Can't complain about Ippudo. It's always good to find Ippudo at the other side of the world for me…read more When I do, I make sure I get some and compare. Doesn't hurt that the price point is always lower than back home so that's always a big plus. Ramen, the bao buns and their brûlée!!! Always hits the spot. Service is by far way better here and the it's not too busy which I like the most considering it's in one of the biggest mall in Asia.

Once we got back to Manila from our Tokyo excursion, I felt that I didn't have enough time to…read morereally dive deep in my ramen experience, so we went for ramen in Manila. Ippudo is a name that I was already familiar with since I had tried it in NYC before, but I have to say, I was extremely skeptical about trying it in Manila. To my surprise, this specific Ippudo location did a great job of making their ramen taste great. But the main attraction for me were the bao buns! They were so amazing! I probably could've ate 6 of these on my own, but I knew I had to share with my group. This location could use a little updating as some of the furniture looked a little older, but still doesn't stop them from making a killer meal for a reasonable price.

This is usually one of our go-to spots in MOA, and I'd normally rate it a 4-star experience…read more However, my visit last night was a major letdown. While the space was clean, the ramen was tasty, and the service remained prompt, the "soul" of the meal was missing. They were out of both their signature chicken karaage (the best in MOA!) and bean sprouts. For a place like Ramen Nagi, these staples are what set them apart. To top it off, the restroom was out of order. I'm giving 2 stars out of loyalty to their usual quality, but last night was a missed mark. I'll be back, but I hope they get their inventory and facilities back on track.

Ramen Nagi is located in Mall of Asia on the ground floor serving up some amazing Japanese ramen…read morenoodles! I came here looking for one thing and that is obvisouly a nice hot fresh bowl of ramen and that is exactly what I got! Ordering is quite simple as to where you fill out a sheet and order how you would like your customized bowl of ramen to be. I ended up getting the butao bowl which in my eyes was a pork broth tonkotsu ramen. I went rich with the taste, extra heavy with the special sauce, normal garlic, pork belly, green onion for the vegetables, and chose no spice. As for the noodles I went ahead for a normal thin noodle, a soft boiled egg and also extra noodles along with a Asahi super dry bottle beer. The food came out in no time and was looking pretty tasty! Quick time first bite but wait I need to take these pictures first. WOW it was amazing! The richness of the broth was on point with a creamy rich pork bone flavor. The pork belly was as tender as could be and just simply melted in my mouth. The star of the show was the thin noodles as to where they had the perfect snap back when biting into them and very easy to chew. In a matter of fact I was blessed to have ordered extra noodles because I smashed the first batch in no time. The soft boiled egg was cooked to perfection with a nice soy marinade and when eating it the egg yolk bursting really got me excited. The Asahi bottled beer was great to have on hand to wash down all the greatness I just experienced in a bowl of noodle soup. I really enjoyed the cold frosty mug they gave me as well. What a great ramen restaurant to go to while your in the Mall of Asia. I enjoyed some of the best ramen and fast friendly service here. The prices are not bad and wont break the bank for a bowl here. Customer service was served with a smile and the staff seemed proud and happy to work here. please give this place a try when in the area!

Incredible experience esp with the food. The food tastes terrific! The service is nice as well,…read morethey are attentive. I just didn't like the ambience on their restroom. Too dark!

That was a pleasant surprise. Ramen was good, sushi we ordered reminded me of the rolls we used to…read moreeat from one of our favorite sushi places in Singapore (Sushi Tei). Service was ok, although the restaurant had limited space, it was more than enough for their crowd during our visit. Will definitely visit this place again.

The service was great. The staff was great. The only real issue I had was that some of their soup…read morebases were fish. Even if it wasn't a fished based dish.

First food in the Philippines!! I highly recommend. The Ramen... The chicken... Excellent!read more

Great ramen that comes in a pretty big size! The service was pretty quick and I split my ramen with…read morea friend since we also ordered some apps. There was a bit of a wait but that's because it's an awesome spot for lunch or dinner. The gyozas were also huge and I'm so glad I shared everything because there's so much to order. Will definitely be back!

Best ramen I've ever had! I live in California. I always…read morelook forward to going here when I come to Manila! Friendly staff, the service always great every time!

So happy we got to try the Crab King Ramen on the last day of the promo! It was delicious. My…read moresister had it at Ramen Nagi's Ayala Malls Manila Bay location the day before and loved it, so she told me to try it after flying in to Terminal 3 from Mindoro. Ramen Nagi is inside the Food Hall in Terminal 3 which is located on the 4th floor. Hang to the left when you enter the Food Hall and you'll see it on your right right across from KFC. We got there around 11 am, so it wasn't terribly busy. We got seated right away and proceeded to order the Crab King Ramen. It was the last day of the promo. It looked so impressive when it came. The ramen came with a large piece of nori and a deep fried soft shell crab on top of the models. Michael and I ordered the same thing except that he ordered thin noodles. I ordered the thicker curly noodles. We both agreed that the broth was fantastic. It was milky, not too heavy and so full of umami especially with the crab flavor. We ate the crab as soon as we started as we didn't want it to get soggy. The egg was also perfect. The orange yolk inside was jammy. Definitely perfectly cooked. We also had an order of Karaage which was good (4 stars) and an order of Gyoza which was just okay. It came out piping hot. I have to say that I like the gyoza better at Daikokuya in Little Tokyo LA. I haven't found anything as good as Daikokuya's gyoza. We loved the food so much we decided to have lunch here again the following day. They no longer had the Crab King Ramen. Michael ended up getting a regular Tonkotsu Ramen with Pork Belly and an egg. The egg wasn't as perfectly cooked this time, but he still loved the soup. I decided to order something lighter like Tempura from Akimitsu Tendon. If you're in Terminal 3, definitely check out Ramen Nagi. The ramen is delicious and so inexpensive at under $10.

AMBIENCE We were ecstatic to see Ramen Nagi located inside…read morean airport! Restaurant space is shared with another Japanese restaurant named Tendon Akimitsu Tokyo Asakusa. Dine-in space looked pretty limited although late afternoon seemed like a good time! FOOD Butao King was delicious as always (in comparison to all other branches we've been to). Noodles were extra firm, broth was umami, and the veggies were perfect in quantity. It is still such a convenience to be able to request exactly how you want your ramen to be cooked (on the paper). SERVICE Waiting time was very much acceptable. We hardly had to wait long and the food was served very hot.

This branch is strict about contact tracing for their dine-in customers, which is essentially a…read moregood thing. Menu was available by simple use of a QR scanner app. Despite being the only customer at the time, the interior was already spacious with social distancing measures applied on the tables and seats. Directional stickers were applied on the tables and floors for guiding customers. I love that this branch offers customers flexibility with ramen through pricing and interesting ramen combinations. When I saw the menu, I knew I wanted to give everything a chance for future visits. I was torn between the White Original and Black Garlic Ramen, so Charsiu Ramen was my tie-breaker with no regrets. This packed an umami punch and the noodles were extra hard to my liking. The slices of charsiu were so thin, plenty, and tasty! As much as I want to try other flavors, this 1st try might can easily be my default flavor. My server actually let me choose any table I wanted, and to my amusement, she was already recommending a specific table location. She did well in telling me how to access the menu conveniently, was easy to call when needed, and was very informative about their Japan Foodcrawl card. Establishments included in this promo are UCC, Mos Burger, Mitsuyado Sei-men (and Mitsuyado Ramen Shokudo), Tendon Kohaku, and CoCo Ichibanya.

Our first visit to Little Tokyo and decided to try the Ramen as well as a variety of entrees. The…read moreAgedashi Tofu and the Miso Ramen were amazing. Was a bit disappointed with the Karaage chicken because the coating was too soft, but the chicken was okay. No oshinko was available, but tried the kimchee as instead and it was terrific. Overall a good visit, service was okay, but staff could be more friendly and they would have been an easy five stars. We arrived at 1100 and 30 minutes later the place was packed.

I had the beef ramen and it's so good. Quiet and traditional. I'll be going back here next time I…read morevisit the country. My friend got something with chicken and it was delicious too. I recommend this place in the little Tokyo makati area. I looked at a lot of menus in the area and this one by far has the best ramen choices and the broth is so good too. Noodles were just right.

We always go here for a late night Japanese dish. My…read morehusband is a regular and staff know right away what his food order would be. What we like about Isshin is that they go out of their way to serve customers. Both my husband and I ordered food that were not in their menu like tekkadon and kakeage udon. They also made it so good and tasty!

Isshin is one of the few Japanese restaurants in the metro that's open in the wee hours of the…read morenight, making it the perfect place for midnight munchies! I always ALWAYS judge a Japanese restaurant by how good their chirashi don is and Isshin does not disappoint! Served fresh, their chirashi don is one of my favourites. I always ask for the extra pink sugar powder (I don't know what it's called, sorry!) because I like how it goes with the tamago and the sashimi and well, the rest of my chirashi, of course! Another favourite of mine is the Gyudon. So, so good! Each order comes with a soup which was alright, I suppose. What I like most about this place though is not only do they care about your main meal, they also make sure you end your meal right by serving complimentary ice cream or coffee. Now that's service!

My first time trying to come here was during prime dinner time and the queue appeared to be…read moreimpossible - with rows and rows of youths patiently waiting for hours for a bowl of ramen. Mentally bookmarked it and came back another day during off hours (3 pm) - the waiting benches outside were empty. The decor inside is impressive - a huge display of ramen spoons crown the central open kitchen where Chashu is being grilled and bowls of soup noodles are assembled. The order is taken at the register at the front before you are seated. Once seated at the bar, a chef and waiter on either side of the bar are there to help you out. I ordered a delicious Tsukemen, whose broth options were different had I ordered a regular bowl of soup ramen. The tsukemen broths appear to be more seafood forward and worth coming back to try them all. I do recommend getting extra chashu no matter what your order is. For just 315 PHP you get 3 extra pieces of smoky goodness, an outstanding piece of meat that I've never seen at any other ramen joint. Definitely a must-come-back to on my next Manila visit

Mendokoro has been my go to ramen restaurant here in Manila for years now. As they've expanded to…read morenew locations the quality and service has not changed. The location in BGC was quite large with the bar like seating winding all around the kitchen area. Hundreds of soup spoons hung above. Ordering process was the same with the menu posted at the front. Three types of ramen (regular, dipping and soupless) plus side dishes like gyoza and extra char siu. Service was fast at the front and kitchen staff regularly shouted greetings in Japanese when getting seated. Food took a little long to be served as I watched one guy prepping, making the ramen and char siu. Seemed like they were a little understaffed that day. I had ordered my favorite tan tan men with a side of char siu. The broth was creamy and mildly spicy. Ramen was thick and chewy. Char siu was thick, juicy and added more flavors to my tan tan men. Their char siu was quite a generous serving of pork for the price. Beats many other ramen places. Gyozas here were also good. Crisp on the outside and good amount of filling inside. They offered two sizes, 3 or 5 pieces. Besides the slow service this chain still remains my favorite here in Philippines.