and get me the rest. Really great bowl of ramen, I still like the one from Marufuku better but this comes a close second. They call it spicy but it wasn't very in my opinion, just very flavorful and I infact asked them for extra spice mix. The broth is deep, rich and creamy. The boiled egg was perfect with a jammy center. Very garlic forward bowl though, in addition to fried garlic slices they also had whole fried garlic cloves. I didn't mind but garlic haters beware! The noodles were bouncy and perfectly aldente. The chicken chashu was surprisingly soft! Kudos to them as most struggle to cook chicken breast. If I had to nitpick, the chicken chashu was too gamey for me, it was just boiled chicken and was too chicken forward.

    Miso Fire
    Tiffany T.

    Ordered: Miso Fire I usually don't eat ramen, but my friend found this place and she wanted to try. Portion size: this thing had A LOT of noodles. I found it very hefty in comparison to other ramen shops. Spice level: I usually don't think ramen is spicy even when it says spicy, but this was actually a pretty good spice. If I had to compare it, it would be like a Shin ramen (red) kind of spice. Toppings are good, they're pretty generous in the amount of toppings they give, but keep in mind for the Miso Fire, there is no egg! Broth was kind of salty in my opinion, but I think for others, this would be good. Service was good, the waiter was kind enough to let us split the check. The place is pretty ok sized but parking is kinda hard so keep that in mind.

    Butter corn ramen
    Charlene D.

    We're craving some warm ramen and soup before going to Christmas in the Park in downtown SJ. Looked up this spot and was willing to try it out. Great attentive service and waiters were super nice and friendly. Fast service too, we were in and out in less than 1 hour. The restaurant spacing is good, high ceilings and clean tables. Simple designs. Clean bathroom. The spicy miso ramen was pretty good and spicy enough. The butter corn ramen was good and the noodles were a little bit firm but it'll do. Otherwise I would recommend if you want some quick ramen. Thank you Ramen Takumi!

    Chashu rice bowl
    Cody T.

    Stopped by after some nice shopping at Santana row. After not being interested in food in Santana row. We found takumi on yelp and it was only 1 mile away. Plenty of parking outside as the plaza wasn't really busy. It shares the parking spots with a dollar tree, hookah bar, shoe palace, and other restaurants. We ordered the spicy tonkatsu ramen, chashu rice bowl, and the mushroom karage. The rice bowl was on the lighter side where there was much more white rice than actual "sauced" rice than what I usually prefer. The ramen noodle soup was fine, but the lack of chew on the ramen noodles was missing. It tasted like wonton noodles. The highlight of the dinner was definitely the mushroom karage. Definitely a ton of umami and flavor and worth a take-out order from here. Overall, a pleasant dinner here at takumi. Would go for the mushroom small bites, but nothing else really stood out.

    Takumi Fried Karaage Mushroom
    Nino M.

    We went on Thursday 11/20/2025, with the intention of eating at Green Lotus, and not knowing until we got there the restaurant was now Ramen Takumi. We figured we were there already, so we would try a new restaurant! Upon entering for lunch, there were a couple tables full of people, so there was plenty of space for us. We got seated right away, and the host asked if we wanted to have a high chair - initially declined, but eventually we opted in to use the high chair. A quick glimpse of the menu, and wifey wanted to have ramen, and I wanted a rice bowl to share with our son. We also decided on an appetizer. All in all we got: -Takumi Fried Karaage Mushroom -Classic Tonkatsu Ramen -Chicken Chashu Rice Bowl We are so glad we came here. We will probably come back again!

    Tonkotsu
    Kevin T.

    For a local ramen option, it's great that they're around! Lines for Nagi can get a bit ridiculous so something that is far faster and gets you most of the way there for that ramen itch I'm more than happy to support. Takumi's broth and flavors run a little sweeter, but generally pretty well done overall. Their signature assortment seems to be where they're strongest, as my brother's butter corn ran a little lighter than preferred. The spot is a casual eatery and parking can fill up fast since it's a shared corner lot, but the service staff we got us settled in quickly. Karaage 5/5 The batter was closer to a funnel cake in consistency than the more Japanese prep, but I'm about it! Plump chunks with a good dip made for a nice addition to the bowls we got. Tonkotsu 5/5 Broth was nicely rich and with more sweet aromas. Noodles weren't quite notable and were the weakest part, but the composition was pretty satisfying at their price point so worth trying at the very least. Having pork two ways (with crispy torched pieces and richly soft chasiu) really brought the bowl together in the best of ways. Butter Corn 4/5 Felt that the broth here went a touch too light for the bowl, but still a solid bowl of ramen. Cute variety, but their signature bowl is the one to roll with imo.

    Shrimp gyoza
    Danreb V.

    I was pleasantly surprised to see a ramen spot near midtown because my girlfriend lives here. Unfortunately, this place is the definition of what the kids call "mid." After getting seated, the wait staff wasn't very attentive. Either that, or they just didn't care. So after waiting a while to order, we both got the Tonkatsu ramen, with mine being spicy. Mine had the perfect amount of spice, but that was really the only flavor. There was no depth to the broth at all. The pork also didn't have the roast flavor I'm used to with just about any bowl I've had. We also got the shrimp gyoza, and they looked awesome but I didn't care for them. They were bland. The shrimp tempura though? Tremendous. Love what they did with the batter despite how greasy it ended up being. But I don't go to ramen spots for tempura. With the broth being as light as it was, I wonder if it would've been better to order one of the chicken options, especially since they were shown on the menu first. When I got up to pay for the meal, I was asked how everything was, to which I responded "Eehhhh... it's okay." And then he was like "thank you, sir" and bowed with a smile. I raised my eyebrows and walked away. I know they're early but if they hope to make people consider this over Ramen Nagi, here's how it'll go. People will head to this spot, be annoyed with their parking situation as you have to park in front of a sex shop and dive bar across the street from Pink Poodle... and then go back in line at Nagi. It's simply not good enough for what they're charging.

    Francis T.

    The ramen is pretty good! For $20 it was quite steep, but it does have everything you would want. I would try their normal tonkatsu for cheaper next. The ramen was a bit on the sweeter side which was different for me and the spicy tonkatsu was not very spicy. (I would probably add the ability to change spice levels) I loved the extra garlic bits they put in there it was quite a good touch. The broth, pork, and egg were pretty good and I would come back to try some more. I like the design of the place too very simple with a nice mural on the wall. It wasn't busy, the service was great and fast. Overall, I would say it's definitely worth a try.

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    Annie K.

    New Ramen shop popping up in West SJ which is surprising! The area is a bit sketch but the location is next to Nick the Greek and other food spots. The parking lot is small but we still found parking in it. Their front door scrapes on the ground so be-careful when opening wide. Interior is simple and clean with a big mural on the wall. I went with the Spicy Garlic Tonkatsu and i enjoyed it. The broth is not salty, kind of light and nice. I liked the ramen noodles are al dente so on the harder side but still cooked which i liked bc i dont like soggy noodles. The meat was soft and nice and the bamboo shoots and onions and the cooked whole marinated garlics were a surprise and i kinda liked biting into it. Nice and crunchy. Overall i enjoyed our dinner and im not sure for how long but it was 50% off i think. Recommend to check out!

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