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The food was good and I liked the curry but the best part was the vibe and the customer service was exceptional even my friend broke the receipt machine and the cook/waiter fixed it no problem.
I ordered takeout and got there a little earlier than the estimated time and it was ready! I got the spicy shrimp ramen bowl. It came separated which is always nice because I've gotten soup before and the tempura is soggy by the time I get it back. The shrimp pieces were big. There was lots of toppings. The cherry tomato's were an interesting addition. The broth was more of a tomato base tasting and the spicy chili oil was separated out too so I was able to adjust my spicy in my soup. This hit the spot for sure.
Great experience. The food comes out quick. Service was great. Like the selection of ramen noodles. Noodles have great chewiness. We ordered extra noodles and still plenty of yummy broth left. The Japanese anime mural is awesome. Good lighting and bar style long table makes you feel like you are in Japan.
Mugen is very much a noodle bar spot that is reminiscent of more traditional ramen shops found in Japan or China. The chef guided us through the fairly simple menu and I liked that there weren't too many frills. I just got the basic broth he recommended and I believe it came with all the toppings. Highly recommend getting the additional chili oil. It comes in a separate little condiment bowl so you can adjust for spice level but I think the broth would have been a bit too bland without it. Best part about this ramen was the noodles! Not sure if they are handmade but they were the perfect consistency. Great price, good spot, would eat again.
The food at Mugen was wonderful! Fast service and delicious. The chicken Katsu Kare (curry) was the best I've had in the Portland area. The noodles in the ramen could have been a little more firm, but it didn't occur to me in the moment to ask for firm/hard noodles, so that's my bad. The flavor of the broth was delicious as was the pork! We'll be back!
This is a must when anywhere in a 1 hour radius. One of the best ramen shops period. The owner is knowledgeable and devoted to the craft. Small hole in the wall type beats mixed with absolutely excellent food. The croquettes pair with their signature Tori Paitan Ramen. Every time I visit Oregon this is on my list of spots to hit and I'll never stop recommending it.
Small cozy ramen bar. Ramen was so delicious, as well as the chili oil and it paired well with my Asian Pear Sake, too. Service was satisfactory. No frills, but I'm excited to return.
1 year ago
How this place doesn't have a line of 20-30 people at noon, baffles me. Menu is very straightforward and easy to navigate, the service was fast, incredibly fast, especially for 2 people working. This was definitely a no b***s***, order - eat and enjoy - pay - have a nice day, in the best most no-nonsense way that I would expect from a noodle shop. Great art on the walls, nice bar with plenty of water cups. Noodles were fantastic and the slurp was so slick and fast, the ramen broth and tare have a depth of flavor that makes comfort food feel like an understatement (which is why umami was probably made/said). The shoyu egg was so divine I almost fell backward out of the stool, add that to everything you can. The bamboo shoots/menma had a very distinct and exciting taste, that my wife and I couldn't put our finger on. Chashu pork was incredibly tender and had a sear and char flavor that will make you savor it with each bite. My wife had a chicken ramen, and by far - the best I have tasted and the chicken had so much flavor and was just as tender (which was crazy to experience because it was some white meat chicken). Had also the fried gyoza (fantastic) and potato and corn croquette was really flavorful and had some side cabbage with dressing that was sweet, and had a great seasoning within. Also, they have coke products, just the right touch, but they also have ramune and other specific drinks. Go on your lunch break, go when you can, have it ordered and delivered, whatever you do - don't let it scare you with narrow seating or a direct server/cook asking a question. They love what they do, and they just want your gratitude for their food, thank yous, and money so they can keep doing it. Man, what an amazing lunch, and I didn't feel heavy after fried food and ramen, how? read more
I'd give it at 3.5 Environment: very small and narrow. It def. felt like you're in Japan and it's bar style seating. I think there's no more than 10 seats but if the weather's nice they have some outdoor seating, too. The wall had fun drawings and artwork on it which was fun to look at while waiting for the food. Staff: got our orders. Food: I got their Tori Paitan with char siu for $14. The price was reasonable with the portion they give. The char siu was fatty and the egg was runny. It was piping hot and the soup base was not bad. I didn't feel thirsty afterwards. The noodles were cooked nicely. It is a little further away for me just to eat ramen and nothing was outstanding to me. In fact, I felt a little rushed and couldn't catch up with my friends because of the way the store was set up and few spots. We didn't want to keep chatting because that means other customers would have to wait. So, if you want to quickly eat some ramen, come here. read more
8 months ago
One of my favorite places! If I'm in the area, I make a point to go. Something to note: I would not go here with more than 2-3 people at a time. The only seating is at a bar and it's a really small place. But so worth it! The guy always working there doesn't have the best bed side manner I guess you could say, but if you are just normal acting, he's nice enough and he's gets you your amazing food. I don't really care because I love the food so much!! My husband and I get the tofu ramen and it's so so good so I can't even imagine how good the meat ramen is! Go and enjoy! read more
8 months ago
The food was good and I liked the curry but the best part was the vibe and the customer service was exceptional even my friend broke the receipt machine and the cook/waiter fixed it no problem. read more
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6 months ago
I ordered takeout and got there a little earlier than the estimated time and it was ready! I got the spicy shrimp ramen bowl. It came separated which is always nice because I've gotten soup before and the tempura is soggy by the time I get it back. The shrimp pieces were big. There was lots of toppings. The cherry tomato's were an interesting addition. The broth was more of a tomato base tasting and the spicy chili oil was separated out too so I was able to adjust my spicy in my soup. This hit the spot for sure. read more
2 years ago
1 year ago
Great experience. The food comes out quick. Service was great. Like the selection of ramen noodles. Noodles have great chewiness. We ordered extra noodles and still plenty of yummy broth left. The Japanese anime mural is awesome. Good lighting and bar style long table makes you feel like you are in Japan. read more
1 year ago
Mugen is very much a noodle bar spot that is reminiscent of more traditional ramen shops found in Japan or China. The chef guided us through the fairly simple menu and I liked that there weren't too many frills. I just got the basic broth he recommended and I believe it came with all the toppings. Highly recommend getting the additional chili oil. It comes in a separate little condiment bowl so you can adjust for spice level but I think the broth would have been a bit too bland without it. Best part about this ramen was the noodles! Not sure if they are handmade but they were the perfect consistency. Great price, good spot, would eat again. read more
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The food at Mugen was wonderful! Fast service and delicious. The chicken Katsu Kare (curry) was the best I've had in the Portland area. The noodles in the ramen could have been a little more firm, but it didn't occur to me in the moment to ask for firm/hard noodles, so that's my bad. The flavor of the broth was delicious as was the pork! We'll be back! read more
2 years ago
This is a must when anywhere in a 1 hour radius. One of the best ramen shops period. The owner is knowledgeable and devoted to the craft. Small hole in the wall type beats mixed with absolutely excellent food. The croquettes pair with their signature Tori Paitan Ramen. Every time I visit Oregon this is on my list of spots to hit and I'll never stop recommending it. read more
3 years ago
Small cozy ramen bar. Ramen was so delicious, as well as the chili oil and it paired well with my Asian Pear Sake, too. Service was satisfactory. No frills, but I'm excited to return. read more
Not kid friendly, but super cute little ramen joint. Brought my 2 kids both under 5. Sitting at the bar is difficult with littles but we made it work. We got the dry noodles (mazenmen ?), potato /corn croquette, katsu curry, and their main ramen. Everything was super tasty. The noodles had the perfect amount of bite to it, the broth for the ramen was so silky and rich, the pork was perfectly cooked. So decadent. My 2 year old ate all the potato croquette and the mazenmen. My 4 year old ate all the katsu curry. They literally ate everything. I only ordered 3 dishes and an appetizer thinking the kids would only eat half at most of the food, but my husband and I ended up sharing the ramen. Which definitely isn't enough for 2 adults. Overall very tasty food, service was stretched thin because they were short staffed but they did a good job considering. Definitely coming back read more
1 year ago
One of the managers was very cool. While the atmosphere is cozy and "authentic", the taste screams Westside. Seems like they cater to Western palettes which is probably a good thing given their location. The Mazeman lacked flavor and any hint of zing. The noodles were bathed in a sweet soy sauce which included corn kernels (wtf?). Ramen seems to be the draw so maybe I ordered the weakling on the menu. While it seems like the community has embraced them, it's just not for me. read more
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2 years ago
Store is small but is like you are eating in the small ramen place in Japan. Ramen is good with tasty broth and pork char siu is so tender. Owner/ cook is so friendly and we had a nice chat! Definitely will go back again. read more
4 years ago
Cute little intimate ramen bar. There's 2 outdoor dining tables that we seen that could accommodate for families with children since the indoor seating is bar style and harder for the little ones to sit and enjoy. The staff work well together and are speedy. You get to watch your ramen be made right in front of you :) shio ramen: flavorful and the noodles were cooked perfectly. We got the pork chashu which complemented the broth perfectly. Tori paitan: this is what my husband got with extra spice, so I can't really review this one since I didn't even get to try but his words "savory." We can definitely see ourselves coming back again read more
4 years ago
Ramen is magic. So says my landlord and ramen shop owner in Zushi, Japan, many years ago. Today PNW is my home and I still hunt for that magical bowl of ramen. Magen Noodle Bar is a Ramen shop and restaurant. They have many food items on their menu, not just ramen. But definitely ramen is the star. There are different types to choose from and with add ins for a seamanly limitless number of ramen variations. This shop reminds me of wonder ramen shops in Japan. Some of the best ramen comes from tiny shops similar to Mugen. These shops make their own broth base especially for their signature bowel of ramen. Mugen's Tori Paitan is just such a broth. A cousin of tonkotsu ramen that is pork based, tori paitan is chicken based bone broth. It's a rich creamy broth with awesome flavors. There are so many different recipes from many different ramen shops, broth making is a very important part of ramen. In Mugen's case the broth is simmering for over 12 hours. For me, Mugen's Tori Paitan is awesome. There are some improvements I would like to see. The broth needs to be hotter as in serving temperature. The broth is lukewarm which is more Americani. Recommend switching to ramen bowl with a wider bottom to hold more of the heat. The rice bowls have a smaller bottom with more bowl to broth surface area thus causing the broth to cooldown faster. I asked why use rice bowls and the response was "presentation, holding the noodles higher in the bowl". Humm, I would rather have steaming hot ramen soup while I savor the flavors. The bowls are important and my experience in Japan where ramen has developed over 100 years, bowl design was considered many different ways many different times. Good ramen bowls enhance great ramen experience. One other suggestion is to use more of the tori Paitan broth base in the soup for even more thicker and flavorful ramen. read more
Location: It's a small place with outdoor seating. We decided to take our food to go! Food: My entire group ordered the Tori Paitan ramen and I wish the broth had more flavor. I added in the spicy ryu, which helped, but it makes it pretty spicy. I will say that this place has some of the best soft-boiled eggs I have had. Overall, a great experience, and I will need to come back and try something else. read more
Wow. Who knew Beaverton would have amazing ramen?! As someone who has had several hundred ramen bowls and got nicknamed "ramen sheriff," happy to say I was very pleased with this place. This is my #92 ramen review! TORI PAITAN RAMEN: Noodles - woww. Thick, al dente, perfect! Chashu pork - AMAZING. I was mind blown, one of the best, most flavorful, umami pork in a ramen bowl. Broth - delicious, creamy, rich. Egg - perfectly soft boiled, however I didn't really taste the shoyu marinade. Also tried the mazemen ramen which was also flavorful and delicious. Highly recommend this place, and if you're a ramen lover like me, worth the drive from Portland over to Beaverton. read more
Ate here a few months ago - sat at one of the outdoor tables. It's a tiny space with only bar seating inside. The tori paitan ramen is great quality stuff, competitive with my favorite tori paitan ramen at Marufuku (locations in the Bay Area and Orange County in CA, and Frisco, TX) It's rich, maybe a bit too rich - the broth had a visible half-centimeter layer of clear rendered fat, no issue on a cold winter day, but a bit overwhelming on the palate otherwise. The spicy shrimp ramen was more memorable - a lemongrass-laced broth evoking something halfway between ramen and tom yum, topped with two large, plump, perfectly fried tempura shrimp. Acidity is the main element often missing from ramen as a general food category, and the lemongrass here really rounds out the aforementioned richness of the tori paitan base, making it shockingly easy to drink down the entire bowl of broth. Definitely worth a visit (or several) for anyone in the area! read more
3 years ago
This used to be my favorite ramen place for years, but sadly, we won't be going back anymore. When my friend and I arrived and there were only four people inside, the server didn't acknowledge us, and his tone was offensive when he finally spoke to us. He asked us to grab a table and give him our order without even looking at us. The interaction remained awkward throughout, as he didn't say thank you or even a simple "ok" when I paid, just spinning the iPad for the tip and leaving. When he brought us water, he slammed it down without saying anything. What bothered me even more was how differently he treated another table of four who arrived after us. Instead of having them come in to give their order like we did, he went to their table with greetings and a pleasant attitude. We felt discriminated against and confused as we didn't know what we did wrong to upset him from the start. We finished our food quickly and left. I understand that being short-staffed can be frustrating as I've waited tables for 6 years, but treating others nicely isn't that hard. If you decide to support this business, I hope you won't have to experience what we did. read more
My brother and my friend were looking for a place to eat and we ended up wanting some ramen. This place popped up near our hotel so we decided to give it a try. I ordered the Ramen, while my brother ordered the Katsu Curry. My friend ordered the curry ramen (not picturered). We also shared gyoza together. The seating is a bit small inside, but gives the nostalgia feel of eating in a ramen shop since you eat in a bar like setting. Shoyu Ramen: overall, it was rather tasty and delicious. It was not too salty and had a fair portion of veggies and one piece of chashu pork. It was at least a healthy cut of pork though. Gyoza: Nothing special, but it was still delicious. Overall, not a bad place to grab a bite to eat. I would come here again read more
1 year ago
1 year ago
Great ramen! We first went shortly after they opened for business about 3 yrs ago and it was ok. Went back this week and I'm sorry I waited so long to return! We had the Tori Paitan ramen and the Spicy Shrimp ramen. I posted the photos and noticed that I'd posted them from the first time we went - guess we got the exact same things then! The Tori Paitan broth was rich and not overly salty. Good pork flavor. The chashu was delicious and the noodles were perfectly cooked - not too soft. It was fantastic. Husband enjoyed his shrimp ramen too. I wanted to get the croquettes but was told they don't have those. Not sure if it was just that day, or if they're off the menu for good. This is a small shop with limited seating. We ended up sitting outside, luckily they turned the heater on for us, but keep it in mind - there's counter seating inside for maybe 8 (??) people and that's it for indoors. Definitely going back for another great bowl of ramen. read more
Since opening, the quality, flavor, & service has never once decreased. Mugen never disappoints!! I've gotten takeout here multiple times & it's still great. I recommend trying any of their seasonal offerings, since they're always a fun twist and super delicious. There's a clear love for good food & it shines through in every meal. There isn't a single miss on the menu (I love the curry too). Their most recent special included huge chunks of delicious savory (& slightly sweet) braised pork belly. I totally should have added a shoyu egg (for thit kho vibes) but it was amazing without. read more
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10115 SW Nimbus Ave
Ste 150
Tigard, OR 97223
Southwest Portland
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Are there any gluten free options?
I do not believe so. They do not have different noodle options and I believe their regular noodles are not gluten free.
Is there a competition for most expensive ramen? $20 a bowl is insane. Doubtful this will live up to price point.
I agree with Michael. And although it isn’t a cheap meal it is so worth it.
Looks like a great place, do they make their own Ramen broth or is it instant?
Not only do they make their own broth but it's delicious. I was talking with the chef who may be the owner and he was telling me what a long process it is to make it.
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