Came to this restaurant on a Thursday. Became curious after passing it the week before and seeing an extensive line. I thought: " this place must be BEYOND delicious since people are willing to wait like this!" The following week, I Called ahead to reserve a table, and upon arriving I was shocked at the size of the place. It was waaaaaaaaay smaller than I had anticipated. Seeing a line into the Restaraunt the week before suddenly began to make sense... The waitress that served us was quite rude. Very curt in all her interactions with us, almost as if she was aggravated. At one point, I attempted to ask for something, and it was if she debated on acknowledging me until at the very last second decided to answer after realizing it was Obvious that she was blatantly ignoring our table for no apparent reason. On top of that, after the meal our table stayed dirty for awhile and we basically had to flag her down to finally get the bill. As far as the food, I have to be blatantly honest... I was thoroughly disappointed. I mean don't get me wrong, it wasn't disgusting, but then again it wasn't particularly enjoyable either. To put it simply it was the most mediocre meal I've encountered at a Restaraunt. Like you eat it so that you're no longer hungry, but the flavors there were so blasè and had no character whatsoever. I ordered the gyoza as an appetizer, and the chicken ramen as my entre. The meat in the gyoza had an odd texture, as if while being cooked the meat became like a sausage in the dough so that once you bite into it, it pretty much falls out and immediately separates from the dough. Weird. The Ramen was ok but nothing spectacular... As far as my personal overall experience, I'd have to say it wasn't a very good one. The food is edible, but not worth paying downtown parking and enduring shitty service. read more

Kimura - Very small space with a dark moody ambiance. - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This place is split personality Called Japanese so decor, check , greeting, check, menu , check . And then, hard rock music, Huh? Workers all non-Asian, Huh? Food - ordered katsudon - is only partial Japanese tasting, Huh? What gives? Not bad flavors and food, just maybe need a rebrand. Call it Asian fusion, takes care of bipolar ambiance! And just maybe, give the chef permission to get creative and be real, As it is, left me WTF and feeling bait and switched read more

Kimura - Cooking area counter seating - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I would actually say this experience was more like a 3.5 Star. The main reason for this result is the wait time, this place isn't very big and they looked like they were understaffed and its dinner rush hour (plus there was a convention during this weekend so alot of customers who love ramen, like myself) we were told there will be about 30min wait time (we checked in at 8:30pm), but you know, nobody can tell the actual time for a space to open up, we ended up waiting closer to an hour. Then there was the wait time for the ordering and food to come out, just about 30min, I also think the ramen might have been ready a while ago but just forgotten due to how busy it was. The ramen (I got the Tonkotsu ramen) tasted great! I like tonkotsu soup that is thick and has a rich flavor (it also tasted like the pork was smoked, had a nice fragrant taste). I just wished the noodles werent so soft (as if they were left in there for a while), maybe it's their style of noodles, but I always prefer my ramen noodle on the aldente side. I would like to try this place again on a not so busy day, I'm sure my experience would be much better. read more

Kimura - Tonkotsu ramen with pork belly - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Worst ramen I've had in my life. Also grossly overpriced. $7 for 4 extremely dry and overpriced gyoza. $15 for ramen with the consistency of those top ramen $1 cups. Came in during happy hour and server still tried to charge me the normal price. Also... They didn't even give us spoons... How do you eat ramen without spoons? List of fails - slow service - flavorless broth - not much meat - dry and small gyoza - overpriced - rude servers - no spoons read more

I could not have picked a better lunch spot. The customer service was refreshing. I could tell the team cared to put out their best work every time. read more

Kimura - Spicy pork ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Update, went back today and ordered the same dish and Jesus this time it was horrible. My meat was burnt and it tasted nothing like the first time. Totally different taste. read more

Kimura - Katsudon, I believe is what it is. - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Tried going here last night. The place had way too loud music blaring, so everyone there was yelling in an attempt to talk over it and the noise was unbearable. The kitchen had way insufficient ventilation so the place was filled with steam and smoke from the cooking. It felt more like an over amplified rock concert in an industrial warehouse than a restaurant. Obviously we didn't stay, since the noise and smoke was intolerable inside and we didn't feel like sitting outside and sweating all evening. So the food might have been decent, but we probably won't be back to find out. Maybe in the fall when it's possible to sit outside tho. read more

From the shoyo ramen perspective, it was well below what I've had from in terms of instant ramen. I know ramen: spent 7 years in Tokyo and another 14 in the San Francisco Bay area, which has it's share of good ramen. The fried goyza was very tasty, as as the fried baby bok choy -- but the main dish, the ramen, wasn't very good at all. The noodles appeared to have been those freeze-dried variety you can get in the instant ramen section of the grocery store. The soup was too salty and had more of a Chinese flavor. The place is, however, good for snacks and drinks during happy hour (half price). But pass on the main course if you want ramen. read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I'm sad to say I had a really disappointing experience at dinner Monday night. I have eaten at Kimura many times over the years but our dinner was truly sub par on Monday. I was happy to see that they were very busy but the food was a reflection of their lack of preperation. The grilled bok choy appetizer was ice cold and somehow both overcooked and undercooked (soggy leaves/ raw stems cut too large to easily eat with chopsticks), and the char tasted more of an unclean grill than a searing hot clean grill. We all have tasted the difference between good and bad char, right? The broth for the Tonkatsu (a rich/deep slow cooked bone broth) had clearly been severely watered down during service in order to stretch the portions and accommodate the busy night. Our soup (which in the past has been well developed) tasted like water with a hint of pork/ spices. I personally did not bother eating mine after a couple of sips/ bites because it wasn't worth it. The pork belly was also quite limp and chewy with a good portion of the cut being just cartilage/ skin. I feel really saddened writing this review as someone who wanted to support her local restaurant esp during the pandemic time ... but as someone who has cooked for a living in the past I could both see and TASTE the corners that were being cut in the execution of the food and I left regretting my choice to dine in... $74 dollars later. I will say that our server, a young long haired brunette, did a good job in juggling the hectic environment and trying to accommodate us. Our food runner tried to be helpful when we remarked on the lack of flavor in the soup by asking if we wanted "house spice" but since the broth is supposed to be developed over hours... we accepted the fate of our disappointing meal. I was really looking forward to something to eat down town that wasn't fried or covered in queso, but I ended up regretting my choice in Kimura. I almost forgot to add that the whole restaurant smelled of a dirty fryer and mid meal I asked for the check because something on the grill was being burned and the whole restaurant filled with caustic smoke. read more

07/05/19 visit. I hate writing negative reviews, but my visit was RIDICULOUS. If you don't mind waiting 1.5 hrs on your waiter and your food, this is the place for you.. wife and I had a terrible experience. I visit SA frequently and this was the ABSOLUTE, worst service ever out of every restaurant I've visited on the walk. Our sever came to us once in within an hour of waiting, I ordered two drinks and never saw her again. I'm in the hospitality industry so I understand delays... but our servers lack of acknowledgment was... really, really annoying. To the point of rage bc I expect better from my brethren. On top of that, a manager/supervisor even came to us to apologize on the wait, but offered nothing: not a free appetizer, free entree, drink etc. Nothing. I asked the manger how much longer on the wait, she said 6 minutes and we are first on the list for our Ramen... we waited 10min saw another party served... we immediately asked for our check. Again, I'm in the hospitality industry... i understand delays and I hate writing negative reviews, but this was rage inducing. I will never be back again. read more

Busy and noisy for all the right reasons. Excellent ingredients well prepared. Friendly staff. Don't miss a visit here.

Okay so I didn't exactly have high expectations for the ramen here, but it was conveniently close to the hotel I was staying at, so I went and tried their ramen as well as drinks. Here's the review in a nutshell. Tonkotsu ramen - 2.5/5. Decent presentation of the ramen, but the taste and how certain things were placed in were questionable. The ramen itself is made of a light almost paiten like broth that doesn't resemble Tonkotsu. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but the broth itself is in need of salt, collagen, and just charred vegetable flavor. The broth itself is dark because the bones werent blanched and rinsed thoroughly so you do have impurities within the broth. In terms of what it comes with, it comes with naruto, half boiled egg, Okay chewiness on the noodles, eh the egg wasn't marinated in soy sauce though the texture of a half boiled egg was fine. Ginger Geisha - 5.5/5 VERY solid cocktail. So the Ginger Geisha is a cocktail made of bourbon, sake, lemon, sliced / crushed ginger, bitters, cherry garnish. It's very gingery and smooth, it's not candy sweet either which is a plus and the marinated cherry adds depth and tartness needed to cut the sweetness. Also the raw ginger slice adds another layer of spice to the cocktail. Sooo they fucked up my order and forgot about about my togo order of Katsudon...and I wasn't in a hurry so I didn't mind waiting an extra 30-40 minutes.... but here's something I'll give Kimura....their service here is VERY solid. The bartender took my order and she forgot to put it in, so while I was waiting she made me another cocktail of my choice. I opted for the Vanilla Fig Manhatten. Vanilla Fig Manhatten 4.5/5 : If you're a fan of bourbon, and don't want a completely "girly drink" definitely get this. It's a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, bourbon, vanilla bean, pickled fig, rye whiskey i think, and I have no idea what else. When you take a whiff of it and at the first sip, you get strong vanilla notes from the cocktail, followed by a rich smokey bourbon. It doesn't have the after burn associated with drinking bourbon or whiskey, because the sourness of the fig cuts the spiciness of the bourbon. I let the fig sit inside my cocktail till I finished it and ate the fig afterwards so that the fig took some of the bitterness out of the cocktail. Katsudon 4/5: actually much better than the ramen. The tonkotsu was very well breaded, and the carmelized onions and the tonkotsu really complimented the rice. Interior: slightly crowded, hipster like ramen bar, but it was fine. I went during an anime convention time so they really played a lot of anime and video game music including Chocobo's theme song. Tldr: Don't get the tonkotsu ramen, get the Katsudon instead. A+ service, and DEFINITELY stay for the cocktails. Would I come back again? Yes because the service was good and not everything was fucked up. read more

First time, I loved it. Second time was horrifying. Sat outside, servers don't have uniforms or aprons so they just look like normal people running around so you kinda never know who or when someone will tend to you. Someone brought us an appetizer without confirming if it was ours or not, just left it on the table and ran off. We went inside and brought it to someone's attention they just told us to eat it on the house (cool, i guess). Our server was missing most of our visit, she never gave a name either. They brought my boyfriend's food out and mine five minutes later. Ramen was very oily, but still good, I love ramen too much to complain about that, ha ha. But seriously, the employees just run around like the place is on fire but everything looks so nonchalant at the same time. Almost seems like they've never worked in a restaurant before, or never even been to one either. I've been working as a server/bartender/host for 13 years and I honestly feel they just hire anybody and don't train them. My server had on a very loose skirt and everytime she came outside, the wind would blow it up (thankfully she had like spanx on but NO EXPERIENCED SERVER in their right mind would ever wear that, y'know what I mean?) I hope they improve, I really love this place but the service SUCKED that day. read more

Let me start by saying the service is terrible. The waiter forgot everything and brought everything super late and cold . When I finally got my food it was the saltiest broth ever . I couldn't eat it .. there goes 12$ to the garbage . I left super hungry . The place looked very unsanitary since the cooks were not wearing gloves and it seems like grease was dripping all over the kitchen walls read more

I do not recommend this restaurant. Slow service, passable food. First, it was 15 minutes before any of the staff took my order. The bok choy took 20 minutes to arrive after ordering, and I was watching the prep. They take it out of quart containers in the fridge, briefly char it on a perforated grill pan, then seasoned in a bowl with black garlic sauce on the side. The sauce barely tastes of black garlic. Way oversalted, and they tried to plate 6 pieces of boy choi on a plate. The bok choy is still cold in the center. Tamago: fine, marinated egg, soft boiled correctly. Strong mirin aroma. Not bad I see bowls of ramens sitting for 15 minutes, not under a heat lamp, before they go out to customers. The expo tells his team that they're doing a great job and the average ticket time is 22 minutes - with a bok choy that takes less than 5 min to execute and all your ramen components prepped, 22 min is quite long IMO. Rice is mushy and clearly portioned directly onto the plate using a massive scoop, the pork in the ramen is cold and dry, mushrooms are too sweet and too salty. For tonkotsu broth, this is quite light and lacking porkiness. On the brightside, it's not too salty which is a common flaw. Ramen arrived at a pretty tepid/room temp. I saw them put the noodles in and let it sit for ten minutes before it got to me. read more

Great atmosphere, service and even better food. If you get a chance sit at the bar. The staff cooking is super friendly and will answer any questions you have. read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

My experience at Kimura cannot get any worse. If i could give it negative stars, i would. I went with a group of 4 people during happy hour. Once i saw the ramen, i knew it was going to a butchered broth of cream with some chewy noodles (for those of you from dallas, think Tanoshii but worse). The noodle was done correctly, but the broth was cream with no flavor of pork in sight (tonkotsu ramen). In an attempt to be classy, i just sat there quitely noting never to come back (if you don't have anything nice to say, say nothing at all) My counter parts wasn't so tactiful, one of them complained that the broth was bland (understatement of the century). The other one had some chashu with STRINGS. Yes, the pieces of meat he got looked like a candle with wicks. See pics. The WORST part is when they said something, the manager came out and gave them their bowls for free WITHOUT even asking me if i had anything to say (although i probably hated it more than both of them combined). So my 2 friends got their bowls for free while i just sat there and paid $17 for probably the WORST BOWL of ramen that i've had in my life. SERIOUSLY? $17 for a bowl of ramen when i could have gone to HEB and got a bag of SHIN ramen ($.70) and had it way better? NEVER AGAIN. So the lesson learned here is to never come to this place for ramen, unless you want to eat strings in your meat. Also complain loudly, cause that will get you places in life. read more

Kimura - There was strings in the meat. worst ramen EVER - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Small restaurant with only maybe just four tables of 4 and a couple of tables of 2. They have some additional bar seatings. If you go there for lunch it gets busy. They have complimentary miso soup at lunch that tasted very water downed. The ramen noodles were very thin, thinner than your usual thin noodles. The tonkatsu broth was not complex, on the saltier side and thin broth as well. We also got the katsu don and the pork was not deep fried. I think it might have been breaded and baked. Not the best. Food was mediocre, nothing to rave about. read more

Kimura - Katsu Don - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Authentic. Ramen. Overseas. Japanese. Let's throw out these words from this review because I don't claim to know anything about how "real" this place is. If you're picky enough to get your noodle-kick on in only the most high-scale or exotic ports of call (Austin included), then don't waste your time looking to replicate that here. For the rest of us, Kimura Ramen Restaurant (whoops, used my banned word) is a fun foray to a style of food that is not common to San Antonio. It is the type of place that locals who like trying new and different food can check out and enjoy for what it is. For the purpose of this review, let's stick to that. Hand-made noodles are nothing to sneeze at. You should try them. They're good. Dishes with strongly or delicately flavored broth are something to experience if for no other reason than to experience them. They're good. Kimura has these things. Kimura also has a case of getting the kinks out. The front of the house may struggle to provide everyone a consistently timely dinner. Also, nothing from my experience convinced me that air conditioning is a priority. So be prepared. Parking may be tricky, it more than likely will be warm inside, it's not fast food, and you won't have the same experience you have anywhere else in town. But the food is tasty and I'm thrilled these guys have gone out on the limb of the cherry blossom tree for San Antonio's sake. Oh yea, the mixed drinks are good and the beer is cold (and Japanese, lolz)! And don't sit by the door (it's hot). read more

Kimura - Tasty Shoyu! - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Decent hipster ramen place. The ginger lemon soda was amazing but no free refills which makes it an expensive soda. The broth was flavorful. I did not enjoy the appetizer wontons we ordered, tasted like the smell of chemicals for some reason to me, everyone else thought they were fine. Edamame was great though. I probably won't be back because it's more on the pricey side for what you get. It's cool that they are locally sourced but it definitely raises the prices. read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I have always heard such positive things about this place so I decided to give it a try and boy I was not disappointed! First off service was excellent! I sat at the bar top where the chefs prepare the food in front of you. Sam was the sweetest and very attentive to making sure everything came out the way it should! I decided to go with the Shoyu Ramen with chicken and a side of chili paste to give it some spice. A little of that stuff definitely goes a long way! The noodles were a perfect texture and the broth was extremely flavorful. Good music, chill atmosphere, great staff and food! I will definitely be returning!! read more

Kimura - Shoyu Ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I don't know what authentic ramen is supposed to taste like. All you ramen purists can scroll on to the next review if you got a problem with that. Anyway, I dig the ramen at Kimura and almost every other thing on the menu because it's freakin good and hits the salty spot (yeah it's salty sometimes). Recently I needed a tummy warming cure and the hot bowl of ramen that was made right before me hit the spot. I prefer the miso ramen because seeing the chunk of pork makes me feel like I've shamed my non-pork eating family. Having eaten all of the ramen options, even the porky ones (sorry mum), I have zero complaints. Prices are reasonable for downtown dining ranging from $8-$17ish. I also have to give a shout out to the super informed waitstaff. I appreciate how much they know about the dishes and their cultural awareness in explaining things. Cool points! Another positive is their use of local eggs and meats - conscious eating. I like that. I'm weird. Drawbacks include having to pay for parking if you go any day except during downtown Tuesday. Drinks from the bar are ok, never been really impressed by them so I stopped ordering booze and choose to put my dollars into the bangin' gyoza. read more

I went based on recommendations from other people and thrillist but man this was such a huge disappointment. I have nothing but negative things to say so if you're bored and just want to read some salty nerd authentic Japanese food lover go at it then continue. If you just want to know how it is - It's not worth the price, the ramen is not memorable in any way, and if you think this is what Japanese ramen is supposed to taste like I wish I could take you away from San Antonio. First problem, parking. You're gonna have to pay for public parking. There are a couple of lots nearby but after finding out what I was in for I'm not entirely sure it was worth it. I asked for my table and was told the wait would be about 35-40 minutes. It didn't look overly busy but the establishment is so small I understood why it would take so long. We decided to wait and they called my party when a table became available. We were led to this tiny table and we sat there waiting for the menu. As I sat I noticed some peculiar artwork of a cat eating ramen. I kind of liked it but an authentic Japanese restaurant would never have such a painting. This place was like an imitation of a Japanese restaurant that is imitating another Japanese restaurant. Then I saw the mission statement on the wall. "We are committed to a traditional execution of Japanese food and culture." Meh, seems like they pushed it a little too far with the culture and not enough on the food part. Anyways, we finally saw the menu. I wanted to try the gyoza but $7 for 4 dumplings just seemed a little nonsensical to me. $14 for the pork tonkotsu ramen also seemed nonsensical to me but I had to try it at least once. As we waited for the ramen to come out my friend just started hating on the water because it just tasted like warm tap water. I didn't really care too much but if you are a water connoisseur be warned. Eventually, the ramen came out. I looked at it and was very confused. Why was the broth so creamy? It looked like miso and milk combined. The toppings weren't placed very aesthetically. The soft boiled egg was overcooked and not seasoned. The pork tasted alright but as others have mentioned extremely salty and overcooked. The broth to noodle ratio was also pretty terrible. They should have a bigger bowl so they can have more broth and keep the same amount of noodle. So in summation once again, too expensive, not authentic Japanese ramen, poorly executed, and forgettable. Probably never going to come here again and try my chances at finding good ramen elsewhere instead. read more

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Love this place! Travel 35 miles (from New Braunfels) at least once a month for their ramen. Located in the heart of downtown San Antonio, on the peaceful part of the Riverwalk, this quaint (maybe 12 tables) Japanese eatery is legit. As a pescatarian, I've only had their spicy (af) edamame, the charred shishito peppers (amazing) and their miso ramen (best I've had in my extensive travels). Informed and entertaining server, Victoria, may have explained my addiction to Kimura during last nights visit. I always order extra mushrooms in my bowl and it turns out, as she explained, the shiitake mushrooms are sliced and then marinated in a brown sugar soy sauce mixture for over 48 hours (crack). Anyway.... I have to recommend highly even though it's a small place and selfishly don't want it to become too popular so I can't ever get a table. They deserve the success though. read more

Pleasantly surprised! I am a huge ramen fan and have eaten at several places but Kimura is the best so far. It is not just the creamy broth that sets them apart, but the chashu in the ramen is just out of this world delicious! My friend loves his beef yakisoba too and says his experienced with Kimura is tough to beat. If you're not from Dan Antonio you might miss the place because their signage do not have lights. read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

After a fun day touring the wine country, my husband and I had paid for parking downtown and wanted to take full advantage of it. Kimura has been on my bookmarks for awhile, so we trekked on over! The restaurant itself is super small and intimate, and it has a NYC vibe (NYCers would probably disagree with me - but for SATX, this place felt distinctly different). After seeing on Yelp that drinks were pretty expensive, we chose to stick to water and ramen. We kept it simple. I chose the vegetarian miso soup, and my husband got one with chicken. We both LOVED our soups, and scarfed them down. I'm sure I looked super crazy with ramen all over my face, but whatever. It was delicious. This time around, I was super happy with my choice and it was only $8 or $9. I think if I make it out to Kimura again, I'd love to do something different. I'll have to rely on the add-ins though, as there is only one veggie option. Anyway, it's worth a stop if you're downtown and want to feel transported to a big city and out of SATX. You can get away from the tourist traps that engulf parts of downtown SA and just enjoy the experience. read more

Love this place. Been here once with a friend and again by myself. Service, food, and ambience are all great.

If ramen could have a soul it would be found here. This looks like the ramen Sosuke's mom in Ponyo would make. The broth had undertones of beef and herbs. A perfectly textured fish cake had a touch of sweetness. The soft boiled egg was on point for dipping the noodles. Sapporo on draft or house made sodas. An appetizer of kimchi had the right seasoning, but could be chopped into smaller pieces for easier chop stick handling. The parking garage in front takes debit/credit cards. Call ahead because seating is limited and fills up fast. read more

Kimura - Ramen with chicken - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed eating at Kimura! Although the food is a bit of a fusion and not 100% authentic, it was still really good, especially for the price. (A bowl of ramen is about $13, and it is a decently large sized bowl). My roommate and I came on a weekday evening; parking was a bit difficult to find because it's all street/metered parking, so be ready and bring coins. Expect to sit really close to your neighbors and to hear an eclectic mix of music from Japanese/Spanish rap to electronic acoustic music (not quite sure how to describe it). And although its kind of weird, it also kind of works. As for the food, we ordered the CHARRED edamame, which was amazing! I've never had charred edamame before, and it is now definitely my favorite way to have edamame. I also ordered the Tonkatsu ramen. The broth in the ramen is really spot on, and the noodles are great; they even have the Japanese soft-boiled egg down to a tee! The ramen really was quite fantastic. My only complaint is that they don't give a lot of broth, and by the time you're done eating the noodles, all the broth has been sucked away. Also, their chashu meat is way too much like BBQ brisket. I wasn't a big fan of it, so I would suggest you get the Tonkatsu with pork belly. read more

Kimura - Tonkotsu ramen - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This is my favorite place to go for ramen!! Only down side would be parking and the limited seating, but that's what makes it special (the limited seating not the parking situation). With an open kitchen you know you're in good hands. I'm not a fan of ramen but I've become a convert thanks to Kimura. The tonkatsu broth is creamy and the chicken shoyu is umami at its finest! My technique is to reserve the noodles for last and lather it with spicy mayo! Sounds weird, I know! But it is so good!! read more

Kimura - Chicken/Pork Shoyu - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

My girlfriend and I tried this hidden gem last night and fell in love! It gave very New Yorkisk vibes and the food and staff was outstanding! We ordered some Japanese beers and let the night take us alway. I tried the rice bowl with chicken and egg, with addition of fried tofu. While my girlfriend tries the fried noodles with pork belly! read more

Kimura - Fried rice bowl and fried noodle!!! Delicious! - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This is a hip, sophisticated ramen spot. I'm used to ramen spots being little hole in the wall restaurants but this place is quite the cool spot to eat noodles. Service was great. We got there at happy hour so we tried one of their specialty cocktails. I wish I could remember the name of it but it had fig and vanilla bean. It was actually a manly drink even though it looked pretty and had vanilla bean in it. The ramen is very good. In the ramen bowl, each ingredient by itself was delicious. All of them together made the ramen bowl amazing! The oyako don was yummy. It was a seared chicken bowl with eggs, onion and ginger. It was the best kind of asian comfort food. The gyoza was great and it came with a good salty sauce with green onion. The only thing that sucked was finding parking :( There are two places you can park if you go here. The building right next to Kimura has a paid parking garage. We ended up spending $7 on parking, which is really pricey. Next time we will try the metered parking located near the Bill Millers BBQ that is also located right next to Kimura. read more

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Checked out the new Kimura location and it was so nice! At the old location downtown I always had to park so far and walk my way over so it was great finding a spot closer to the restaurant. The parking lot is next to the building, which is limited to a few spots, but you can also park along the street. Kimura also shares the building with another restaurant so be mindful of the signs as you arrive. The entrance for Kimura is right at the front but the parking lot is to the right of the building with only about 4 spots or so. The new location has more room to breathe inside so I really enjoyed not feeling as cramped. I started off my visit with onigiri and gyoza as appetizers . Both were tasty! For my main dish I got the miso ramen, which came with fried tofu and egg! I always get the miso ramen. I haven't tried too many of the other menu items but these are my recommendations to get whenever I come. My husband likes to order the miso ramen and mix in the house spice to make it spicy. As far as pricing, it is fair considering the times and the limited ramen spots in town. The server was attentive to us, got us refills, and brought us the bill to pay at the table. The atmosphere was cozy with more space than the last location but had a classier feel than the hole in the wall vibes of the last location. It's best to come with a small group, ideally no more than four in my opinion, but I would call the restaurant ahead of time to see about accommodating your group size prior to visiting. Overall, super pleased with the food, the new location, and the service! read more

Kimura - Onigiri - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I love Kimura for so many reasons. Let's list them, shall we? 1) This Happy Hour, y'all! Their amazing specialty cocktails are half off from 3-6pm, and $6 for these beautifully crafted bevs is a steal. They take a little while to make (they're quality!) so make sure you get your last round in before that cut off. They also have $3 beer drafts during happy hour. Plus small plates! 2) Speaking of small plates, the gyoza are fantastic. They are freshly made and still have a crispy skin on them, contrasting the tender and herby filling. They come 4 to an order. The charred edamame is great for sharing with the table, and the coarse sea salt they're rolled combined with the charred skins make for a flavor intense version of a happy hour classic. 3) Sushi and Sashimi: This is not your deep fried, covered in mayo, Americanized sushi. The rolls and individual pieces are very simply prepared, using only high quality cuts of fish, which allows the real flavor to shine through. It makes you remember that sushi is supposed to be a spotlight for fish and not breading. 4) The Ramen: I'm a sucker for slurping ramen. I love these bowls, and I always add an egg. Despite some reviews that talk skimpy portion size, I found the ramen bowl to be even more than I could finish, especially with the deep, rich flavors of the broth. Sign me up a regular. No, it's not the cheapest place in town, but I'm proud to eat somewhere with a focus on quality and not quantity. If you know Chef Michael Sohocki, you know this is his biggest priority. This is such a cool date night or friend group spot. Everyone I've brought here has raved. read more

Kimura - Green lady and kaffir lime gimlet - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This was a convenient walk from my office, so I decided to try it. Sort of wish I hadn't. Yes, the place is small, but that is not what turned me off. To be honest, it was the food. It had an Austin feel. Lots of young hippie types were working there during the lunch rush. I was glad I came a little early because it got pretty busy after 12. I ordered the tonkatsu with the pork belly. The waitress told me it would be a little fatty. Nope! It will clog your arteries! The pork shoulder may have been better for me. While I waited, they brought me the miso soup which was very good. I should've eaten all of that instead. The noodle soup was very bland, so I asked if they had any hot sauce or anything I could put in the soup. She told me she could give me some hot paste, but it would be a $1 extra. Whatever. She literally took a soup spoon, scooped out a spoonful of paste, and gave me the spoon! Not only was soup bland, the noodle was underdone. It was so bad that I could not finish the noodles. I probably ate about half (maybe). Since I was still hungry, I decided to order the gyoza dumplings. They were okay. A little too much ginger for my liking, but other than that, they were good. The waitress wanted to take my spoon of hot paste as she was clearing my soup bowl before the dumplings came out. I told her to leave it. I mean I paid $1 for it. May as well get the most I can out of it. I ended up using about a quarter of it. I wanted to try the kimchi since this was probably the last time I would be going there. But I didn't want to be even more disappointed, so I decided against it. So take what you can. I wouldn't go there again, but my tastes may be different from yours. Enjoy! Also, it was really expensive. It was $22 just for me, and I only had water. read more

We finally tried this place. I ordered Tonkatsu Ramen. Portion size is good. I find that the broth is not as flavorful as other Ramen places I've been to. It tastes like it's been watered down. Place is cozy. read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Atmosphere: 4/5 music not quiet but not too loud. Smoke and smell will blast in your face when you walk in. But otherwise, there's a nice New York vibe: run down but still inviting with the lights and all. It's a nice place to go on a date. (Although don't sit next to the picture of the dead fish.. It'll make you feel guilty) Gyoza: 5/5 ON POINT Seaweed salad: 4/5 a little too much sesame IMO. But the serving size was impressive Ramen: 3/5 at first I was really impressed and thought it was the best in tx, but then I tried the seaweed.. And it was ridiculously salty.. Thought maybe mixing it in the broth would be a good idea in diluting it.. NOT SMART. It contaminated the broth and it became salty soup. Before seaweed contamination, the broth was actually delicious. Post contamination.. Cringe. The bean sprouts are VERY RAW. Meaning the soup wasn't hot enough to cook it. AKA it had the tap water after taste. The soft boiled egg wasn't marinated. Up to personal preference if you like it or not. I like both. Pork belly was good. Noodles were confusing. There was a lot more than average, which is nice, but they were really tangled and wouldn't stir very well. They were also really soft and less chewy - depends on personal preference. Amount of broth is less than average but amount of noodles made up for it. read more

Kimura - Tonkotsu ramen with pork belly $14 - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

First, they were out of beef, dumplings, and other things, and said that they've been out of beef for TWO MONTHS!! We ordered shoyu and bak choy, along with oyako don. They were all salty!! It was super salty, like they replaced the beef with more salt. It was probably one of the worst experiences food-wise from a ramen place that I've ever had read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I had really high expectation for this place. I had order the ramen soup I believe it was the Takon, anyhow I thought the noodles was decent, good enough for San Antonio, but the soup base itself I thought it was a little bit salty. I told the chef that, he had a taste of it and believed that it wasn't, I was fine with that answer because everyone has their own opinion on how certain things should taste like. I wasn't impress with his theory of why it was salty, he said maybe the ratio of noodle to soup base was off, causing the saltiness in my soup. I believe the noodle does not make a difference in a soup base, other then texture, but it cannot change the flavoring of a soup. I've been eating noodles and rice all my life, and never had I heard that a noodle can change the flavoring of a soup. This is jut my opinion. But anyhow I love how the set up is, it reminds me of New York. The bartender Steve was a very nice guy to talk to, he seemed to be the only person interacting with customers. This is something different that San Antonio has not seen, but I hope they do well and I am very sure they will. read more

Kimura - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I'm so happy to find a ramen restaurant in San Antonio! I fell in love with ramen in a recent trip to Chicago, and this place comes very close to that experience. Vegan options are available, by the way, and its's magic! (Imagine: seaweed, shiitake, bok choy, and hearty broth.) Customer service was not the best during this visit. But the yumminess of the ramen overshadowed anything else. p.s. Keep in mind that my 5-star rating is for "ramen in San Anto" not ramen in a city with lots of options. Enjoy! read more

Kimura - Vegan miso ramen with extra noodles, broth, and bok choy. - Ramen Near Me - San Antonio, Texas