A bustling Japanese locale that offers tsukemen dipping noodles & ramen combos, plus beer & sake. Based on 940 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
47 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: (650) 445-7579
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Hours
| Friday | 11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–2 PM, 5–9 PM |
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Reviews
Landon Ledbetter
We stopped by this restaurant on a Thursday night without a reservation. They got us sat quickly and began service with minimal wait. No alcohol for us this time but there was a wide range of sake with beer and wine. We order too many appetizers every time and this was no different – edamame, calamari, and gyoza to get things rolling. All were great but the edamame is intentionally served cold so heads up! Still tasty though especially the calamari with the house spice. The ramen was good as well but felt very sodium forward. Overall, a solid experience and a good place for a date night.
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Courtney Tai
This has become a reliable place to come to for some good ramen! Their unique tsukemen dish is something different for ramen lovers, with thicker noodles and a nice savory broth to dip them in. If you’re looking for the usual ramen dish, they have great options for that too! The ramen noodles are in the thinner side compared to other ramen places, but still very good! Their eggs are always perfectly soft boiled, and their pork chashu topping is one of my favorites I’ve ever tried!
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Rosina Su
The noodles are great and the dipping sauce is perfect. The dipping sauce is not too salty and matches perfectly with their homemade noodles.
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P
I was in the area and looking for something yummy to eat, im glad I found this place. The restaurant has several tables inside and everything is spacious and clean. The service is very fast, efficient and friendly. We didn’t wait to be seated because we were there around 12:00 but as soon as we sat the restaurant started filling up. In addition as soon as we ordered we got our food. We got the fried calamari which was so crispy and flavorful. Then, we had the spicy ramen. For the first time I got a spicy ramen that really is spicy unlike other places that say that it is spicy and you end up asking for extra. THE RAMEN WAS DELICIOUS. I really enjoyed coming to this place, come and try it.
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Arvi K
Great food and appetizers! We got in right away at noon, no wait! Food was delicious and came out super fast! The dipping noodles are delicious as well as the Ramens!
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Judy Margaret Chen
Seeing a long line every time I passed by thus place made me have high expectation. Well, turned out it wasn’t. The food is mediocre compared to other ramen I have had. We ordered the signature dipping noodles, one spicy ramen and the kid ramen. The kid ramen are the worst. Too salty that my kid refused to eat.
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Lisa Lim
After my third noodle slurppin visit here I can say with confidence this will be my regular spot for as long as I’m living in the neighborhood! I’ve ordered 3 different noodle dishes during my time here and had great service each time.
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Cristal Yee
We ordered the Tokusei Tsukemen (dipping noodles). The sous-vide Berkshire pork chashu was so flavorful, tender and melts in your mouth! This is a fun dish and definitely tests your chopsticks skills. We also tried the spicy ramen, which the broth was so delicious- deep rich flavor that wasn’t too heavy! Would definitely would like to try the other ramen next time!
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Glenn Reynolds
Two of us had dinner here and it was a good experience. Street parking was easy and we were seated immediately. The menu is almost all ramen soup but they have a couple of dishes for the non believers. I thought the menu was better as they explained better than some others I’ve seen and this made the experience better. The rice and pork dish, while tasty, doesn’t have enough vegetables to be a complete meal but was great as a shared dish. The broth for the ramen is really good, the noodles are firm and excellent. The calamari dish was good, though I found the dikion toping a little too wet for my liking. Summary: fun fast excellent value.
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Brian Szto
Had the Spicy Niku Ramen, and it was great! Noodles were on the tougher side which gives them a nice bite. The flavor of the soup was explosively tasty and packed with umami.
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