I've been trying to find somewhere in the Dayton area with Bao buns for a very long time and I finally found them. I got the shrimp and they were perfectly fried, the pickled veggies on top had the right amount of tang and the sauce was delicious. The buns were so soft and pillowy. I can't wait to try other things on their menu! Such a hidden gem. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Shrimp Bao Bun Shrimp - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Meh. I ordered my food to go since I'm staying at a hotel. The ramen didn't come in a bowl when they brought it to me. I asked for a plastic bowl and they seemed confused and couldn't figure out where a bowl could be fetched from. Took a little bit before they were able to find a bowl. Not a complaint, just an odd observation. The Tonkotsu ramen wasn't anything out the ordinary, aside that the pork belly was packed of flavor and very tender. Thrown off when I unpacked the pork bun I got and noticed that it was shredded. Haven't had one like that ever. read more

The service was quick for being lunch time. My tonkotsu ramen was really yummy but it was missing an egg, which should always be in ramen. Other than that, I left happy. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Tonkotsu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Hoshi is a relatively new ramen bar near Wright State, with a younger crowd who were hanging out, studying, reading, or watching anime on the TVs! We stopped in for lunch and got the tonkotsu ramen and miso ramen. Both were fantastic. Service was friendly and you can tell the folks who work there are very passionate about the food and culture. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Tonkotsu Ramen and Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

My mom, sister and I stopped in for lunch. We started with the croquettes, one each corn, curry and pumpkin. These were really good and fried well. Crispy and not at all greasy. I had the mala sichuan ramen, which is a newer offering. Our server described it as spicy with a floral taste. She was spot on! I really liked the flavor-it is definitely spicy. However, mine bordered on being so salty it wasn't edible (for me). But the flavors were so good. My sister got the tonkatsu, mom the seafood ramen. Both looked good but we did note mine had the best veggies, including lotus root. The pork is roasted, which I prefer. We finished with one mochi each and sesame red bean paste balls. Again, fried really well and the rice flour has a nice chewy texture but I like more bean paste. My sister liked these as-is, not liking red bean paste as much. Service was very good, friendly and helpful. Overall, a really great lunch break. I'd go back and try another ramen or one of the donburi. read more

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We had to come and see what this restaurant had to offer. We were visiting friends on campus and one of my friends mentioned a quint ramen shop so of course we could not pass it up! We had to come and check Hoshi Ramen out! It was very cute walking in and seeing lots of different japanese decorations with Scooby-Doo episode playing behind the bar. Immediately felt comfortable as a nerd coming here to get some food. We actually reserved a table ahead of time for the 5 of us and they were excited to accommodate. We sat down and the server started service with waters and our appetizers. We ordered the Chashu fries, the chicken karaage and the seaweed salad. Everything was fresh and tasty! Then we went in ordered our respective ramen bowls. I acquiesced to a spicy seafood ramen bowl. Because spice and seafood is the best combination. The noodles were chewy. The vegetables were fresh. And best of all the broth was light and savory. This a great place to try. The even have a description key to aid in the menu if you didn't know what it's from. 5 stars! read more

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Food was great! Service was wonderful super polite and helpful since it was my first time!!! Nice atmosphere sat by the window so I could watch cars drive by! Totally forgot to take pictures but I got the Szechuan it was delicious. read more

After being promised Ethiopian if I stoped to take my son for a haircut on the way home from his volleyball game yesterday, there was a last minute change of plans. My husband decided to save Ethiopian for a day we can get there earlier enough to get kitfo, which is often sold out by 7 p.m. He surprised me with a new to us restaurant. It was very good! My husband did his usually thing and asked the server what he should order. The server was excited to share his suggestion of tantanmen ramen. My husband enjoyed it. He asked if it had a peanut butter flavor, and I had to remind him that it has sesame tahini. The chicken based broth was very tasty. I ordered the tonkatsu ramen. This one has a pork based broth. It was tasty. But the broth was a little bland. The pork belly was very good though. My daughter ordered what I think was the best ramen of the night. She had the seafood option. The broth was flavorful and had a little kick. The highlight of the meal though, was the chashu fries. The meat, cheese, and sauce loaded on perfectly cooked fries was such a satisfying bite. We also ordered edamame, the beans were not over cooked or too salty. We also order shoyu ramen to go for the goblins at home. I only tried the broth, and it was very tasty. read more

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Really exceptional vegetarian ramen! I ordered a tofu bao, seaweed salad, and edamame as well, and it was all good. The standout was the vegetarian ramen though; I added egg and extra mushroom to mine. Maybe the best vegetarian ramen I've had! read more

Hoshi Ramen - Vegetarian Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Mediocre ramen--broth was nothing special. In fact, I've tasted better from korean packaged ramen! Service was good, though--quick and pleasant. read more

I have been craving ramen and since I've seen bao bun tacos on TikTok, I've been dying to try those too!! I am not disappointed!! Everything about this visit was spot on! The service was spot on! Our server was friendly, our drinks never ran dry, the team worked together, our food was fresh, hot, and tasty, the ambiance was comfortable, and the cleanliness was definitely spot on!! The teriyaki chicken dish was not overly sweet and sticky as most Americanized Asian food is. The ramen seemed very authentic and hit the spot for me. I'm not sure but I think they make their mochi. I've had the preordered stuff before and didn't really care for it but I loved everything about this mochi. Even my son enjoyed it and he didn't like it the first time we tried it either. Word of the wise is, not all mochi is created equally! Please revisit this if you've tried it elsewhere and didn't like it. The only thing is... for this food experience I had to accept that I was going to upset my body as there were no options for gluten free. Obviously bao bun is not GF and that's what I wanted to try. Ramen could be served with a rice noodle option but they don't have it. You could order one of their rice dishes but it's sure to have soy sauce that isn't gluten free, and the meat was coated and fried in something not GF. Moral of the story is if you have celiacs just stay away. Gluten intolerance? Weigh your risks verse's benefits and deal with your decision. Lastly, the vegetarian options are not fully vegetarian... like Worcestershire sauce. So if you're vegan... skip on this one. You have no options here. Otherwise, come one come all and eat your heart out!! It's good stuff. read more

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Robbie provided the service and he was cheerful and worked real hard for the table. He was spot on for the e ute meal. Our glasses were always filled and plates removed on completion. He handled a party of 10 flawlessly. Had the tonkatsu bao. It was very good. It was a bun was a tad bit sweet but the pork paired with aioli was very nice. Went with the curry ramen and side of chicken katsu for the meal. The katsu came out a few minutes after the curry. I waited for it to add it to my bowl. That was the right call. The chicken katsu lacked salt and a little flavor but went well into the ramen bowl. The noodles were cooked perfectly in the ramen dish. The broth was also flavorful, the corn and onion went real nice together, the crunchiness of the katsu was excellent. The pork belly in the dish was a little bland as well. Overall nice dish. read more

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My family is big fan of Ramen we probably tried 20+ places , Hoshi is very clean and fast , Broth is not artificial like some other Ramen Franchise, but the Ramen I ordered is overly salty , meat is very chewy , it's a ok place for quick lunch but if I have choice I will go to the other Japanese restaurants by Costco ( close by crumble cookie ) read more

Hoshi Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

They have lots of menu items and I've been twice and both times were just okay. I really wanted to like the ramen but it was bland, which was surprising because the pork was delicious--there is much potential. They have a "secret" Korean menu that you can ask for, which is great for more options. I had something from that menu once but it felt like they were slightly stingy with the protein so the majority if it was just noodles. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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A decent place near Wright State. Their Bao and Croquettes were excellent. I would definitely get them. Their Ramen was decent and had a good flavor. The staff were friendly and polite. The service was good. They also have some board games in the restaurant as well. The ambiance was good. read more

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5-Amazing stars for this exceptional restaurant. First, let me lead with the fact that this menu is so inclusive for any dietary restriction or food preference. Second, the prices are amazing, especially if you're not sure what you'd like and want to try many different things. My husband and I came on a date night and were thrilled with each and every item we ate. We ordered the KARAAGE BAO & SHRIMP BAO buns as an appetizer. I personally love the texture of a bao bun and was so excited to see so many protein options offered. I will say the shrimp and chicken bun were not all that different, both were delicious but the flavor differences were subtle. For our entree we knew we wanted to try a ramen dish as well as a Donburi dish. We opted for the Shoyu Ramen (Tokyo style, chicken broth infused with soy tare, tamago, scallion, wood ear mushrooms, menma, and chashu) and the Curry Don (Light Japanese curry with potatoes, carrots, yellow onions over steamed rice). Both were excellent! My husband and I kept passing them back and forth. Our waiter was so helpful in helping us decide and also let us know that they can meet many dietary restrictions at the restaurant, which is great for our little one who has food allergies. One of the most exciting things about this date night was that we had the two bao buns, a. Ramen dish and a curry dish as well as two glasses of wine for around $60. You can't beat that! read more

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Super yummy! The food was really good, I got the miso soup and it was made very well. Little pricey, however. Our server was very sweet and I really liked the Stardew valley music playing! Nice ambiance. read more

I found this place while in town on my handy dandy Yelp app. Place is nice and welcoming. Service was also nice and welcoming. I ordered two Bao buns to start. One tofu and one shrimp. Both were delicious. I like the tofu better. For my meal I ordered the Tonkotsu. (I always spelled and pronounced it Tonkatsu). The half boiled eggs and the pork that was in it was very tasty and amazing. I'm glad I ordered extra eggs. However the ramen noodles itself was tasteless. Because I liked the egg, broth and pork so much I wanted an order of just that to go but they couldn't prepare it that way and I had to purchase the entire Tonkotsu again so I did. The broth came in a bowl. The eggs came in a separate container. And then the ramen noodles with all the fixings like seaweed, bamboo etc came in a separate bowl. My guess is, that's why the ramen noodles is not as flavorful as I've known it to be. It's prepared separately from the broth. Overall I liked it enough and would go back but I would like my ramen a lot more flavorful like the eggs and pork were. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Bao bun - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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I've been there twice, and definitely plan to return. The first time I went, I had katsu curry; it was pretty good, though the curry was a bit watery and made the rice soggy. It still tasted great; just wish the curry sauce was thicker. My friend got ramen if some sort and loved it. The 2nd time I went I got three different types of bao buns; I think it was the katsu, karraage, and tofu. The karraage was rly soggy for some reason so I didn't really like it, but the other two were good! The place is clean, service is fast, and pricing is pretty okay. I will say it feels very empty, though. Wish they served boba! Or onigiri. Or takoyaki. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Curry with katsu - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Pros: fun decor, my friend liked their bao buns, wait staff was attentive. Cons: The ramen was not good. Broth had not body to it, I got the miso broth and it basically tasted like salt water. The noodles were fine. The Char Siu was cold even though it was blowtorched. read more

I absolutely love Hoshi Ramen and recommend it to anyone looking for amazing Japanese cuisine. Tonight my partner and I had dinner here and it was wonderful! We were greeted very quickly by our friendly server who was attentive throughout. We both had the Rhinegeist Wok Star Japanese lager that is made specifically for this restaurant by the brewery. Delicious! We followed this with an appetizer of Tofu Bao and Chashu Bao. Their Bao is a work of art visually and amazingly perfect tasting. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture because we were too busy enjoying them. I had the Tonkatsu Ramen and it's a wow! Visually pleasing, deep umami flavor and sooo good! The pork fell apart it was so tender and just a stunning dish. We ended the dinner with Green Tea mochi. Overall I couldn't recommend Hoshi more! Completely perfect dinner! read more

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the wings and fries were absolutely amazing, and there was so much ramen in my bowl i couldn't finish, the staff was super friendly and we will be back for sure !! read more

Had the curry don, chicken fried rice, tantanmen ramen, and tried the bao buns also! Everything was fantastic! read more

Hoshi Ramen - Chicken fried rice, curry don with katsu, and tantanmen ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

I can see this place being a nice chill spot for people to eat and hang out, but the food wasn't good. I ordered the shoyu ramen and the noodles were undercooked, still firm. There wasn't any flavor in the broth and the portion size was pretty small compared to other ramen spots. I was told the seafood ramen was good, but when I tried that it seemed like it was all spice, no flavor. Kind of disappointed. The plus to the experience was the waiter was nice. read more

Food is delicious, hands down the best ramen I've ever had. 100% worth the visit. Wait staff is very friendly and food is consistently delicious. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Tantanmen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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This was going to be a 4 star review, but something happened at the end of our dining experience that really threw me off. More on that later, here is the good stuff. The whole time we were eating the staff was friendly. It was a little crowded but we definitely were attended to and we didn't feel forgotten. The food was a solid B+. The cashu fries and my tonkotsu ramen were good, though a bit on the salty side. Everything went well up until we were packing up to leave, and this threw me off. We were grabbing our stuff to go and it was near closing. The staff was a bit louder and joking amongst themselves, totally fine with shop talk. Then they started talking about us as if we couldn't hear them... Very awkward and unprofessional. They talked about if I was going to tip well. Then one of the staff replied something (along the lines)..."don't worry they already paid". I didn't say anything, we were on the way out...but WTF. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Katsudon - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

I came here while visiting my sister and was really impressed. They weren't very busy but the food was delicious. Everything was clean and smelled nice. They were playing anime on the TV and the servers were nice. We ordered edamame to share and got tonkatsu and miso Raman. Both were good, but the miso was better in my opinion. My sister said the tonkatsu broth lacked as much flavor. Would highly recommend! read more

Hoshi Ramen - Tonkatsu Raman and Miso Raman with edamame. - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

There are not a lot of choices for ramen in Dayton. I think this is the only one that is supposed to specialize in ramen. I was disappointed on my visit though. The ramen looks and smells decent, but when I took the 1st sip of broth for the tonkotsu ramen, I was really surprised. The broth is very thin and watery, and has no richness and is not salty at all. This is a big problem because it can making the noodles bad too. Without a good broth, you don't really have the heartiness of the ramen anymore and it loses a lot of flavor. The ramen noodles were ok, and a little on the harder side - more chewy instead of springy. Pork in here was average, One thing I noticed is that it was uneven, because most of the pieces were good, but some pieces were really bland. The best part of the ramen was the egg, which was gooey inside, and the flavor was good. Another surprising part of the dish was the menma - in a bad way. The bamboo was crispy and crunchy, and had an unusual watery taste, when it should be softer and saltier. I've never seen menma in ramen that tasted like this. It seems like they didn't really cook it or got it raw from a can. The service was OK overall, and ambiance was also fine. read more

We have been here when they first opened up, and it was very good. We ordered takeout tonight, and super disappointed. Tonkotsu ramen the pork belly tasted sour. The bao was my favorite before, but we ordered Chashu and Tankatsu - I don't know what the sauce is they put on it but the meat tasted yuck and the sauce was not so yum. Bummed cause I really loved it before, but katsudon was delicious. read more

Service was great! They sat us right away. Food came out and was good.Will go back for more to try other dishes.

Love this place! Hands down the best ramen around! Seating and service are quick! Bao buns are the best! Ramen is top notch! read more

Hoshi Ramen - Bao buns - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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Ok, the quality of ramen is high for Dayton, but not by other standards. The service is really lacking. Friendly, yeah, if you can get their attention... but you can go through your whole meal without anyone checking on you, and even when you make eye contact with someone (hard to do) they don't come over. Really not worth it, I wish I could say it was better. read more

Really tasty. Tried the tankotsu bao bun and the tantanmen ramen with addrd beansprouts and both were great, i could probably order just bao buns and make those my meal they were so tasty read more

Hoshi Ramen - TANTANMEN RAMEN - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

This is the new ramen hot spot in town, located inside the plaza across from WSU. The place is airy and seemingly clean. The staff was quick, friendly and responsive this evening. Honestly this place is just ok. After having ramen from the rickshaw food truck (RIP), the bars have been set. I got the tantanmen and my old man got totonkotsu ramen. The food came quickly and well presented. The broth body.... just lacked flavor. It was very flat in flavor. Not even a bit of umami to it. There was little difference in broth flavor between his bowl and mine. Wish they offered some chilli, soy sauce or some sort of flavoring condiments on the table. The noodles though, I did appreciate the noodles themselves. They were firm with a snap to it, and not too many places offer that. I hope they can up their broth game. I know I am critical here, but my friend from Japan agrees ... so give it a shot. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Tantanmen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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This was my first time going there and i loved my pork belly i can wait to come back. read more

Hoshi Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Visiting the area on a business trip and this restaurant is by my hotel. I love ramen and had to try it. Excellent food and service. Have been 3 times within a week because the ambiance is inviting, service and fast and friendly and, the food is flavorful and delicious. I've tried the tonkatsu ramen, the miso ramen, katsudon, and all 3 flavors of the croquettes. Would order them all again and probably will before I head home. read more

Very nice experience, service was excellent. Food was fresh and very good. The ambiance was relaxed with anime playing on the tv behind the bar. Will be back, thank you! We had the Bao Buns Miso Ramen. read more

Hoshi Ramen - two plates of food on a table - Ramen Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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Super excited to see a ramen place open up in Dayton! The grand opening day was packed and the restaurant ran out of some options by the time I made it there. But everything served was still good nonetheless! I had the vegetarian fried rice since the vegetarian ramen ran out (don't worry I'll be back to try it)! It was flavorful and very filling. I would definitely recommend! Also, the tofu brought out was delicious as well. I could definitely see it being added to the menu! Since it was the first day, service was a bit slow but its understandable! I hope to come back to try the rest of the menu! Update 7/26/19: Came back for the vegetarian ramen & I was unimpressed. The broth was salty and the tofu tasted different from what I expected? I might come back to try to bao but the vegetarian ramen definitely dropped my rating. Service was still nice though! read more

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I really love this place. I go several times a week. The customer service is great. The quality of the noodles are just right. you're going to leave here in a good mood and with a full belly especially if you decide to get the Korean fried chicken with a side of garlic aïoli you won't be waiting no longer than 10 minutes for your food to come out read more

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I do not know what happened here.. This place used to be great. But the key word is USED to be. The Korean options for side dishes and noodles are gone. And ramen broth tasted like it was made days ago. What really got my goat was that the waiter was more interested in watching Anime on his phone rather than giving us good service. I am massively disappointed that this place has dropped in quality or changed in ownership. read more