RamenKoko — Restaurant in Highland

Delicious ramen and fantastic service. I've become obsessed with ramen as of late, but haven't found a place that really has impressed me; until today. I've been hearing about RamenKoKo since we moved to Highland about a year ago and finally followed up to the claims today. The place is a small, inviting restaurant with only a handful of tables and mostly American movie posters from Japan lining the walls. It's charming and the staff greeted us immediately. The menu is small and easy to figure out, which is great for me as im still new to japanese food, but is full of intriguing dishes and appetizers. We orders edamame and gyoza to start. The gyoza was perfectly cooked and didn't disappoint and the edamame came coated in a garlic chili paste that was so good I could eat it by itself with a spoon. My wife got a garlic pork rice bowl and I ordered the spicy tonkatsu ramen. I love pork and have been wanting to try real tonkatsu ramen since learning about it last year (thanks to Mike Chen on YouTube) I also ordered some miso broth as I have never had it and really wanted to try it. The rice bowl was good, slightly sweet and the pork was great. The miso broth impressed me and was super salty and delicious. The star of the show was my tonkatsu ramen. The broth is so rich and flavorful and is only improved when you add the chili paste to the broth. The pork belly on top was crazy good and once you dive into this dish you don't want to stop until your sniffling and full. The spice level was perfect and I truly cannot describe how tasty the broth is. I tried the thin noodles and they were good, but they have other options and I'll be trying those next time. I can't forget about the service and staff too. They were all so polite and attentive and helpful that it makes you appreciate the people who take their jobs seriously and provide that kind of service. Overall, great experience with fantastic food and service. I cannot wait to go back and eat through the rest...

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMPLETELY RUDE AND INCONSIDERATE. Worst costumer service I have ever received. Due to covid regulations there was no indoor seating, but there was one table available for outdoor service. I ordered inside and told them it would be for here and asked if I could eat at the table outside. The cashier said yes. Before I could sit down, the couple that ordered AFTER me sat at the table (they ordered to go). Being concerned that we had nowhere to sit, my boyfriend went inside to ask if we could move one a small table (which they had inside) out onto the sidewalk since someone sat at the table. The owner assumed we hadn’t ordered (keep in mind I already ordered and TIPPED 20%) and rudely told me we had to wait for them to leave. He not only had a terrible attitude, he also refused to accommodate and bring one of the small tables out for us or explain to the couple that the table was promised to us.The couple ended up getting their food before us and ate their takeout at the table reserved for outdoor dining. We never got our food, they never gave us a table, and the owner continued to have a terrible cocky attitude when we tried to address the situation. We ended up having to ask them to cancel the order (after waiting for 40 minutes and watching food continue to come out) and had to ask for the tip back as well.

It’s common sense. We ordered first. Asked if we could take the table. They let the next customer take the table, served them first, never served us, and refused to accommodate for their mistake. The owners mother was a sweetheart and tried to help, but her son refused to correct their mix up and treated us with no respect or kindness, all arrogance and attitude. It...

Definitely the best Ramen spot in the IE that we’ve tried so far!

It’s been a while since we were last here but it’s about time I left a review. They seemed to have expanded their menu options and have added more appetizers and bowl options which is really nice!

We loved the appetizers - see photos! Large portion size for the price. We tried the same appetizer at another ramen place and the price was waaay more for basically 1/4 of this serving size and it was like eating microwaved food. So this exceeded our expectations. Nice and crispy on the outside and moist and flavorful on the inside.

The ramen was delicious!! The broth and toppings were perfect! For those who can’t handle spicy, their spicy (two scoops of red spice) could be a little too spicy. The chili oil could probably give you more flavor.

I usually get the creamy vegetarian ramen which comes with a decent amount of toppings and thick chunks of tofu, which is totally filling. I love how they have options for regular noodles and spinach noodles. I recently tried the truffle shoyu Ramen, which had a mushroom/soy base. I usually like things spicy but I decided to try this dish without extra spices. I think I liked the creamy vegetarian Ramen more due to the depth in the flavor of that Ramen base. I love how this place gives you a decent amount of toppings that already come with the Ramen aside from having to manually pay for each individual topping that you want into the Ramen. You can still add other toppings which cost around a dollar. I think the price is reasonable for the portion size.

The staff here are friendly and provide prompt service. The place was definitely very clean...