The smoothie teas from here are to die for! I got the blackberry while my guy got kiwi and they were both delicious, but the blackberry came out ahead for me. I got quite a few brain freezes, but it was all worth it especially in such a hot summer day. Foodwise, I liked the Cucumber Salad a lot, but ended up getting a bit bored of the flavor about halfway through the dish. The Takoyaki was really good and flavorful! It's hard to find good takoyaki that doesn't have the texture of mush. My guy and I split the Black Garlic Tonkotsu. It was good, but I've had better. It's a pretty small amount of food for the price and the overall flavor is okay. I didn't get a strong garlic flavor, unfortunately. It's a newer place from what I've gathered so I'm sure they will only improve from here in out. read more

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It was a cold day yesterday so my friend and I decided to pick up some ramen to go. I love how they package everything so nothing gets soggy. Great touch. I got the black garlic and it was very flavorful. I'd say maybe a touch salty if I was being nit picky, but it was a solid bowl of ramen. My friend really liked the tonkotsu he got. Will visit again soon on a cold day. read more

The Golden Katsu is to die for. This is my first visit and I have had ramen all over, but this joint ranks up there in the top five places for me. I will be a repeat customer. The staff is very friendly, there was no wait to seat. The waitress showed up with water and a little dish of spicy cucumber. Just a delicious! read more

Ramen&Tea - Golden Katsu Noodles - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

My boyfriend and I LOVE this place! Once a month we drive an hour to eat dinner here and it's always a 10/10! The staff is so sweet and attentive and the food is to die for! Please do yourself a favor and try their fruit teas! So nummy :3 I also adore their Sanrio decor, the restaurant itself is rly cute n cozy with great lighting :3 Can't wait for our next visit! Thank you Ramen & Tea!!!!! (they changed our lives) read more

Ramen&Tea - Classic tonkatsu ramen, Super Fruit Tea, Lychee Sakura Tea - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

Cute was the first word that came to mind as I walked in. On my first day back in Illinois, I decided I would like to try ramen here and saw that this place had favorable views and close to my lodging. Really loved the Lychee Mojito, so fruity and refreshing. Figured since their tea's so good, I'd order a second drink without even finishing my first. I ordered the tonkatsu, which my highlight is the taste of the pork that was grilled? just right. My favorite dish was the Strawberry Mille Crepe Cake. Took it a bit to soften up, but love the presentation and how cute it looked. Thank you to the waitress for putting up with my constant ordering, since I was trying to do my best to break a large bill. Should've ordered another crepe cake, but this place is on my list for sure when I return! read more

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The food was great. Ramen is a common food I like to get when going out. Not only was the food great but the service was perfect. They are extremely attentive, Ambiance isn't really something this place goes for, fairly new and highly recommended. read more

Ramen&Tea - Spicy Chicken Noodle, Boiled Egg, Spicy Broth Golden Katsu Noodles w/ chili sauce Extra Side Noodle - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

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Cute place! Love their menu and always had great service from every body there. There was even an older lady there during one of my visits, she was just watching her phone, I can so relate to her!!! Because as soon as business picked up she got to work! I'm like "that's me"! Their ramen and curry are yummy and drinks very enjoyable! read more

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Finally, a ramen place in this town. So far, it's the *only* ramen place out here worthy of going to, tbh. Got spicy tonkatsu, as that's my go to. It was good! Sadly, they don't have kikurage, just basic white mushrooms. The price for what I got is on par with any other ramen place I've had (nationally, as I've lived in tons of places). Clean! LARGE dining floor! Just fabulous! The owner and I got to talking and we've had a few similar experiences in life, living in different states. All in all, give this place a try. Especially if you've never had ramen. Note: SKIP places that serve Japanese food or Japanese fusion and happen to have ramen in the menu. Ramen *is* its own cuisine. You wouldn't order a wagyu steak at Olive Garden. So don't order ramen at some random place--trust me, it won't be good. read more

Excellent service and exceeded my expectations. The decor is sleek, ramen was flavorful and delicious, and the boba tea was great. Our wait staff was very kid friendly. I am glad to have stopped here while charging on the electrify America car chargers across the street. read more

Ramen&Tea - Tonkatsu ramen - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

This place is wonderful. Their service is excellent. They have an amazing atmosphere & the food is 10/10. I rarely review unless it's excellent! Def give this place a try. You won't regret it! read more

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The shop is nice and casual, you could bring just about anybody. Its nice that the noodle dishes have spice or not spicy options. I got the tonkatsu ramen. The pork belly was flavorful and cooked just right, egg was cooked to a medium hardness, and the noodles were perfect, still springy with good flavor. The broth was packed with flavor. I also got the milk tea with tapioca. The tea was soft and mild, with a subtle sweetness, and good flavor boba. The service was attentive and friendly. We also tried the strawberry smoothie, the smoothie was so tasty, very sweet with delicious chunks of fruit. It had a creamy topping with a very interesting flavor, very unique to anything you could find in the rockford area. Highly recommend. Prices are just about right, about 15$ for my tonkatsu read more

Ramen&Tea - Straberry smoothie - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

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Love this place! They consistently have great service. The seafood ramen is my fave! Very tasty!

The best ramen in Rockford! I can't wait to come back to try other dishes. Everything on the menu sounded great.

Been here multiple times and we are never disappointed!! Love their ramen. Would recommend trying it out! read more

Ramen&Tea - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

They gave us a free appetizer which was pretty good. I ordered the Tonkatsu Ramen. Noodles were good. Soup itself was a little fishy (most likely from the seaweed and bamboo shots). The pork was dry and a little overcooked. I'd give the ramen a 6/10 if I am being kind. Also ordered a side of fried rice.... Worst fried rice I have ever had. Terrible. Server was Ambiance were pleasant. read more

Good Tonkatsu ramen Quick service Busy and a little noisy The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that it is a little pricey. Or too bad, but more than I'm used to for Ramen read more

the decor is so super cute and the workers are all very sweet and on top of service ! their boba milk tea is soooooo yummy with great texture and taste, it can be sweet so i recommend lowering sweetness a bit. my mom and i split the daikon salad app, veggie spring roll app w/ mango sauce, and the fresh house fruit salad, and all were sooo yummy i recommend all of them ! the salad is surprisingly big tho for an appetizer lmao, i'd so be a regular if i lived closer tapioca pearls usually cooked really well read more

Ramen&Tea - mango milk tea w mango popping pearls, rose milk tea w tapioca - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

I give this a 2 star rating. While ordering the waitress indicated if you bought ramen that I would receive free appetizer. Both my sister and I ordered ramen and an appetizer each. When the bill came, I was charged for my appetizer. When I questioned the bill, the waitress then explained it was only one per table. Yet we paid separately on our bills. Food was average at best. Restaurant was clean and staff was friendly. For the price of noodles, neither of us would go back. Ordered - Gyoza and chicken noodles $24.45 plus tip. read more

Ramen&Tea - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

Popped in for lunch on a cold day. Friendly greetings and quickly sat at a table. Pork ramen was so delicious, beef noodle soup was savory and so good as well! The tried a rose grapefruit tea and passion fruit mango tea. Both delicious. Excellent experience with great service. read more

Very relaxed setting, affordable food with great service. I had konkatsu, rose tea, super fruit tea and a strawberry Millie crepe cake. All of these were well balanced and tasty. I will definitely comeback for more ! read more

Pro: Great ambiance. This is definitely a hangout spot with the decor, music, and kind wait staff. Con: the food. I'm Chinese American and grew up working at my parents' restaurant. I've developed a palette for multifaceted layers of flavor and a love for different Asian foods--especially ramen. I've gone to some of the best places in Chicago. Ramen & Tea feels like a business, not a place where they care about the details of the food. I got the beef noodle soup. The broth tasted with pre-packaged beef broth. The noodles definitely were some sort of Chinese premade noodle that I could've bought at a Chinese grocery store. The beef tasted and felt like pre-frozen beef chuck that had a little bit of freezer burn. The egg was fried over-hard, which made the yolk chalky and dry. It should be fried over-easy to accommodate for the heat of the broth to continue cooking to create a gooey yolk. My husband got the Tonkotsu Ramen. The milky color should be from almost a full day of boiling down pork bones and spices. The broth tasted like basic pork broth with no spices. The soy sauce egg also seemed to be under marinated. I couldn't taste any of the marinade that should've made it dark. I haven't had the tea drinks or other parts of the menu. I definitely would not be coming back for the noodle dishes. read more

We had takoyaki and sticky rice as appetizers and it was perfect. We also each tried the various ramen versions; the tonkotsu ramen I got was excellent! As you can see from the photos, the presentation was great and the egg was cooked to perfection. Definitely the best ramen in town. The milk tea was good but not as impressive. They did recommend the brown sugar one and we opted for the basic milk tea still so that may have been our fault slightly haha. But overall, i'm happy this place is open because the owner and staff were super nice, the tables and cutlery were very clean, and the general ambiance was great. Will definitely be coming back esp during this winter weather! read more

Ramen&Tea - Boba milk tea - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

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If I could give 6 stars I would!!! I have. been to many Ramen restaurants in Chicago and this place is far and above tastier and fresher. service was so friendly and responsive. I love the atmosphere and will be back!! read more

I wish I had better pictures because the inside was super cute! Great atmosphere and the staff are so kind. We walked in to order smoothies to go but the first thing we said is "we are definitely coming back!" The smoothies were amazing and served in a really nice quality cup. The "cheese" which was a whip cream like topping- was super good. Would highly recommend the smoothies ! We cannot wait to come back to try more. read more

It takes a lot for me to recommend a $14 bowl of soup, but this place delivers. I had the spicy chicken noodle and a Superfruit Tea with popping Strawberry Boba. The soup was spicy but stonger on flavor than heat with generous portions of noodles and chicken, topped with a fried egg. The sweet fruit drink ($7) contained actual slices of apple, watermellon, and strawberry, with exciting little explosions in my mouth from the boba. Service was attentive and friendly even with a full dining area. I cant afford this often, but will likely be back. read more

Ramen&Tea - Noodle ramen and boba drinks - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

Great service and good food! Menu is easy to understand and you get a good amount for what you pay for. The inside of the restaurant is nice and simplistic. read more

Ramen&Tea - Miso ramen (comes with soft boiled egg but I switched my egg with my brothers) - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

I want to take the time to write this because many businesses dont care or appreciate business. This place is great , friendly, the greatest customer service, food is good and I wasn't even a fan of Ramen. Would absolutely recommend it . read more

Service was amazing. Our server was so nice and very attentive. We both enjoyed our ramen & tea (had to try both of course). We got the gyoza and they were good and the sauce had a nice kick. The staff/chefs also said hello and goodbye to us. Bathrooms were clean. I wish the seating was more comfortable though. read more

This place had the vibes and very cute decor in my opinion... the food lacked flavors and there were no condiments on the tables or anywhere. The staff was very friendly and nice but our server stared me and my partner down while we were waiting for our food, eating and while we were walking out of the restaurant which made us very uncomfortable.. I wouldn't go back unless they change the food to be more flavorful. And on top of that they charged a whole dollar for chili oil that's not even spicy! The drinks were alright, my partner loved the mango drink but the brown sugar milk tea seems to be lacking in sweetness, all in all I would rate it a 5/10 read more

Ramen&Tea - Beef ramen with fish cakes - Ramen Near Me - Rockford, Illinois

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Saw when they opened and have been meaning to try it out. So glad we did! Everything we tried was so good, wonderful presentation and super attentive to detail. The spot was super clean and the staff was so kind. I recommend coming here. We will definitely be coming again. read more

The deep fried mini buns are AMAZING, thin crispy crust on the outside and soft pillowy on the inside. They were not overly greasy either. I ordered pick up and they had all the ramen ingredients packed separately and labeled which was really helpful when putting the ramen together. The portion sizes were really nice too for the price, I was able to get two meals out of it. The chatshu (pork) in the ramen had a nice crust on it but was fall apart tender and flavorful. Very authentic, clean fresh tasting, great price. Will recommend and will return again. read more

Very good food and very nice waiters. I recommend to try it and my favorite food is the tonkotsu ramen and the signature brown tea.

So glad this place opened in Rockford!! Much needed in an otherwise ramen and bubble tea desert.

Staff were very attentive! The food was great, and I really liked the calm simple vibe of the restaurant. Will be back.

Cozy upbeat place with friendly service. I went in for dessert but they several interesting items in the menu that I definitely would be love to try. read more

i ordered shoyu, didn't get shoyu, whatever white broth i was given made me very sick and i threw up everywhere and i mean everywhere i threw up at work i threw up on my supervisor, on my co workers and on myself i also diarrhea'd on myself a little bit now i can never eat Ramen and Tea again we are all traumatized read more

Food was excellent had chicken snd moddle. The dpring roll amd bubble tea eas excellent al well