Ramen 101

Awesome ramen and reasonable price!! Surprisingly good! Recommend!

For the tonkotsu there are good things like how quickly it is served the portion of the pork slice, portion size. But I wish it was more creamy, and the egg was not hard boiled and cold. Spice level was solid. I would like to come back to try a more creamy ramen. The squid was also good but it was a lot to eat. Spend 27 dollars for the squid and the ramen, it might be overly on the price but that's okay. There was parking and it wasn't busy. You pay up front too before eating. *toilet seat needs to be fix

This was my first time coming in. I arrived around 1225PM, i was sat by 1227. Literally about 5 minutes later I received my food! So within 10 minutes of walking in I was greeted, sat, and served. This place is my new go to. Excellent customer service, amazing ramen, and very nice atmosphere. I highly recommend especially if you are craving ramen or looking for a nice place for a date.

We ordered tonkatsu and miso ramen. Soup base is quite plain compared to many other ramen places we had been to. But for a quite crave of ramen, this would do. I do like their fried squid tentacles, big portions with reasonable price.

I usually take out and this place is so reliable and consistently tasty and hot. Also I'm a sucker for their spam musubi. My favorites are the tonkatsu ramen, but the chicken ramen is also very good

Me and my girlfriend love to actually taste different food. Working in the food service, everything looks the same. We love this place, because it provided our paladar with new ground. I ordered the rib ramen. Love that the ramen is euphoria and the ribs are delicious.

First time to eat here, and we were very please with this place. Service was excellent and fast. Ramen is the best I had in at area . Broth is home made and pork slices taste so fresh. You just have to try it to find out how good the food is.

Came here for dinner, the staff was friendly and had some good ramen and gyoza

We visited Ramen101 today during the lunch time. Their staffs are very friendly and I guess most of them are very young( around 18 ~20 year-old),so please be nice to them. We ordered the non-spicy Shoyu Ramen, non-spicy Seafood Ramen, and a new appetizer Garlic squids. All of them are look good and taste good! Definitely will visit next time.

Great ramen. I had the chicken ramen in the veggie broth. My friends had the seafood ramen and tonkotsu ramen. We all liked it. The spice was also perfect.

Chipper cashier, seriously excellent cooking, a bit high priced but quality, best unexpected dish is the oysters. Only minus I could find was lack of visible trash and by the door.

I order to go a couple items from the menu, the Black Garlic Ramen, Kara-age and gyoza. I opted to make the ramen spicy it wasn’t spicy at lot had a lot of flavor but it tasted something kinda burnt so I’m not sure if that it’s always like that or not but over all I did like the ramen. The chicken Kara-age was so good specially when it was dipped in the spicy mayo. The gyoza were really good crunchy but soft and lots of flavor.

Small venue. Great for one on one dinner's. I had the Chicken Ramen. The atmosphere was nice, the staff was helpful and friendly. The food was really good and you can add spicy flavorings at the table as well.

Nice good food. OK prices. Though hard to find a garbage can anywhere.

Their tantanmen ramen is really good. The service is really fast. Tasty broth. Spicy levels are tolerable than usual.

The food was amazing. The staff are great people. I don’t come out here much but i do like to try new places and this one for sure didn’t let me down. I highly recommend this place.

Love the ramen give it a four out of five stars clean location great food friendly staff but unfortunately still Pho is much better then ramen😅💯

been here 3 times. love all the ramen and poke bowl. order at the counter. they can literally put a bowl of steamy ramen on your table before you even sit down.

Estefania Avila Dominguez

Came here for dinner, the staff was friendly and had some good ramen and gyoza

Ahwing Chu

We visited Ramen101 today during the lunch time. Their staffs are very friendly and I guess most of them are very young( around 18 ~20 year-old),so please be nice to them. We ordered the non-spicy Shoyu Ramen, non-spicy Seafood Ramen, and a new appetizer Garlic squids. All of them are look good and taste good! Definitely will visit next time.

Ajinkya Taware

Great ramen. I had the chicken ramen in the veggie broth. My friends had the seafood ramen and tonkotsu ramen. We all liked it. The spice was also perfect.

Julie S

Chipper cashier, seriously excellent cooking, a bit high priced but quality, best unexpected dish is the oysters. Only minus I could find was lack of visible trash and by the door.

Ann TM

I order to go a couple items from the menu, the Black Garlic Ramen, Kara-age and gyoza. I opted to make the ramen spicy it wasn’t spicy at lot had a lot of flavor but it tasted something kinda burnt so I’m not sure if that it’s always like that or not but over all I did like the ramen. The chicken Kara-age was so good specially when it was dipped in the spicy mayo. The gyoza were really good crunchy but soft and lots of flavor.

German Cruz

Small venue. Great for one on one dinner's. I had the Chicken Ramen. The atmosphere was nice, the staff was helpful and friendly. The food was really good and you can add spicy flavorings at the table as well.

Kajdien Ahbib

Nice good food. OK prices. Though hard to find a garbage can anywhere.

Raphael Peco

Their tantanmen ramen is really good. The service is really fast. Tasty broth. Spicy levels are tolerable than usual.

Jesse Villanueva

The food was amazing. The staff are great people. I don’t come out here much but i do like to try new places and this one for sure didn’t let me down. I highly recommend this place.

VASQUEZ FAMILIA 415

Love the ramen give it a four out of five stars clean location great food friendly staff but unfortunately still Pho is much better then ramen😅💯

Justin Wong

been here 3 times. love all the ramen and poke bowl. order at the counter. they can literally put a bowl of steamy ramen on your table before you even sit down.

This place definitely has potential but they need to step up their broth flavor. I had this with my family and it was pretty bland. I won't rule them out though because their staff is great and their menu is solid. I will go back to this and see if they improve on their flavor.

Solid run of the mill ramen spot. There's nothing incredibly unique here. That being said simplicity has it's own allure. They may not have a massive selection, but what they have they do well. If you're looking for a good spot to try out ramen you will actually enjoy, this is a good place to start. Their tare is balanced and the broth is rich. The noodles are not made in house but they're still pretty solid.

We initially were gonna get pho but most places were closed (since it was the day after new years). My family decided to get ramen instead and we stumbled upon this place. It’s actually a really good place with decent quality food. Waiters are SUPER attentive and are always going around and making sure that you have water.

Black garlic ramen was great and the pot stickers were hot & crispy. Will definitely be coming back to this place.

I'm a Ramen fanatic, this place has good big bowls of Ramen with allot of fixings, but it seems to change from day to day, different chefs prepare the menu differently or something. It always good just different broth and different preparation. Black Garlic is their best seller and it's tasty. Any time I get off a plane in Oakland Ramen 101 is my first stop, before home, before everything I get a nice hot bowl of their Ramen.

Their Chicken Karaage is soooo good 😋 paired it up with their tasty sauce. Must try! I ordered the Black Garlic Ramen. For me it is good. They were generous with their toppings. I asked for medium spicy but it didn’t taste spicy at all. I also tried to taste Tonkotsu Ramen and Pork Ribs Ramen which my friends ordered. They were alright. They’re not as flavorful compared to the other ramen houses. (Well, it’s just my opinion tho.) The wait time is decent. We didn’t wait too long for our orders to be served. Well, i guess we came when it’s not rush hour because there’s only us there. 😅 But when we were about to finish with our meal, the place was almost full. The servers are also nice.

We had black garlic ramen and to katsu ramen with takoyaki and spam masubi. It was 4pm and our food came out incredibly fast. That being said, the garlic is normal garlic, not fermented black garlic. The rice with the masubi was dry. The ramen tasted great. The pork was sliced thick and was satisfying. The octopus balls were soft on the inside and there's a piece of octopus in the very middle. I'd go again but skip the spam. We sat outside. Parking is convenient and staff is friendly and efficient.

I would consider this more fast food quality. Good flavor ramen and super cheap, but lacks a little depth. Just a warning, the setup of this restaurant is super weird. It looks like it would be self serve but it’s not. You have to put your name down on the list to wait for a table; when your table is ready you go to the counter to order and pay and they bring your food to your table. Interesting concept. Gotta get your own chopsticks and napkins. Ordered the black garlic ramen medium spicy and added an egg. The broth was good but the noodles were too soft for my taste. I would pass on be chicken karaage and the agedashi tofu.

Decently priced and the ramen was pretty solid. Friends and I also really enjoyed the takoyaki and karaage.

Yellow-eyow Travels

Their Chicken Karaage is soooo good 😋 paired it up with their tasty sauce. Must try! I ordered the Black Garlic Ramen. For me it is good. They were generous with their toppings. I asked for medium spicy but it didn’t taste spicy at all. I also tried to taste Tonkotsu Ramen and Pork Ribs Ramen which my friends ordered. They were alright. They’re not as flavorful compared to the other ramen houses. (Well, it’s just my opinion tho.) The wait time is decent. We didn’t wait too long for our orders to be served. Well, i guess we came when it’s not rush hour because there’s only us there. 😅 But when we were about to finish with our meal, the place was almost full. The servers are also nice.

Donna Fong

We had black garlic ramen and to katsu ramen with takoyaki and spam masubi. It was 4pm and our food came out incredibly fast. That being said, the garlic is normal garlic, not fermented black garlic. The rice with the masubi was dry. The ramen tasted great. The pork was sliced thick and was satisfying. The octopus balls were soft on the inside and there's a piece of octopus in the very middle. I'd go again but skip the spam. We sat outside. Parking is convenient and staff is friendly and efficient.

A Kim

I would consider this more fast food quality. Good flavor ramen and super cheap, but lacks a little depth. Just a warning, the setup of this restaurant is super weird. It looks like it would be self serve but it’s not. You have to put your name down on the list to wait for a table; when your table is ready you go to the counter to order and pay and they bring your food to your table. Interesting concept. Gotta get your own chopsticks and napkins. Ordered the black garlic ramen medium spicy and added an egg. The broth was good but the noodles were too soft for my taste. I would pass on be chicken karaage and the agedashi tofu.

Jade Chen

Decently priced and the ramen was pretty solid. Friends and I also really enjoyed the takoyaki and karaage.

Service is good. It is fast. But the noodle is not firm enough. The soup taste like chicken soup not pork.

WHY THIS PLACE SHOULD BE A THREE: (I tried two bowls to compare) - This may be the best in the area, but I’ve tasted better quality and flavor elsewhere. I can taste the carelessness in their soup base. - Tastes bland and plain. Nearly tastes like water in comparison to authentic ramen. - Too expensive. $25 a bowl. - Smells plain. - No music in-store. - Employees are nice and sweet. Try bowls other than the Seafood and Chicken.

I guess I should have known from the name of the place to stick with the Ramen. I tried ordering the pork belly rice bowl and got a bowl with a light sprinkling of peas/carrots/corn mix, a little bit of pork on top of mostly plain white rice (they also forgot my sauce.) Definitely not worth the price. That said, I've had the Ramen before and enjoyed it. Guess I'll stick with that from now on.

Ramen was pretty tasty. Soup base was a bit salty than I'm use to. Grilled squid was too saltly with the sauce. I wasn't able to taste the squid with how much sauce there was.

Jay Yu

Ramen was pretty tasty. Soup base was a bit salty than I'm use to. Grilled squid was too saltly with the sauce. I wasn't able to taste the squid with how much sauce there was.

Pretty mid, good broth and noodles, but very little toppings (even the corn) and charge for everything, tiny pieces of pork too the chicken kiraage was also pretty bad, tons of small burnt fried pieces in old oil, more fried pieces than actual chicken Not really that cheap either for what you’re getting… I used to come here a lot more and now remember why I stopped

Amazing service! Only the thing is Ramen was not successful. Chicken, egg and the broth was not tasty at all.. I've been other branches of Ramen 101 and I love their food. It's 1 out of 5 because food quality means everything for me.

Was looking for some food and saw this place had good reviews. Unfortunately, it was a miss for me. I got the tonkotsu ramen and it wasn't very good. The broth was okay but had a weird after taste which I think was from the old bean sprouts on top. The pork slices were thin, small and rubbery. Food was really quick as it was completely empty inside. I think the speed might have been for the worst. Nothing to note about the service, cashier took my order and asked about spiciness level and that was it.

Sharlen Nguyen

Was looking for some food and saw this place had good reviews. Unfortunately, it was a miss for me. I got the tonkotsu ramen and it wasn't very good. The broth was okay but had a weird after taste which I think was from the old bean sprouts on top. The pork slices were thin, small and rubbery. Food was really quick as it was completely empty inside. I think the speed might have been for the worst. Nothing to note about the service, cashier took my order and asked about spiciness level and that was it.

This was always a place that I loved going to when I head over to the East Bay. Their quality of food was always consistent and service was prompt. However, my last takeout order was terrible. I ordered two orders of the black garlic ramen, one mild and the other spicy. Both orders lacked seasoning, noodles were undercooked, and there was no difference in spice level. Sadly it was watered down broth with a thick layer of oil. It ended up going down the drain. It might be a while before I go back to try this place again.

Janet Estioko

This was always a place that I loved going to when I head over to the East Bay. Their quality of food was always consistent and service was prompt. However, my last takeout order was terrible. I ordered two orders of the black garlic ramen, one mild and the other spicy. Both orders lacked seasoning, noodles were undercooked, and there was no difference in spice level. Sadly it was watered down broth with a thick layer of oil. It ended up going down the drain. It might be a while before I go back to try this place again.

My friend and I ordered the chicken ramen in September. It was delish last time so we returned today. We ordered 2 chicken ramen bowls. When we got home and started eating, we both noticed that the chicken tasted "weird". It didn't taste right to either of us. I ate 2 pieces and decided to throw it away. A couple hours later we had an upset stomach which led to diarrhea. I will not be returning to Ramen 101

If I could give less than 1 star, that would be my actual star rating. This place was EXTREMELY DISSAPOINTING. One minute after placing my order, my ramen was brought to my table. The texture of the noodles was off, and the broth was no better than water. My grilled squid was cold and chewy. The meal was so bad that I couldn't even finish it. I will never step foot in that place again.

Not tasty anymore and the food getting smaller portion. The cashier was so stingy I ordered two ramen and she just gave me 1 side chilly oil. She said one order one chilly oil. And I ordered two why she gave one? Rude! Look urself to the mirror u are two white in ur male up 😂

The price on the ramen keeps going up and now it’s $16 for a bowl, plus I bought the chicken karaage for $10 and it taste like old oil and I can’t even take another bite. This is a complete waste of money. I tried to continue to support this restaurant over and over again but it keeps getting worse. They seem to not care about their customers hard earned money.

Isaiah Granados

The price on the ramen keeps going up and now it’s $16 for a bowl, plus I bought the chicken karaage for $10 and it taste like old oil and I can’t even take another bite. This is a complete waste of money. I tried to continue to support this restaurant over and over again but it keeps getting worse. They seem to not care about their customers hard earned money.

I used to love this place but today Raman chicken is Hard and the Musubi spam the rice is not cooked at all . Called in for the mgr or who is charged the guy said there’s no one then I ask his name he wouldn’t at all . Stating he is not allowed I said first name still same reply!!! I want the owner or manager to call as you got kids with no customer service

My Y.

I used to love this place but today Raman chicken is Hard and the Musubi spam the rice is not cooked at all . Called in for the mgr or who is charged the guy said there’s no one then I ask his name he wouldn’t at all . Stating he is not allowed I said first name still same reply!!! I want the owner or manager to call as you got kids with no customer service