I believe they want to be seen as a Japanese Restaurant; but, using Japanese names on the menu for some dishes does not make this a Japanese Restaurant. During my visits I have never seen any orientals much less Japanese in this restaurant. This is a guide for determining ethnic authenticity. Plus, the foods I eat in Japan do not appear on their menu. Good restaurant if you are not interested in authenticity or know little about Japanese food. Manager/Asst Manager (?) is friendly and polite. She ensures prompt service. Queries patrons about their food order and works hard to make them comfortable. read more

I decided to order the Kaisen Ramen this time around since the omurice was removed from the menu and it was delicious! It came with shrimp, clams, green onions, seafood broth and more. I also got spring rolls as an appetizer and they were delicious as well. Our waitress was very kind and brought everything out in a timely manner. However, I did once again feel sick right after I finished eating. My sister's chicken was pink on the inside as well. Besides that, I had a good time and I would definitely come back. read more

Rãramen - Kaisen Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

Food was ok to average, a pack of cheap dollar store Ramen with 1/2 an egg and 2 tbsp. of meat. Very overpriced small portions. Calamari was fishy? Had an odor. Server was snooty. 19 year old, never waited tables. Place was dead- I can see why. I asked for tofu to be added that was not fried. She responded "No. I can't help what comes out of the kitchen, I can only do fried". You never tell a paying customer 'NO'. It would be easy to boil the tofu. We asked for lemon for the water, we received thin slices buried in the water - even though the fishy old calamari came with a wedge of dry lime. This place was not worth it, almost left after the first bite. Food was generally . Best avoid this place read more

Rãramen - $10 calamari -very fishy and old - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

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Rãramen was aesthetically pleasing and satisfying for my ramen addiction!! The customer service was great too! read more

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Overall ramen, appetizers, and boba drinks were hella good. Definitely come back next time read more

Rãramen - Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

We walked into RaRamen and were seated by the window. The space is small, but it doesn't feel cramped or uncomfortable. We started with the butterfly potato shrimp, the braised pork bao, and the chashu bao. I'd skip the butterfly potato shrimp. It had an odd flavor, and the texture was off. I wouldn't call it pleasant. My sister enjoyed her braised pork bao, but the chashu left me wanting more. The pork slice was paper-thin, and at over four dollars per bao, I expected something a bit more substantial. I originally tried to order the omurice, but it turns out it's only available on weekends. There was no note about that on the menu that I could find, which was frustrating. I ended up with the black garlic ramen, and that turned out to be a winner. The broth was rich and full of garlicky depth, perfectly balanced without being overpowering. My sister had the ground pork chashu rice, and it was also fantastic. The house-made yum sauce really tied it all together. Overall, I left with mixed feelings. The ramen and rice bowl were both excellent, but the appetizers and the lack of menu clarity brought the experience down. Considering how far I had to drive to get there, it might be a while before I make the trip again. read more

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This was a nice restaurant, personally nothing out of the ballpark but I still enjoyed it! From being seated, to the moment we paid, the workers were friendly and attentive. They served us with smile on their face and made us feel welcomed. Our appetizer, the karaage chicken, was delicious especially with the yum-yum sauce. Our entrees could've been better. I had the "beef rice", and the steak tips? were mediocre at best. They tasted like the same ones I made at home, not like an authentic Japanese recipe. All in all, the service was great, the food was good but has room for improvement, but I do recommend you all try it out for yourselves! read more

Rãramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

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This place was good! I am not a big ramen fan, but my wife is and wanted to try it. We got 3 different dishes. All three pictures were taking after we started eating so the presentation was messed up but they do a good job. Our server was great too! Tonkotsu - really good. Classic ramen flavor. I enjoyed it and my son loved it. The pork was delicious. 4/5 Beef - again I don't like ramen, but this was amazing! Nice smoky flavor to the broth. Just incredible. My wife (who was the one that wanted to come here) thought it needed a bit more flavor and some heat, but overall it was good. 4/5 Chicken rice - A.. wait for it... mazing! I am big on fried rice. This one was worth the money! You can get it with white rice, but why?! lol Jk. The chicken was very well cooked and the marinated soft boiled eggs were delicious. 5/5 Overall a great place. Expect to spend $15-20 per plate and leave very satisfied. read more

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We've been eagerly awaiting Ra Ramen's opening for months and were so excited to give it a try! We've been once for takeout and once for dine-in and both experiences were great. For takeout - the packaging is really nice. All of the fixings are separated from the broth, so the noodles don't get oversaturated while you're traveling. I was able to place an order online and they even called me in advance to let me know my order was ready. It was an effortlessly smooth experience. For dine-in - we were seated right away, service was friendly, and it's evident that they are listening to all of the soft opening feedback. The food was tasty, egg noodles were a great texture, and the curry ramen was massive! We were stuffed afterwards. For milk tea - I love the taro milk tea. Important note though! You have to add on the bubbles (boba) if you want them. It doesn't come with the base drink! Overall so pleased to have Ra Ramen in Clayton! Go give them a try! read more

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I have been here multiple times. Eating in and to go. It's good but I do feel like it is too expensive.

Service and food are great. Wanted to write this review as a more informative post about the gluten free options. The proteins (Chicken, Egg, and Steak) are soaked in Soy Sauce so they are NOT GF. Neither is the tofu as it is breaded. You can order the shrimp GF ONLY. None of the broths are GF except for the chicken broth. So for the Ramen, you could order Shrimp with chicken broth and Gluten free noodles. Thats it. Hoping this changes in the future so we can update our rating to a 5. read more

Casual ramen restaurant in the Flowers Plantation area..think somewhere in the middle between fine dining and fast casual. You are seated and order with an employee, but there's a casual element to this as well and the place is super open, airy, and cute. There is ample parking however no handicap parking nearby, so that was a bit of a hassle for my party. I ordered a brown sugar milk tea with bubbles to drink and it was good, not the best and definitely not the worst. I also ordered the spicy miso ramen with a side of black garlic oil (deep nutty flavor deliciousness). The ramen was cooked well with a nice bite, the broth had a subtle heat to it, a little on the salty side for me, and the egg and meat were cooked perfectly too. I will say I felt like I was missing more veggies. The bean sprouts and mushrooms were great but I felt like I needed more crunch. Overall, the ramen was delicious and affordable. Service was fast and friendly. Would come back! read more

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I mainly went there for the Omurice which is a specialty Japanese dish. It's chicken fried rice topped with split soft omelet and traditional black pepper sauce. I got that while my son got the Spicy Miso Ramen with chashu pork. The meal was incredibly delicious albeit on the pricey side for a lunch menu ($60 with tip). They also have milk and bobba tea available. They are a new business and would recommend them! Note: I am not complaining about the price since it's about average for these foods but my concern is the location in Clayton. The unique cuisine can outprice the local patrons. The place was very clean and minimalist with cute booths. The service was fast and attentive. read more

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Ordered the chicken katsu with Rice and paid extra for "Potatoes and Carrots" in the curry. I received one carrot and one potato. Literally 1 each. Pissed would be an understatement considering it cost $3 to upgrade the curry to have those. Don't waste your money on this overpriced scam of a place. read more

The Takoyaki was disgusting, overly fishy and mushy. The curry ramen which came with the choice of chicken or pork. The chicken they put on was a fried cutlet which I was not expecting. It was not very good, the sauce was overly curried and thick. Their meat lovers Roman was better but not the best either. The food came out quickly and the waitress did check on how it was going I let her know the the Takoyaki was not good. No effort to correct the situation. read more

Been twice and this will be the last time. Some appetizers are quite good like the spring rolls. The grilled chicken Yakitori is bad, frozen chicken with bad marinade and barely cooked thru. Yum yum sauce as dressing on salad and fried rice was mid Service was fine Restaurant looks nice It is a shame, could be so good so easily. I doubt this place will last read more

Can't believe such a place exist in Clayton. The ramen was very flavorful. The restaurant is extremely clean. And service was attentive but not overbearing. read more

Rãramen - Spicy miso ramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

Food was not good the ramen was very plain, not seasoned the chicken didn't taste good and my gf got the gluten free noodles that were terrible, service was slow, but the boba was good. Wouldn't go back read more

We did a small carry out fried rice, spring rolls and fried gyoza all hot and delicious. The staff was very friendly and the restaurant is very clean. read more

My family and I very much enjoyed our dinner. We ordered a kids ramen and two miso ramens and a house salad with ginger. My kids ate all their ramen and some of their fathers. The broth was super flavorful and rich. Next time we'll try one of the spicy ramens and a rice dish. read more

Amazing! I can't say how much I appreciate this place! Amazing foods, amazing customer service and great attitude service wise! It has such a great environment and attitude and I love everything they provide! I will forever forward be a customer for them at all times and highly suggest you try them out. read more

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Those who know ramen, know this place misses the mark, which is unfortunate because we could really use a great ramen joint around here. Small, flavorless portions. Husband got the beef short rib ramen. The owner or somebody vested in this business it would appear, came around soliciting feedback. We told them that the meat was tough and gross and not very plentiful and they said yeah we've been hearing a lot of that and we're thinking about making some changes. No offer of a discount to the meal no anything to try to make it right, just thanks for your money, here's some gross food we already know is gross. I don't even remember what I got because it was that unappetizing . We won't be back, based not only on our own experience, but the fact that the restaurant seems to make a habit out of soliciting feedback and expecting customers to pay full price for substandard food that they've received complaints about. I don't mind paying $18 for a bowl of good ramen. A half empty bowl of dirty dishwater ain't it. read more

Oh my God. Literally, OH. MY. GOD. I have to take it back to speaking like I'm in my 20s again, because no matter how verbose I got in my 30s, I have NO WORDS other than O-M-G for this place. It is rare (like Jupiter visible to the naked eye, rare) that you will find me sitting at a table and, between bites, being incapable of stopping myself from exclaiming some compliment regarding the food I'm eating. Listen, the ambience is chill. The service is great. The music isn't overpowering. The sake list is on point without being crazy expensive. But the food! Every single bite was pure ecstasy. It was heaven in a bowl. Two weeks later, I'm still in awe of the black garlic ramen. If heaven is not swan diving into a bowl of that, I'm converting right now. Raramen, if you only have one fan - it's me. If you have no fans, I'm dead. read more

This is a new ramen spot in Clayton. As soon as we walked in, we were immediately seated. Service was quick and friendly! The overall look of this place is amazing and clean. I would recommend a rug at the entrance since it was very wet when we walked in from the rain. Food wise, the broth was very good, the pork was good, but the noodles felt very thick for ramen. The karaage chicken is decent but I feel like it needed a sauce since it was kind of dry. I do feel like it was frozen since the chicken looked dark. I wish the ramen came with corn and not separately Overall this place is okay for ramen read more

Rãramen - Tonkotsu ramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

3 of us Ordered eat in--chicken ramen, miso ramen and meat lovers ramen, and appetizers gyoza and crab Rangoon. All three ramen orders were flavorless, the Rangoon was mostly cream cheese --no shrimp flavor at all. The only thing that was appetizing was the gyoza. We paid nearly $80 for our meal, and it was completely overpriced. All 3 of hated did not enjoy it at all. read more

Rãramen - Chicken ramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

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The food they claimed was gluten free in fact was NOT...celiac sufferers be ware! I did try contacting them via phone only to have the call go straight to voicemail and the email on their website says messages are undeliverable. read more

This place is great! We ordered takeout and were impressed with how clean the inside was when picking up - the to go containers were also very nice and easy to transport! (Which is always a worry with soups) We got the tonkatsu which was amazing!! Great flavor and portion size. My husband got the curry ramen and also loved his dish. Will definitely be returning to try more dishes. read more

Came in on a Sunday around 4pm. There was a couple ahead of us paying up. It wasnt busy and only a table at that time. We had to wait for a couple of minutes before someone from wait staff finally came. The place is ver nice and spacious. The wait staff friendly and knowledgeable. Food and drink were served quick. We ordered gyoza had crispy edges and vegetable inside which came in 6pcs with a nice umami sauce. The Shrimp tempura was crispy and came in 4pcs with a yum yum sauce. We ordered the Omurice with Curry sauce, Beef Ramen and Spicy Miso Ramen has on top of the description has saffron and half an egg nicely cooked is There's a lot of parking and bathrooms are clean. read more

Awesome ramen. The to go containers were new to me and very well designed. I saw Omurice on the menu but it wasn't available for to-go. Looking forward to eating in and having it. My kid loved her boba tea as well. read more

Food was great! We had the Spicy Miso soup and it was fantastic! The soup dumplings don't have very much broth, but the fillings are nice. The house salad has a very good ginger dressing and the service is excellent. The house sake came in little containers to keep the bottles hot which I've never seen before but it was really thoughtful. The gyoza and cabbage pancake were also really tasty!Definitely going to come back. read more

I rarely leave negative reviews, but my experience at this boba shop was honestly unbelievable. I came in with a party of six, fully prepared to wait if needed. Instead, we were met with attitudes from the moment we walked in. When we asked if they could accommodate us, we were told by one of the staff "didn't have enough boba," and even after I said we were fine waiting, the staff rolled their eyes at us like we were inconveniencing them just for being there. Things only got worse when we tried to arrange a couple of tables so our group could sit together. One of the workers (she had black hair and glasses) seemed irritated from the second we walked in--made a snarky comment under her breath, "Sure, make yourself at home," in a tone that was anything but welcoming. It made my whole party feel awkward and uncomfortable. The customer service here was, in my opinion, incredibly rude and unprofessional. We left feeling frustrated and unwelcome. There are plenty of boba places with great drinks and respectful staff--sadly, this was not one of them. read more

The service was terrible. We walked in around 8:30 with a party of 6 only wanting to get boba and they safe they had 3 scoops of boba. We were willing to wait for the rest of the boba to be ready and they had the most terrible attitude. We proceeded to see if we can arrange the tables to fit all of us and we asked if they were okay with that. They sarcastically rolled their eyes and said to make ourselves at home. It felt super uncomfortable and honestly made the experience super awkward. Not sure what their problem was. read more

Very good service and ramen hit the spot. Good short menu, easy to pick from!! Really liked the selection of bubble teas. We ordered appetizers, ramen and bubble tea, everything was delicious! read more

Ramen, service and environment were great, poor reviews are most likely from people who don't eat pho or ramen. So glad we finally have a ramen place so close to us and don't have to make the trip to Raleigh. Will be back! read more

Rãramen - Gyoza - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

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Absolutely fantastic and the wait staff and kitchen are really friendly . Clean restaurant and the food is amazing . I've never been anything but satisfied leaving even if it's a bit expensive . read more

Service is always on point, love the traditional minimalist style mixed with Japanese decor. I feel like you can drank here and also grab boba - the food is good and hot read more

I would give this place no stars if I had the option to. I went in there to get two all I've been talking about for the last two days is getting a Boba. I go in there with my heart full of excitement and I get trashed. first of all $17 for two drinks is absolutely absurd, second of all even though I ordered Boba in my milk tea, I was given not one singular tapioca pearl. not one. on top of the price I paid you would think that the service would be you are wrong because it took well over 15 minutes to get yet again I reiterate, TWO DRINKS. not to mention the fact it didn't even have Boba. it's clear to me the workers had absolutely no sense of urgency whatsoever. read more

Me and my boyfriend got the spicy miso ramen without bean sprouts ( and one with corn) and it was really good!! the broth was really rich and packed some heat. It's really cute inside as well ! The service was good too. read more

Rãramen - Spicy Miso Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Clayton, North Carolina

The food was amazing, the service was great, we ordered the Chicken Ramen and the Seafood Ramen both were outstanding, and we had the salad with ginger and Mango bubble tea. The food was hot, fresh and delish. I will be coming back to this place often. read more

My daughter enjoyed the veggie ramen but my wife considered the chicken tonkatsu to be all-around terrible. The chicken was rubbery and largely flavorless. The fried rice had the consistency of oatmeal and tasted like bad curry. She previously had the beef ramen and had a similar bad experience but decided to give it a second chance. She will not be giving it a third. read more