Daraman — Restaurant in Turlock

Food - Only giving two stars because the Spam Musubi wasn’t bad, and was crispy like I requested. Sadly that was the only highlight. I ordered Shoyu and my mother ordered Veggie. The broth was serviceable, but the Shoyu was lacking in flavor and the Chashu was cut half as thick (paper thin) as other restaurants. But the real lowlight was the noodles. I’ve legitimately had microwave ramen cooked better than this. They were hard and tasted of starch, making our mouth dry as we chewed. Unacceptable.

Service - We felt rushed by the lady at the cashier, asking us “anything else?” numerous times, and we had to request a fork and chili oil twice. The food was presented nicely and was quick, but we were the only guesting dining in.

Atmosphere - While we did appreciate the art on the walls, the lighting, and the seating options, the speakers were playing Rock and Metal which is a bit of a turn off, especially at a Japanese restaurant, and it was a few notches too loud, enough that it was not as enjoyable to converse with it playing. Definitely one of the few redeeming qualities of the experience.

Overall, this place is a skip. There are much better locations in the area, especially Modesto, and if you are up for an hour drive to Livermore, Sonora, or Sacramento you can get much higher quality, authentic food for the...

absolutely terrible service to not only me but the customer behind me. its 5/31/24 and at 4:40 pm i went to get a daraman chicken and rice bowl. me and my bf both went in twice because our order was wrong and said it had extra kimchi (i didnt ask for that) and they denied it was wrong. and then at the end they say “its because we ran out of egg, thats why we put extra kimchi”. so we argued back and forth for you to tell me that it was actually because youre out of product? absolutely terrible service by 2 little girls (asian and a white girl, didnt get names) and when i asked if they put no chili like i asked, they said yes. now its 5:23pm and my 60 year old grandma tried her bowl and it was super spicy. never coming back, let me know if you hire better cashiers that can get orders right and maybe i will come back. guy behind me had the same problem. see the...

First time here. Place looked trendy/ modern.

We got miso and shoyu bowls. Soups were good and creamy. Noodles were thick and tough. There was some spinach that seemed to come straight from frozen and thrown into the bowl. It made the taste watery and bland.

Chicken gyoza was crispy on the outside and mushy in the inside.

I got spam musubi because there is no way to mess up just in case, which I was still correct.

For the 30 minutes we were there, nobody came to clean the other tables where other customers had left.

Won’t be going back. Good to try one time, but the price is definitely not worth the quality.

Seems to be same owner as wing shop next door. We even used their plastic cups for drinks. Gives the impression that owner is out for quick money with frozen foods warmed...