RAMEN-SAN
John Delacruz · 199 Google reviewsRAMEN-SAN — River North japanese where the Ramen sets the tone. Casual, established, and unapologetic about it. You're eating the real thing here. Open late. Eren Sanchez: "The tonkotsu broth was rich and flavorful, and the chashu sooo tender" [$$]
What 17,032 diners keep saying
What 17,032 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“Pork belly bao buns were the best. Other foods are good also. Must try is the pork belly bao buns for sure.”
“The buns are crazy good. Don’t order liquor it’s ourageously over priced.”
“First time in Chicago and this place is amazing! Great service and fairly cheap food, not to mention so delicious!! Loved this place so much.”
“Grant was such an amazing server! I just moved to Chicago recently, and have never tried Ramen-San prior to my visit. The 10 hour tonkotsu was phenomenal, and combined with 10-star service from our wonderful server I will be coming back regularly!! Love this place!!”
“The food was exceptional. I had the Chorizo mazemen and my partner had the bang bang shrimp and Brussels sprouts. For an app we had the pork and shrimp dumplings. The drinks were amazing too. Definite must try!”
“My lobster crab ramen was a bit too salty for my liking. We did enjoy the chicken and veg dumplings, crab lagoons and drinks.”
“Our First time here Loved the food , Service was great! And the Atmosphere was amazing 100/10 definitely coming back!! 🙂”
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