When I first moved into the city of Oceanside, I lived in an apartment complex on Grove Rd…read more While doing a search for Asian cuisine in the area, I came across Wu Lan Ramen and after my visit, I had to write a review! For some of the best ramen that Oceanside has to offer, I recommend The Wu Lan Ramen located in the Plaza Del Oro Shopping Center, just south of the 76 Hwy. It's hidden behind the 24 Hour Fitness and CVS. The plaza has limited parking, but it isn't typically too crowded and you should be able to find parking in front of this family-owned ramen restaurant. They have a quaint and trendy ambiance and they placed a lot of care into their anime murals, which lends to a "whimsical" vibe. It's a nice blend of traditional elements & colors and modern (kawaii) accents. The interior is also spacious and has great seating for groups and is also good for couples too. Enjoy table seating or better-yet at their bar seating and you can chat with the friendly staff! They have a "staple menu" that is written in chalk on a board and then there's their menu that is very diverse. They also have a great Happy Hour menu with items priced below $8, including sake! I enjoy their pan-fried gyoza, salted edamame, miso soup, firecracker shrimp, fried calamari, chicken karaage and most other delicious dishes. Their sushi menu is also high quality grade and I feel is often overlooked and underrated. But their ramen is what shines the most! There are so many styles & varieties! There's a lot to customize and their broth is amazing! There are many tasty bowls, desserts and don't forget to grab a sake or a craft beer! I recommend checking Wu Lan Ramen the next time you're looking for some authentic ramen or sushi in the north side of Oceanside.

This is one of my favorite places to come for a yummy vegan ramen in North SD county! The noodles…read moreare always soft and chewy, just the way I like them. They are generous with their vegetable portions, and the broth is very easy on the palette. :) I accompanied my ramen with a drink and appetizer. The garlic edamame was a good portion, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the sweetness in the sauce used. As for the POG juice, it was perfect! Would definitely recommend it.

I tried the seafood soup and discovered that it is a delight, the perfect environment to come with…read morethe family

Years later and this place still hits the spot!…read more If you come during lunch you can get a bowl of ramen for under $15. Add a small side of a rice bowl (3 options to choose from), and everything is still under $20 after tax. Service is attentive and quick. They really do a. Good job turning people in and out - but I love that they are consistent, the broth (even the tonkottsu) isn't as heavy as other places and everything is still packed with flavor!

Offering a menu of ramen and rice bowls, GONZO! freshly prepared my pickup order very quickly after…read moreI ordered in person. AMBIANCE The indoor space pays homage to Japan with paper lanterns, anime figurines. There's also plenty of covered outdoor seats. FOOD 5/5 Chicken Karaage: freshly fried, crisp, flavorful served w a lemon wedge and mayo

GONZO! is located in one of my favorite little areas of Carlsbad. There was a line to order, but I…read moreliked how they get a table ready for you so you have somewhere to sit down after you do order. While we both really enjoyed our ramen from here, it was also, I'm sad to say, not very memorable. The chashu pieces were very good, but the broths were really lacking in flavor (especially the black garlic). I would be happy to come back and eat here again, but it's one of those places that I would forget about if I didn't have pictures, ya know?

Met up with friends. First time here. Everyone loved what they ordered. Service was also excellent,…read morevery attentive, very friendly and patient . Took the empty plates in a timely fashion to make space. Tables get crowded at times fast when there are a lot or orders. The Old fashioned drink tasted yummy, actually ordered 2 . Bowls of ramen came in a good portions. The place is not big but plenty enough to accommodate larger grp. Relaxing ambiance, moderate noise, still able to make conversation easy across the table. Place only has chopsticks . They will provide training piece to attach to your chopsticks. Good place to also start learning-how-to-use-chopsticks 101. Place is part of a mall, lots of parking. Check out the place if you have not been here yet. Good place to replenish those calories burned while doing your shopping. Or, get those nutrients to sustain you while shopping after enjoying your meal. Ask for Alyssa when you stop by.

This place is literally one of my go-to ramen spots and for good reason! The moment you walk in,…read moreevery staff member greets you and it honestly gave me the best Japan flashbacks. The inside has this cool modern vibe with Japanese elements throughout which I loved. We started off with takoyaki for the app and omg the presentation was so cute. I'm a total sucker for photogenic food so I was already obsessed before even taking a bite. And the taste? Crispy and chewy on the outside, soft on the inside. Easily a 5/5. For my main I went with the Sapporo miso ramen and wow, the broth was so rich and flavorful. The noodles were thick and chewy and you could totally tell they were made fresh. The pork chashu was super tender and the grilled corn?? Loved it so much. I finished the whole bowl which honestly says everything. My friends got the vegan ramen and the tonkatsu ramen and they were both big fans too. Our server was super attentive and helpful the whole time which made the experience even better. Oh and the prices are really reasonable for the quality you're getting! This location is right by the mall too so it's the perfect stop before or after some shopping. Highly recommend!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We were trying to find a place that was a midway point between Temecula and San Diego to meet up…read morewith a friend. We settled on Oceanside in hopes of finding good food, as our weekend (end of Feb) had been full of a poor results. This place came up as very well rated on Yelp, as my friend and I searched for places to eat. It was a Saturday night with great weather. The red flag I should have read into was that the lone guy working that night was a one man show. He was doing it all in the front of the house. I tried to get us a table to sit outdoors but he just couldn't get to the table to clean it. After about 20 minutes he finally came and just moved all the bowls to the empty table next to it and wiped it down. When my friends finally arrived we all sat down to sticky menus that had NO descriptions. What you see on the website is exactly what they have on the menu. We had to wait to ask the server/host what each menu item meant. It took a while to get our food from when we ordered. Thank goodness for good company, I didn't clock it. The food options were limited and keep in mind for those who have children, most of the options come with a spicy kick, you'll have to explicitly tell them "no spicy"! There was a party who had been sitting for a while before we got there and a kiddo took a bite of pizza and was crying, screaming from it being so spicy. With my ramen the portions are tiny for what you pay, with 1 piece of meat, not enough noodles. Flavor wise it was spicy and bland. We ordered a couple appetizers which were not very good. The edamame was overly salty and soaked in soy sauce and the karaage was probably the only good thing and that was a little overfried. No one in our party finished our food or took any of the leftovers home. Save yourself the trip, not worth trying the "unique foods".

The food was pretty good. I think I should have ordered the Rosewood Ramen but that soup seemed…read morespicier than my Birria Ramen. We shared their tempura Brussel sprouts and garlic edamame. I really liked their sprouts. The owner was especially friendly, helpful and kind. I love the artwork on the wall. We came here a few months ago and the art was different.

Everything was amazing! The food was out fast and the workers were so nice. The food was very good…read more I'll be going again, only thing to complain about was that it was cold inside lol other than that 9/10

OMG finally found a really good ramen place in North County!…read more My husband and I wanted to try out a new restaurant for date night. I searched through yelp and saw the pictures of the cute little character buns. Then I clicked in and also saw they had ramen too! It was an instant yes! The parking lot was very spacious and no too busy. The restaurant was not very busy either so we were able to be seated right away. It was so hard to choose what to try first. We started out with the chicken character bun. So stinking cute! I probably could eat about 5 of those in one sitting. Then we got the pork belly bao buns. I have tried a few from different places but this one stole the show! Everything about it was amazing! And of course we had to try the ramen. I got the Me so hot. I was a little doubtful to try it because of the ground pork. That's one thing I like about ramen, the slices of meat. Ommmmfgggg it was so good. The right amount of spice, the crunch from the peanuts & it had Broussal sprouts???!!! We can not wait to go back and try out the noodles and sushi!

Teri Cafe is perfect if you're craving authentic Hawaiian comfort food. Their chicken katsu plates…read moreare seriously delicious--perfectly crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and served in generous portions that definitely give you your money's worth. The flavors feel authentic, and everything tastes fresh and well-prepared. It's hard to beat the combination of quality, portion size, and reasonable pricing. If you're in Carlsbad and want a satisfying meal, Teri Cafe is totally worth it!

Starting with the positives: the orange crush roll was delicious! And the ramen was really good…read moretoo. It was busy for a Wednesday night but food came out quick. Meh: The plaza roll was fine. Wouldn't order again. Cons: I ordered a chicken teriyaki bowl with tempura (I) but I don't think that's what I got. In the menu it says it comes with vegetables which mine did not, and it wasn't even plated as a bowl, but as a plate. The tempura was greasy, I didn't eat it. I could not look past the very big spider webs on the window. There were 2 big spiders that kept popping out. I thought at first the webs were on the outside which is why we didn't move initially but looking closer the webs were in between, so had it been opened, the spiders would be able to move out. Plus there were webs on the inside of the window. Def would recommend staff wipe down the windows more often.

Cute & delicious!…read more I'm rarely out this way, but loved dropping in after having it bookmarked for months (years?!) The space is clean and nicely decorated. Great choice for a solo lunch, like myself. The menu has all the hits, so I went with the BST ramen. I loved that it came out piping HOT. Super hot!! It really kept its warmth for most of the meal too, this is such a clutch part to good ramen many restaurants overlook. Flavors were amazing. Service was friendly and prompt. Will definitely return for more of these solo lunches!

Excellent food with just the right level of spice. Everything we ordered hit the mark -- flavorful,…read morebalanced, and satisfying without being heavy. Highlights for us were the pork belly skewer (perfectly grilled with great char and juicy texture), animal-lover ramen with its rich, creamy broth, and the miso hot ramen which had a nice spicy kick without being overpowering. We also loved the cucumber salad -- light, refreshing, and a great contrast to the richer dishes -- plus crispy karaage and brussels sprouts that were done right. Great variety, bold flavors, and we left satisfied but not stuffed. Exactly the kind of Japanese comfort food experience we look for. We'll definitely be back.

Wowie wow wow! Walked in and the worker was talking to two…read morecustomers at the cash register. Within a second of walking in, he looked up stopped his conversation. And said welcome for two? have that table right there! I was shocked, immediately feeling more than welcome. So now my hopes were high. Ordered the pork fried rice, house pho, and lotus stem salad with shrimp. Where to begin my goodness, I'm salivating writing this review only one day later. Let's start with the salad, never would I order this in my life but my girl knows her Asian cuisine very well, it was the first thing she picked. And my god, freaking unbelievable every bite I had was so so tasty! That dressing is incredible along with the onions, I don't know what they do to them but man oh man they were delightful. Now the pork fried rice, what a hit! The pork is sliced so unbelievably thin and with so much flavor too, and the fried rice was all very good. Definitely not the best fried rice I've had but it was still quite tasty, I feel it was just slightly on the dry side for a fried rice. But flavor was very tasty and some bites were not dry. And the pho!! Kabang, another hit!!! The broth, noodles, everything. And they serve it with beans sprouts and jalapeno which is a must add!! The crunchiness from the bean sprouts ties the whole bowl together! Will I be back is not even a question one should ask. Boy am I glad to have tried this place!!! 9.5/10 Lost .5 points because of the fried rice. What a beautiful spot!!! Apologies for no pictures I tend to forget when on a date.

Updating my previous review. I had seen someone post that they had a vegan banh mi sandwich. I…read moredecided to grab a banh mi sandwich on my lunch break. Ordered two- one for now and one for later. I called before leaving and asked if they could make a vegan banh mi and was told yes, that it wasn't a problem. I specifically asked if there was anything in the sandwich that would make it not vegan- the employee said no that if I asked for vegan than it would be made vegan. So no pate and no mayo? Employee confirmed they don't use mayo and omit the pate for vegan. Great! So I ordered two, went to pick up and paid. After getting back to work and starting to eat my sandwich, I notice that there is a creamy taste. I called the restaurant and explained that they must have put mayo in my sandwich. The employee said there is no mayo in their banh mi, so I asked what the white cream was and he said it was butter. I said I couldn't have butter and butter wasn't vegan. He then said it was vegan butter and I asked three times to be sure if I was understanding him correctly. He then said he would go check the ingredients. He read them off to me on the phone and once I heard MILK, it was game over. I told him I can't have milk and milk Isn't vegan. Then a long awkward pause and he said, "it's not?" And I sad, no, it's vegetarian but definitely not vegan. He apologized and said he didn't know. *sigh* He offered to remake them without butter so then I had to drive back and waste more time and gas. So... I drove back. The sandwiches were remade but, I'm glad I do not actually have an allergy. As I was leaving, he told me that next time I ordered to tell them no milk. That bothered me a little bit because unfortunately this establishment does not know the difference between vegan and vegetarian. To be honest, I don't know if I will return. Now I'm questioning if what I ordered the last time I was here was vegan at all. :( If you're vegan and ordering here, I don't know that I'd trust they don't use any animal products in their ingredients. I feel like you would have to ask for a list of ingredients to be sure you're not surprised with anything.

Was looking for a good teryaki bowl in town and found this place…read more The ambiance was amazing and the bowl Was really tasty they have a special on Tuesday check it out

Don't want fast food so I thought I would give this place a try. First glance, doesn't look like…read moreanything special inside, almost a cafeteria vibe when you walk in. You place your order at the counter. Lots of items to choose from. Went with the Kauai roll (no rice-wrapped in cucumber) & vegetable fried rice. Let's just say, I was very pleased with my picks. The Kauai roll was flavorful and filling. The fried rice threw me a little. Was expecting so many different veggies in it. Very tasty. Looking forward to having the Kauai roll again. Staff was very friendly.