Usually I get one of their preset noodle bowls but I got their build your own malatang and it was great, the soup base was mild malatang The build your own ,in terms of price, can rack up quick but it's worth imo Super fast service and vibes were great Great place for a quick meal! read more

Love Ramen - Build your own malatang - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

my fatty fat fat friend justin got like 56 dollars worth of food LMAO. This place is a build your own hot pot witha good spread of veggies and meat. Food comes back out quick and is delicious. Highly recommend for quick and good eats in oakland. Packed tight seats. read more

Love Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

My Japanese friend introduced me to this spot and I have since returned once. At Love Ramen you build your own Ramen bowl. They have loads of interesting ingredients to choose from. I especially enjoy the lotus root. You can also choose what kind of broth you want and how spicy. There's nothing quite like it in Oakland! read more

I walked to the restaurant from Montefiori hospital, where I was dropping off my home sleep apnea test. I had worn out my legs walking down a steep, Pittsburgh hill. I got into the restaurant and then fell down on the floor. Many thanks to the staff of Love Ramen, who picked me up off the floor and fussed over me. read more

Love Ramen - Pick your own ingredients - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Food was fine. Self serve pick what you want then they cook it. Pay by weight. For two people came to $70 would recommend somewhere else.

My favorite hidden gem in Pittsburgh, so much so that I was reluctant to share my review to keep in on the DL! Small, quaint restaurant on Fifth Ave that has confusing and minimal signage, hence why I call it a hole in the wall. It's right next to Cane's and Gussy's so just look for the signage with Chinese characters next to them. I can't even count how many times I've been here but I most recently stopped in last week and had a great experience as always. This is a build your own hot pot bowl. So not the traditional hot pot meal with the pot of 2 broths in front of you and you add/cook your toppings inside. But rather, you pick and choose from a variety of toppings, noodles, proteins, and finally your broth to complete your bowl. They price your bowl based on the weight of your toppings that you pick out (I don't remember the price per oz). I will say that you should not get carried away with the toppings because the price will quickly catch up to you. My normal bowl will cost around $12-15 but I decided to treat myself to a bowl with more toppings and my bowl was around $27 but it was so worth it. I usually go for the mild mala tang (麻辣烫). If you can really handle spice go for the medium mala tang soup base but be warned, Sichuan peppercorns will really numb your tongue! read more

Love Ramen - a plate of noodles with meat and vegetables - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

First, they are not open in Sunday. Amazing place. 'Make your own' ramen. Grab a bowl and tongs. Pick rom anything in the refrigerated case full of veggies, seaweed, mushrooms and noodles, and the separate case of proteins, fish, fishballs, eggs, meat & tofu. Pay at the counter by weight, pick your broth and wait about 5 minutes. Can't be much fresher than that. I love ramen, and Im so excited to try items that Ive never had at tradional "prepared" ramen menus. I had 6 different kinds of mushroom and 5 different kinds fish, all in miso broth. This is the first time I finished the noodles last! From the outside it looks a bit grungy, but inside is very clean. Happiness! read more

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Super cool diy ramen/hot pot bar! It is a little expensive if you eat a lot. Pay with cash and you can get a slight discount. I've had the tonkatsu ramen which was good but get the mala if you go. There's no waiters, you just pay at the counter and pick up when ready. It's a pretty small place so it may be hard to get a table if it's busy. read more

Love Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The food was delicious and the service was really good! Would highly recommend to anyone visiting the Pittsburgh area read more

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I love the concept of making my own ramen. They have these soy sauce eggs that are delicious. It can get expensive but that's only if you stack on a bunch of food. Plenty of seating in the restaurant. No parking (street parking only) but that's to be expected. The process was: Add your own toppings of choice Add noodles of choice (plenty of options for both noodles and toppings) Pay with card, cash, Zelle, or Venmo Choose your soup (I chose tonkotsu) Eat read more

Always revisit here! So yummy but easy to overestimate how much you get!! It's a weighboat place where each ounce is a certain amount of money. I unfortunately always spend around $25 but it's so much food plus you can choose your broth. Service is nice and it's a cute little place. read more

Love Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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My new favorite place! The bowl I get the same every time comes to around eleven dollars which is the same I would spend at canes but so so much better. Staff is also super nice I accidentally held them up not knowing when they closed and they where polite and let me finish my whole bowl with no complaints. Quick, cheap, healthy, and on campus! read more

I love the personalization of this location, truly a hidden gem hidden in between chain restaurants. The variety of food you can choose from is amazing & some items rotate daily. I love how many different flavors of broth you can choose from (my favorite is the mild spice level of mala flavored soup) & that you are able to make your own sauce as well! The food generally takes not very long, but it does get crowded in the dinner hours. read more

Love Ramen - dry hot pot - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Great quality noodles, amazing broth choices for soups, and an array of ingredients to choose from! I particularly liked the quail eggs, various fungi, and choice of meat products. However, it's easy to fill up your bowl of foods and end up with a dish more on the expensive side. My friend and I split a bowl for about $27, so it's not outrageous, but keep in mind that it's pay by weight for the self service make-your-own hotpot. Our dining experience was casual and enjoyable. read more

So tasty!! First bite took me my surprise with how good it was. I keep coming back for more. Love it so much that I want to gate keep read more

Love Ramen - Bowl! - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

SO GOOD! GO TO LOVE RAMEN! You won't regret it. Nothing like a build your own ramen spot. read more

Love Ramen - $33 worth of goodness - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Basics to Love Ramen: 1) Hard to find since sign really is not visible! Look for Chinese wording of Fifth Street and inside has a reddish theme. 2) Not obvious walking in what they serve. There is a $/oz sign on the right and what appears to a buffet area of cold items. Multiple types of noodles, meats, and veggies are available. 3) At the counter there is a scale. Using the clues given above with no one at the cash stand to give guidance, I can only assume it is a self serve type place where they cook what you choose. Sure enough, an individual emerges from the back and explains just that and realizes he has to refill the metal bowls up front used to grab the ingredients. Now it makes sense. I grab a bowl and start to load up with noodles, fried egg, veggies, meats, and the like. The total came out to about $28 and enough for two people. Overall, the ramen broth has decent flavors, the noodles came out a bit overcooked. Tip here is to get the minimum amount and do not get too greedy on variety! 3.8888 stars. read more

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Authentic as shit. Build your own bowl, no place like it. Small, intimate, crowded but worth it. Don't think you're gonna find better ramen in the Burgh read more

Very good food, as a college student on a budget the "weigh your meal for the price" system works well. Definitely plan on coming back in the future. Only downside is there is not a sign out front so you just have to watch to make sure you don't miss it! read more

Love Ramen - Udon with toppings - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

This is my go-to place after a day of work/school! You could choose from their menu or make your own bowl of noodles which you would pay by weight. If you make your own bowl you'll have a choice of soup/broth or you could choose to have no soup. I usually go for the "spicy mala soup" with a medium level of spiciness (the milky pork broth is also a great option if spiciness is a no-go). The make-your-own bowl is maybe a little pricey but it's for a reason! read more

Service is poor and is self service like a buffet and paid by the ounce. You have to pick your own ingredients. I have never seen a ramen place do this and I am left with sadness. Never will I come back. read more

Love Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

It's a small restaurant. I tried their dry pot dish where I could pick and choose the ingredients and they added their own spice blend and cooked it. Pretty good. The friends I went to the restaurant with ordered noodle soup dishes which were also pretty good. read more

Love Ramen - Dry pot - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

super chill spot -- you pick all your ingredients and they have a good selection of broths too i liked it a lot.

Great Chinese street food. You can choose raw food items and pay by weight, and they can make it a spicy and hot wok （麻辣香锅） or spicy and hot soup （麻辣烫）. Both of them are really good! read more

Love Ramen - Custom-built spicy and hot soup - Ramen Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I go to Pitt and I love this ramen place! It's serve yourself so you can make it as affordable as you want and can pick the amount of each ingredient. Very authentic! read more