I sure wanted to like it but the oil/grease in the Tan Tan Ramen was too much and not enough broth. I barely ate half of the soup.

Took my dad here for the first time because he's been craving ramen! Although he didn't enjoy the wait, he said it was worth the wait. :) read more

Kami Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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I don't often give 5 stars but I'm slightly in love with this new permanent spot (and new to me in general). Tried spicy tonkatsu, black garlic oil ramen and stuffed mushroom! I love the black garlic ramen - flavorful and rich broth. I tried the tonkatsu broth and I do think I prefer the ones in Japan but again we're in Alaska . Chasu (meat) is very flavorful and great mix of meat and fat Personally, I prefer a firmer noodle and this one is slightly softer not enough to deter me from coming back! And the spicy sauce has a strong umami flavor but it IS SPICY The stuffed mushroom is flavorful and the sauce is light teriyaki like and definitely worth a try! read more

Just reopened in new permanent location, Tonkotsu was rich and comforting. Pork was thinly sliced and superbly Cooked. Noodles had excellent Toothyness! Hhmmm not sure that last word is in dictionary, but you know what I mean. Will be back to try more items. Service was awesome and kitchen staff were friendly and smiling. read more

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Trust me, I know ramen. This is Anchorage, and this is the best ramen you'll find here for the right price.

Some of the ramen I've had since visiting Japan, and definitely the best I've had in Anchorage! I hope this isn't the last we will be seeing of Kami! I think they have great potential to be Anchorage's first izakaya!! That Karaage plus an ice cold Asahi is all I keep thinking about. We dined on the last day it was open around like 3:30, and the place was packed. Lucky for us we beat the rush, and we're seated in about 10 minutes. Even though it was super busy the service was good, and our food came out fairly quickly! We ordered a spicy tonkotsu ramen, pork charshu buns, and a large chicken karaage. The ramen broth was very rich and savory. The noodles were cooked well with firmness to them. My only complaint is that the chashu in my ramen was a bit dry. It had a good spiciness to it. I would've preferred mine a bit spicier, but it was still very good. I thought the ramen was a great portion for the price! The chashu buns were delicious. Had great flavor, and the pork was very tender. The karaage was also very good. Nice and crispy with good seasoning. I hope Kami is able to do another pop up, or find a more permanent space! I wish these budding restauranteurs success as they have great potential! read more

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A small restaurant with big flavors! Kami Ramen was busy when we arrived and after a 10 minute wait, we were seated at the bar. There are QR codes for you to order quickly and their online menu let us customize our ramen how we wanted. We started with the fried gyoza and that was amazing- so much flavor in such little bites! The ten ten ramen was the favorite and filled us up! The spicy tonkatsu ramen was delicious and comforting. The staff seemed very friendly and helpful, everyone was working efficiently and quickly! We left feeling full and satisfied and would love to eat here again. read more

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Last chance! Today is the last day for a legit bowl of ramen before it sells out. Flavorful broth and soft roasted pork. I recommend the tonkotsu and miso broth. I do think roasted garlic is an acquired taste. That one seems pretty popular. The noodles were cooked just right last time. I hope it opens a permanent location soon. read more

Kami Ramen - Spicy Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Overall a 3.5 stars for food Went in on a lunch Saturday. Would come back again! What we ordered. Drinks: kumquat & white peach where good and refreshing not too sweet. Chicken katsu curry: sauce was cold and watery didn't have that good mouthfeel. Chicken bland other than the breading could have used a katsu sauce to help it. Chicken black pepper sauce: Pepper sauce was good. Again the chicken could have used katsu sauce. Ramen: broth was great nice porky but it came out not hot enough for us. Noodles was chewy and great. Overall a great meal and prices where good. read more

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Service was amazing! Staff were friendly, welcoming, and very quick! Though it was starting to get busy, the ambiance was still relaxing! The staff didn't rush their customers that were already eating. The food was delicious! I had only captured what I ate which was the chicken katsu curry, and it came with miso soup and salad. My friends had tonkatsu ramen and the spicy ramen which they both said it was delicious. We ordered a side of Mochiko Chicken. It had a very gingery taste to it, so it wasn't something we liked. While we love ginger, on the mochiko itself, it wasn't our cup of tea. Oh and their hot green tea was amazing! We would definitely go back again! read more

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I'm a chef visiting from New Orleans in the thick of winter. 5 stars‍ The service was amazing. The food was even better

Amazing food ,service is excellent, limited seating, but well worth wait. Parking is tight.

They were quick and very accommodating with front of house service and food was excellent. It was very authentic Japanese Ramen as I ever had it. I am going to return, I would totally suggest making a reservation as space is limited. read more

Kami Ramen - Spicy Tonkatsu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Place an order quickly by snapping the QR code! I actually found the spicy miso ramen was fantastic. Hold your place in line, this place is busy from opening to closing. read more

Kami Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Amazing and best ramen in Alaska! I order here like once a week sometimes 2x if it's raining outside. Their spicy tonkatsu ramen and the fried calamari is my favorite. read more

I love ramen, and was excited to try this spot. While it wasn't bad, something I can't put a finger on was different about it. I chose the tonkatsu ramen, which had nice big slices of pork in it. The types of ramen available are more than enough to cover several trips there if you like it. read more

Kami Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

This was the most scrumdiddlyumptious meal I've had in Anchorage so far. The meal was amazing, our drinks were amazing and the service was outstanding 10000/5 stars so happy with the experience. read more

Kami Ramen - Chicken Katsu With House Curry Sauce - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Do yourself a favor and go here!! We got the crispy gyoza for an appetizer and I loved the dipping sauce it came with. For mains we got the Tan Tan Ramen and the Chicken Katsu curry and it was phenomenal! The ramen was so creamy and the perfect spice level and the curry was so comforting and flavorful with the perfect crispy chicken to go with it. Great prices for what you get and the service is amazing! The wait staff were so sweet and attentive and it's such a cute shop to hangout at. Will definitely be coming back again soon! read more

Have been twice in the past 2 weeks. Love this place! Have tried both the tonkatsu and the spicy tonkatsu and they are awesome. The gioza are tasty and the pork belly was great too. Be sure to get the mushrooms added to your ramen as well. Service was quick and friendly too. read more

Friendly and helpful staff. Had the miso and curry chicken. Very good and the curry has a nice little heat. I'm definitely going to be back!

Had the absolute pleasure of eating here when we were in Anchorage for one day. The food was delicious and brought to the table quickly. We had the calamari, gyoza, chicken chashudon, and tan tan men and all of them were so good. There was a wait for the table, but it went fast. Highly recommend! read more

Incredible veggie ramen, probably the best vegetarian broth I've ever had! The portion was good, staff were welcoming, and the restaurant was super cute! read more

We have enjoyed Kami Ramen several times now. We have had both takeout and dine-in with great experiences. For dine-in, service is attentive and food comes out quick. It's always busy there so there's often a wait but we typically wait in our vehicle and wait for a text message since there isn't much waiting room in the small restaurant. LOVE the Kuromayu ramen, it's delicious and I love their on the skinnier side noodles. Broth is rich and flavorful. We enjoy their appetizers and my husband always gets the katsu curry. We will continue coming back! read more

It was my partner's and my second time going to Kami Ramen. Last time I got the Toncatsu Ramen, which is very good. I wanted to try something else and got the Shio Ramen this time with chicken. SO delicious--it reminds me of the Japanese Ramen I had when I lived in South Korea. We got there at 6:00 on a Saturday night and waited only 5-10 minutes. The servers are very kind and fast. I can't get enough of Kami Ramen! I would go every weekend if I could. read more

Kami Ramen - Shio Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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So happy to have this place in Anchorage! Admittedly I never tried the other ramen places in town because in all of their photos the ramen eggs aren't runny. I need my ramen eggs to be gooey on the inside haha. This place has the best ramen eggs! They marinate them in a sauce that is so flavorful, salty and delicious. Do yourself a favor and order an extra egg for your ramen. The flavor of the broth is incredible, full of depth and savory goodness. I really shouldn't be writing this review when I'm this hungry. The noodles I'm pretty sure are homemade and are a perfect chewy consistency. I got the vegetarian ramen and the tofu and mushrooms are delicious too. The tofu has a perfectly thin crispy outside. The food is amazing. My husband has tried a few of their meat ramens, I think tantan and tonkatsu, and has loved them as well. The food is perfect. The service is good and prompt! Both times I've been there it's been super busy but the staff is very efficient at getting folks seated and taken care of. It is pretty small in here, resembles a traditional ramen shop with much of the seating being stools wrapping around the kitchen, and the seats are pretty cozy and close together. They have some tables, but I think try to only give them to parties larger than 2. What I'm about to say is probably sacrilegious to true ramen lovers, but I hate the sound of slurping. I know traditionally you slurp ramen but it fills me with rage and stress to hear people slurping lol. So keep that in mind if you have sound sensitivities and get sat next to a loud slurper at the counter seating. I had the great fortune to sit next to someone who enjoyed a very loud meal--but hey, I guess that is another testament to their great food-- you wouldn't slurp anything that isn't delicious. If you're going in a group of 2 or alone, you likely will get sat at the counter. So maybe bring some headphones if you don't want to hear people eating haha. Definitely give this place a try if you're craving a delicious hot meal! They have other non-ramen things on the menu too like rice and katsu curry. I'd love to try those or some of their appetizers sometime. read more

Kami Ramen - Tantan ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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This was great ramen for a good price. Well worth the wait. The open kitchen and stylized decor made for an enjoyable experience. You can't really ask for more read more

I was seated so fast my first time in (second time I had a wait but it was dinner time) and the food was efficient consistently. I loved the Veggie Ramen with an extra egg and a side of spicy sauce! The tofu is well fried, but eat it fast so it won't get soggy in your broth! Love this place, can't wait to go again and again. Sad for the day I move away and can't have it anymore. Psa. Active bustling energy inside. read more

Great food, great price! The wait can be long so reserving online is helpful. The interior reminds of of Tokyo ramen bars and it's energetic! read more

This has become one of my happy places. So far everything I've tried has been very, very good.

Really fantastic Ramen. Lots of Parking most of the time. Good and quick service. Inside is a little small with pretty limited area to wait for a table but it's no biggie. read more

Vegetable Ramen! Best Ramen I've ever had. Was only in town for 2 nights and ate dinner there both nights, it was that good! Always busy, the staff visibly works their butts off, food comes fast and is excellent - the egg is always done perfectly. Despite it being a small, busy place, the atmosphere is nice. Highly recommend joining the waitlist through the yelp app. Loved this place! read more

Kami Ramen - Vegetable Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

They have amazing Ramen. Great choices cute little place. And the service was nice and quick.

Super friendly people with some delicious Ramen! The store is adorable also. The bar area is my favorite area to sit. read more

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Nice addition to Anchorage restaurants. Great work! Keep up the vegan options please.

Food is very addictive . Service is great as well. Parking is an issue but the flow is fast so it sort of always works out .

This was my first time eating at Kami Ramen. I really wanted to like this restaurant because of the high ratings, however, I think there is room for improvement. I tried 5 fairly standard Japanese dishes: Edamame - served cold covered with a strange sugary sweet sour sauce. I could only eat 1 pod because it was overly sweet. In the future I would ditch the sauce and instead get plain, hot, edamame with just sea salt. Gyoza - what was supposed to be an appetizer, was forgotten and not served to us till the end of our meal. While the extra wrapper covering over all 6 pieces was interesting to look at, it doesnt allow for a proper sear on each individual gyoza. The filling was average in flavor, and it was brought to us cold. Chasu Sandwich - This is chashu meat with sauce inside a pre-frozen bao bun. Ive had good pre-made bao buns before, but found these to be dry and not as fluffy as I am used to. Perhaps the bun needs to be heated/steamed a bit longer. As for the filling, I thought that the sweet sauce was overwhelming and drowning out the meat. Chashu takes a long time to cook, and it would be nice to be able to enjoy the flavor of the pork. Perhaps, order with the sauce on the side, and ask that this be served warm. Chicken Katsu - this was the best dish we ate during our visit. It was cooked perfectly, covered in light, crisp, golden panko breading, moist chicken, served hot out of the fryer, with a decent katsu sauce. Spicy Tonkatsu Ramen - when you have ramen in the name of your business, it better be the star. This $16 bowl of ramen was instead a disappointment and I could not eat much of it. It was about 4 degrees and cold last night in Anchorage and I was looking forward to a great bowl of piping hot ramen. This broth was served lukewarm with no steam emanating from my bowl. It was lacking in flavor, and the rich unctuousness that one should expect from any decent ramen house that takes over 12 hours to cook their own homemade broth and should hit your tongue with an umami bomb. Their spicy tonkatsu broth is not spicy. Proper ramen noodles should be a bit al dente with a little chew to them. The ramen noodles we got were soggy, and over cooked. The portion size of the main toppings were disappointing, sigh...2 paperthin but delicious slices of chashu pork,and half of 1 creamy yolk egg. I had even added an extra egg for $1.50 and only got the second half. Talk about mark-up! Umm, one dozen eggs at Fred Meyers or Carrs in Nov-2022 costs $2.19 or 18 cents per 1 egg, or 9 cents for half of 1 egg (a 1,567 % mark-up). I have no problem paying good money for good food and good service, but if I am paying $16 for a bowl of ramen, I expect at least 3-4 ounces of pork and 1 whole egg, properly cooked ramen, and steaming hot broth. I am not the first reviewer to be disappointed in temperature and taste. Please raise the fire on your broth pots or dont use cold par-cooked noodles. Please note that my review is based on my experience of eating Japanese food in Hawaii, where I grew up. We had a lot of obasan who created oishii homemade dishes, as well as fancy and humble ramen or saimin shops to choose from...always hot broth, always fresh, slightly chewy noodles, always generous toppings commensurate with the price. I know the selection of eateries is limited in Alaska, and you may not even know that you are missing out. The good things about Kami Ramen are the friendly, hard-working staff, the clean, well-lit, lively restaurant (it quickly became packed after we arrived). Just ignore the loud blow-torch sound in the background that they like to use to char the meat. I hope to try Kami Ramen again and have a better experience and a steaming hot bowl of ramen. read more

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Excellent taste and obvious quality. There was a waiting line, but you check in and can wait on your car. The servers are very polite. The food is high quality and it takes time to serve, but worth it. Everything we got was delicious. read more

First time at this place and it a small place we actually missed it when driving down Spenard. The place has limited seating, friendly service, clean environment, and our orders came out timely. Seating is about 5-6 tables but have several stools bar side for extra seating. The food was tasty, flavorful, and the portions is good. With the limited seating , we noticed during our dinner that people were waiting to be seated by the entrance. This doesn't seem to be a place where you can relax and take your time eating. There was a sense of having to rush there so other people can be seated. I guess you would have to expect that for eating during the weekend. We recommend this place and plan to return to try other dishes. read more

Kami Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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My favorite restaurant in Anchorage! I always take family members from out of town here. Kami Ramen has the best ramen in town in my opinion. I usually get the tonkotsu ramen and all of their appetizers are no joke, either. We love the mochiko chicken, takoyaki, gyoza, and masago fries. Interior design is very cute as well. read more

Kami Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

This restaurant is kind of easy to miss (we missed it the first time LOL) but once you get in it's pretty easy. The restaurant itself was smaller than we thought it was going to be, but the space is managed well. It didn't feel very crowded although there was a lot of people when we went. The owner was so nice to us, and very attentive. He was just a delightful person. My mom ordered the kuromayo ramen (but spicy) and I ordered the spicy tonkatsu ramen and asked for it to extra spicy. We also ordered a drink (passion fruit tea with aloe vera) and it came out so fast- like really fast. We were surprised at how fast it came out. The ramen didn't take long either, and it had such a nice presentation too! However, although I ordered it extra spicy, the ramen wasn't spicy enough. My mom thought the same for her ramen. However, the owner came around to us and asked us if the ramen was spicy enough- and when we told him it wasn't, he brought us the spicy sauce so we can make it spicer! :) The ramen became so much better once we added more of the spicy sauce. I highly recommend you do it if you can't live without the heat! Overall, I would recommend this place if you're looking for some Japanese ramen. read more

Kami Ramen - Kuromayo Ramen w/ Spicy - Ramen Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

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