Ramen 101

It was raining and I just got a haircut nearby. Ramen struck a cord with me when I stepped out of the nearby Sports Clips. Going in, I smelled the Ramen goodness. The place is a bit casual in it's setup. When ordering at the counter, the price is a little on the steep side for a bowl of soup in a casual atmosphere. Otherwise, the service was prompt and Ramen was very good in hitting the spot for something warm and wholesome on a rainy day. I ordered the seafood Ramen with extra bean sprouts. Flavor and texture were there on my expectations, but I think the extra bean sprouts cooled the broth and the soup to a more luke warm temperature. Whoops.

Located in the Nut Tree Shopping Center, Ramen 101 is a nice place to get a bowl of ramen. Decent service today for takeout. It was only 4pm on a Friday, so it was not busy. There are plenty of empty tables for dining in, but can get busy around dinner time. We got Tonkatsu Ramen and Black Garlic Ramen that were both tasty. The roasted egg is made well. There could be more ingredients in the ramen, but you can opt to add more ingredients for a cost. There is better ramen 20-30 minutes away, but if you are in Vacaville and want to eat some ramen, then try it out. They do offer other items such as appetizers (starters) and rice plates, so if you are not in the mood for ramen, you can order something else. Today’s experience and flavor of the food is a solid 4.5/5.

Overall the experience was okay. Ironically I do not recommend the ramen. Was very mid. Barely any flavor. I do however recommend the the BBQ. That was good. (Also. We ordered the ramen with normal spice but they gave us the order with no spice and told us just to throw the chili oil on the table on it and ended it there.)

Very good Ramen for the United States. Pleasantly surprised with the flavor and quality of the pork rib ramen. The service from Milo was excellent. Thank you

Today was a Ramen kind of day. We had our dog so we sat outside. They don’t allow dogs inside the restaurant which we understand. When you sit outside, you have to order ‘to-go’. The inside is not big…probably had 12 tables. Service was good and got our orders fairly quickly. We had the Chasu Rice, Tonkatsu Ramen, Black Garlic Ramen and Karaage Chicken. All were good. I’m not a fan of the star anise ingredient which they use in the Karaage Chicken but my family is ok with it. Overall, it’s a good place for Ramen.

First time having lunch here. We ordered BBQ chicken and beef. The meet was delicious and very flavor. My Wife and the young one ordered Tonkotsu Ramen and they also enjoy it very much. It is so good I am writing the review while eating. Lol

The food was ok but not as flavorful as other restaurants. The flavor of the broth was good but the meat and the other ingredients no so great.