Z Ramen — Restaurant in Kendall

I saw this place pop up, I liked the name and it looked like a nice new restaurant so I was excited to try it out. Come to find out when I get there, they’ve only been open for 8 DAYS. Place looked nice inside, the aroma from the food the moment you walk in is delectable and alluring, made me hungrier in a good way. Obviously the place is called Z Ramen, so I wanted some ramen. The waiter recommended their Tonkotsu Ramen, and he added a bit of spice upon my request. I also ordered the Pork Bao Buns, Shrimp Shumai, and the Korean Fried Noodle.

Tonkotsu Ramen

I’ve always seen this ramen, it’s the classic ramen you usually see in pictures, but the opaque, milky looking broth always took me away from ever ordering it. But, I allowed myself to be guided by the waiter’s recommendation so I went with it. In the end, flavor wise, it was a bit underwhelming and the spice wasn’t truly noticeable, but the noodles were cooked nicely, the pork was good and tender, and the egg was made very well. I would definitely like to try another Ramen dish with a more flavorful broth, because the rest of the elements were actually really satisfying. For $12.50 though I would expect a bit more food, but maybe it was just the disappointment of the broth. But it was decently priced, although I think $11 would fit better.

Korean Fried Noodle (Beef and Shrimp)

This looked really good. Just seeing it on the plate it was really appetizing. The beef had a nice flavor to it, was tender as well, the shrimp was really disappointing though. Heavily lacking in flavor and didn’t add anything to the dish. The noodles were good and the dish as a whole was solid. For $15.75 (due to addition of Beef and Shrimp) I would say it’s definitely not worth it, but just add beef or just chicken, decent deal, because the shrimp isn’t good. It’s original price with no added protein is $11.25.

Fried Shrimp Shumai (8 pieces)

This was the worst thing ordered. They weren’t absolutely terrible, but they weren’t good either, definitely wouldn’t order again. The shrimp inside was cakey and almost seemed like fake shrimp, didn’t really have any flavor. If you don’t fully coat it in the soy sauce it would just be a bland squishy ball of nothing. The first one was okay because it was hot, but once it cools down a bit it gets bad. For $6.95, definitely order another appetizer.

Pork Bao Buns (3 pieces)

These were the highlight of the meal. Honestly I try to order Bao Buns at every restaurant I go to that offers them, and almost always the bun itself disappoints, but this one was great. Perfectly cooked, finally a bun that doesn’t feel oddly gooey and raw, this bun was soft and fluffy, but cooked to perfection. The sweet sauce it came with was really nice but the pork itself was lacking in flavor and seasoning, cooked really well and great texture and tenderness, but lacking in flavor. Now everywhere I’ve been Bao Buns are pricey and pretty much around this same price, so for $9.50 these are definitely worth it.

In the end, I would definitely give Z Ramen another try and would love to try some other stuff on their menu. Also with only 8 days of existence, they will probably just keep getting better and better. And I have to mention:

Z Ramen is doing a 10 percent discount for their opening days, so definitely go and take advantage of it by trying as many...

Let me start by saying the food here is delicious. But the “owner” today made it unacceptable for me to eat here again. I’m not actually quite sure he was the owner but that’s what he says, he also says he’s the chef and today he was the waiter. Anyway, we’d been waiting for someone to approach the table for about ten minutes and he comes out from the back and takes the order of a family who had JUST sat down. So I called him over and I let him know and he apologized and started to take our order. Problem solved and it should have stopped there right?

Wrong.

He proceeds to call over the waitress and yell at her publicly in front of the other four families who were eating there. Okay but now he’s surely gonna stop right?

Wrong.

Something inside him just tells him to keep going. Keep in mind he’s already apologized to us. Now he turns to me and goes “I’m gonna take your order but you know it’s not a big deal who was first right?”

I let him know that his behavior is unacceptable and he proceeds to get louder. I get up and leave.

Un.be.lieve.able.

And that’s that on what was my favorite Korean place in Kendall. What a shame but I’m not letting myself or anyone employed there to be treated that way and eat there in...

On a Saturday,, my daughter invited me to meet her friend from high school and her friend's mom for the first time. We went here for dinner because her friend is vegan and she could find options. This is a new restaurant that is serving Korean and Japanese options. My daughter had the Korean fried noodles and I had the Japanese rice bowl. Everything was delicious.. The following Friday, I allowed my daughter to choose a restaurant to celebrate her birthday and she wanted to go to Z Ramen. We went with my parents who each ordered a spicy rice bowl. For appetizers, we ordered the fried shrimp shumai, pan fried pork dumplings, and two orders of vegetarian spring rolls. My daughter and I ordered the same dishes from the Friday before. Everything was really delicious! My parents said they could have just eaten the appetizers because they were extremely delicious. Oh, and my daughter had the milk tea bubble tea without bobba that she loved both times. She said they were good as the bubble tea she has every time we go to New York. I had the hot tea that was good too. The service was amazing too. The waiters and manager were very attentive. We cannot wait to go back! This place is...