Yoshi Ramen — Restaurant in Tega Cay

Top notch food, service, and atmosphere. I would bring my family and friends here for a very special meal. Expect to pay for QUALITY and Authentic Japanese. This is not a Chinese restaurant, do not come in here and be ignorant. They are not the same, educate yourself before you walk in asking for Chinese! IT is insulting- to the restaurant and everyone around you, as I witnessed some unruly person ask today. The staff handled that professionally and quietly, but I was furious inside. Please read the menu and see the difference. The Ramen noodles, broth, vegetables, seaweed, and TOFU are a must try. The ramen will fill you up by itself, but the small plates are very appealing. The noodles are fresh, have a nice bite, and taste great. The pork broth is satisfying, not too fatty, but very flavorful. I appreciate the layers of fresh cut scallion, mushroom, pork tenderloin, and egg. I did not need any additional seasonings they offered on the table. It was perfect by itself. My Mother had the Tokyo Ramen. She was pleased with the light and delicate layers. My Father finished his Vegetarian Ramen. Slurped it down in 10 minutes. The bowls they use keep the ramen warm. The chop sticks were nice for my parents to use on their first try. They also were playing Nujabes! Great music, and very fitting! Kuddos to whomever placed that together. The servers are very patient, they make you feel welcome, special, and help answer any questions. They made my Mother feel special on her birthday! Thank you. You must tip here well, Thank the kitchen on your way out, and leave a great review. This restaurant deserves much attention and appreciation. I wish them well and will be back when we are in town! Maybe one day they will open in...

This is our second time a Yoshi Ramen and the experience was just as fantastic as the first time around. We got served both times by Gon, who served us with a huge smile of his face. He made sure to get our order right every time, and checked on us to make sure we were ok. On August 6, some of us had meals while the others had small plates: chicken katsu don was a huge bowl of food. I had the left overs for lunch the next day and the food was still just as good; tonkotsu, Berkshire pork belly bun, Berkshire gyoza, soy milk creamy croquette, kaki fry, spicy coconut shrimp, shrimp lollipop, and Kara-age chicken. In today’s visit we all chose the small plates and repeated these choices a few times. The favorites are the pork belly bun, croquettes, spicy shrimp, and the gyoza. Depending on how much you eat, you can get out of here for about $20-30/person. Some of the meals are as affordable as $14. This location is small so be prepared to wait. Our experience was at most 15 min wait but we were lucky as we saw more people coming in and their waiting times were estimated to be a bit longer than ours. Still a great place to be with great food, still worth the wait. The ambience is great, the staff was friendly. And we are definitely...

Giving a solid 5/5 BUT… The bad - Yoshi Ramen needs to work out the kinks between the kitchen, servers, and bussers. I expect them to figure this out in the coming weeks and I see them doing it. Appetizer came out quickly, kid portion ramen came out soon after, but my adult portion took an extra 15-20 to come out. Also, their builder should come back and wipe all the ceiling lights down because they are still covered with dry wall or paint dust. Maybe consider a way to dampen sound in the honeycomb “cubes” as it gets pretty loud and has echoes.

The good!

Love the seating arrangement. Very unique!

Lollipop Shrimp were fantastic. Good shrimp, great crunch - sweet chili sauce was great. Absolutely will order again.

Kid portions are ordered al a carte, meaning you order a half sized broth, noodles, etc. odd but it also makes sense. He went with shoyu broth, thin noodles, and a ramen egg.

I went with the Spicy Garlic, spice 2/3. SOLID. Great noodle texture, broth was solid, chashu was perfect, etc.

Got a can of coke and a green tea can.

$38 for all that - felt pricey but everything is nowadays.

No food complaints - I’ll definitely be back and hope they streamline...