our favorite ramen place to eat in Hilo! I love my tonkastu miso ramen with lots of veggies and tofu instead of noodle and my hubby loves his tantamen ramen. We both are so happy with our foods! We've been to Tokyo a few times before, so for us this place is the place to go when we miss to eat ramen. read more

Tetsumen Ramen - tantamen ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Cute restaurant, nice staff, overwhelming menu but they do a good job of posting signs with recommendations. I had the Garlic Ramen and added bean sprouts (I need some veg). The table also ordered a miso based Kakuni Ramen which comes with pork belly. Both were very tasty and served in large portions. We would love to come back to try other ramen's, Curry or Katsu, so many options! read more

Tetsumen Ramen - Cute ambience, convenient menu w/recommendations! - Ramen Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

3.2 overall. Service was great however the food was just not that enjoyable for me. I admit that I had high expectations given the reviews and high ratings. I was somewhat disappointed. I ordered the tonkotsu miso ajitama. My group also ordered two orders of chashu miso tonkotsu, fried rice and French fries with wasabi mayo. The plus is that they have very customizable options for the ramen. This is great especially if you come here more than once. I chose "normal" for all selections except the noodle firmness. (I like mine to be on the more firm side.) I wanted to see what their "normal" levels were before I started customizing a ton of things. If I ever came a second time, I would significantly cut down on oils and choose "less" or none depending on the type. Ramen is supposed to be oily, fatty, and salty. The ramen that I had was way too oily for my liking. Their "normal" was the most oil I've ever had in ramen. The chashu pork was so-so. The taste of the broth was not bad but the excess oil really took away from the overall taste. The fried rice was okay- nothing to right home about. The French fries were probably the best thing with the truffle salt on top and wasabi Mayo for dipping. Would I ever come here again? Yeah, I'd probably give them another go and try it with more customizations. I think it can improve significantly from today's bowl. read more

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Came here for dinner when the fiancé and I were in the area. They had lots of various noodle dishes, non-noodle dishes, and appetizers and sides for offer. I opted for their garlic ramen they were offering, along with an order of their hiyayakko. Our food came out pretty quickly, and everything was super tasty and fresh. The fianceé liked his respective ramen dish as well. Service was friendly, prices were very reasonable, and the food was tasty. What more could you ask for? read more

Put in a phone order for stick Gyoza and curry katsu on a Thursday. The ordering was fine and the food was ready when they said it would be. Workers were friendly but the food was just ok. The gyoza taste was fairly bland and it was very soggy. Maybe that's the way they intended it to be but I like some crisp on the edges of my gyoza. The curry katsu was also just ok in all aspects. The size of serving, taste and price. Might give them another shot but on the fence right now. read more

Overall rating: 4.5/5 Wait: 4.5/5 Arrival time: Saturday 4pm Food: 4.5/5 Order: miso ramen special, takoyaki Service: 4/5 Price: 4/5 Worth it, would come back read more

Must try!!! Sooo good and Soo fresh. No line at 11am on Thursday morning. Easy parking in mini plaza. Will come back and try their other menu items. read more

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I've been to Japan more than 3 dozens and I think this places comes close to the ramen I've ate in several places. It's a bit salty but not to salty. Staffs are nice. Foods comes really fast. I like their fried garliC powder. read more

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Great service, delicious food, they never disappoint. We took our friends there from California who had never been to a ramen restaurant. They had lots of questions. Our waitress was very patient with us & answered all their questions. They loved it! Go here & have a great meal with wonderful service. read more

This place is so bomb, I ate here two days in a row! Spent two days on the Big Island for a neighbor-island work trip and needed a place to eat for dinner on Night 1. I found this place on Yelp and decided to give it a try. There were so many options to choose from but I ended up getting the Miso Ajitama Ramen, with Chicken Katsu Curry and Karaage chicken as a side dish. I did not expect the Chicken Katsu Curry to be so big! The curry was pretty tasty, but it wasn't my favorite. The Mac salad was so tasty with the curry. The Chicken Karaage pieces were huge and HOT when they were served to us. Had to wait a while before I could really enjoy them, but they were super juicy. Lastly, the ramen. I'm from Oahu and I wish to find a spot that has ramen this good! The portion of ramen was really big. There was so much topping in the bowl, they definitely weren't stingy. You can customize your noodles to have certain amounts of things like oil and what not. I just got mine regular since it was only my first time there. On Day 2 of my trip, I went back there for lunch instead of trying to find a new spot. 10/10 recommend! The inside is nicely decorated and when I went, it was mostly empty. Didn't need to wait to be seated and they kept checking in if I was ready to order. If I could fly neighbor island every weekend, I would just to eat their ramen! read more

Tetsumen Ramen - Tonkatsu Miso Ajitama Ramen and chicken katsu curry - Ramen Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Friendly and quick service. Both my husband and I loved our ramen. We also had our one year old baby with us and they were so kind talking to her and entertaining her while we wolfed our food down. Would definitely recommend this place. The ambiance is fun too. read more

I love ramen and this place has got some good ramen! I came here 2 days in a row when I was in Hilo. Both times I ordered the ajitama ramen and it was very good. Very tasty broth. The server will ask you how you want your noodles cooked, amount of pork oil etc. It's a decent size place and the servers are very nice and friendly. They also have a large parking lot in the back. Next time I'm in Hilo I'll be back for sure! read more

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Came here for some ramen on a rainy day. Did some Yelp search on ramen in Hilo and this place came up. Four stars, pictures look good, what can go wrong? We parked outside and went in to ask for a table for two. At the same time there was a group of eight also trying to get seated. I could see plenty of empty seats and one big empty booth there so I thought, oh good, we won't have to wait in line much 'cause I'm so hungry and am eager to eat some ramen. Then the waitress at the front desk said, well I don't actually have empty tables now but I can take your name and call you when a table is ready. I thought, what do you mean there's no empty tables? I saw like five of them, but all with leftover ramen bowls on them. Oh ok, she means she doesn't have clean tables. Fine. "So, how long do you think is the wait?" "I'll have to clean those tables, so 10-15 minutes?" Ok fine. I'll wait. While I was waiting outside, that group of eight already called another restaurant and drove off. Apparently someone else was able to receive without any wait. A few minutes later, my name was called and we went in. The waitress put us at a table by the door but the large booth by the window was empty so I asked, "can we have that one instead?" She said, "I might have a group of eight coming in soon, so that's reserved for them." "Are you talking about that group of eight who came in at the same time as us?" "Yeah" "Well they just left..." "Oh ok, then whatever." So, we sat in the booth. So apparently she was trying to let that big group in, but was not quick enough in cleaning the tables so she lost eight customers. I kinda both felt bad for her and also felt she could have done a better job in receiving customers- it's not like the place is full and she's too busy to attend to everything. But anyways, we got the big booth, so pretty good. The ordering bit was a little chaotic. We scanned their QR code and ordered through that. Apparently lots of things were out. We first ordered the stamina bowl and was told that was out. We also ordered the potato crochet and told that was out too but they could replace it with the meat one. So fine. Ramen wise, I got the miso ramen with "plenty vegetables". I added the "plenty vegetables" option because it was really hard to get veggies when you're dining out and I was actually excited to get it and was picturing how my bowl would be so full of veggies and I could eat healthy at last. Hmm. So the food came, and first the ramen bowl looked exactly like a regular ramen bowl- no sign of extra veggies. "Where's my plenty vegetables? It's four extra dollars." "Oh we're out of that too. Sorry I can take that out from your bill" Oh ok, so if I didn't ask, I would have paid four more dollars for nothing. Ok. Next came the magic GIANT crochet! OMG. They are the size of my hand. I was picturing some dainty little round macaron sized things. But this crochet was HUGE. So that's pretty great. The ordering disaster now turned into a comedy. We couldn't help but stare at this piece of magic being for minutes and laugh. Without these, I would have given this place two stars just for the inept service and chaotic ordering experience. But giant crochet and it's comedic effect raised it to three stars. Food wise, cannot say the ramen is that good. It's really pretty average and the giant crochet was t that great either. Plus the deadpan face of the waitresses and the chaos, not sure if this place is worth visiting. read more

Best ramen noodles I've had in a long time! We added the chili balls, garlic to the miso with pork...OMG. read more

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Real authentic Japanese ramen. The place is reminiscent of my time visiting Japan. The interior looks like I was transported back to my vacation there. The ramen was delicious. Great broth and noodles, which is where I judge the hardest. A great stop in Hilo. You won't regret. Also pro tip: add butter to your ramen- you can thank me later. read more

Portions are huge here. With the current pandemic, they provide you a special QR code specifically for your table so you can order off your phone. I like how the seating is arranged here, spacious and good distance between each party. We really liked our katsu plate, lightly fried tofu, and ramen! I like that you can customize how you want yours. read more

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Food ramen was delicious and hot the service was fast and attended too the place smelled so good with the great delicious smell of the food and was very spacious read more

I had a 3 hour lay over from maui. Ended up here for dinner. This ramen restaurant is over the top. Taste just like how my mom makes it. I had the char sui curry with 3 eggs. It was fantastic. My wife had the ramen. That was fantastic also. If I ever come back to Hilo again, I will be eating here again. read more

Tetsumen Ramen - Char sui curry with 3 eggs and Mac salad - Ramen Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

QR code menus and poor wireless service. Need to offer wifi if you are going to go this stripped down dine in service or just have us order up front. Wont be going back due to qr menu Food was your average Corporate japanese affair. Tasted decent Large portions. Get rid of the qr code menus and just put an ipad at every table. read more

They temperature check you at the door. Large wooden booths for groups. Counter seating for singles and couples. Agedashi tofu- perfectly crisp outer layer Curry tonkotsu ramen - so many options (how firm you want noodles, fried garlic or burnt, add ons like more veggies, more seaweed sheets, egg, corn) Curry katsu plate - massive amount of food and even chunks of beef in the curry sauce! Super tasty. The menu was a little hard to understand what already came with your ramen (ordering by QR code) so I wasn't sure if I should add anything. I got it as is and broth was super tasty and ate the entire bowl. It came with 1 seaweed sheet, pork belly, seaweed) A nice touch- they gave my son a little bowl with utensils, inside had a seaweed sheet and a piece of pork belly We had to flag them down (since ringing the bell at your table doesn't seem to get their attention unless you're "that guy" obnoxiously ringing and disturbing the tables around you) for more water and tea. Overall nice experience and would come back! Same plaza as Hawaiian style cafe. read more

Dining experience was a mixed bag of awesome decor and ambiance with average ramen (when compared to several areas of Japan, bay area California, MI, and MN), and sub-par service. Overall the ramen was enjoyable and we appreciated the ability to order from your phone and make any additions or omissions. The service staff only bring your food to you which is fine but they did not check on us to make sure that we received what we ordered. We ordered a simple dessert and we waited 20 minutes before we had to flag someone down to ask about it, then another 20 minutes before we asked another staff member, and then we finally received what we ordered and it was of course low effort/quality. Moral of the story is, come for the decor and ramen, don't expect anyone who works there to care about more than bringing your food out, and don't order weird things at a ramen restaurant. read more

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Ordered Ajitama Shoyu ramen for myself. My family ordered Garlic Ramen and Ajitama Miso Ramen. The flavors were good, but not great. The portions were small and overall, this place was disappointing. They also messed up our take-out order and did not include the Karaage platter or the side order of cabbage, but charged for them. The order also took 2 hours to fulfill. I understand things are hard these days with limited employees, etc...and I am willing to be extra patient with some hiccups, but not to this extent. I won't be back. read more

The ramen was okay. The prices for their food seemed a bit on the high side for a casual eatery. The service was very pleasant. But we don't understand their policy of no separate checks. It might be good for them to ask the customers before taking the order if we are ordering together or separately. We needed separate receipts for business purposes but they could only split the check, not bill us for what we ordered. read more

Came here on a friday night for dinner and was lucky enough to get a seat right away around 5:30pm. Was hesitant about coming here for ramen but it was cold and rainy so we decided to give it a try. This place did not disappoint! Flavors were spot on, as good as some of the ramen places in LA. Easy to order, just scan the bar code on your table to view menu. Fast and friendly service. We ordered a tan tan mien, tonkatsu soyu ramen and a chicken katsu curry rice for a party of 4. All big portions so we were able to share and felt full afterwards. read more

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Temperature taken at the door. With 4 large booths and several solo counter style seatings. Both hot and cold ramen were excellent. read more

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My wife and I get ramen on nearly every trip we go on. Usually we find a hole-in the wall place with long wooden tables paired with a hot, spicy, flavorful broth and noodles that soak up the broth throughout the meal. Tetsumen's broth was average. It missed some richness. I would stay away from the fish broth and get pork (hard to do since the in-store online-menu does not have descriptions). Spice was a little weak even with the addition of a spice-ball. The noodles were very spaghettini like and didn't capture flavor. The QR code menu is poor. It needs to be redone. Also, there's limited cell phone service in the restaurant so pulling up the menu is challenging. We're using modern smartphones and couldn't quickly get connection to the menu. Cliff notes: food was between edible and good. Online menu is terrible. read more

Crispy potato's are unique. It is a matched potato with little bit of ground meat fry with the Japanese crumbs bread. The ramen comes with three different flavor of broth, all of them have pork oil and if wanted, roasted garlic oil. It was good. Service is good. read more

Tetsumen Ramen - Crispy giant potato - Ramen Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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What a wonderful lunch we had at this cool spot in Hilo. We came with three hungry kids under the age of ten and there was something for everyone. We ordered the shio and miso ramen, curry, potstickers and pickled cucumbers. Everything was delicious and elevated. My son couldn't stop grinning while eating his ramen - and then ate four complete eggs. Highly recommend checking this place out. read more

Great tasting food at a reasonable price - which is hard to find in Hawaii these days! Standard ramen is good. Fried ramen has a good portion size, but I think soup ramen is better. The stamina bowl was also very tasty. Servers were very courteous, tables were clean, and the best part was that kids under 5 get free mini-bowls. Places that show aloha to families must be honored. Will definitely be going back. read more

Really good ramen ! Big plates! Katsu chicken was a little expensive but it was really good

The service really bad and food taste not good.very disappoint. Four stars not deserve for this restaurant read more

Tetsumen, by far, is the best ramen place to eat on the Big Island. Took an out of town guest to Hilo on a Saturday. Since we arrived later in the day, most of the places I would normally have recommend had already closed for the day. I randomly plugged in Japanese restaurants into Google, and this place popped up. Glad that I did! Seriously, spent the rest of the day talking about lunch, because unless you're in Honolulu, you can't really get good ramen... and low and behold this gem in Hilo. If you love ramen, it's worth the drive from the other side just for lunch and to walk around Hilo. Coming back for sure! This even may be the new go-to place for me. Had the tantan ramen with a spicy ball and added bean sprouts. I don't leave Yelp reviews, so for me to even consider going onto Yelp to leave a review is BIG thing! Worth it! read more

Tetsumen Ramen - Tantan Ramen - Ramen Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

If you're deprived from not being able to eat authentic ramen in Japan, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO!!! We haven't been to Japan since the pandemic and found this place. Everything on the menu is good! read more

Ono food,great service and such a clean atmosphere I recommend this place even as a date night and new experience read more

Build your own ramen bowl! Can't go wrong! Love their miso soup base and all their toppings and add-ins! Perfect for Hilo's rainy weather. Group and single seating available. read more

Food is ok. Waitress took my order at 6:36 and another waitress came by and said they dont have a product and walked away. She did not wait to take my order. I had to call and ask for them to come by and take my order at 6:50. Common sence to retake an order. Then it took them about 50 min for them to bring our order. Food was delivered at 7:24. read more

Delicious vegan curry ramen. The best vegan curry ramen I have had!! Family friendly place with booths. Great stop in Hilo.

I felt like I was in a David Choe Netflix special in Japan. You order from the app. The ambiance is total Japanese style light wood decor and the food is umami-licious. The tonkatsu ramen with pork belly was fire. I've never seen a thicker smoked pork belly cut for any ramen anywhere. And it was done well. Great job. The side order of agadashi tofu was great and I'd go again! read more

Got diarrhea from the Ajitama Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen :( the egg in it tasted great, though. Also getting the food took forever, I'm not sure why when there weren't that many people in the restaurant and the dishes we ordered should take minutes to prepare. read more

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Edit: The service here was incredible, the server was very knowledgeable about the menu when I had questions about dietary restrictions. Looking forward to the next time I eat here, I'll be sure to bring my friends! read more