Osaka Ramen House — Restaurant in Anderson Township

they have done an absolutely amazing job of transforming an old carry-out Chinese spot into a really good-looking ramen noodle shop. It looks like and feels like aactual composed sit-down restaurant with tights eating and a small set of booths. This is where you come in make new friends, sit next to strangers, and enjoy a warm bowl.I tried both the seafood and the chicken katsu ramen, as well as a few appetizers and salads. The seaweed salad was way overdressed and had a bit of a fishy flavor, while the house salad was just about perfect with the dressing on the side. Theshrimp dumplings were tiny, and relatively under stuffed. There was a good amount of them for an appetizer price, but I wasn't a fan of any of the flavors. The spring rolls were extremely overcooked and very hot, with no real delineation between those or any Frozen Mass market spring rolls.

But the ramen! That is why you come to a placelike this. Fortunately the ramen was great, the Roth had good flavor, there were plenty of fresh vegetables and a large amount of noodles. The noodles did not have a very good flavor on their own, but did a good job of absorbing the liquid around them. The chicken katsu was one of the best pieces of fried chicken I've ever had, light and crispy, with a crunch they surprisingly held up well in the soup. the seafood was... Kind of disappointing in the quality of the meat. It was basically imitation crab and tiny scallops. The egg was worth the money for sure!

all told Osaka ramen House is a great addition to the east side, and I look forward to returning as the weather necessitates some...

TLDR; I wouldn't go here if you're expecting non-Americanized ramen.

I ordered the shoyu (chicken broth) ramen w/ an extra egg and corn on the side, with Gyoza to share w/ my party. My ramen came with 4 slices of egg, about 4 thin, crispy slices of charsu (I got an extra crispy end), and generous servings of bamboo shoots, and wood ear mushrooms, with a sauce-cup full of corn.

The food alone would be around 2-3 stars for me. The gyoza is smaller and the meat and fillings are a little different, and the charsu was acceptable (it reminded me of spam with how thin, crispy, and salty it was), and the noodles were acceptable, if a bit thin. The egg wasn't thoroughly seasoned, as the seasoning only barely penetrated the white of the egg, never reaching the yolk. Everything else was fine.

Coming from Hawaii there are a lot of ramen options, including Japanese ramen shops that offer beef broth (Kamitoku), Hokkaido ramen shops featuring salt broth ramen (Hokkaido Ramen & Carp Dori, really outstanding pork broth shops such as Golden Pork, ubiquitous chains (Goma Tei), and even dipping-noodle focused shops (Menya, many other shops offer it, not as a main focus).

Osaka Ramen house disappointed me because it was not what we'd expected. I know it's unfair to expect authentic Tonkotsu / Shoyu broth bowls all the way out in the midwest, but it was decorated in an authentic manner and presented itself familiarly.

I would have rated them lower on food alone but I don't think they're a bad restaurant and it's possible that they've adapted their food to local tastes, as many restaurants in...

After coming back from Vegas, my better half had a craving for Ramen. See...when we go to Las Vegas, we ALWAYS stop at Ramen-Ya, an incredible ramen house tucked away between the Linq and Planet Hollywood. This is the place that all Ramen restaurants are judged to now.

So we scored the interwebs(lol) for the best ramen in our area, and Osaka came highly regarded. So, we decided to try it out.

When we got there, we realized we would be waiting a while. A large party was in front of us, and there were no available tables when we arrived. After about 45 minutes of waiting, we were seated. To be completely honest, the restaurant seemed small and had a diner vibe to it, instead of an Asian cuisine vibe. In addition to the size, service was on the slower side. They could have been shorthanded...maybe not. But since the restaurant was full, our service experience lacked somewhat.

We ordered what we could describe as the closest to the Miso ramen, and Tokontsu ramen that was offered by Ramen-Ya. I had to add Gyoza to my ramen, and so did my better half. Overall, the ramen was very good and if the atmosphere was different, we would dine here regularly. But because it just lacked the vibe we were looking for, we'll...