Phenomenal lunch spot in the heart of Heidelberg…read more The service was excellent as well, they even let me substitute items that I did not want for an extra marinated egg free of charge! The Takatsu broth had a deep, savory flavor with a thick viscosity. The pork was seared nicely and had incredible flavor. The marinated egg had a perfect jammy texture. 5/5!

Great food, great staff, great price! I really enjoyed the decoration and the bar covered in…read morevarious characters. Good vegetarian options and substitutions as well :)

Oh yeah! This tiny…read moreplace is a short walk from a major indoor food market, and it's absolutely worth a try. We wandered in just looking for some simple ramen, and left with full bellies and eyebrows arched out of surprise. I had a simple chicken and rice bowl, and my friend had the vegetarian ramen. We were both skeptical about a vegetarian ramen, but WOW! I had to steal a few spoonfuls of the broth to pour over my rice, and it was a great decision. This was my first time having a chicken bowl and I never suspected such a small dish could have such a mighty impact on my palate. It's a simple chicken and rice bowl, with fantastically simple yet elevated flavors (great texture on the chicken). Absolutely put this place on your list the next time you're in the Altstadat area.

Place is small but food comes out fast…read more I arrived a minute before the place reopens (or so I think) in the afternoon (which is 5:30pm) and they were almost full. There were kind enough to put me at the bar. I got the Tonkotsu ramen with Chili oil and it was divine and bursting with flavor. Noodles were done perfectly and I had a marinated egg that was cooked to perfection. There was a line of people outside waiting when I was done. Really glad I came since I had a taste for Tonkotsu since Ichiran in NYC.

We went with a pretty large group that took up four tables so we had four different iPads for…read moreordering. As typical, quite a lot of items were forgotten (meaning never delivered to our table) so we re-ordered those. Some items showed up much later... Salmon and tuna nigiri were plain this time... We've learned our lesson - don't visit Kahori with a large group. Too many items end up missing in action, everything's placed on the same plates for sharing, and sometimes the waiting after ordering is quite long. On the plus side, the unagi was wonderful as usual. I'm happy to say I knocked down 17 pieces of unagi nigiri.

READ THIS BEFORE YOU GO!…read more Beware. Eat at your own risk, but I would recommend going somewhere (anywhere) else. When you walk in, the room is clean and looks nicely decorated. The hostess brings an iPad over and explains how to order. 'Order as much as you want, but no leftovers.' Ok. So I can't take any food home, right? Wrong. They will charge you for any food you do not eat! On top of what they charge you for the food in the first place! I'm all for not wasting food, but this feels like a scam for several reasons. Reasons this feels like a scam: 1. The sushi is 90% rice. Nigiri, huge rice ball topped with mushy fish. Rolls, way too much rice wrapped around mushy fish with brown avocado, mayonnaise and dried out out imitation crab meat. Topped with discolored tuna. Tasted as bad as it looked. 2. Gyoza. This was a fundamental nightmare. Undercooked, swimming in oil, falling apart and completely lacking in texture. 3. Tempura. Neither the shrimp nor the vegetables were coated in an actual tempura batter. The shrimp were coated in panko breadcrumbs and the veggies were battered in something thick and heavy. Tempura should be light & crispy. Not swimming in oil, heavy and dark dark brown. ~Remember....no leftovers!~ 4. Shrimp. Poopy poopy shrimp. See my picture for proof. And mushy. No texture whatsoever. Disgusting. 5. Egg rolls and spring rolls. Burnt on the outside, more weird tasting filling and undercooked dough on the inside. 6. Beef noodle soup. Ramen noodles like from the package overcooked to the point of disintegration, making the broth cloudy and starchy. I couldn't pick the noodles up with chopsticks because they kept getting smushed. Beef was chewy and slimy. Another nightmare of cooking techniques. Whoever runs the kitchen is doing not just a bad job, but the worst job. There were so many fundamental screw ups with this meal that I'm shocked this place is still open. When we decided to pay, the hostess came back, looked at the table and said 'oh, we charge for the leftovers.' What?!? No. I told her why we didn't eat the nasty food and she told us we should have told them before we got ready to pay. She said: 'I TOLD you no leftovers!' I told her it was clearly not our fault the food was bad and we COULDN'T eat it. Pointed out all the problems and she told us to just go, it was okay. 'But next time, tell us sooner.' Lady, there will certainly NOT be a next time. I'm sorry there was a first time. Stay away! Your wallet and stomach will thank you.

(4.5 stars) Super nice lunch option, could honestly see myself eating here all the time if I lived…read moreor worked near by. The toro donburi is plenty filling and a great rice bowl option, the spicy chili paste added a little kick, but I was hoping for even more spicyness. Without it, the taste might have been a little one note. The kimchi is also quite nice and comes with the lunch menu.

I am new to Mannheim and I'm exploring Japanese restaurants here. So far Senju is my best…read morerecommendation for anyone who want to try a dish authentic, close to one that may be served in Japan. We had Tonkotsu ramen and Yakitori don. Both were very tasty. The restaurant also offered a wide variety of other great dishes such as sushi, tempura, shabu shabu, sukiyaki which I would definitely like to give it a try. Still there were some very little details in flavor and presentation which were not quite right, may be it was adjusted to German style (for example ramen tasted a little bit creamy, and it had much vegetable just like a chanpon). 4 stars because a dinner in Senju is around 15€~20€, a little costly to me.

No service, bad attitude, horrible food. Help!…read more The wait: 5pm, after seated, needs to wait 15mins before anyone ask us to order, then another 45mins past before food arrives, and deliver to wrong party on the same table. So we need to wait even more. The seat and temperature: seat has no back and hard plus super hot inside during this energy crisis. Outside is 34F but indoors is 83F! Food: noodles are a big lump. What kind of ramen is that? Tasted bad. Just don't waste your time and money.

Strolling the streets of Heidelberg only to find myself in front of a Japanese restaurant with my…read moreall time favorite food...Ramen. What could go wrong? Well the inside was quite busy, but I found a seat in the middle of what I would call a communal table, which was fine by me. I was immediately handed a German menu, which is fine as I can somewhat make out the ramen choices. The problem came when the waitress arrived and began to speak German, which I am nowhere fluent in. I tried to explain that I do not speak German, but she became upset and ultimately walked away. I found out later buried in the middle of the table were English menus, oh well! Kind of odd as I was doing my best to point to what I wanted to order. I flagged another staff member down who informed me that my order had been placed. To my surprise the right items magically appeared after 15 minutes, so that was a sigh of relief. It looked good and smelled good, which was a positive start, but sadly the pork belly ramen and veggies was just not on point. The broth was a little underwhelming and pork belly was not too tasty. Do not get me wrong, it was decent, but not what I am used too. I will say the meal portions were quite large and the overall menu pricing was fair considering it is located in a touristy part of town. Sadly, later I found out our waitress who really could care less about assisting us spoke fluent English, go figure. Not really pegging a star for it, but you are in a business that should strive for customer satisfaction, oh well.

Visiting one of my favorites again. Service is great. Food is Oishii! Try the Ramen obviously.read more

ramen muku is conveniently located, prices are quite low. And the quality of the food is excellent,…read moreeverything is very tasty, the portions are hearty, the toilet is clean. In fact, this is now one of my favorite places where you can have a hearty and inexpensive meal!

If you want a unique taste of Japan, come to Konamon. It made me discover Japanese cuisine in a…read moreway I never knew and I am still salivating just thinking about their okonomiyaki. Mmmmm..... So basically if there is one country that I'm completely enamored by the food but don't know a whole lot about it, it is Japan. Sure, we have all had sushi and ramen, but I have never really had too much else aside from hibachi style whatnots. I find sushi in Frankfurt not too great, but I have found some decent ramen here. I just never really thought much else about Japanese food here until I went to Konamon. You won't find ramen or sushi on the menu at Konamon. They specialize in okonomiyaki and takoyaki. They also offer some small dishes for appetizers. All is reasonably priced. They also have Kirin on tap. I ordered the pork okonomiyaki which was more or less a bacon like product as well as one order of octopus takoyaki. Both were stellar. I had the spicy miso with the okonomiyaki and their special house sauce with the takoyaki. Another great thing about this place is that I can walk there within 15 minutes and I have a bad feeling this could be dangerous for me in the future. Discovering this gem may be one of my summer highlights. The customer service is fantastic here and prompt. The takoyaki does take about thirty minutes to cook, on the other hand, so be prepared to wait a bit and enjoy a Kirin in the process. I don't have anything to compare this place to as I have never had Japanese food in Japan or even just Japanese food like this. But I left satisfied and feeling like I discovered a place I will go back to quite often, so I am extremely happy.

Had German yaki. Unique combination--okonomiyaki with…read moresausages and potatoes in it. It tastes really great.

We ordered 3 different Ramen and they were not good at all. I don't recommend this place.read more

Not Recommended! It's a Japanese Style restaurant with Germans cooking the food, interior was nice…read moreand spacious upstairs seating. If you've never been to this place before remember you must order food from a machine downstairs located adjacent to bar. We didn't know this until we sat at a table for about 5 mins. Since it's mostly tourist that visits this establishment the waiters or host should inform customers when they enter the restaurant. No big deal because we figured it out and the machine was really cool since it's very user friendly like an iPad or an ATM. As for the food though it wasn't the greatest "Japanese" cuisine I've had. The food was already made so all they do is place it in the microwave and heat it up with the rice or vegetables depending on your order. Meat was dry, seems all the rice soaked up the moisture so the rice was greasy, vegetables like onions were uncooked and sauce accompanying the meal was bland. It was the fastest service maybe because you did half of a waiters job and all they do is nuke the food. Will never try this restaurant again.

One of the best japanish restaurants in Karlsruhe. Recommended for lunch. Friendly personal sruff…read moreand good quality of food.

Come here for authentic Sapporo-style ramen! This means miso broth ramen with corn and butter as…read moreHokkaido is famous for corn and dairy products. We also tried the gyouza and karaage which were very good. The staff were Japanese and very nice. The restaurant website and phone number do not seem to be working right now but it is definitely open. It's not possible to make a reservation and you just have to show up and wait in line. It moves quickly though. This is very much like how it is in Japan. Highly recommended! Thank you!

I arrived at 6:00 pm, and I had to wait for a table outside in the cold. I am ok with that, but the…read morecouple in front of me had a small baby. I would guess the baby is about a year old, and they had to stand in the cold to wait for the table. In the meantime, there were seats & tables available inside, and even there is space available for everyone to wait inside. After waiting for 20 minutes, I waited another 5 minutes without anyone acknowledging there is a customer waiting for a many. I had to request the waitress to rush my order (I was ready to leave). The noodle was served quickly, this is the only thing that made me happy. When I picked up the noodles with the chopsticks, I noticed there was a good-sized noodle lump sitting in the soup. I had to constantly push the lump to the side of the bowl. The soup base was so thick and sticky. This would normally happen when the noodle is cooked in the soup base and the starch makes the soup sticky. However, I believe the ramen should be cooked in hot water separately before the noodles are added to the soup base. I ordered the Cha Shu Ramen, and the two thin slices of Cha Shu were so sad....my noodles shouldn't have cost me 26 Euro. I want to say it is overcharged. I am ok to pay 26 Euro, but you need to give me the 26 Euro worth of food and service. I am surprised to see such a high rating for this restaurant.