Our waiter Andy is the most kind, accommodating, polite, and sincere ever! The ramen is absolutely top notch and the best me and everyone I've recommend it to has ever had! A huge menu (but not overwhelming) with amazing fresh sushi and sashimi, boba, teas, smoothies, hot and cold appetizers, dessert, and the most mouth watering ramen! The restaurant itself is very welcoming with good music always playing, I recommend getting a booth if you go!! This will always be my go to ramen and sushi spot! read more

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Food and service was amazing! Andy, our server, was kind and professional, suggesting pairing sauces and flavors to enhance the meal. Food was fresh and tasty. It was my sons and my first time there- we will be back! read more

Our server was super friendly. The food was amazing and had great portion sizes!! Definitely recommended read more

Ramen Wakana - tonkutsu ramen - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

I happened upon Ramen Wakana when my coworkers chose this spot for a business lunch. We were seated fairly quickly. Takeout style menus were on each table so we perused the menu. We decided not to try any of the special lemonades or bubble teas this trip and just did water and unsweetened tea. Everyone opted for sushi instead of ramen because we were short on time. I got the Green Tiger Roll and the potato croquette because it seemed unusual and I've never seen one on a Japanese menu before. While we waited for our food I noticed that the staff seems to be made up of possibly the family who owns the restaurant. An older gentleman was sitting at a table in the dining room shelling shrimp into a bowl. A female was peeling soft boiled eggs, popping one or two in her mouth as she went along. My removal of one star is due to the fact that this food prep, typically done in the kitchen, was done without gloves. Now, I guarantee a lot of restaurants do this very thing, but it's done in the kitchen so the patrons don't see it. So that's why I'm still going with 4 stars, because this sushi was one of the best rolls I have ever had. I'm a cooked sushi fan, I don't do traditional rolls, but the green tiger had fried shrimp, cream cheese, spicy Mayo, and fresh avocado and was amazing. I honestly wouldn't care if you told me the chef licked his fingers before making it, it was that delicious. The potato croquette was a perfectly crispy hash brown but definitely seemed to be made in house with a nice blend of spices. Everyone said they loved their sushi and I would 100% order from here again. read more

Ramen Wakana - Potato Croquette - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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The environment is really nice. Staff are friendly. Octopus appetizer was ok, a little oily. Tonkatsu ramen was delicious, and the 2 roll I ordered were very good. read more

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My favorite sushi in the area. Green tiger roll goes hard, and they also have really good milk tea and slushies

The food was absolutely terrible. I was up all night because it gave me food poisoning. The waiter was not very nice and the place inside had a strange smell. read more

I was so surprised at our last minute decision to eat here at Ramen Wakana. I've eaten at numerous ramen places in Central Jersey and I actually found this to be a relatively equivalent if not better spot. The ramen was a great texture and reminded me similarly to Italian pasta al dente styled which gave it a nice chew. While the broth wasn't overly impressive it was still not bad and the boiled egg was cooked just perfect where the middle was still runny. I also enjoyed the portion size of the ramen. We had a difficult decision of choosing the variety of sushi choices but we ended up with a spider and dragon roll. I really liked the spider roll which is a special roll I usually order whenever I go to sushi places. However the dragon roll wasn't all that impressive since the eel seemed like it lacked the quality but again since this is just a local ramen and sushi spot I have nothing to complain about it. This is definitely worth a trip if you are craving a soup noodles especially as it gets colder! read more

Ramen Wakana - Dragon Special Roll & Spider Special Roll - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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Very good Japanese ramen restaurant. It had very interesting decor on the walls which I wish I took pictures of. They also have these nice little booths which is where I sat in to eat. This food definitely hit the spot. They had a pretty big variety of items on their menu offering ramen, sushi, and rice dishes. There were plenty of appetizers you would expect to find in a sushi and ramen place like Chashu buns, Takoyaki, and sashimi. I ended up ordering the Salmon Tataki as an appetizer which is in the attached picture. Also got the Shoyu Ramen. Both were winners. I loved that they were pretty generous with the toppings in the ramen. Most places I've been to only give you half the egg with your ramen, this place you get the whole thing. The broth was very savory and the chashu pieces were huge. I was a happy customer. One thing to note, it was a little pricey, but that might have more to do with inflation and rising costs in general during these times. It's hard to say. But overall I liked the place and would definitely return. read more

Ramen Wakana - Shoyu ramen. - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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Been getting takeout from here since I moved to the area and this has been my go to spot for Sushi for the last 5 years. They must hate seeing my name pop up cause I'll order atleast 8 sushi rolls when I'm not getting ramen from them. Last time I had it was Christmas Eve of 2025 and somewhere between then and now something changed. Been ordering their shrimp tempura roll for every time I order out there and this time it came without the usual avocado- and now while I do not frequent this item I have ordered there "crunchy roll" before and usually it's just a spicy tuna roll with orangey-red crunch bits on top and this time I ordered it and it was nothing in the roll but tempura crunchy bits IN THE ENTIRE ROLL. It was almost comical. Now I gave this place a pass the handful of time where they'll give you the shrimp tempura rolls without eel sauce but man please tell me they didn't lose their old sushi chef and this is just the new way of things here. I love this place, having ordered here realistically atleast 3 dozen times-on both Uber and using whoever they do it online. Please please please go back to the old style of doing things if anything was changed in the last few months. We love this place and would highly recommend it IF they didn't change ownership or something. I couldn't find anything online about it and they don't update their facebook. Please Ramen Wakana don't make me have to try other sushi spots I beg of you! read more

Great Sushi and Ramen spot. Very authentic and tasty. Rice bowls are also huge. They have a very big variety of sushi, something for everyone! read more

Delightfully surprised with this place. My wife and I went here for dinner as we are big fans or ramen. We're here on business and this was down the road from the hotel. This place is not strictly just Ramen. They have fresh sushi and a sushi chef who makes phenomenally. I got sushi as an appetizer, And it was my favorite part of the meal. This place is known for the Ramen however there's sushi was pretty darn good. My wife ended up getting Boba tea and it was very good as well. The price of the boba tea was very cheap compared to other shops in the area. We got to sit in a booth which Which was different from a standard American booth. You have to take your shoes off and then you could sit either cross legged or have your feet below you. It was different in it and it's not something you see everywhere. The Ramen menu is pretty basic with lots of options and not but not super expensive. The shrimp Ramen is the same price as any other Ramen on the menu. The options if they give you a spice level type of noodle the firmness of the noodle and a lot of add-ons. We both ended up getting extra noodles which seem like a double the size of the Ramen meal. We ended up having to use two containers to take our Ramen home. Service is very quick friendly and polite. We really enjoy this place and we will probably be back very shortly. read more

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I've never written a review before but this was the best meal I've ever had at a restaurant so I had to! Huge portions. Also the service was amazing. Highly recommend. read more

Food was good, setting is really nice. Price was bad, no way around it, other places serve more for less and taste the same. They aren't doing anything special or out of the ordinary but charge around 10% or more than other places nearby, not sure why you'd do that. read more

The ramen broth here is so rich, flavorful, and genuinely authentic. I got the Tonkotsu ramen here for the second time. The sashimi is fresh and generously cut thick. There is a cute wallpaper on the side dining area. I would just recommend some organization for the cleaning supplies to make the ambience feel tidier. However, happy to know that everything is well sanitized! Service is excellent and friendly. Seating is nice with tatami seats and leg room hollowed out. The wall to lean on is not sturdy though if someone else is leaning on the other side at the next table. Parking is plentiful and located at a convenient location right by the highway. I give this place 5 star for the food, 4 for the ambience, 5 for the service. read more

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Fast take out service I got the seafood ramen. Will update when I try it. Ample parking lot. Clean inside. Lots of items in the menu. read more

Ramen Wakana - Menu - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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New menu! Now they serve ramen, sushi and rice bowl!! Great flavor as always!! Staff are very nice and friendly. Some dishes you might have to wait longer but worth it. read more

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Yes, that is my hand up in the air. I have a question and I am hoping someone can explain to me why restaurant owners/managers choose to ignore their customers' restaurant experience with great frequency by allowing the dining rooms to be dismal places to eat a meal. Ramen Wakana has taken over a location that once upon a long distance time ago housed a Japanese dining establishment I enjoyed visiting. They have added bright colored walls and the exterior of the restaurant suggests this vibrant new energy but walk through the doors and its HUH? Here's that question ... Mr./Ms. Owner/Manager of Ramen Wakana did you run out of paint? Does your staff not have enough energy to put supplies away or to clear tables once customers have left? Does the idea of having a worn down wooden platform where your employees can charge their phones out in the dining area exemplify your concept of a dining atmosphere? Questions ... more questions than complaints but frankly when chairs are piled on top of each other in the dining area and things look old and dirty well I really wonder about what I will be eating. And, then this "new restaurant's" extremely limited plastic coated menu's look like they have been in use for decades (Did you just relocate and decide the old menu's with the HIGH PRICED RAMEN were ok for your new customers?)! And, what's up with having your customers touch old pens that other customers have put in their fingers to complete the dining requests? Do you not trust your wait staff to get orders correct? And, looking at the pen holder on our table ... well let's just say DIRTY and OLD came to mind ... I washed my hands after completing my order, which is where I discovered all the cleaning supplies and tools out in plain view and the vanity that has never been painted showcasing bare cheap wood to all who use the facilities ... two coats of inexpensive Benjamin Moore paint would have made such a huge difference but perhaps the problem is the employees can't use tools such as pens and paint brushes that require a minimal amount of digital dexterity. Did I mention the HIGH PRICES? And, LIMITED MENU? If you visit Ramen Wakana you will be paying a few dollars more than any Ramen restaurant in Philadelphia or South Jersey and you get the dirty dining area as your bonus. And, the menu is one of the most limited ones I have ever seen, which should lower the costs since fewer supplies are needed. Ok, why the two stars and not the one that this place clearly deserves? Well, we enjoyed the food. The pork gyoza were perfection ... truly yummy! Our group went two ways for the RAMEN. Shrimp ($13) for two and the other two picked the Chicken (Also a steep THIRTEEN DOLLARS); our noodle choices were all straight but one firm and two normal (A nice option). When presented the Ramen looked appealing and the first taste was yummy. The ajitama (eggs) looked right, the proteins were evident and cooked right but the "vegetables" ONE baby bok Choi were limited and yes there was evidence of the scallions (bits of them) in the broth. And, my firm noodles ... well they were the same texture as the normal which probably leaned towards their "soft" category. Maybe 1 1/2 stars. Still it tasted good and was filling. My suggestion ... it's time for the owner/manager to pay some attention to their restaurant (see the other comment on Yelp about the vaping employee), add some paint, clean up what looks old and used, and adjust the prices to match what you are serving (that means lower then). A high price Ramen should be filled with ingredients not just a good tasting liquid meal. A high priced Ramen restaurant should have more options and customers shouldn't have to fill in a photo copy sheet of paper with their orders. read more

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Excellent Ramen!!! Definitely recommend... ingredients were fresh and everyone at the table enjoyed there food. Lots of options including sushi. We ordered water and were not offered refills on our beverages ... other than that - it was a very positive experience. read more

Ramen Wakana - Dining room - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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Amazing food and service! Very good price for big portions and the sashimi is also very fresh unlike other places that use coloring on their fish. read more

Ramen Wakana - Spicy Beef Tataki Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Food service was good great ambience was nice. The server was awesome. First time go there ordered Ramen noodles it was a lot I'm so stuff and had fun with my wife and my two kids. read more

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Food is ok. Service is good. Ambiance isn't super great--the wallpaper is obnoxious. Food is decent enough, but their ramen sucks.

Yikes, with such a small menu, one would think anything they ordered must be pretty good, but everything was equally terrible. From the rubbery chicken to the inedible eggs to the somehow impossibly gross avocado, this meal was the absolute worst. Avoid at all costs. read more

Ramen Wakana - Just nooooo - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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Came here on a Saturday night with some friends and family and first off I must give it to this restaurant and their covid precautions. They even scan your temp when you walk in! Anyways, we ordered sushi to start. The sushi was average. I ordered the miso ramen (mild spice) and found the broth to be rather bland and really didn't taste like miso. For me, this was disappointing. I also couldnt help but notice how fatty the pork was. however the rest of my group raved about their ramen. I will say, the restaurant itself is very clean, and the taro bubble tea was delish. also, this place was able to accommodate a table of 6 for a Saturday night. I'd consider returning. read more

From the outside, Ramen Wakana may not seem like much given its parkway location, but the ramen here truly is exceptional. The small menu allows the kitchen to perfect the 5-6 types of ramen that they serve. You can choose between wavy or straight noodles, and soft, normal or firm texture. I got the spicy miso ramen with straight firm noodles, in picture below. It was very spicy, but very delicious. I would really, really like to give this place 5 stars, but I have to go with 4 because I saw an employee vaping in the restaurant. While I am used to people vaping inside, as a recent public high school graduate, it was still pretty gross, especially given that it was someone who worked there. read more

Ramen Wakana - Spicy miso ramen. Straight noodles, firm texture - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

I LOVE the sushi here! So delicious but BE WARNED DO NOT ORDER A RAMEN OR RICE BOWL. When I ordered a rice bowl it came with bland bowl of rice, 3 little tiny pieces of shrimp, and like 2-3 vegetables which like I could have made it better at home. My friend order a ramen bowl. I sampled it.... No flavor at all. As long as you stick to sushi here you will not be disappointed. read more

This ramen place just opened up in town and replaced Ginza 1. The place still has their japanese style booths. The staff was accommodating and friendly. The ramen was not salty and broth tasted just fine. You can choose wavy, or straight ramen as well as soft, medium, or firm texture of the noodles. The restaurant is pretty neat because it has different dishes that does not exist in South Jersey like tacoyaki ($7). I was kinda disappointed that the ramen that we got does not have large amount of toppings. Basically, you will be get ramen and soup with 1-2 egg (if you are lucky, they give you 2), 1 bokchoy, scallions, fish cake, and 2 pork belly meat... this costs 13. Extra toppings cost more (corn, bamboo, chasui). I don't know why I am charged New York City prices but the quality is not the same. I have no problem paying more but the value is not there. read more

Ramen Wakana - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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Ramen was great! The broth was very tasty and of perfect umami flavor - not too salty. The place used to be an all you can eat sushi spot. They haven't really done much when they turned this into a ramen place. It has a weird old building smell, but the food was great! read more

Ramen Wakana - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Heard this restaurant is no longer a sushi joint and decided to try it out. This is probably the only ramen noodle place in this area of Jersey. I ordered the charshu buns ($7) and karaage (fried chicken) ($6) as appetizers and a Tonkotsu ($13) as my main. The charshu buns were packed with pork and a decent size. Recommend this! The karaage was good although the portion could have been bigger. The Tonkotsu ramen was flavorful. You get a huge bowl of noodles. You can also choose your noodle type and consistency. The broth was light so if you're someone who likes creamy broth, this isn't the place. I thought the toppings that came with the ramen was enough. This place has NYC prices which caught me by surprise. Everything else is a little cheaper down here! They have regular table seating and booth seating. I'd recommend the latter if it is available when you visit. Good food, standard service, overall a pleasant and positive experience. read more

Ramen Wakana - Charshu buns ($7) - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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We LOVE Ramen Wakana! The sushi and sashimi tastes so fresh in comparison to some of the other places we've tried. Highly recommend read more

Ramen Wakana - Sushi boat - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Fantastic experience. Eating here was some of the better sushi and ramen I've had in a while.

Really pretty Ramen place, with booth to sit inside. Their appetizer items are delicious, tried the Takoyaki. I got the seafood ramen with veggie broth and wavey noodles. Really enjoyed the dish. Will totally stop by again when in the area. read more

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Wow, my wife and I stopped in on a lark, at lunch time following a short shopping trip. The food is amazing, I always judge a ramen place by their tonkatsu, and this place did not disappoint, but I was particularly taken by the pork chasu bun. The bun was so doughy and the pork belly was just perfect. This is a good clean, quiet, restaurant, with booths that allow for tradition Japanese sitting as well as western. #wakanaforever read more

Ramen Wakana - Pork Tonkatsu - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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Compared to the very first time I have been here, this place has greatly improved. Although they seem slightly low in staff, the make an effort to service everyone equally. Kudos to the staff! Now for the food, they are still on the pricey side compared to other places but they have listen to the customers and finally increased their portions size. YAY! The ramen was great like always, and even better now that you actually have more the 1/4 of the bowl. The sushi was good as well. They have many different type of sushi and way more special rolls than I have seen compared to other restaurants. Even though it is slightly overwhelming, I love that there is something for everyone. 100% would recommend and come back. read more

This is location used to be Ginza 1, but it has been repurposed into a ramen restaurant. You choose your items by marking items on a slip of paper - very straightforward and simple. The Chashu buns were good, but it reminded me of the Chashu buns you assemble at Chinese restaurants with the hoisin and sliced scallions. Nonetheless, it was still good. For ramen, I tried the miso. The broth was light and the noodles were cooked al dent as I requested (you can choose your noodle type/firmness). The taste was okay, but the toppings could've been more plentiful. One thing that was a little surprising was the prices...the quality of the ramen is more like a $9-$10 ramen, not the listed $13. Overall, this place was probably deserves a 3.5 rating, but since there are no other options in the area for ramen....this is a decent fix when you're having the craving. read more

Ramen Wakana - Miso ramen - Ramen Near Me - Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

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This place was exactly what I wanted to experience. The food was so comforting and clean. My husband and I agreed that the ramen was one of the best we've ever tried. I enjoyed it with a milk tea boba (or as the east coast peeps like to call it, bubble tea). They have the cutest little booth set ups, perfect for date night. Keep in mind that if you request a booth you do have to take your shoes off. The only thing lacking is welcoming customer service but I've noticed that's very common here in Jersey. read more

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The food, specifically the ramen and sushi at ramen wakana is nothing short of outstanding! The service is always great and the waiters and waitresses are very friendly and attentive. The ambience is perfect for this type of establishment. Worth going at least once, which will surely not be your last time! read more

Overall the sushi is pretty good but they don't read the comments when you order online. They'll just ignore what you write. It's disappointing and lazy. read more

We were on our way to Atlantic City and looking for a place to eat on the way. This place looked interesting and it proved to be fantastic. We started with the octopus appetizer that really presents itself beautifully. Crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside and you can really see the octopus pieces! Delightful! We had Miso ramen and tonaksu ramen - both delicious ! Too bad we don't live closer - we'd be there all the time! Oh, the service- fabulous, fast and friendly!!! read more

I got to the restaurant an hour and half before closing and apparently I interrupted shift dinner. My waiter came over took my order, delivered the food and then sat down for dinner, completely ignoring me. Almost comical he also took a 15 minute phone call. The Tonkotsu was probably the worst I've ever had ( weirdly sweet no umami) the karaage was good but the sauce was tasteless. Not that anyone in this place will actually care. Skip it. read more