Akira Ramen & Izakaya

My wife got the shrimp tempura ramen due to her being allergic to red meat (Alpha-Gal). Shortly after eating she began to go into shock and needed to be injected with epinephrine. The only thing she ate was the ramen purchased from this location.Either they used the incorrect broth, or had cross contamination. Nearly sent my wife to the ER and thankfully I was home when she got her reaction. Do not recommend if you have food allergies, since it's apparent that they don't take precautions.

My friends and I came for a lunch! We were pretty hungry so I ordered some appetizers. I got the seaweed fries and the crab dumplings. The fries were a bit disappointing since they were just fries sprinkled with seaweed flakes and they charged us what $8 for it? Not really worth it.The dumplings were good but we didn't realize they were served cold and also was expensive.For entrees I got the braised pork rice bowl. I thought it was decent but they gave very little portions. I thought the food was okay and the service was also okay. It is a good place to meet up for with friends.

Pretty good food. This place had been on my list for a while. Finally got the chance to try the food here. It was pretty good. We had the crispy dumplings and the sesame rolls for apps. Both were very good. My husband had the volcano ramen, it was pretty spicy, hence the name volcano I guess. Pretty good. I had the karaage ramen and it was good. My baby had a couple pieces of fried chicken and he enjoyed it also. Good place!

Really a 2.5, average, but that's not an option here. Def not above average, though I'd return if some friends wanted to try bit and were I in the area..so I can't give it a 3, from my experience Located in white marsh "outdoor walking mal", on a corner and same side as the ice skating rink. Plenty of seating, booth and table, on a Tuesday evening Sweet potato sushi was good..no better nor worse than other places. Had a decent crunch to it Vegetable ramen was decent...lots of veggies. The tofu wasn't worth being in the bowl. It literally was juts chunks of soft white tofu...served no purpose Total meal $18 and change, and I had a little to take homeMinor "issues". When I walked in and was seated I asked SPECIFICALLY for something spicey! I wanted a kick. He admittedly told me that nothing was really spicey but they could add to make it spicey...I was ok with that While looking over the menu I ordered the sweet potato roll. It didn't take long to come out I asked what his fav was, he said beef ramen, yet he kept tryin to sway me to the (fried) chicken ramen. Unsure why, but after looking at some reviews and noting all the veggies in the vegetable ramen I asked for SPICEY vegetable ramen with HARD boiled eggs. I even asked him to repeat it since we had discussed a few options. He let me know that egg doesn't come with the vegetable ramen, and a $1.50 would be added. I said, no problem. Just make sure it's spicy and the egg is hard Halfway thru my sushi, the ramen bowl arrived. It wasn't spicy, instead they brought spicey paste to my table. I asked "why isn't it already in the bowl". She claimed it was written up such that it was "on the side". I sighed, she said she could have them add it, but by then. I'm like "I'll add it myself" The broth wasn't anything spectacular and even w the red paste also not extremely spicey. And the eggs were softboiled (see pic). I call him over, remind him I wanted hard boiled. He seems unsure why they were soft, and heads to the kitchen Halfway thru my ramen bowl, he returns with HALF a hard boiled egg. I ask "where's the other half"? He says, you only get "a half" I'm like "I got a WHOLE (two halves) of a soft boiled egg, but I only get HALF an egg if I get it hardboiled? What are they gonna d with the other half???'!! He shrugs, so I tell him to keep all the eggs and just take it off the ticketI got a to-go container, paid the bill and leftSeriously? Who serves half an egg? And looking at past pics...MOST have a WHOLE egg shown. And those with only one, could be the other has been eaten,,or sunk Cause I just can't imagine giving a person a half an egg when they order egg, AND especially when they are willing to pay an extra $1.5

A quick dinner before the movie. Waited for about 10 minutes for a table of three.Octopus balls: served with slices of Katsuobushi (sliced skipjack tuna). Very hot stuffing inside, a bit bland, but can taste real octopus tentacles. Katsuobushi added flavor and texture to the balls.Ramen: I had the tonkutsu (pork bone broth) chashu miso ramen with reduced salt. Would recommend ordering reduced salt then add your own preference of salt, because the reduced salt broth tasted just right. Ramen was standard, not great not terrible. Eggs a bit over-boiled. Loved the crunchy seaweed. Chashu (Japanese style BBQ pork) slices were pleasant surprise; although they was a bit on the dry side, they were nicely seasoned and nicely layered with lean and fat textures. Overall: OK for a quick dinner. 3.5 stars.

This ramen place is pretty popular. Even at 3:30 on a Sunday afternoon, most of the tables were occupied. We got the chasu appetizer, tonkotsu ramen, and beef ramen with side of chasu. I was glad I was able to request mine with less salt. The broth was very flavorful. Unfortunately, either MSG or the salt (albeit the less salt per my request) still made me extremely thirsty afterwards. The food isn't cheap although it's certainly tasty. With the two ramens, appetizer, and soda we still spent almost $45 before tax. Sadly, prices everywhere seem to be going up these days. It's a bit noisy in here, and the music adds to that, so if you're looking for a quieter atmosphere, this might not be it. Overall, a casual place to get a tasty bowl of ramen.

Good Service. The staff is welcoming and the food is good. Looks like they added some new dishes to the menu...

The ramen was surprisingly light and easy to eat. The karaage was also very crispy and juicy. The set was what you would expect from a ramen restaurant and it delivers to your expectations. We also told the server that we were in a bit of a rush and we got our food so quickly I was a little surprised. I was probably in and out in about 30 min on a Saturday afternoon.

Primarily a ramen place. Enter and get a shout out by the staff. Not sure why or what they kept saying. Would have preferred more individual service. Gyoza was good. Nicely browned. But cold in the outside. The shrimp/bacon pancake was excellent! Should take 15 minutes but appetizers came together. Volcano ramen was nicely spicy and the right consistency.

Very good Ramen. I literally inhale the sliced beef bowl everytime. Great sushi and appetizers options. Prices arent bad roughly $15-$18. Small inside but nice vibes.