If you're hungry and don't know where to go on New Year's day for some hangover soup- try Yoko Ramen! It's located at 3422 FM 2920 Rd.
We tried it for first time today and the service was super friendly. They gave us free hot Edamame to start and their ramen was some of the best I've had. The noodles had great flavor and the broth was excellent. The Spiced Eggs were perfectly cooked and tasty. Spiced eggs are not chili spicey, they are flavored like chicken broth, in my opinion. I confiscated both my husband's and my daughter's eggs, I love them so much. My daughter loves Calamari, and their's has herbs in the breading and is super flavorful. We all liked it. My husband ordered the Spicy Chicken Ramen and it was perfectly spicy without using chili flakes (I dislike chili flakes because they lodge in your gums and teeth). I ordered the Wonton Chicken Ramen and it was the best of both worlds. I got like 9 wonton filled with meat AND the ramen noodles with the really fantastic broth and spiced egg, it also had spinach and green onions, but it's all about the noodles and that amazing broth! I also ordered two of the BBQ steamed buns (Yummy Chashu Bun on menu $4.95) to-go, and they were both soft and plump, filled with delicious BBQ pork. It's hard to find these buns, so I am happy I can get these whenever I want now!
This is my new favorite place in our area! I just had to share with you all. It's owed by a super sweet family: mom, dad, and their young daughter, who was helping run the register. They treated us like their best customers and we saw them do the same for all the other customers there. I read another review here that said the owner was racist against black people because the owner shook his head at them upon entering. I think it must be a misunderstanding, probably meant the place was closing or out of broth or something. I can personally attest that we were treated exceptionally kindly as brown people, another table of black people next to us was treated just as well, and so was another table of white people. All colors were treated with welcome and eagerness to serve good piping hot food. I urge that customer to give this place another try to clear up that confusion.
Can't beat great service! Would love to support this family-owed business succeed in our area! Happy New Year's everyone!...
Read moreI live right by the new Yoko Ramen in Spring so I had to check it out. Ramen was good, but I do have 1 complaint. The noodles. On the menu it says "thin noodles." The noodles are not thin noodles. They are thick wavy egg noodles. I brought this to the attention of the waitress. She went and told the owners, we even gave her a pic on our phone so they could see the difference. I'm not against thick wavy egg noodles, BUT then they need to change their menu to reflect what they are serving. Ramen nerds could be upset by inaccurate menu. The noodles are not made in-house either, which is ok. Broth was good and creamy, but I suspect the Tonkotsu had chicken broth in it too. My husband thought it tasted a bit chickeny as well. The egg was cooked very well, still liquidy and decadent, although you only get a half egg. I did like the menma as it wasn't too funky and I'm a fan of naruto in my ramen, so I liked that addition. The chasu was good, although not the most tender or charred I have had, but you did get 2 pretty thick slices, which I liked. All in all I would visit there again. We also had fried shrimp shumai- which tasted more like a fried fish cake, but was still tasty. I'm interested to try their bentos next! Pretty solid though and excited to have more Ramen in Spring! Especially next to Qshi, which the owners of once told my husband and I, when they asked for what they should have and we said Ramen, "People aren't into Ramen, they like...
Read moreFirst time going to Yoko Ramen, and glad we did instead of Jinya which is the next closest place.
TLDR: Good food for a good price. Would recommend, great to support a family business that has character.
It's a small family restaurant, parents in the kitchen and daughter serving. There are some reviews on here about the server being rude, talking about weird stuff, etc. She was very nice, maybe a little socially awkward, but she's a teenager so people need to not be so uptight and be more understanding. Everyone was very friendly.
The food was good. We ordered pork katsu, bbq dumplings, chicken curry ramen, and spicy miso ramen. Total was $44 after tax, which is extremely fair for the portion sizes. Honestly, the prices might be a little low for what you get. I've never had curry ramen before, and i was a fan. The curry flavor wasn't overpowering and other flavors came through. The pork in the miso was thin and seared on both side. The meat was a little tough, but tasted good from the sear so not a big deal. I've honestly had better ramen, but we will be back again to try more on the menu. Next to try is the tonkontsu.
The atmosphere is a little rough with printouts of the dishes being taped to the wall, but it's not appalling. Adds some interesting character, gave me a chuckle. It was clean, and that's all that matters. The picky people complaining about it need...
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