Ramen Hirochan — Restaurant in Izu

We went there to eat. When we received the menu, we were quite surprised. The menu stated that the ramen was soy sauce-based, and the toppings were clearly separated into meat and vegetarian options. So I ordered a vegetarian ramen.

But when the soup arrived, it had meat on it. Not only was that not mentioned on the menu, but the broth also wasn’t soy sauce-based as described — it was made from pork! The owner reluctantly took the soup back, and then an employee ended up eating it.

When it came time to pay, we were in for another surprise — they still wanted to charge us for the soup! If you take a dish back, you cannot charge for it — that’s dishonorable.

Moreover, you can’t blame the guest when the restaurant itself writes the menu in such a carelessly stupid way. It’s simply outrageous and definitely not a place I would recommend to...

I had a great dinner here! We were staying at a nearby Hostel Knot and this place was recommended. It is open until nearly midnight which is great as most places in this area aren’t. Everything was delicious from the stir fry vegetables to the miso ramen. Would be nice by yourself or in a small group (only two big tables). One table can seat maybe up to 5 adults? Nice tatami booth too. Everything was reasonably priced....

Service and atmosphere was good but I saw the chef lack proper hygiene standards, I saw he used the spatula to cook the gyoza then also to clean away the dirty gunk around the wok area. It was gross, but I thought I could stomach it, but I had stomach problems the...