Slurp Ramen — Restaurant in San Francisco

I got it into my head to try and visit five of the recently opened ramen places this month, with Slurp being the first on my list, given its proximity to my office. Located in a nondescript alley near R&G Lounge, I was met with no wait whatsoever around noon, making for a nice change of pace given the waits for ramen everywhere else.

Rather than trying their base tonkotsu, I instead decided to give their black tonkotsu a shot. The verdict? Your typical average SF ramen: nothing like the amazing ramen you'd get in SoCal, but definitely not bad if you're in the area and are fixing for some ramen. Their broth, while flavorful, was lacking in depth, complexity, and richness, which led to the black garlic oil overwhelming the flavors of the dish a bit. The ramen, egg, and chashu were all solid though.

They're more affordable than The Ramen Bar, and far less crowded than Ramen Underground, so if you're in the same area, they're well worth a shot!

Accessibility Info

Venue - The restaurant itself is located up a slightly steep grade, but, once you're past that, they have remote operated doors, and a good amount of space inside, with bar seating, and, of course, more accessible two tops and four tops.

Bathroom - Didn't...

Had lunch here multiple times, always with a coworker or two. Tried the different types of Ramen and thought they were all spot on, likely the best in the downtown fi-di area in my opinion. Had a bad experience with a wait staff. She was always really nice during our previous visits but the very last time she seemed to be on something as she started to get upity when she got change for our bill - she commented something that was really hard to understand and acted like she should not have to make change for us. When she finally did the change was practically thrown on the counter on the spot where we dined. Unfortunately I would likely never go back due to the weird rudeness. Would rate 5 stars for the food and 1 star...

If you choose to eat here, you will be paying the SF tax for what is considered pretty standard ramen, nothing really special here. If you have nowhere else to go in the city then I guess this place is not that bad. The noodles were chewy and had texture, the pork was tender, and the broth was pretty good, but nothing really stood out that made three bowls of this ramen amount to just shy of sixty dollars. In all honesty that is just way too much to charge, but the rent is high in Chinatown so the impact of that trickles down to the consumer. The area surrounding the restaurant is pretty sketchy depending on what time of the day you go, pickpockets are everywhere, so I would put that into...