Yum. Yum. Yum. My eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach when I ordered the ramen set with the miso ramen. Everything was so delicious and the serving sizes were huge. The day we came there was a sign out saying "cash only today" so I'm not sure if this was a one time thing or if it's how they always operate, but there's an atm up the street. read more

Nice noods, great soup, friendly people. Tastes very similar to the goodness that is Ichi-ban over at the galleries, if a little saltier. Still does not disappoint! read more

Ichi-ban Boshi Bondi Junction - Noodles Near Me - Bondi Junction, NSW

I love this popular and always buzzing small Japanese restaurant in the middle of the Bondi Junction Mall. The menu is simply Ramen noodle, soups and Fried ' -don' rice dishes. I love the Chicken Katsu which comes with a good portion of cabbage and Japanese Mayo side salad. You don't get this at many other Japanese restaurants. Also the Gyoza and Fried Tempura Prawns are a good side order. The place is always busy so you usually have to wait until a spare seat is available at the communal dining tables. Service is fast and polite - just the way the Japanese like it. I'm a regular! read more

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One of our favourite places in Bondi Junction- really quick service, tasty food and decent prices- the only drawback, cash only. Gyozas are delicious, green tea cappucino is great. San Ran Tan Man is sour and spicy with big chunks of prawn and crab and super delicious. Chicken Katsu is nomalicious. Suki yaki don also a favourite. Plenty of seating inside and outside (with heaters for winter)- perfect place to go with our dog ! read more

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CASH ONLY. Ramen is pretty good, but I like Ramen Kan's ramen more (which is just round the corner from Ichiban - Boshi). I like all their broth - not overly salty and the ramen noodles are cooked to "al-dente" so it's not soggy. There are a good wide variety of entrees to share (gyozas are really good). Not the best ramen I had but definitely a good place to go if you are looking for a noodle fix :) read more

One of my local ramen restaurants. Order at the counter, sit down and the food comes out pretty quickly. The food is pretty good, and the quantities are quite large. Would recommend the gyoza and the tokyo ramen. read more

It's ramen time again. Can't miss out the tonkotsu ramen, which is limited to 15 bowls sold per day. Well, service was alright. Today they had a Korean as the cashier. Not being racist. But traditionally they put a jap at the front or an Aussie. He is kinda awkward. He dragged his feet while walking, it's just 18:45. Keep on dropping stuff on the floor while I sat down. Not great. The food was explicit. But it would be better if they rinse the noodles a bit more before putting into the soup. The noodle still had the smell of soda water they use. Dining area is clean and tidy. Waitress are precessional and well presented. Overall it's good but too many loose ends tonight. read more

Ichi-ban Boshi Bondi Junction - Tonkotsu Ramen. Woohoo - Noodles Near Me - Bondi Junction, NSW

Super busy, super vibey and super good. I have only one reservation about Ichiban-Boshi... way too many pork dishes. For a good Jewish boy, this was a bit of a drawback. I wanted so many of them for everything else they offered! They use that old trick of simply numbering each dish and posting a massive graphic on the wall, to avoid all those irritating questions from those pesky westerners. And it sure works. The place runs like a well oiled machine and not only do they turn tables, but they do a roaring trade on take outs. Why? Because its good, its reasonably fast and its excellent value. If you want noodles in the Junction there are a few places. You would do fine if you didn't look past this one. read more

Ichi-ban Boshi Bondi Junction - Noodles Near Me - Bondi Junction, NSW

Recently visited here for lunch with some friends. From the extensive menu we decided what we were going to eat, then went to the shop counter to order. The male staff member behind the counter was quite surly, and not at all friendly, however the ordering process was very easily handled. Our food and drinks were all lovely, and served at correct temperatures. I would return to this store to try more items from their menu. read more

Was tossing up between 3 and 4 stars, in the end I think it deserves 3.5 so rounded it to 4 stars. This place is cash only, not sure why it's cash only in this day and age when the cc machine costs are next to nothing, the fees for visa are easily covered at 1% of the transaction amount (1% of $30 is 30 cents), pay wave is extremely common now and takes about 1 second for a payment to occur which now makes it much easier and faster than cash with less errors and no chance of people saying "I have you a $50" when they actually gave a $20. The only thing that stands out with well established food businesses in lower rental premises serving dishes that are mostly water/rice/noodles (cheapest foods to buy in Australia) where card facilities are not accepted is to hide cash for tax purposes... But that's just my mind working overtime a bit, not assuming anything here but I'm racking my brain trying to work out why successful established restaurants (most of which tend to be Japanese restaurants) are avoiding card payments. Now for the food, ordered a serve of octopus balls, Pork Katsu Don and Pork Katsu with Miso sauce. I did find the two pork mains to be better than other places in Sydney, the flavours were getting closer to something you could get in Japan (for 1/3 the price, but hey, welcome to Sydney), although the Panko crumb was more similar to a German/Austrian Schnitzel than Japanese Panko. The meals were cooked well and served quickly, good sized servings. The miso sauce on the main was very nice and did remind me of some miso sauces I have had in Japan. The mains were still on the whole quite good, very satisfying, the price for Sydney was at the average-higher average end at $11.50 and $12.50 a dish for lunch time at a cash only place... With a cash only place I do expect it to be 30% cheaper seeing as that's the company tax rate for Australia at the moment ;) Octopus balls were nice, but they were definitely just the frozen ones you can get from any Asian supermarket in Sydney that has a freezer section, deep fry them for 4 minutes and drizzle some miso/Japanese egg mayonnaise over it and you could have the exact same dish. I was a little disappointed that they didn't come with any shaved bonito... First time ever I have had takoyaki balls without this essential condiment. Would I go back again? I don't have anything against it but there are other Japanese restaurants in the area I would have to try first before going back. I still long for a Japanese restaurant in Sydney that stays true to authentic Japanese style food and philosophy... Maybe this is a dream that simply can't come true in this country? My quest for authentic Japanese style food (from high end to low end prices) continues... Maybe I should just book another flight to Japan? read more

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Passed by while strolling through the area, and decided to give this a try. It seemed very popular as well, packed with people. We didn't have to wait long before being seated. Since it was self service, we had to order first at the cashier before being given a number to be placed onto our table for the waiter to bring over our food. The ramen here was really good! read more

The food here is amazing, best miso soup I have had anywhere and the gyoza will blow you away. Watch out though the cashier is just about the rudest guy alive, don't let it out you off. read more

Cheap, fast, tasty & relaxed. Busy but not too hectic. I usually frequent after work on my way home as it is right next to Bondi Junction train station. I prefer the ramen texture here compared to the other Japanese places around. Tan-tan mein for a bit of nutty spice (fav). Good for popping in for a bowl of food but not if you prefer a variety of small dishes to share. read more

I love ramen! But they gave me a big disappointment. The pork soup base are not available in lunch time rush hours? So I order salty flavory soup. Basically it's only salty water... The noodle is very aldente very lovely. Plus on top I ordered deep fried tofu! I'm a tofu loveeerrrrrr! But it's the horrible tofu every! I don't think ill hit this ramen place again :( read more

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The median lethal dose, or LD50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%", meaning the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration, see Wikipedia), for (table) salt is 3,000mg/kg. Meaning, for each kilogram of my body weight I should not absorb more than 3 g of salt should I have a chance of survival of 50%. In other words multiply your bodyweight times 3 grams and you know the total amount of salt you shouldn't exceed. Unfortunately at Ichiban Ramen I almost have had that near death experience when I had my ramen there. Ok, admittedly the salt level wasn't at Food Authority alerting levels, but still bad enough to be hesitant to return any time soon. I was in a rush and ordered a take away, so it wasn't until I had the soup somewhere outside that I noticed the heart-stopping saltiness. Last time I dined here was about 5 years ago. It was the over-the-top salt experience back then that made me hesitate to return back ever since. Obviously salt (or is it MSG?) is a constant at Ichiban Boshi where this staple is added by the handful. Ichiban Boshi, or 一番星, is the first star to appear in the evening. Normally an auspicious name, but in terms of a rating they could've meant "one star restaurant". The other, non-salt ingredients were good enough, so (in the voice of the film critic David Stratton) "I'm giving it two stars." Do yourself a favour with flavour and go for one of the better choices around, such as Bondi Ramen (40 Bronte Road) or Wa (63 Oxford St). read more

Consistently good Japanese food that is cheap and fresh. The Chilli Beef Ramen is a favourite of mine. The ambience and customer service could be better- it's more like a noisy cafeteria, and staff seem stressed. read more

Busy for a smallish, modest place. Food came out fairly quick, although I did have to walk a few extra metres to go to the ATM machine since they are cash only. Cha-Han order hit the spot. Would go back to try the ramen out. read more

Ichi-ban Boshi Bondi Junction - Cha-Han with miso soup - Noodles Near Me - Bondi Junction, NSW

Yakisoba was delish! Their gyoza was also amazing. Their ramen are what everyone comes here for. Definitely worth a try!

Good simple Japanaese 'fast' food. I have eaten here twice while in Bondi. A good healthy option to traditional faster food. Service was quick and food was good! read more

Limited entree selection but heaps of choices for ramen which is of decent quality and reasonably priced. If you want a noodle fix then this is a good place to go. Outdoor seating is perfect for people watching when the weather is nice. read more

I wonder what's going on. It used to be much nicer but nowadays taste getting less and less. Today I ordered Kogashi Charshu Ramen(Ramen noodle with charcoal grilled pork belly), fried rice and gyoza( dumpling). Unfortunately, I have to think about if I should return there and maybe not. Past few times I was disappointed, too. Around here, Bondi Ramen must be nicer. Last time when I was there and both my friend and I was very happy with their food. It's really pitty because I was the frequent customer for Ichiban-Boshi for more than decade. On top, my friends from work strongly recommended me to try Shirunashi Tantanmen(spicy noodle without soup and I have been really looking for it and I tried to order but he (looks like a manager) just said "no" without any emotion. !!! I was very disappointed again. So I give only two stars. Another one, they take only cash! Why????? I had to go to the ATM and got to withdraw cash. What is it! 友達が以前から強くすすめてくれていた汁無し担々麺をやっとオーダーしたのですが、何と一言"ありません"と言われました！今日は無いのか、メニューに無いのかの理由は無し。友達のおすすめと言う事は、ここで食べた事があり、とても人気のメニューと聞いていたにもかかわらず、とても失望。また味が日ごとに落ちて来ているのを毎回実感するのです。このお店は１０年以上前から何度も来店していますが、最近はなぜか毎回来店したのを後悔するという状況。残念ながら次は無いと思う。すぐ近くにボンダイラーメンと言うお店があり、前回友達と行った時は二人ともとてもハッピーになれたので次回からはそちらへ行きます。残念ですがこれがビジネスと言う物だと思います。それからキャッシュオンリーと張り紙有り。今時クレジットカードを扱わないレストランってあり？　今までのレビューの中で一番厳しい事を書いたような気がします。因に少し前までは極上のお味だったチャーハンが最近はとても美味しくないというのはここの常連さんでもある私の友達も言っていた事でした。シェフが変わってしまったのでしょうか？ read more

Ichiban Boshi is cheap, fast and delicious. The Bondi Junction restaurant isn't as dressed up as its sister outlet in the CBD's Galeries, but the food is definitely just as good. If you're needing a ramen fix, Ichiban Boshi is your destination. Start off with hand-made gyoza (4 pieces of $6.50) and edamame ($3.80) before slurping up a good ramen. You've got a few to choose from, including Tokyo, miso, vegetable and tofu. I like the tonkatsu, in which pork bones are boiled overnight and added to chicken, vegies and spices. In summer, the hiyashi noodle dish also comes out to play, or get into the cold hiyashi noodles with salad. read more

Our favourite restaurant in Bondi Junction. The Karage Raman is always delicious, we live near by and seem to end up here every week, highly recommend. read more