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    IZA Robata

    4.5 (316 reviews)
    ModerateRamen, Izakaya, Barbeque
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Iza Poke
    Philip Y.

    Great place to grab a quick bite. Came in here during thunderstorm for lunch. Ordered Iza Poke Bowl. It was a great choice. It came with a Salmon, Tuna, avocado, seaweed, mixed green and rice. The sauce was light and it tasted delicious!

    Jenny T.

    We were hungry after Renaissance. This is a solid spot. Prices were good and not outrageous for the area. The portions were good and filling. Service was quick. The place was clean and nice. Poke bowl 5/5 Tasty with lots of fish and rice. Soft shell crab 4/5 Tasty but the one you ate the crab, just rice left. It was a generous amount of rice. Spicy miso 4/5 Tasty and good seasoning Tonkatsu 5/5 Good broth Tako 5/5 Good portion Eel bowl 5/5 We enjoyed this. Great portions

    Steam buns
    Jazive A.

    We were seated right away, server was very friendly and attentive. Food was very delicious both my husband and I had the Hibachi dinner.

    Miso Ramen, creamy Tonkasu Ramen, Steam buns,  had the Gyoza too so good!

    So tasty! Cheap prices! And AMAZING service! Will be my new go to! Also cute and cozy inside!

    steamed dumplings
    Stephen H.

    The food at IZA Robata is always very good. I had the chicken Ramen meal and it was very tasty along with the steamed dumpling appetizer. I have also had the chicken friend rice an hibachi in the past and truly enjoyed it. The staff is always friendly and seated us quickly. They also periodically check on us, refill drinks and make sure we are enjoying the food. The restaurant is very comfortable abd clean. Stop by IZA Robata today to enjoy some Ramen or Hitachi.

    Seaweed salad and ginger salad
    Sarah M.

    You can tell when a owner takes time in their business in the food lighting and most importantly wine selection. Absolutely love coming here it is definitely one of my Ramen sushi destinations. The staff is always polite and attentive. Two of my favorite things to get are The 72 hour Ramen and the Unagi bowl.

    Henry T.

    I don't know what food critics call an "umami" flavor for some foods, but if it means really salty ramen, then this restaurant does it in spades. I ordered the iza poke, which, from the description on the menu, seemed like the tastiest of the poke options. I wanted to avoid meat because it's pretty much what my family and I have had in our entire time here in Houston. What I don't understand is their poke seems to have been mixed with a salad. Who puts lettuce and cherry tomatoes in a bowl of poke? The seafood ramen was so salty. As was the takiyoki and the gyoza dumplings, though that was tasty. I also ordered the mango boba tea, and it was really sour. I think I'm coming down with a sore throat so I decided to order some warm water like my mom and aunt did. It came out scalding hot. How hard is it to make warm water?

    Black Ninja Fried Rice
    Guillermo C.

    Very clean, attentive service and the menu was great. Also pretty affordable so you can try different things. Worth the drive. The only issues we had was the chicken was way too big for the bao itself.

    Shrimp dumplings
    Cindy R.

    We were starving and wanted something different. This spot is somewhat hidden. Nice seating area outside and the vibe of the inside is upbeat. They have a full bar and perhaps that's what they pride themselves on because we were not impressed with the dishes. We got grilled edamame, shrimp dumplings, spicy Thai shrimp ramen and hibachi shrimp. All dishes but the edamame and hibachi shrimp were bland. The ramen was just spicy. The best part of the ramen was the boiled egg and shrimp but I'm pretty sure the shrimp was grilled with the others before adding it to the ramen. Not saying that this spot is a no go. It just wasn't hitting the spot for us. I'm sure that since they had a few condiments on the side that they're expecting the customer to flavor as they'd like. Service seemed possibly tired or had too much on her plate because we'd ask questions or respond to her and she'd just have a blank stare but she was also serving a larger party next to us. I can understand that and let that pass. Overall, give the spot a try. Perhaps it was just an off night.

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    Everything I've ordered is delicious! Great service, fair prices. Order the soup dumplings!

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    This place is amazing, extremely friendly and helpful staff. And the best pho I've had in a decade.

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    4 years ago

    Food was great. we had the garlic wings and the spicy miso ramen. Ramen was actually spicy and the wings are a new favorite.

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    4 years ago

    The food doesn't look like the menu, overpriced and a 3.5% surcharge for using your card, and they screwed up my order. NEVER AGAIN

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    5 years ago

    The ramen is so delicious! The staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is clean :) will definitely be back :)

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    5 years ago

    The staff was very warm and welcoming. The food was fresh and the atmosphere was casual. I'll definitely be going back.

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    4 years ago

    Never fails. Super good food every time. Been going here since the pandemic and I swear by their food

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    4 years ago

    So delicious! Can't wait to come back and try all of the rolls. The fried Superman was to die for!!!

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    7 years ago

    My ramen was okay, but you could tell a lot of it was just pre assembled. There were cold items in my ramen bleh.

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    7 years ago

    We just happened to be in the area and yelped restaurants and this one came up! So glad we did! It was so good. We will be going back.

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    4 years ago

    Good restaurant. The meat and vegetables are very fresh. A good place to go..!recommend

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    This place was super cool with great service and reasonable prices. I got the lunch special and it was delicious with great presentation.

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    4 years ago

    Iza is my place to relax and eat delicious food. Always fresh and the team is pleasant!

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    4 years ago

    Amazing food and service! Will continue to keep coming here for dinners with my family.

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    7 years ago

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    4 years ago

    Food was great. Our server Alberta was very attentive and polite. The seafood was fresh and they give you a good amount.

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    7 years ago

    I like the Tuna Poke and the Tonkotsu Ramen here. Usually very good service. Nice little hole in the wall in the back of our hood...

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    5 years ago

    Very enjoyable restaurant. Good food and recipes straight from Japan. Excellent Ramen

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    Now THIS place is a definite yes! My kids and I ordered the Ramen, Shrimp Tempura Roll, Jalapeno…read moreBomb and chicken katsu and let me just say;there wasn't a single regret at the table! Everything was absolutely delicious. The spice level was just right, the food was packed with flavor, and every bite had us planning what we'd order next time. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming from the moment we walked in. As a bonus, my kids arrived with zero chopstick skills and somehow left looking like seasoned pros. Meanwhile, I was still trying to keep up. Thankfully, our server came to the rescue with patience, encouragement, and fantastic service that made the whole experience even more enjoyable. Great food, great service, and happy kids? That's a winning combination in my book. 10/10, highly recommend. Don't scroll past this one--you deserve the ramen.

    First time visiting this place and it was very unassuming from the outside. Much bigger inside…read morethan expected. Nicely decorated and super friendly staff. We received a couple of complimentary items (appetizer and bluefin tuna nigiri), which were such an unexpected nice surprise. The sushi and sashimi combo (5 pieces of nigiri sushi, 12 sashimi pieces and a salmon maki roll) was a lot of food - it also comes with miso soup and salad. Easily enough for 2 people to share. Food was delicious, staff was great. Looking forward to a return visit.

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    Went to komeya today for the first time with my daughter, she got the maki lunch special and I got…read morethe spicy miso ramen. Mine came out later so forgot to take a pic. The Maki lunch special comes with 2 rolls, soup and salad. The soups and salad were a generous side, definitely more than you'd would get with a bento box. The salad was fresh and had the usual creamy ginger Japanese dressing, delish. For the maki bowls, they were a nice size, and are actually the normal sized rolls you would get from the menu for a spicy salmon and eel roll. I thought for price would be simple hand rolls with just fish and rice and wrapper, but these had cucumber or avocado, sauces and nicely filled. Deliscious eel, spicy salmon had a surprisingly different delicious flavor to it and nice kick. For the spicy miso ramen, it's actually their original tonkotsu with miso and spiciness mixed in. The waitress recommended as the best flavor and although I haven't tried any of their others, it did have nice flavor. Creamy, with layers of flavor and a nice mouth feel that coated your tongue with umami. I am a spicy fanatic, so for me wasn't very spicy, but with chili oil available on the table I could increase the spicy profile. The nice thing here is the ramen toppings aren't all extra so a great deal. Came with chashu, 2 pieces, one on top had been fried with an excellent char and crunchiness to it, especially since the crunchy garlic was on top. Also for toppings were corn, bamboo shoots, nori, rice cakes,and half a boiled egg so no nickel and dime for toppings here . Fast and attentive service so if trying to get in and out on your lunch break, no problem. Quaint, small venue in shopping strip. Quiet though so nice to have conversation with your lunch date. I would recommend and definitely go again

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    I decided to try this today using Uber eats. Im vsry pleased…read morewith my order. the food arrived well packed. Humble roll, very tasty, taste fresh. Combination Udon: the noodles are great, not soggy and flavorful, they give you soy sauce on the side. egg roll: crunchy , good amount of filling and the sauce goes great with it.

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    The place is cozy.. clean and well kept... BUT... there is always a BUT... in as much as I wanted…read moreto get excited about this place... I just can't. I judge most, if not all ramen shops by how well their tonkutsu presents itself.. and well.. this place scored a lot lower than what I had hoped. The broth, while the traditional white in color was woefully lacking in umami and left a lot to be desired. The ramen noodles were oddly soft without the expected "chew" factor one would expect. Rather it was questionably soft and almost had a "slime"? sensation at the back of the mouth. The ribeye robata...regular and the honey miso glazed version was also lacking in flavor. I tried to hope that maybe the grill flavor would add some depth and salvage the already bland flavor of the cut.. it sadly did not. I got as finishing at least half the ramen (chashu, corn, seaweed and green onions as well as a couple of bites of the noodles). MAYBE I will come back some time later in the future should my patient roster bring me back this way.. but for now.. I would rate this place as more of a maybe than an actual foodie destination.

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