KOHOKU-KU RAMEN CHICAGO

Cute, quiet, and intimate shop with japanese comfort food like ramen and curry. Got the curry with rice and chicken. Chicken was tender and lightly fried. Curry was decent. The sushi rice was perfect. The service here was very polite and friendly. Will try the ramen next time.

Seeing the reviews online I was excited to try out a new ramen spot in the city. Me and my girlfriend had the spicy tonkatasu and miso ramen.The miso ramen was good 8.5/10. The spicy tonkatasu was bland with no flavor. When we asked our server if we could add some flavor to our ramen she misheard us and added plain hot water to our dish. This diluted the flavor even more to something even tasteless and we told her again we wanted to add some more flavor.She took back our dish a second time with little to no change. When we asked again she just brought us salt. The meal was honestly laughable at how terrible it was and we (mostly my girlfriend) felt bad on returning the dish as we have already ate a good portion of it.It was not only the worst ramen I've ever personally had but probably the worst food I ever had at a restaurant ever. Would not touch the spicy tonkatasu ramen here with a ten foot pole.Food: 1/5 | Service: 2/5 | Atmosphere: 4/5

You can get a good bowl ramen in many places in Chicago, but it's hard to find a ramen shop that is more fun than Kohoku-Ku Ramen Chicago. The thing that immediately struck me is the how different the interior of this ramen shop was from others I've been to in Chicago or all over the world. Walking in here felt like stepping into 1960s Showa Era Japan. They have a lot of retro decorations like signs and posters, a wall of sake barrels and even dagashi hanging from one of the walls. It's a small restaurant, with not to many seats, but they definitely have made the interior fun.Also, the food was excellent. I ordered Gyoza, the Kohoku-Ku ramen, their house made pandan leaf custard taiyaki and a melon cream soda. The Kohoku-Ku ramen was delicious. One word of warning, it's spicy. If you don't like spicy ramen, then this is not for you. It's a bit expensive, $25.00, but worth it. You get a ton of tempura seafood, including soft shell crab and shrimp. You get a big bowl worth a lot good making it a decent value, despite the high price. I also enjoyed the pandan leaf custard taiyaki. All of their taiyaki is made in house, so it came out piping hot a fresh. It also had a very good pandan taste.The service was amazing too. My food came out super fast and hot. Also, the staff were was friendly and responsive.I also like that it's right off the redline, the 36 bus and there is plenty of parking in the neighborhood. So, getting to and from there isn't an issue.In sum, this is must visit ramen shop in Chicgao.

I love ramen. One could say I'm borderline obsessed. I want nothing more than an irresistible ramen joint on the Northside. When I saw this place pop up as a new restaurant with strong ratings, I was excited and hopeful. I ordered delivery, so I know to take some things into consideration as a result. I ordered gyoza, karage chicken, and the spicy tonkatsu ramen. The gyoza was solid and a recommended appetizer. I am not going to judge the lack of crispness of the chicken due to delivery, but I will comment on the flavor. The chicken was well-seasoned and juicy. The mayo sauce was a little too thick, and I did not enjoy dipping the chicken.I think where I felt the disappointment was the ramen. While sufficiently spicy, the broth lacked depth. It didn't have the rich pork broth flavor that makes a good ramen. It felt like watery, spicy, soup. I will, however, commend the quality of the noodles and the char siu. Those were both great. Hopefully, they will work to perfect the broth soon.

Just off the Thorndale stop, you'll find this kitschy little slice of Japan. Super cute aesthetics and a great menu.The ramen is the real deal and it actually spicy. Excellent chashu with a light sweetnees. Noodles are a thinner style but of a solid quality My only beef: they have very poor ventilation and fans. On a hot day the restaurant is unbearable; I came once before and left before ordering. Ultimately, glad I came back but please fix your AC or something!

Ramen is the macaroni and cheese of Japan. In Edgewater, there are several options. A new entrant is Kohoku, a hole in the wall conveniently located next to the red line.The place is clean and tidy with nice little stalls for four people. One person took our order and did the cooking. The menu is what you would expect and slightly pricier than other ramen places.The ramen was good and well executed.Give this place a try.

I love that this spot is so convenient. Right off the redline at Thorndale and it's super close if you reside on Sheridan. My boyfriend and I have been scouting this spot in the neighborhood for a while now so we finally took the chance to try it out and it did not disappoint. We came on a Sunday evening. This place is still kind of new from my understanding so the place wasn't full which I loved. Once Chicagoans get ahold of a new ramen spot they flood in. My boyfriend and I got to enjoy a nice evening here without all the raucous from other customers.We started off with chicken karage. You can never go wrong, but I would've definitely liked a lemon to squeeze on them just for added flavor. When it came to ramen I got the miso while my boyfriend got the shio. Both were soooo good. *inserts mouth watering emoji*. It's that season for ramen so it all just felt right. The broth on its own is amazing. And I really liked that the shio ramen contained chicken potstickers (at restaurants I've tried they're usually pork by default). It really made for a very nice meal. We were good and full so we opted to take our leftovers to go. We were kind of sad because we wish we had more room in our tummies to finish it right then and there. Lol even after getting home and settling in it was still good to eat. I really like the atmosphere of this ramen spot. The Japanese candy and toys on the wall make very nice for decoration and gives the eyes something cool to look at. Thumbs up for service too.

This little ramen place really exceeded my expectations with the quality and taste of food and the service. We ordered spicy tonkatsu ramen, veggie tempura ramen, and katsu w/curry, chicken kaarage and tako yaki for four people. The portions were very generous especially the veggie tempura and everything tasted fresh and made to order. The space is a bit on the small side so may be more challenging to accommodate a bigger group but party sizes of 2-4 is probably ideal. Really enjoyed our dinner here and definitely coming back to try the $25 shrimp and soft shell crab ramen.

We came here for vegan food, and they have delicious and impressive vegan options. Started off with the blistered shishito peppers, they were delicious - excellent texture, perfectly seasoned, salty and sour from the yuzu. We got the vegetable tempura ramen, which includes tofu, enoki mushrooms, zucchini, corn fritter, sweet potato, and onion, rested on a dish situated atop a simple bowl of ramen with a flavorful soy sauce broth and topped with green onion and lots of pickled ginger. The atmosphere is nice, the little booths are sweet and great for a more intimate experience among a group. We'll definitely be coming here regularly.

29$ for a pre-made ramen and stuck MSG on the bottom. Very bad. Tempura feels like childrens toy, bought from cheap store and is definitely not made by them.