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    4.0 (197 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Ramen
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Entrance
    Jorge A.

    I realllllllly like this spot! The service is straight to the point (in a good way) yet quick and friendly. The ambiance is nice and casual with a nice clean interior with some cool decorations scattered throughout the restaurant. They also have a big table in the center of the restaurant for parties or just more seating. Onto the food! I love their ramen and I get their tonkotsu with extra egg always. It is very very tasty overall. The only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is because sometimes the pork chasu has been a bit chewy/stringy, but most recently it was perfect for me. I do prefer my broth a bit thicker/richer but it is still very good. I LOVE their Brussel sprouts and get them everytime I go. I'd like to say I'll try some other things next time I go, but I feel I can't go wrong with my go to Tonkotsu ramen + extra egg and brussel sprouts.

    Ashley B.

    It's a thumbs up for me. The food was decent but the customer service needs a little work. Me being new there I needed help with the menu and had to flag someone down I was told by two people that they were busy and which was odd because instead of them helping me, they shoe'd me away. Next time I will try to go because they do have a reasonable price and the sushi was at the top of my list.

    Odd staging area by the front door. That's the first thing I saw from the opposite direction
    Abby B.

    Food: 1. Lunch Chirashi - Fish was fresh but rice feels off -questionable texture and rice was comparably blad from other Japanese Restaurants I have been to 2. Calamari - sliced so thinly and got rubbery, 0 taste I should have ordered a Ramen? /sigh Ambience and design is modern and not bad. They need to store their cleaning suppliers hidden or properly. It is by a side door. As you come in, your greeted by an odd staging area. That is the first thing I saw. I understand efficiencies but it takes away from the design aesthetic. Not sure how I feel about this place.

    Shaggy Dog Sushi Roll
    Yandia J.

    This place, nice setting, and good food quality. Stay busy, but, good for a date night out. Second time here. Never did dine-in, always carryout when wanting sushi, Japanese from here. Small sushi bar. This is a smaller building compared to your average Japanese spots. It can get wall to wall on busier hours. Front entrance is tight, almost like one man in, and out. Entrance sits near the register front. Had the Shaggy Dog Sushi, my usual. I give them credit, with that spicy but sweet sauce they add on it. Think its Spicy Mayo. Lol. They also have Ramen, but wasn't into Ramen tonight. But wish they had Hibachi to-go. The closest they had was fried rice, with your choice of protein, which I ordered shrimp fried rice. Fried rice not the best around, but better than Panda. Just saying, don't need soy sauce added. No beef here at all though, only pork, shrimp, and chicken, not even steak. But okayyyy. Over all, this place is somewhere around the ball park, when you don't want anything like the speed of Panda Express but don't want to pay for those Shogun's or Benihana's prices. I will rate them a 3 still, for no beef or beef fried rice, steak either, and no Hibachi style for a Japanese spot. OKAYYYY.

    Alena B.

    Really nice sushi and ramen spot by me. I like to go in the middle of the day when it's mostly empty. The servers are really nice. The establishment is set up beautifully as well. It's near Walmart so great place to stop by after a store run!

    Salmon maki and tuna maki
    Thuy P.

    I drove by here numerous times and saw this restaurant so many times. I was skeptical bcoz we don't have too many good restaurants in Humble Finally decided to meet up with a friend and was surprised that's it not bad at all. We ordered quite a few sushi rolls on the menu that cost like $6-$$10 but it ended up not cheap The 2 of us ended up paying $100. Either we ate too much or the prices aren't cheap as we thought. We ate mainly sushi and they were all good. Service was also nice.

    Takoyaki
    Brandon J.

    We have passed this place in several occasions and relieved we have to stop in. First, the ambience was a nice trendy setting reminds you of some of those places you see on TV as far as a ramen shop or not back at sushi shop service was excellent wasn't very crowded. We had about two people waiting on us starting off with the takoyaki I have to admit I really like takoyaki there's was excellent your sauce paired with the mayo was excellent and the movable flakes made it almost like you were sit in a coffee shop in Japan, I also had the colorful sushi dish that you see excellent with real caviar on top, each taste bursting with wasabi and fresh ginger on the side excellent pairing recommend this place for anybody and the price is very economical!

    Samantha M.

    One of the better spots I've visited for ramen. The place has plenty of parking. It is right by Walmart and only about 10-15 minutes from the airport. I went here to meet a friend right before my flight and I was not disappointed. The only reason I put the stars down a bit is that the chicken I got was too hard and cold. Maybe it had been sitting out for a while. But the ramen is what I went for and that was very tasty. We also got hot sake which was a great addition to our little meal. The waiter was attentive and nice, the bathrooms were clean. The over all ambience was a cute place to take good pictures. If you are going to the airport and want a bit to eat I def recommend stopping at this place you will not be disappointed! The edame was also on point! Over all I was very pleased!

    Spicy Miso Ramen
    Nancy C.

    The ambience was cool. Small spot. The Ramen was filling and the broth had a good spice level. The Chashu had a strange strange after taste to it. Maybe that's just me. My waiter checked in several times . I did notice when people came in for pick up the other dude behind the counter was a bit impatient. Either way, give this spot a try and let me know if I was trippin on the after taste.

    Random bug
    Markeisha T.

    The inside is another story. Majority of the menus have worn pages and torn seems. The business smells like onions coming in. One customer was complaining about lukewarm ramen. Decided to go to the facilities and you could tell they haven't addresses the bathrooms in days. I didn't even bother to eat anything. The positive were, we were greeted immediately . No wait to be seated. Good parking.

    Chicken  katsu
    Jeremy B.

    What a tasty experience we had here as soon as we landed at Bush's IAH. We were hungry and was looking for a great meal. We enjoyed everything we ate. We gave the chicken katsu a try, chicken fried rice, birdie roll, spicy jalapeño roll, chicken ramen , etc. Every single item we had was beyond amazing. If you're craving good ramen or sushi, make a stop here.

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    Great service and their ramen and chicken skewers are delicious. The place is nice and quaint.

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