Ramen Cubed — Restaurant in Willits

It’s not everyday a small town like Willits gets itself a Ramen joint! To start I have been to this restaurant two times and ordered take away once in order to provide a fair review. The Good: The pork ramen broth! The pork broth probably couldn’t get any better. I cannot attest to any of the other broths as I have stuck with what I know and I know it’s dang near perfect. High ratings for that! The marinated egg. It adds an almost boozy rich flavor to the broth. Staff seems nice and service was not lacking. Location. Easy to find in downtown Willits right beside the movie theater. Free parking too! The ahi Tuna tapas is fairly priced and extremely tasty. The meat in the various orders of ramen has been perfectly cooked. I’ve had chicken, scallop, and tonkatsu. All great!

There wouldn’t be light without dark…. The Bad The noodles. I don’t know what is going on but the last two times I’ve had ramen from here the noodles have been extremely doughy. No spring to them at all, just mush! The prices. I don’t normally mention prices in “the bad” part of my reviews but I have to on this one. $25 ($28 if you’re using Door Dash) for a bowl of scallop ramen. I got exactly 3 small scallops, one egg, and a few sliced veggies. At least throw in some mushrooms or something to justify the expense! It’s more than I’ve ever paid for Ramen, even in San Francisco. It’s ramen… Tiny place, bathroom is located outside.

Overall I am very happy that the humble town of Willits has some variety in the restaurant department. I think this restaurant is worth trying if you’re...

We visited the Willits location. This place is very small, quaint. When we walked in there is about 4 tables and bar seating. Every table was full and we were kindly told that it would take a while for our order to be taken - come to find out there was one woman working in the entire restaurant. We were not in a hurry, so we opted to wait. We got to sit at the bar, which ended up being nice because we were able to watch the chef prep and make all these wonderful dishes. Once she caught up on her current guest orders, she took our order. We both opted for a bowl of Ramen, I went with the Fillet Bowl and my husband got the Tonkotsu Ramen - it was WORTH the wait.... both dishes were so good. The fillet was perfectly seasoned and cooked topped with a bit of chimichurri sauce. Besides the fact that there was just one woman working the entire place, our experience was great... the food was amazing, I apologize for not getting the woman's name, but she was so calm, cool and collected during the "rush" of customers and was also very friendly and sweet - she...

I’ve always considered Ramen Cubed a five-star experience, but this weekend’s visit was quite disappointing. We sat outside and unfortunately, encountered several issues.

Firstly, the ramen broth was lukewarm and lacked the usual rich flavor. The water glasses had a strong egg smell, which was very off-putting. When we requested ramen spoons, the server informed us that they only had a few just for inside use and directed us to use utensils from a communal bucket (flat metal spoon, dirty) These utensils, along with knives, were dirty and dusty, and the menus were wrinkled and unclean, suggesting a lack of recent side work. Additionally, the table wasn’t wiped down until we asked, despite the server placing the container of dirty utensils on it, no plate was provided for the shrimp heads and tails, making the lunch experience quite messy, the hot sake pottery was chipped too 🙁

Despite this recent experience, I still hold Ramen Cubed in high regard and hope to see improvements. I look forward to enjoying the wonderful ramen and service they...