Veggie Miso Ramen
Tataki Ramen Sushi

Tataki Ramen Sushi

3400 Lancaster Ave, 19104, Philadelphia, US, United States

Pub • Ramen • Sushi • Chicken


"The restaurant has a very cute, trendy vibe with an intimate dining room. Btw, parking can be a challenge but if you luck up get a parking spot directly outside the restaurant on Lancaster Avenue, it's free. The ramen...WOW! I had every intention of taking some home but nope...ate every last bit there! As a pescaterian, majority of the ramen dishes had pork broth BUT there was about 3-4 chicken/vegetable/shrimp ramen bowls. Since I had the Vegetable Miso Ramen on my 1st visit (highly recommend! , I tried the Green Curry Ramen and this dish too measured up! There's a full bar and I definitely want to return to try their sushi which I hear is great too. Ishmael was a great server! The only reason I'm giving Ramen Bar a 4 instead of 5 stars is because I asked for a little hot sauce to add to my ramen and the young lady gave me Bakudan which was delish but an additional $3 and didn't even advise beforehand (total pet peeve of mine ! I never heard of an additional charge for hot sauce and even so, generally a condiment charge is only $1-2; $3 is pretty steep. But go figures because if you add shrimp to the Vegetable Miso Ramen it's an additional $7. I guess they don't care about making things reasonable even though the restaurant is located on Drexel's campus. Also it would be nice if Ramen Bar's Happy Hour pricing returned like it had pre-pandemic (the HH menu is still on the restaurant's IG page ."

Jin Pot

Jin Pot

5158 Geary Blvd, 94121, San Francisco, United States

Soup • Meat • Asian • Casual


"Absolutely me and my wife's favorite Shabu spot in the bay for AYCE Shabu Shabu. We've been coming here since prepandemic and the server Teresa would always take care of us and offer friendly service. It's easy to make a reservation through Yelp. The interior feels cozy and has stuff animals on the bench seating with pictures and details of the broths they offer on the right wall.The numerous broths they offer are all flavorful and unique which you can't find at most shabu/hot pot places. Our personal favorites are: 1) Szechuan spicy pickled cabbage which is peppery and sour with a bit of a kick.2) Sukiyaki broth which is savory and sweet that compliments and enhances the sweetness of the nicely marbled wagyu beef they offer. This is the broth we miss from Japan that this place satisfies our craving for.3) Spicy miso which is common amongst shabu restaurants but they add more miso in theirs which taste more flavorful and is actually spicy.We always order the wagyu beef which they slice thinly and the meat is well marbled so it melts in your mouth, our second favorite is the New Zealand lamb which always taste fresh and not gamey at all.Here are our favorites from the menu that's included in the AYCE:Vegetable platter Can't decide? It comes with a variety of their veggiesTsumire Bamboo Rolls minced wagyu beef w/ negi(green onion) or cornChicken Kara age nice and crispy to get the appetite going.Takoyaki fries comes with the sweet and slightly tangy Takoyaki sauce topped w/ bonito flakes.Cilantro Wagyu dumplings flavorful dumpling to go with their broth and not overpowered by cilantro.House sake check in and you get a bottle for 50 centsLastly they offer you a complimentary dessert at the end of your meal which is a bowl of vanilla ice cream with a brown sugar syrup and kinako powder and it is SO addictive and delicious."