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    Cravings Deli

    4.6 (140 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Spicy Miso Katsu Ramen, Beef Bulgogi Bao Buns, Summer Rolls, Taro Boba Tea
    Nan F.

    Variety of choices, quick service, dine in or takeout, fresh ingredients. The deli is housed in an Asian market that only adds to the experience. Plenty of seating. We will definitely be stopping in again when we are in town.

    Szechuan beef brisket ramen with wide noodles and added egg
    Lydia F.

    Beautiful. My personal policy is that, if you find a cafe inside of a grocery store, you must try it. You will never. I repeat, never be let down. You order at the counter and are given a pager to pick up your food. You can order hot entrees, sweets from their refrigerated counter, and awesome drinks. I ordered the szechuan beef brisket ramen. They let me choose between wide and traditional noodles. I chose wide, and it was perfect. The noodles soaked up the flavor of the broth and held it better than the traditional noodles. The spice level was perfect. It was just enough to have a little kick , but not as spicy as traditional szechuan. It also didn't have the traditional numbing of szechuan peppers. Even though it may not match up to the name, it was freaking delicious. I've never eaten so much ramen in one sitting. I also ordered the "pom pom" special drink with passion poppibg bobba. I feel like this drink would be an antidote to any bad day or sadness. The little pops of flavor gave me so much joy. Loved it! The wait was not too long and the employees were happily singing to spice girls. Looks like a good place to work, in addition to being the spot to eat.

    Appetizer
    Art J.

    Well in regards to the food it was okay good. I did like the crab rangoon because most crab rangoons I eat back in Chicago or any Asian restaurant the rapper or wonton wrapper they use are fried wrapper tends to be too crispy this one was actually not too bad. The summer or as we say spring rolls here in certain regions as well as the vegan was not that great. They should have put cilantro and mint which most restaurants do. It was kind of blande. In regards to their beef pho it's interesting that they included meatballs and tripe back in Chicago that would be a house or combination Pho. Nevertheless it was okay the other complaint in their pho was that they didn't give enough basil leaves or basil root they gave a lot more of the bean sprouts. It's interesting that when we came here from Chicago cuz we just came from the Air zoo aircraft museum in portage Michigan that this was sharing the same space with an oriental Asian grocery store that they don't address Yelp. It was more of a casual cafe setting after you do your groceries buying Asian ingredients then an actual true sit down restaurant for pan Asian. They shouldn't say it was Vietnamese because they all said Thai dishes and Chinese Szechuan dishes. Ironically with Thai dishes should be spicy like the mussaman curry but it was sweet which is why I didn't order it when I asked the attendant. And yet the kalapi ribs which was cooked Chinese Szechuan style which is known for spicy is not that spicy and according to the attendant when my friend was originally going to order it was really spicy that it makes your tongue tingle once you lay a bite on the ribs. That's ironic. Anyways 3 stars but don't want to do 2 with my friend who treat me here because he told me that it seems that they gave cilantro for the summer rolls and it seems like you have to ask when it should be the standard which is true back in Chicago and other cities I've been to accept here and portage Michigan. Otherwise that is all

    Key Lime cake
    Stephanie K.

    It's too beautiful to eat, but it looks delicious Staff is very helpful and accommodating. Thank you Pacific Rim family for sharing your culture

    Winter Specials
    Betty C.

    Mostly because it was in the mid-60's in the eating area that this is a four star review. Also our potstickers and Lions head scotch eggs were sitting out getting cold before the bahn mi was ready. Cashier/order taker was very friendly. Pot stickers were large and for me had too much dough although they were tasty. The dipping sauce was a tad too salty for me. Lion's head scotch egg meatballs were y tasty and nice to be served on a bed of steamed bok choy. The light brown sauce served with them was very good especially with the steamed rice. The BBQ pork ban mi was extremely fresh with crunchy French bread and just the right amount of veggies. A true find in the heart of Michigan. We'll be back if we are ever driving through at meal time!

    Vegetarian Chicken Ramen
    Jack K.

    Best ramen in town, easily! I got the fall special Duck Ramen today, it's made with the chicken broth, and I have to say is just absolutely delicious. Moving here from Chicago, I thought I was ruined on ramen but this is my saving grace. Also had the vegan fried dumplings, and my wife had the vegetarian chicken ramen. We loved it all. Separate note, tried boba for the first time and it was also amazing... the woman at the counter (probably the owner) up sold us on most of this and I couldn't be happier that she did. I had the whiskey one and it's awesome. Also this is part of pacific rim grocery - amazing store, both things a must try!

    2 Vegan Roll
    Veeraj R.

    The food was fantastic and the ambience was excellent. There is a waiting for the order of course but it is worth for the quality they offer

    Terrible photo, delicious banh mi.
    Heather M.

    A great little place nestled in a market. Excellent food- definitely spicy, which I love, but I realize is not everyone's thing, so be wary of that. The folks who ran the counter were very nice and it was very fast service. Clean and a cute little dining area, with high chairs available for kiddos. Really enjoyed my banh mi, while my kid enjoyed the bao buns. My husband mostly liked the curry but didn't enjoy having to shell the shrimp- but that was our only complaint. Cute store too, and it seems like they have cooking classes. Definitely want to come back!

    Beef pho. Pretty good. 11.14.21
    Liz P.

    My Portage friends and I got takeout from here today. It's been a cold and gloomy weekend so myself and also my friend's husband both got the beef pho. They have ordered Cravings' ramen before and said it was also good. I haven't had pho in a while (Madison Heights, near me, has a LOT of Vietnamese places so that's normally where I go for that), and this was decent. It wasn't the best pho I've ever had but they do give you a lot of meat - the pho came with meatballs, beef, and tripe, even though we asked for no tripe. The broth was savory and they packaged everything separately (rice noodles, broth, add-ons like Thai basil) which was nice. Overall I'd do takeout from here again but might try the chicken or pork ramen next time.

    Tonkotsu ramen
    Kate V.

    Located in Pacific Rim foods, a location longtime Kalamazoo residents would remember as Tot To Teen, Cravings Deli offers a lot of good choices. The BBQ pork, Tonkotsu, and Shotu Ramen were quite good. They had lots of choices for boba drinks, but options are a bit limited in other categories. You can buy grocery items like beer to eat with your meal, but the beer wasn't cold when we dined there. I loved my ramen, but would have preferred the soy marinated egg to not be so cooked. And I can't award 5 stars for having to bus my own table, but I'd definitely go back.

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    A gem in this city that I adore! When it comes to amazing food and service Cravings does it right!

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    We are consistently happy with everything we try at Cravings! Our children love the kids ramen bowls.

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    Honestly my favorite. It's always hard to choose one menu item. Ramen, apps, other noodle dishes, and always a Vietnamese coffee.

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    Absolutely amazing, the galibi was delicious brought the whole family here kids and adults loved it the kimchi was also very very delicious

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    Had a delightful lunch here. Was surprised by the taste and quality of food and would definitely come back again.

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