Reviews for Kyoto Ramen in El Cerrito, CA
The food was really good, I got poke and my mom got ramen. She's more into ramen than I am but she really liked it. It was a... large enough portion that we could take some home. My poke was great, there was a lot of flavor and the meat was cooked well.There were just a lot of flavors that ended up tasting great together. The staff was friendly and helpful. I recommend eatinghere. Read more
Came in for a rice bowl? that?s it. The workers were very friendly and gave us a 10min wait time which wasn?t bad since there... was only one order ahead of us? 30 min later that tell me the order is ?almost done??. 2 people who came in after me got theirorder first. Ridiculous wait time? friendly workers who apologized for the wait and good food but I don?t recommend walking into order. Save yourself a long wait and order way in advance Read more
Always happy to find out that a place that looks like just another Ramen joint, is actually a first-class spot. I ordered the... tone can't sue Rahman, extra spicy, and was absolutely happy with what I got. I kinda wish they served it in bowls other thanplastic, but the flavor and texture overcame that, that Chashu, was done perfectly, and I like that I found a new spot that allmy friends don't know about yet. Definitely recommend them. Also find it interesting that they had one other location, inColorado of all places. Good stuff Read more
We have only tried the ramen here (Tonkotsu and Black Garlic) and they were both lacking in flavor. The Chashu was tough to... bite into. Maybe their other stuff is good, but I'm not ordering the ramen here again. EDIT- To respond to the comment of theowner to my original review. How did you know the "results" of my eating? Did you look into the trash and checked if I consumedthe entire contents of my bowl? And if you did, you would have seen that I did NOT finish my ramen. Read more
Very friendly service, outdoor tables/tent set up to allow dining, and pretty large menu. I tried the tonkatsu ramen (spicy) and... it was decent. I wouldn't say it's the best ramen, but the pork was very tender and tasty, the noodles had good texture, and ithad a good amount of toppings. Willing to try it again. Read more
We chose to order from Kyoto because it had a large selection to choose from! When we got there, we decided to get the Hawaiian... plates. We got a Hawaiian BBQ chicken and Hawaiian BBQ Mix (kalbi beef, beef and chicken). We replaced rice with veggie. We werepleasantly surprised by how full our boxes were. And it was good! Everything was tender. It was everything we expected and more.We felt we got a really good deal! We enjoyed our lunch. The veggie substitution turned out to be steamed cabbage, and there wassome broccoli too underneath the meat. We would order again and definitely recommend this place to others! Read more
I have been waiting for this place to open since I saw the sign go up back in 2019. I was going to wait until the the whole... Covid lock down was over, so I could try it dine-in. But caved because I was here to buy groceries form Lucky. I order thestandard tonkotsu ramen mild, and surprisingly it was really good even after the 20 mins it took me to get home. It's not thebest ramen I have ever had (was like $25 ramen), but pretty good for the price point their selling at. It's easily better thenthe ramen you would get from other Japanese restaurants around the East Bay, even some from other "ramen" shops here in the EastBay. Again for the price point of ~$15 ramen this place is pretty good and the serving size is just right for me. When comparedto other ramen specialty shops like Shiba Ramen (overall good, little pricier then here) or Yuzu Ramen (good bone broth butserving size too small for their prices) in Emeryville, I would personally prefer this place for overall flavor, price andserving size. Read more
I was starving and decide to try this new place (with fingers crossed). So, I got the Shrimp tempura curry bowl and it was very... good. There were plenty of large, crispy shrimp cooked just right over a bed of fluffy (white) rice. It came with a side ofcurry gravy that was silky, medium spicy just like I asked for and tasted homemade. Try this place...I was not disappointed Read more