Ramen was mediocre. Tried the lion king roll and it was good. We might come back for more rolls next time read more

Tonkatsu medium spicy had a decent kick and got the job done for a ramen craving. Nothing super special about it, but reliable for a ramen craving in Castro Valley. I would have done without the hoisin on my charsu if I knew it came with it. You order off a touchscreen so service was minimal. read more

Ramen 101 - Tonkatsu medium - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Ramen 101 is an okay ramen spot. The noodles are a bit larger than I prefer and the seasonings are a tad peculiar but over it's a fairly reliable take out spot, arrives well packaged, and offers a nice size portion. The phone service is decent as I've only had to call and speak with them. I've never dined in, so can't inform you about the ambiance; nonetheless, they're reliable and consistent. . read more

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I love ramen and hoped to find a good place near my house. The ramen here is a build-your-own bowl. I picked tonkotsu broth (pork base), chashu, and spicy. There's also a variety of toppings included, but some they charge extra. The ramen is decent, but nothing mind-blown. I've had good ramen in the Bay Area, SoCal, and Japan. I recommend Ramen Nagi or HiroNori Craft Ramen in the South Bay if you want good ramen. read more

Ramen 101 - tonkotsu ramen - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

I used to go to Ramen 101 in San Leandro and thought I'd give this location a try. Walking in, you can order at the kiosk or at the counter then choose a spot to sit--no frills. Gyoza: 3/5 - Not bad, very crispy. My son loved it, he ate it all up. I asked for scissors to cut them and they were very accommodating. Black garlic ramen: 4/5 - Great flavor and portion size. Mildly spicy, which I liked and it wasn't over powering. Parking is fairly easy but depending on the time, it can be pretty busy. read more

Ramen 101 - Black Garlic Signature Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Tonkotsu ramen: Noodles dont feel high quality. Its unslurpable, when I pick it up with chopsticks, it feels plastic-ey and looks plastic-ey. The noodles looks like they repel each other. They are slightly bigger than instant ramen noodles. The noodles also dont take in flavor that well, doesnt taste bland but the noodles lack flavor, I have to eat the noodles then sip some soup to get flavor. The chashu is pretty good, its moist, meaty, the right size, I like the sauce they add on to it but the pieces with sauce also taste good in the broth. Still not the best chashu I've had Soft boiled egg is alright, doesnt look that pretty, yolk is cooked a lil too much, the egg gets the job done. Even tho soft boiled egg is usually my favorite in a ramen dish, this one wasnt. The bamboo is standard, lots of flavor, crunchy while being chewy too. I rate this highly Naruto pieces also taste good, they dont have the naruto swirl but good texture and flavor. I dont like bean sprouts, they got in the way of my noodles. But they're nasty flavor didnt get in the way as they usually do. It was just texturally in the way, I dont wanna hear crunch crunch when eating my noodles yknow. I barely had the corn, it sunk down into the soup before I got to it Soup is good, im not good at describing flavors. Flavor is light, but tasty. I chose tonkotsu and non spicy. My ranking of ingredients 1. Chashu 2. Soup 3. Egg 4. Bamboo 5. Naruto 6. Noodles 7. Beansprouts 8. Corn Extra Fast service, got my food almost instantly Pretty empty on a tuesday at 1pm. As I was here, I saw one person get pickup, a guy delivering the ingredients, and another dine in. Order up front, and pay before u eat like fast food. Right after ordering, cashier hands u napkins and chopsticks. Music is very soft and peaceful, can barely hear the music, which I prefer. There is a self order machine but it hasnt been working I think. Last time I came, the card machine didnt work so they only accepted cash. Luckily they fixed it by the time I came back today It's not bad, I dont feel offended, but I think I prefer instant ramen. The slurp is invaluable 4/5 read more

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Saw a sign that they were under new Management so we gave it a try. Very nice young lady taking orders. There were two of us we both ordered ramen. Mine came wrong was missing veggies so back it went as my lunch partner ate hers so it would not get cold. About 10 minutes mine was Brought back with the veggies but now it was cold. My lunch partner was almost done with her meal so I requested a refund. No attempt Was made to make it eight other then Refunding me my Money which is a mute point. Maybe a a gift card to try Rhenish again or comp My lunch mates. Something for ruining our lunch date. My lunch partner enjoyed her pork ramen. I never got the chance to enjoy mine. So take your chance here. read more

Ramen 101 - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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Located next to Ono Hawaiian BBQ, off redwood road. Lots of indoor seating. Order self serve kiosk Or at counter. Food came out quick and was filling. read more

Ramen 101 - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

I wanted to purchase a small cup of plain miso soup without any ingredients, just the broth. And the charge was over $6.50. I thought that was over overpriced,, and why? Anyways, passed on it.. read more

SO DELICIOUS! me and my fiancé come here at least once a week. One time we showed up, not realizing that the restaurant had closed in 15 minutes and they still served us and allowed us to sit with patience. 10/10 service, the food is always so quick to come out read more

Stopped by for late lunchie. I had the black garlic ramen with seafood, it was so delicious, hot soup and the broth was on point. First time with white peach bottled drink. Hubby had miso ramen with pork slices, broth was scrumptious. He had a mango bottled drink. The ramen portions were so huge, we took home the remaining portions to indulge later. We been here previously and returned again. There's plenty of off street parking. read more

Ramen 101 - Miso ramen with sliced pork, sliced egg - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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No frills lunch spot. Quick, simple, gets the you in and out quickly. You order at the cash register and staff will bring food out to you. I've been to multiple locations and it's your average quick ramen. read more

Sorry to see this place close. Good ramen, bibimbap & tteokbokki--all pretty uncommon in CV. Thank you for delicious meals; you'll be missed! read more

Ramen tastes like packaged ramen with some mediocre fixings. The broth could be better as well. If you love ramen, I'd skip this place. It was disappointing even after giving it a second try. read more

Food is ok, service is friendly. We ordered a Tonkatsu ramen with buttery toppings and unagi bowl. The ramen was okay, nothing special, but does the job if you're craving ramen in this area. The unagi bowl had a TON of sauce glazed on it. It looked nice and glossy but I personally would've preferred the sauce on the side. Lots of rice, though. read more

Ramen 101 - Unagi Rice - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

A HIDDEN GEM IN CASTRO VALLEY!!!! Seriously, I love this place so much. They PACK the ramen and toppings for you, I mean check out the picture!! The broths are always super flavorful as well. They have no idea what skimping means because they are just SUPER generous with their bowls here. I mean seriously, I couldnt believe how much food they gave when I first came here. For the price as well, this is definitely more than enough for me to feel full as well as take home leftovers (which I always do) I found about this place initially through doordash, and I was NOT disappointed in that department either. They do well by separating the toppings/noodles from the broth and it still comes SUPER warm and ready to eat. I'm also surprised they include chicken as one of their options because there are many ramen places that dont!!! For appetizers, we got the lumpia (which, wasnt really lumpia lol) It was moreso an eggroll so I hope they change that for the sake of accuracy. The chicken karaage is ALWAYS so fresh and good. They give so much too. Again, I'm so surprised and thankful with how much they give. I definitely recommend this place if you are in the area, craving ramen, and are HUNGRYYYYY! read more

Ramen 101 - Chicken Karaage, Build Your Own Ramen Bowl, Lumpia (Vegetarian) - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

It's Ramen 101 but I'm wondering what their specialty is because it's not ramen. The ramen is just ok and not very flavorful. I wish I ordered something else. Cozy dine-in area and friendly service. read more

I absolutely love ramen Ieat it every chance I get, so I made a point to check out Ramen 101 near my parents house. and...this place is just ok. The noodles have a nice chewiness to them but the broth and toppings are a little sad. I have been here twice and both times I wasn't impressed. I wish their soft boiled eggs were more flavourful. They look like they were boiled in tea or shoyu but they taste like plain old boiled eggs. The bamboo seemed old or out of a can. The corn is plentiful, but there really aren't any greens. I got my ramen "spicy" and it made the miso broth taste like fire, it completely overpowered the miso flavor but wasn't really that hot -- I did not cry, my nose did not run...? My nieces said their chashu pork was overcooked and tough. We also got chicken karaage, spam musubi, lumpia, and chicken and rice. Again, everything was a solid 3 stars. There are 2 small tables outside, no heaters. Pretty ample parking in the plaza they are part of. The people that work here are super nice and the service is great but the food is just OK. read more

Ramen 101 - Tonkotsu ramen with chashu pork - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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You're going to get what you expect here. No frills- a chain experience. The soup base is not authentic....Also a Korean street food pop up on food apps?? iTea across the street probably has better Ramen. read more

It was one of those cold rainy days that we wanted ramen. Ramen 101 is one of those restaurants that don't usually close on a freakin' Mondays! Thank you for being open! The place is easy to find. Place is small so I'm glad that we were able to eat inside since it was raining. There were only about eight tables; not really for big groups but doable if slow. I like their customizable menu. Staff made it easy to order. They were friendly and nice! They seem to have fun while working, too. There was a lot of to-go pick ups. Black Garlic Signature Ramen with tonkotsu broth and added an egg was what my hubby and I chose. He had mild spicy while I had medium spicy but medium spice was no spice. I should have asked for extra spice to put in it. They did not shy away garlic chips. Man, that was a lot but good! Gyoza was good too. Definitely check in to get that free appetizer! Will be back! [53/100] read more

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I gotta say, this is one of my favorite ramen spot in the area, although it's a chain. I usually have a hard time finishing my ramen if the broth is too rich or heavy, but it's a perfect balance here. I've been here multiple times and never had an issue finishing! I love their pork pieces and eggs. Ah just writing this up makes me miss it! Maybe I'll drop by again tomorrow haha read more

Ramen 101 - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Wasn't expecting much since it's an order at the counter first before seating place but was pleasantly surprised with the experience. The broths are very flavorful and the bowls are very full. The servers were very nice and gave us a cup of hot water when we asked as well as extra sauce for the squid legs. It was also cute that they were playing naruto on the tv. Don't forget to take advantage of the checkin deal for a free appetizer! I didn't see it until afterwards but hope to take advantage of it next time! read more

Ramen 101 - Geso Fry (fried squid leg) - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

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The food tastes really good and really no complaints on that front, but to be charged $10 for this small amount of chicken is highway robbery. read more

Ramen 101 - Chicken Karaage - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

There's a self serving kiosk and the food cane out pretty quickly, about 5 minutes. The food was okay. I was hungry so I finished the bowl but it would not be something I crave. It lacked flavor, the broth is salty and greasy. read more

This place is under new Management as of a couple months ago. I've never seen the place more dead at dinner time. I ordered my usual which is the spicy pork Ramen. The broth and the flavor was pretty good as usual and the egg was cooked nicely. But the pork was so overcooked and so bad quality That I'm never gonna come back to this location read more

Ramen 101 - Tonkotsu Signature Ramen with chashu - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

Came here last night for dinner with a friend around 6:30pm, sorry no pics because I was starving and literally ate the whole thing immediately! My order: - tonkotsu broth with mild spicy, with buttery toppings, with cha siu as the protein, total with tax & tip ~$16. Pros: - Pretty decent tasting ramen! I'm not sure why I had low expectations but I was pleasantly surprised! The buttery toppings were great, the broth was pretty good. I had a rough poop the next morning but I think that's on me for adding spice to mine. - decent sitting space - it wasn't crowded and there were only about 4 other parties in the restaurant at the same time - Really nice staff! I like the self-serve water feature and they kept the ground really clean despite people dropping noodles - They let us sit there to eat for ~2 hrs while my friend and I were catching up - Easy parking lot, plenty of parking and easy to get to, good meet up spot Cons: - Probably not ideal for parties of more than 4-6 people, given the sitting space inside overall, very good standard ramen for your fix and pretty good quantity for the price! read more

Ramen 101 - tonkatsu - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

I asked Hubby what he wanted to eat on Friday night. Honestly, I was surprised that he chose ramen, because I usually would be the one suggesting ramen. We would usually get ramen around San Leandro when I use to live in the area, but since moving, we have been finding places that are closer by. I noticed that they opened a Ramen 101 in CV, and since we've been to Ramen 101 in San Leandro before, we know what we want. I ordered online for pick up and our order was finished before the 25 minutes that they estimated. It's pretty filling and I honestly miss eating ramen and was glad Hubby chose this. I got the black garlic ramen and Hubby got the miso ramen. Everything was very flavorful and delicious. We will be back whenever we have a craving for ramen again. read more

Ramen 101 - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

We live closer to a hand full of other ramen places, but we still prefer this ramen place and have been here several times. The prices are reasonable and the food is always ready around 10-15 minutes after we call, which is great considering some ramen places closer to us can take up to 20-30 minutes. Additionally, the toppings are fresh and don't seem to run out like at other ramen places we've tried. We always order similar things when we come here: the miso or shoyu soup base, mild spice, tofu, black garlic set and the Tonkotsu, mild spice, chasu, black garlic set. The portions are always generous and the flavor just right. We really appreciate that the black garlic set comes with a side of grounded black sesame where we can choose as much or as little as we'd like. We also appreciate that the food is always still very hot and flavorful and that we don't have to worry about anything missing from our food. For appetizers, we've had the crab rangoons, the fried oysters, and the chicken karagge. The chicken karagge could be crispier, but it is still good. The crab Rangoons are standard but always crispy. My partner loves the kaki fry (fried oysters) here. We don't have any complaints about this restaurant and are glad that it is pretty close to us! read more

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Yummy! It was good comfort food full of flavor and perfect for the time we needed it!

I enjoyed the ramen more than I thought I would! It was perfection! Ordered through GrubHub and had they delivered it on-time. Everything was packed up in nice containers with instructions. I took the broth and heated it up, threw in the noodles with other ingredients, poured it into a bowl and went to town. SLURP SLURP SLUP. :) Black garlic oil ramen - noodles were aldente, thick and delicious. Broth was rich and had loads of sliced garlic with the black garlic oil. Salty but I like it that way. :) Tonkatsu ramen - rich pork broth and slightly thick, noodles were fantastic. I could eat this over and over again :) Grilled squid - very good. loved the spicy and sour sauce that goes with it :) Agadashi Tofu - one of my favorite dishes to eat! I know I'll be back to try their other ramen and tasty sides. Can't wait!! read more

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Ramen 101 is on top of my list for consistency and efficiency. Because of that I've ordered from here on multiple occasions for takeout and they deliver each time in a timely manner. I've ordered from them seamlessly through UberEats and GrubHub and the pickup time is always spot on. The food quality matches the rest of their standards. It always taste fresh to me and most importantly delicious. They offer affordable prices for the amount of food they serve you. The staff members are very friendly every time I go pick up my order. The orders are accurate and everything is nicely packed. The miso soup base here is excellent. It's got a tiny bit of spice to it and its very flavorful. Everything is packed in separate containers to prevent to noodles from getting soggy. I'm looking forward to eating it at the restaurant in person where all the ingredients are mixed in for you and when it's the freshest. I honestly have not tried a dish here that I disliked yet. The chicken rice is delicious, the chashu rice is delicious and the unagi with rice is delicious as well. The only thing I didn't enjoy too much was the batter on the chicken karage. I thought the batter was a bit thick and heavy. But I really like the sauce it came with and the chicken itself was seasoned very well. Ramen 101 is great for takeout or delivery. The size of the restaurant is on the smaller scale but there are a few outdoor tables that can fit maybe 3-4 people. Seating inside is limited especially with COVID. Definitely check it out if you're looking for good and affordable eats. read more

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We've seen this place in the Lucky shopping center for some time but never stopped in until recently for lunch one day. It's a casual place, walk up and place your order kind of deal. I got the tonkatsu signature ramen. We were served fairly quickly which was nice. The ramen was decent. I was not a big fan of the char siu on top- it was chewy and dry. I had to swallow hard to gulp it down. Okay place if you need a fix of ramen but in my opinion, nothing to write home about. read more

My first time to write a review ---we ordered tonkotsu ramen, kid's ramen and grilled salmon. The ramen's broth is watered down, the chasu is 90%fat, the noodles are not fresh and the serving is not generous. My daughter did not eat her chasu as mostly fat, barely any meat. I wish I had taken pictures. My daughters were craving for ramen so we tried this place after cross country and were totally disappointed. For the price and the food we got, we will never come back to this place again. read more

Very Delicious food with variety. Extremely respectful and delightful waiters. I would personally rate this a 10/10 experience. read more

Ramen 101 - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

The Ramen bowls and spam musubi are tasty. Everything is a little bit on the salty side. They have plenty of indoor seating and I love the Mount Fuji wall mural. read more

Good option if you're craving some comfort food of noodles, hot flavorful broth, and a side of fried goodness. It definitely hits the spot on a cold, dreary day. This visit ordered 2 items: :: TONKOTSU RAMEN - noodles are medium in size/texture, soup was rich, garlicky (option of garlic) without the msg so no thirst factor after. Good portion :: CHICKEN KARAAGE - dark meat chicken juicy and fry was crispy. The chicken and sauce had a sweeter component which I wasn't a fan of but still decent. Everything is packed separately with heating instructions and container vented to maintain crisp factor...for takeout it traveled well Staff friendly, welcoming and following safety protocols with sanitizer at the door...I ordered via Yelp's GrubHub which is convenient but asked if GH gets a cut when you pickup and they said yes...Oopsie, my bad and good thing I always tip! Didn't know that and thought only for delivery. They mentioned going directly via their website to order since I wanted to ensure 100% goes to the restaurant...for THIS LOCATION order via: http://www.ramen101.us read more

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Customer service is none. Food used to be good but the quality has dropped off and the prices have gone up.

I genuinely love Ramen and rolls, so I came here. When I first came, the store looked really clean and the atmosphere was really nice. There was also nice music playing on the background. The Ramen was really good and the broth was great. The roll was also really fresh and everything tasted so amazing. The service was also really great and fast, so we really enjoyed eating here. read more

I am shocked that this place somehow has a decent rating on Yelp. This has got to be one of the worst bowls of ramen I've ever had, so bad that I'm writing this review as the 3-4 full bowl of ramen is still in front of me. Things got off to a bad start when I noticed the egg was completely missing from my bowl; ok fine, I'll power through it, no big deal. As I'm eating, I noticed that there is a huge piece of RAW CHICKEN. Not only have I wasted my money on a terrible bowl of ramen, but now I'm still hungry and scared that I might've eaten a piece a raw meat without knowing. Needless to say, stay very far away from this so called ramen place at all costs. read more

Ramen 101 - BYO Ramen Bowl - Raw Piece of Chicken - Ramen Near Me - Castro Valley, California

This is my go-to place for ramen. I found this place on a rainy day when I was craving something hot and comforting, and let me tell you, it did NOT disappoint! I ordered the Miso Ramen and it came packed with flavors and toppings. The spiciness was just right to warm me up on a cold day. The egg was perfectly jammy and the chashu was delicious too. I absolutely adore their chili oil--it's fragrant and has a nice kick to it. The service was nice and friendly. I would definitely recommend you try this place out. It's the perfect bowl of comfort and spice! read more