So much potential but it's just so so. I have been here a few times and tried several of the options. Location: Great location for downtown dwellers. It is open late for late night bar-goers. Park in the public parking garage off 3rd Avenue, near the Pita Jungle. This faces south and is within the Roosevelt Square apartments, Building C. Service: So so. Sometimes, I had a very attentive waiter, but other times, the person is rarely around. I guess it just depends. Food: The soups are pretty good though rich. I wanted to like the mac n cheese ball, but it was just somewhat bland. The texture is just right - delicious fried crusty crust on the outside of the rich melt in your mouth mac n cheese, but the cheese does not have any flavor. The soups are filling, and could easily be shared. Drinks: Unique interesting drinks. They can be costly. read more

Let me preface this by saying we didn't actually eat here. Now let me explain. My girlfriend and I stopped in about 11.30 today for lunch. The place was empty and the waitress was friendly and attentive. From where we were sitting, though, we had a clear view into the open kitchen, where a guy was doing food prep--in food prep gloves--while regularly touching his phone, hair, and earbuds. When he wiped his nose on his glove and continued working, we called it a day. The waitress seemed to understand our concerns. Bummer! The food sounded great! read more

First time eating here and it was a fantastic experience! We will definitely be back! Our server was fantastic, he was very helpful and gave us great recommendations. We ordered the bao buns, shishito peppers, and The Mic Drop. The presentation was beautiful and the food is very tasty. It has a nice urban, upscale atmosphere. read more

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Wooooooow! First time hitting this place up with a buddy for a munchie late night snack and we come across Ramen.... I'm a HUGE ramen guy so seeing this place was still open past 12 melted my heart. The food was all beyond delicious, price well worth it and for two appetizers and two large bowls for both of us. We cleaned our plates clean! Really nice portions for the soup especially the one I got that included a lot of meat in it, I switched out the chicharrones for narutomaki! Those are the little pink cut stars you see in the photos! No specific taste, more for presentation looks like how you see them in anime's haha but beauty has a flavor too! It all would not have been the same without Keiha though! Great great great waitress ! Positive vibes, dope tats, and knows the menu really well! Can't wait to come back here !! read more

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Amazing ramen. The service was excellent. We ordered each a ramen which we customized it to our way we like it and she had no problem doing what we asked. The dumplings are too die for here. Cannot wait till I'm back in town. read more

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Well it's my birthday and we thought we would try this ramen place we frequently drive by, it looked very promising! We get here walk in, no one greets us, finally someone walks by and says sit anywhere. Okay it is a seat yourself place.... cool. We walk by this decent selection of sauces and I see a sticker that instead of reading "People love is on Yelp!" It reads "People hate is on Yelp!" I tell my fiancé and we laugh about it think it's one of those punny stickers. The waiter is legitimately sitting at a table with his feet up. He came by dropped off waters... okay courteous. There is one other table here dinning. He Never once made eye contact, never asked how our evening was, didn't introduce himself, very unprofessional, and just honestly felt disrespectful. He walked by once after picking up the tab from the other table and gave a thumbs up and said everything good and walked off. No time for a reply, just kept walking. Food looked really good! But tasted like someone else said, "Lukewarm, salted sink water" We never got straws, I had to go up to the bar and take some, never were asked if we need anything, it was the most unsatisfying experiences I've ever had. We have NEVER left a $0 tip, but when the experience is this bad how can you not? Gross food, I left hungry, shitty service, no manners, the place was f***ing EMPTY! It is now just us in here and we are waiting for the bill. We don't get the bill until another customer walks in and he immediately gets up from the booth where his feet were propped up and walks over to make it look like he is working. We get the bill and he returns to the bar where he continues to text and be on his phone. Pretty big disappointment. I think my 8 year old niece can provide me with better customer service and a better tasting Maruchan or Top Ramen noodles. Needless to say, I think the sticker wasn't meant to be punny, but true. "People hate us on Yelp!" Is probably the only thing this place has going for them. read more

SoSoBa - Chilling at the bar on his phone while we wait for the tab to come get picked up so we can leave. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

The food was amazing and the biggest selection of hot sauce I have ever seen. The server was knowledgable of menu and very friendly. A must visit if you are down with good food. read more

SoSoBa - Yeah- the "Hemeroid Helper" does exist. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

This place was ok. We got seated right away but the services sucked we got ignored the whole time practically we had to ask for everything they didn't come over to see if we ever needed anything. Food was ok not like Omg so good. read more

My brothers had been hyping this place up for months I don't live in the valley and decided to treat myself and them to lunch. We were there 2hours got our appetizers which were cold and played on top of someone else's dirty dish right before our meals, my soup was missing quiet of bit of add ons compared to my brothers same order that I got. My mothers ramen was room temperature. Nothing was hot like it was fresh. It's like we were forgotten. People who came after us got orders came and gone and we sat there waiting. Didn't refill drinks didn't come an check on us. For $100 I thought the service would have been amazing. read more

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So I ordered the hostile takeover. I immediately thought I had someone else's order because I literally had a bowl of noodles and green chilies with a couple of stems of broccoli. I called them to let them know I have the wrong order and they confirmed what I received was correct. I will never waste my money or my time here again. read more

SoSoBa - The hostile takeover. They basically gave me a bowl of jalapeno water and they told me it's supposed to look like this. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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Very tasty! We got the Hostile Takeover, Katsu Ramen, Mothra Vegan, and vegatarian Pad Thai. They were all super flavorful - most definitely not authentic, but this restaurant really has fun with its "inauthenticity" so I didn't have any qualms about that. I really enjoyed the chicken katsu - the chicken was juicy and flavorful and worked with the ramen really well, and the noodles were bouncy and not too chewy. The restaurant did make a small mistake with my order (didn't leave out the bacon when i requested it) but they immediately cleared the issue up when I pointed it out by bringing a new bowl in under 5 minutes as well as making it on the house. Really fun and festival atmosphere and great food, will definitely come here sometime again! read more

I'm so happy to find a ramen shop that is open late. I found a spot to go after work! It's pretty good. I have no complaints. Great service! read more

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All of the servers are the sweetest goth girls. Very kind and they know the menu well. Food is fresh with an open kitchen and it's always very clean including the restrooms. read more

I would give this place zero stars if I could. Waited over one hour for our food while the place was less than half full. Food never came. Asked the server about our food, they did not apologize or say anything. Meanwhile, everyone around was getting their food. A table that walked in after us got their entire meal and paid and left. It makes you wonder- are they discriminating? Horrible care of customers. read more

Soooo tasty mmm.... My friends and I long going there whenever posible, service is also friendly!

Amazing staff, was super clean, everyone was friendly but please please please put the S.U.V on the menu at this location. I would definitely come in more often because it is my absolute favorite! read more

Came here for a late lunch over the weekend and was lucky to snatch one of the street parking spots right outside the restaurant. The decor was really nice and the restaurant was clean. There was an outside dining area but we decided to sit inside. At first we ordered the tantenmen and the pork belly baos. Unfortunately the baos came out burnt, like visibly black on the outsides, so we sent it back and got a second bowl of tantanmen. Best decision ever! The ramen was out of the world from first bite to last. The broth was full of flavor, the toppings were generous, the half egg was cooked perfect, and the noodles wer3 great. Will definitely return for more tantanmen and to try other noodles! read more

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Great vibe! We sat at the bar and were treated to the great ambiance of staff banter and watching all the delicious food come out. Oh, and yes the food is great as well! I had the kitchen sink ramen read more

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Came here a few days ago, shop was not busy, staff was good & polite, however me and my friend ordered some noodles and the soup/ broth was cold I was so upset, I'm giving it a two stars because the place was great, staff was good read more

This is the second time I've tried this place and both times have been consistent. Sososba is as if a bunch of people with no prior noodle restaurant experience got together, watched a youtube video or two, and decided to open a ramen business. But its as if they skipped through the youtube video of how to make ramen and only wrote down the beginning and end instructions. The individual pieces in my bowl were okay, but the overall delivery made no sense. Especially at the price. Anyone who wants good ramen or noodles should try elsewhere. I know its Phoenix, but you've got options. Nishikawa Ramen for example. If you're ever in the mood for ramen, and Sososba in Phoenix is your only option, just microwave some 25 cents ramen from Frys and save yourself some money. The quality will be the same. The people and ambiance is nice though. But the food is not great, definitely not worth more than 3 star.s read more

First of all the food here is amazing. The "general manager" the dude who thinks he is hot stuff because he can turn away business because of not wearing a mask. I came into the restaurant... Not a single customer in the restaurant. And the general manager tell me I can't eat here without one. I was in here a week ago and he remembers me. Said he shouldn't of let me in last time without the mask but let it slide. That's when the place was packed....now today not a single person in the building and turns away my business. What a fool... the idiot said he only had extra masks for his employees and wouldn't offer me one to compensate. .7 cents for a mask it cost them they turned away $100 plus in revenue. If I was a business owner and had my GM causing financial destruction I would hurry and replace him with someone who understands money and business. Not a single person in the building that was a customer.... this owner should fire this idiot manager. This place will be out of business soon. read more

Spicy ramen isn't typically the first thing I crave when it's over 90° outside, but it's all I ever usually crave and I wanted to see what the Phoenix ramen scene had to offer. I've had some pretty damn good ramen, so my standards are kind of high, but I like to keep an open mind... I got the tantanmen with pork belly. The presentation was fantastic! The pork belly was not as tender as I like it, but still flavorful and crispy on the outside. The egg was perfectly soft boiled (whew). The noodles and broth were actually really good! I wished there was more broth, so I ate a third of the noodles and requested more. It could definitely afford to be soupier but they'd need bigger bowls and prob have to sacrifice presentation. But the best part? It was actually spicy! Nothing is ever really spicy when it claims to be so I was especially pleased with this. :) I loved the cocktails and admittedly got a little carried away. Osaka Smash, June Rose and White Linen. They even serve Fernet! Also shared the Balls of Fire and Cauliflower with a friend but we were too full to really enjoy them. Still tasty. I feel like this place probably wouldn't fly with pretentious ramen snobs since it isn't really traditional, but I still thought it was delicious and would absolutely revisit! read more

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First time into the resturant Waylon was beyond amazing, outstanding customer service very attentive & great recommendations! Will be coming back for sure! read more

I understand weekends are busy but I have the server come argue with us and tell us this ain't no McDonnell's when we were just wanting an update on our food. We were more than ok waiting on our food a-little longer but there was no need for this server to come attacking us like that. especially to be fighting with a pregnant woman. This server made a situation out of thin air. Clearly didn't want us there. read more

I would leave a zero if I could. Do not send all the food for delivery ADMIT it was their fault and then want you to jump through hoops going through the third party delivery system. Food isn't all that great anyway. AVOID read more

Bomb. ass. noodles. Never before had katsu, IN my ramen. Never before tasted spiciness WITH my gyoza. Thrilled at being reintroduced to three of my favorite Japanese dishes, with a great bar selection. read more

I really wanted to like this place, so I feel bad I can't give it more stars. Honestly, 3 is a stretch, but I so badly want this place to be good that I might even give it another try. I was introduced to their food at the Devour food festival this year. Their kimchee tostada and ramen broth was on point, so I had high expectations coming here. Sadly, it didn't make the mark. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I'm guessing the place was just having a bad night. First round of drinks came out quickly, but once the place filled up, service got shaky. We waited for a pretty long time and when food came out, we were served way before our friends' plates arrived. It wasn't all bad, my bonal negroni was perfect- nicely balanced with a big ice cube (which I love). The dump truck salad was a nice mix of veggies and tepary beans (which you never see on menus- nice touch!). Unfortunately, the soy-citrus salad was lacking both soy and citrus flavoring. It just tasted like the salad was tossed in oil. We ordered the mushroom lettuce wraps, but were given the pork belly instead. The waiter apologized and eventually brought us the right order. The slices of mushroom were covered in a very thick soy glaze. The sunamono salad was good, but there wasn't much of it. The lettuce we were meant to wrap it in was actually gross- brown on the edges and wilted- the kind I would throw straight into the compost pile at home. Fail. We ordered the tantanmen ramen bowl The fried tofu balls, which we ordered to replace the ground pork was the best part. It came with a few mustard greens and bamboo shoots. The promised soft egg was missing- boo. I did not like the flavor of the broth and didn't want more than one bite. This is definitely not the same broth they served at the food festival. I would have given up on this place completely, despite the fab cocktail, but our server made me want to rethink that decision. After my girlfriend (who weirdly loves the color yellow, dogs, and North Korea) commented how much she loved the poster of Kim Jong-un hanging in the bathroom, he gave her one. Super nice gesture... and it was a a cool poster. Would definitely return for a negroni on the patio, but not sure on the food. read more

I was a little bit apprehensive about this place because I don't like salty food. I'm so glad I decided to try Sosoba, this was pure perfection. I started with the shishito peppers which are served with an aioli that is to die for. My table shared a few different ramen bowls and I cannot honestly say which was my favorite because they were all so good. A great balanced dish that kept me going in for another bite. Christian gave us some great service and kept us entertained through the night. I will remember this place as one of my top meals in Phoenix. read more

Let's start with the first impression. We came in on a Saturday afternoon. The restaurant was busy. The server said "take a seat at any open table you can find." Two open table both with dirty dishes left from previous customers. We stood by a table for a while out of the way. My wife approached a server and asked for a tray to help clean the table. The server said "just give me a bit". Ok, they are busy with Saturday afternoon lunch customers and only 2 servers. The food is ok. That's all I can say about this restaurant. I went back alone on 10/19/2017. Must have been another bad night. The bartender was the sever and bartender. Only 5 customers in the restaurant all sitting at the bar. I say at a table and asked for a calamari appetizer and one of the entire they have on the menu. The sever/bartender brought the entree first. I asked about the calamari and she said I don't remember that. I did ok. I finished the entree and had to go up to the bar and ask for the bill. No need to go back. The food is ok. The service is bad. The restaurant has so much curb appeal in the area. read more

I really enjoyed this place and my food. I got the sweet chili chicken noodle plate with tofu instead of chicken. I wasn't feel adventurous enough to get the pork belly (sorry guys) I liked the flavor as it came had a nice spice to it. Noodles were thick! Friendly staff! I'll be back. read more

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I think I found a new favorite bar. There was plenty of space at the full bar, which faces the open kitchen on one side. We started with a Mai Tai (a bit in the sweet side but unique and delicious), and a Coin Toss Sidecar, Orange. As an appetizer, we got the Sweet Chili Calamari. This is definitely not generic calamari. It was fried perfectly tender and the hint of glaze was super yummy. Our mains were two noodle bowls: the Mic Drop and the Tantanmen. I am a big spicy ramen fan, so Tantanmen was perfect for me. The noodles were perfect and the broth, although modest in proportion, was super flavorful. I wasn't a huge fan of the kale, but the soft-boiled egg, ground pork, bamboo shoots and green onions made up for it. My husband's Mic Drop with thick udon noodles was much milder and a pork lover's dream: pork rind, pork belly, bacon, you name it. As Emeril would say, happy happy! The service at the bar was excellent and quick. We will definitely be coming back. read more

We love their ramen. Soooo good. My kids and I always enjoy it when we come here. My go-to is the Tantanmen ramen with an Old Fashioned.

Was hoping to find a gem but was very disappointed. Service is very rough, sadly. Slow. Place wasn't that busy. $13 for 3 anorexic uninspired bao buns with barely any meat is borderline offensive. The "ball of fire" mac n cheese balls are laughably bland. No hot sauce injected at all I'm being harsh because it is not worth the money and I'd recommend people spend their hard earned dollars on restaurants that appreciate you. read more

Ordered the Micdrop with a substitution on the noodles. Order came out wrong the first time and the second time my noodles were slightly undercooked. There was too much happening in that bowl. Ham, bacon, kimchee, bulgogi and pork belly. I think I found the scenario where bacon doesn't make it better. Fireball is a great concept but the mac n cheese inside was lacking flavor, guess I should have dunked it in the ramen. I wouldn't return. read more

We live upstairs and used to come here a lot but they keep raising the prices so we probably won't be coming back unfortunately :( The food and drink are very tasty but definitely overpriced for the amount of food you actually get. We just tried to order take out and the noodle bowls are now $5 more than when we first started eating there. I had spring rolls and 2 bowls in our cart for $50!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the usual tab my boo and I will run up while eating out because we will order drinks too, but $50 for 2 bowls and an app... Like what the h? I called the restaurant to ask why it was so much and they said there is an automatic $7 tip included, no matter the order cost. I begrudgingly continued to order take out online and they proceeded to ask if I wanted to add... a tip. Another tip. An included $7 tip for receiving no service makes no sense to me! If you're gonna raise your prices at least make the bowls even a little bigger! Like I said the food and drinks are very good! But I just can't justify spending so much for so little! read more

There is a growing trend amongst hipster eateries that believes that the spicier that the food is, the better that it tastes. SoSoBa, subscribes to this philosophy, big time. My rule of thumb is that any restaurant that has to overpower the taste of their food by making it so spicy, is hiding poor cooking or ingredients so that you won't notice. Hereto, SoSoBa is guilty. Spice should be used to ENHANCE the flavor of delicious food, not overpower it. Their menu fails to indicate levels of spiciness or even mention that the item you are ordering may be spicy. We ordered an appetizer (pork wings). The meat was tender and delicious and served on a bed of crispy noodles with a sauce and some sort of fine red thread-like substance. The sauce was mildly spicy and complimented the dish, however, it looked like someone spilled the jar of chili powder onto the crispy noodles. The taste was overpowering and left your lips stinging from the heat. The waitstaff seemed indifferent to complaint of over spiced appetizer and tried to explain it away instead of apologizing. The menu had a poor variety of of main dishes and a repetitive use of pork belly throughout the entire menu. This is a clear indication that the chef is either uncreative or is unable to work outside their comfort zone. Their kitchen was EXTREMELY unprepared, they RAN OUT of a MAIN INGREDIENT (Udon Noodle) early on a Saturday evening. For a restaurant that claims to specialize in noodles, this is a faux pas. The kitchen also took far too long to prepare our meals. This is either an indication of a poorly run kitchen, or I suspect an indication that this restaurant is trying to upsell their clients more drinks...a dubious practice. Even though I expressed concern to the waitstaff about not wanting my meal to be too spicy and despite my earlier complaint about the overspiciness of our appetizer, I was delivered a bowl of food that was also high in the heat index. This solidified my opinion that either the chef prefers to serve food the way they want to cook it or that the waitstaff was incompetent. The final kicker that proves that this restaurant does not have your best interest at heart was the gratuity ledger on the bill that gave you 3 suggested tips: 18% = $9.36 20% = $10.40 84.20% = $43.78 Really...84.20%? Either this is meant to be a joke, or more likely they hope that you are too drunk from all those extra drinks you bought waiting for thier unprepared, over spiced, and uncreative, food to arrive to notice the amount. Overall a complete failure, would not recommend. read more

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Solid choice for quick, tasty, noodles and cold, sting, drinks. Atmosphere is relaxed and staff is friendly. read more

This was our second time at SoSoBa and we were very satisfied with our meals both times. The general tso tso cauliflower is amazing, it's a must try! Since we like spicy food, we asked spicy miso broth instead for the micdrop noodle and we liked it so much better! Sweet chili glazed udon was a stir style and it was little too sweet for me. Tan tan noodle was pretty good too but I liked micdrop better. Very fulfilling, and satisfied dinner we had both time. Will definitely go back. read more

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This is my first time here. I was craving some ramen. This one looked good so i thought what the hell. I came with my bf and our first impression was wow nice environment! We ordered our ramen, he got Katsu ramen i got Gyoza ramen. First of all, our food was delicious! The only downside was the ramen noodles weren't cooked all the way and there was not enough broth for the bowl. Also too expensive on top of that!That's why i only gave it 3 stars.It could've been better, but thank you. read more

SoSoBa - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

great ramen in downtown phoenix in a comfortable vibey environment. i just wish there was better parking. read more

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