The first impression is the ambience and the cleanliness of the restaurant; I totally loved it. the staffs were quick and friendly.However, the foods were not really satisfied me. They were carefully presented but the flavor was kinda lacking of the taste. I just always felt like missing something and the broth was plain.In total the quality didn't match with the value. Highly considering before deciding to try.
I order the classic spicy tonkotso ramen the broth is too salty, the chili paste is not spicy,when i asked for more chili, they said they will charged 1 dollar for very little chile paste, the pork belly is tasteless,just salty, I also ordered gyoza, 6 pcs very small for 1 portion, the gyoza is good but the sauce is just bottled sauce. Is pricey only for the ramen and gyoza, I spent $ 25
Went w friends. Go early to get a spot on the wait list (usually 30 min). They text you when your table is ready, which is nice. Got the garlic one. Quality is really good, especially the broth. Inside is fashionable, though not super roomy.
Came here with family for dinner. We had a 40 min wait, seating is limited it seems especially for a larger group (we were 6). The waitress was good once we were able to get seated. I was a upset one of the Japanese beers was sold out on the day we came.The ramen was really good. I got the spicy hot ramen ... I like spicy food and this was pretty darn hot so be aware! I had the jalapeno chili too ... that may have not been needed in retrospect!Anyway, we liked the food both in quality and quantity. Service was good.I would come back again!
Their ramen taste just ok. Not special. The chicken karage bowl is ok. We go there to celebrate our daughter birthday, but ended up not so satisfied.
Not as good as the original silverlake location. Thick slices of chashu aren't seared but they have decent flavor. Noodles are chewy but the broth for the was lacking flavor. Would recommend trying the original location but not this one.
There are many words I have, I just need to decide where to start. I should mention that I found a whole edamame in my ramen noodles. Not the bean part, the whole thing, peel and all. I didn’t order edamame, it’s not even an optional topping. And it was buried in the noodles, so it’s not like it accidentally fell in on top.The reason I complained about the temperature of the broth is that if you are not a fast eater scarfing down your bowl of ramen, by the time you get to the end, the entire bowl is lukewarm and below optimal temperature. So mid-meal, your bowl of noodles becomes not great. Even I’d have a hard time letting my parents down that fast.The broth and chashu undeniably have good flavor. Silverlake makes the intentional choice to include black garlic oil in their classic ramen, and only their classic ramen. No other bowl includes it by default. There is nothing wrong with this, it’s just an interesting observation. The black garlic is well balanced and doesn’t blow out the flavor of the bowl, but adds a deep smoky garlic richness on top of the creamy flavor of the broth. The broth is amazingly smooth in texture and has a well balanced flavor. However, I take issue with the temperature, who’s problem is exaggerated by the fact that the bowl is wider than it is deep, so it cools off even faster.The noodles were completely uninteresting and are just existing.The chashu did put up a good performance, with excellent flavor and texture. You are served a thiccc piece of pork belly that can easily provide four very rich bites of fatty chashu. The marinade is light, revealing a sweeter note, rather than a saltier soy flavor.My thoughts on the toppings included with the bowl is that they didn’t provide anything positive of value.If you are driving to this area specifically for ramen I dont think that Silverlake is worth it to navigate through the Spectrum crowd or parking for. Go to Marufuku ramen across the street. If you are already at the spectrum, it certainly is an option amongst many.
My visit to SilverLake Ramen was subpar, long wait times as place is small and very crowded, food was okay but not memorable, whenever you have to add too much of other things to your plate, means its lacking taste, I would recommend only if you are in the Spectrum and there is no wait time. Service was more worried about our group leaving than actually providing a better service. Nice Japanese draft beers
3rd time trying this place, each with a different group of friends.My first experience was really good! Got the garlic truffle ramen and that was very creamy, tasty, and deliciousy comforting until the very end. I also liked the spicy shoyu (the bf ordered ?) which was too spicy for him so we switched dishes. The spicy shoyu is very citrusy because of the cilantro and limes that came with it. Even though I enjoyed that dish, I can't say that the flavor between the spices and the limes crossed over smoothly once it landed on my tongue. ?My 2nd visit, I got the blaze, and it was also good although not as flavorful as the garlic truffle, nor as spicy (as I remember) as the spicy shoyu. This was an enjoyable dish for me. Their pork is delicious and the fat almost melts in your mouth.This 3rd visit, I decided to be more adventurous and try their tsukemen. That was... VERY fishy... Please note other ramens/tsukemens I've tried that had fish listed in the broth were refreshing so this is a first for me. Perhaps some people like this but was definitely not for me. You can see in the photo it is a creamy broth (which i thought was from the pork) but has a very INTENSE fishy taste. Fortunately they were kind enough to switch out my broth but that was the extent of it.On this same visit, the friend ordered the garlic truffle with pork (needless to say he enjoyed it!). The bf forgot how spicy the spicy shoyu was and ordered it again (lol, but this time he didn't like my tsukemen either ?).Other things to note:Photos were taken on 3rd visit.The service was okay despite the prices.They do not offer anything for birthdays.The average wait is about 30 minutes, but you get a text notification so you can walk around as you wait.Definitely would recommend ordering the garlic truffle ramen with pork.
Great ramen place! ❤️❤️❤️ definitely recommend this place.