Chicago Ramen

Had a wonderful experience at chicago ramen tonight. The atmosphere was lovely, the food was divine and highly customizable (spicy-ness, meat, egg, etc.), and the staff was extremely welcoming and friendly. The pork was cooked to where it fell apart in the soup, making it easy to eat, and the egg was perfectly soft boiled. 12/10 would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for authentic ramen. Pictured: chicken ramen & miso (pork) ramen w/egg

Really great unassuming ramen spot. Glad we were recommended this place because their ramen is very unique and delicious. The service was great and quick. Take the time to read about their story and their recommendations on how to eat the food. Will definitely be recommending this place to others.

I felt very welcomed when entering Chicago Ramen and appreciate the side condiments at the front bar area. The food was okay, the chashu was more tough than I'd like it to be and broth was more of the salty-side. I'm not sure I'd visit again, but the kind service would be the main reason for me to go back.

Don't get the matcha drink is terrible. Matcha is stuck together. And Ramming is OK. Might not come back

Came in on a Sunday at noon to celebrate my brother in laws birthday. No wait and we were seated immediately. Located in a strip mall that's very unassuming with a pretty huge parking lot. From all the polar opposite reviews we really didn't know what to expect. Many complaints of weird or bad service but that was not the case on our end. To start, there's maybe 20 seats available at the restaurant and many of them you sit in front of the chef preparing the food. My husband and I ordered the red miso with egg which was INCREDIBLE! First time having red miso and it had wonderful flavoring, heavier than the white miso but absolutely incredible. The table also ordered white miso with vegetables, curry ramen, and the hotdogs. Everyone loved their food. I actually think this place has better ramen than a lot of places in Chicago. We had good service and everyone was very friendly. We will definitely be making the trip back. The only improvement I would request is for this place to upgrade the bathroom. Very poor lighting, strange latch that kinda works, boxes unpacked on the floor, toilet paper holder not properly installed, it looks like a college kid set up this bathroom. It was alarming compared to the rest of the restaurant.

I am not from Chicago but anytime I have some time before going to ORD, I stop by. Literally the best ramen I have ever eaten. Service is quick and efficient, exactly what you expect from a local hidden gem!

Had to pick up some people from the airport at 11:15pm and as I was getting closer to O'Hare I got the notification that they were delayed so I did a quick search to see if I could find somewhere quick to eat/pass the time while waiting for them.I'd had Chicago Ramen bookmarked for a while and noticed that it was one of the only places that was open until 11:30pm. I decided I would drive up past O'Hare just to check it out and if it seemed like they wouldn't mind my ordering I would go ahead and give them a try.I got there and noticed the small place had two full tables and a steady stream of pick up orders going out so I went ahead inside. I like the counter service feel. It reminded me a lot of ramen shops I'd been to in Japan. The restaurant smelled great and was relatively clean and everyone's food looked delicious. I didn't want to chance getting a sudden call that my friends were ready so I ordered a spicy red miso ramen with an added egg to go. I wanted to draw the line there but while perusing the menu I noticed they had a curry bowl for only $6.95 and couldn't help but add one to my order when I noticed a hot one come fresh out of the kitchen and set in front of a lucky patron.Although I wouldn't characterize the staff I interacted with as friendly necessarily I would still say that they were professional and helpful which again reminded me of late night ramen forays in Tokyo. In any case, the full order was ready in less than 5 minutes. The hot noodles and toppings were in one container while the broth was in a separate. I tasted the broth before mixing the noodles in and immediately had high hopes that the hype of Chicago Ramen was real which was confirmed after my first slurp. I might even go so far as to say that Chicago Ramen has unseated High Five as my favorite Chicagoland ramen restaurant. Many things stood out in this bowl but I just really enjoyed how all the toppings mesh so well when they take on the flavor of the tasty broth that has already got a nice portion of stewed ingredients. The spicy red miso is the exact flavor profile that I have been looking for in a broth for so long. Also the big chunk of pork cha-shu and perfectly cooked egg(firm outside but still runny yolk) along with the corn all combined to make this a superb bowl of ramen. The curry bowl also had a nice authentic stewed flavor with added veggies over perfectly cooked rice. If you're a ramen fan you should do yourself a favor and definitely make the trip to Des Plaines to give Chicago Ramen a try.

Great place to get your tsukemen fix - not a lot of places in the Chicago area offer this due to the popularity of ramen but it is always such a treat! You'll be given a bowl of cooled noodles and a small bowl of hot, concentrated soup to dip the noodles in. Take a generous serving of the noodles and dunk them in the hot soup! That's it, you're done. The combo of cool noodles and hot, tasty soup will have you gobbling this down in no time

Ramen on a winter night is definitely a safe and great option to warm up your belly. Stopped by here after a comedy show in Schaumburg. There wasn't a long wait time as it was later in the evening. We were sat at the bar relatively quickly and the food was served quickly as well. The place was well lit and it wasn't overly crowded.I think overall the white miso ramen with spicy miso paste and ajitama was good. It wasn't the best ramen I've had but it certainly wasn't the worst.I think my gripe was that the bowl was just so small that it made it harder to eat the ramen. It was filled to the brim with so much noodles that there weren't really that much broth. Additionally, this was probably the thickest and fattiest slice of cha-sui pork I've ever had at a ramen shop. I don't think it was necessarily a bad thing if you're okay with that. For me, I was so used to those thinly sliced ones that this was excessive.The staff at the place were relatively nice and made sure we had everything we needed so I appreciated that.I don't think the ramen was a 4 out of 5 so that's why I am giving it a 3 out of 5.

I remember when this place opened up and I'm glad they're still in business and expanding. There's a reason they survived Covid and why more locations are opening up. By far the best ramen I've had and the menu keeps expanding. I'd eat here everyday if I could!