Saiwaii Ramen — Restaurant in San Francisco

DO NOT GO HERE. This is literally the worst ramen I have ever tasted. On top of that the experience was the worst I've ever had at any restaurant. I know it sounds exaggerated but I'm serious. We waited outside for about 45 minutes, not their fault of course. But when we got in and sat down, we waited for another 45 minutes because they FORGOT our order. And it's not like this is a huge place with so many tables where every now and then you can lose track and mess up. This place is tiny. The waiters that messed up then wouldn't even take the blame for it. They just coldly said "sorry, we're busy" and turned away. Then when we finally got our food it was tasteless. The seafood ramen literally tasted like 10% broth and 90% water. I was actually speechless at how terrible this place was. If I wasn't with a group of friends who insisted on paying, I honestly would have torn up the check and walked...

Their ramen is great! I tried the Spicy Garlic Tonkotsu and I loved it! I had medium spicy and it was good. The spice level was pretty spicy but not too much that it wasn’t enjoyable to eat anymore. The broth was also slightly think which paired well with the semi firm noodles. It was chock full of toppings too which made the texture experience of the ramen very enjoyable.

This is the sort of ramen that i would love to eat on an especially cold day or a rainy day. Very comforting.

The price wasn’t too bad either. I feel it’s value for money.

I also tried the Gyoza. It was ok. The sauce was good and the cook of the gyoza skin made it crispy. I have to say, I’m not the biggest fan of the filling though. A bit mushy for my taste.

All in all, this place was pretty good! I’d recommend them for great...

Clean restaurant with excellent customer service. Just wish that the food matched up. The restaurant serves Japanese food with a huge Chinese twist. If you have had authentic Japanese food before, you would be deeply disappointed.

The menu apparently changed a lot over time. There are no more sushi dishes. The menu items are mainly noodles, donburi, deep fried food, salad, and drinks. Many of the dishes are spicy.

I like that the donburi comes in two sizes--the large one would be filling enough for a big person, although the taste was mediocre. Thumbs up for the Agedashi Tofu. Thumbs down for the deep fried dishes--all were over fried. For example, the squid legs were half burnt. I would not recommend ordering anything deep fried from here.

I don't think I will...