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    Kanji Ramen

    4.0 (355 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Terrible kanji ramen with soy sauce I added to make it palatable
    Lisa R.

    Ordered take out and were offered a $10 shrimp tempura add on so I said yes. Three sad pieces of tempura arrived. Worse, the ramen broth was not like any other ramen I've ever had. Tasted like miso soup - something that is great when given as a small appetizer but I certainly didn't order miso soup as an entree - I ordered pork based ramen. Had to add some soy sauce so I could choke it down but overall beyond disappointed.

    Bowie L.

    Came in on a weekday night and we were the only customers, but I actually really enjoyed the ramen. I got the Kanji signature and added extra chashu and veggies which I felt were very inexpensive to add on. The ramen felt like a rather big portion and I enjoyed that the broth wasn't as salty as other places. The inside is pretty cute though the restaurant is located in a rather quiet complex. The food took a while to come out despite us being the only customers but the service was friendly. I would definitely come back here for a casual ramen night.

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    Keith M.

    I wanted a nice, hot bowl of ramen for dinner. I read the reviews and it sounded nice. It is a bit of a haul from Round Rock. Is it worth the drive? Maybe if you ran out of ramen places and wanted something new. Making the drive for the sake of ramen, you may leave a little disappointed. All the ingredients are good. It just didn't feel like everything together amounted to more than your average ramen. A little bland for my taste. Plus, it had a bit of an aftertaste. It took me a bit to get used to this. The restaurant is nice. Light music plays that you will know. It wasn't busy, which made it very relaxing. Parking wasn't too bad. There were quite a few cars around 6pm but there was still some parking.

    Ordering/water station
    Kenny N.

    Small little ramen shop off of HWY 183. Overall the restaurant has decent amount of table to sit at and the vibe is okay (little dark and cozy feel) There are menus near the door when you enter and you order at the counter when you are ready. If it isn't busy the cashier will let you pick your table and you just come up when you are ready to order. Ordered the Kanji Ramen Signature Ramen and Tonkotsu Ramen. Right off the bat, I noticed the egg was over cooked already. I ate the Kanji Ramen and the broth was okay not too salty which was great. The bamboo on the other hand tasted like it just came out of the can raw and had that can taste still. The chashu was tender had some flavor to it.

    Little Kanji
    Rachel O.

    A group of friends and I decided to meet here for lunch. This is a small little ramen shop located inside a plaza area with plenty of parking. The food was perfect and portions were generous. Lots of items on the menu looked great, from several different types of ramen, starters and small dishes, as well as sushi rolls. I got the Little Kanji since I knew that ramen is pretty filling. The kid's ramen included pork bone soup with soy sauce based seasoning chashu, wood ear mushroom, ajitama egg corn, nori. It was delicious! They are closed on Mondays and hours are 11am to 8pm Tuesday-Sunday.

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    Julia C.

    IMHO, this place has delicious ramen that's as good as (or better) than the other fancy shmancy ramen places around the city. Compared to the other hip places, this is almost "divey" and feels like a "mom and pop" place. We ordered different bowls of ramen, and were all happy with our orders. Aside from the spicy bowls we ordered that could have been a little spicier (not pictured), all the broths had deep rich flavor. The pork was delicious and tender. The noodles were the perfect texture. All the added ingredients were great.

    Their signature bowl, before I added the broth. It smelled so freaking good.
    Ashlee W.

    I've decided to branch out from Tatsuya when it comes to ramen in Austin, and I'm so glad I tried this place. I got the signature kanji ramen to go. When I took the lid off the container the smell was *incredible.* I tried the both on its own before I added it to the bowl, and my instant reaction was "Damn!" And the two together? Heaven. I practically inhaled the whole thing, it was SO GOOD. If this and Tatsuya's OG got into a knife fight, I think Kanji's bowl would be the winner. I'm already trying to convince myself that getting ramen two days in a row would be terribly decadent, which is why I shouldn't go back for more tomorrow. You, however, should ABSOLUTELY go. It's worth it!

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    Bhavika C.

    Not sure if the quality of this place has deteriorated but I had a bad experience with food ! It was a total mood off ! We decided to have ramen in this cold austin weather and after seeing so excellent review me and husband went here to dine in . Worst experience when it comes to food! Ordered a veggie ramen and spicy veggie ramen along with crispy tofu ! Just the tofu was Ok but the ramen was a mere disappointment!! My veggie ramen hardly had any veggie of any flavor .. basically the bowl was filled with salt water with loads of noodles ! Nothing else ! Paid almost $50 for 2 ramen and a side which was just bowl of salt. Water with noodles one spicy and one not ! Super expensive and no quality ! Will not go back here !

    Alexandra H.

    My child and I came here on a whim because we were nearby and had a craving for ramen. The service itself was slow, but that is fine because they were very kind. The food was what we came for anyway. The eggs were cooked perfectly, the broth was seasoned really well. If we are back in the area, we'd definitely go back.

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    One of the best ramen places in Austin. Staff are really nice and the ramen tasted like home (Sydney, Australia where there's 1000 ramen places). Definitely my go to place for ramen

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    Our first time trying a dedicated ramen reataurant and they did not disappoint. The service, ambience and food were all great.

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    My favorite ramen in town. Spicy miso is my go-to. I genuinely prefer this to Ramen Tatsuya and the other overrated big name ramen places.

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    Love the veggie ramen. Also wanted to try the spicy next. It was very satisfying and I will return soon.

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