Garlic Pork Ramen - tonkotsu broth, topped with roasted pork, ground chicken, fried garlic, spinach, quail egg, kikurage mushroom, seaweed
4/8/23: Seasoned ramen egg. Extra $2.50. Pricey, but worth it.
4/8/23: BanbanJi Sesame Pork Ramen Broth. Rich, thick, seasme forward.
Extra spicy garlic pork ramen
Seaweed Salad
a bowl of ramen and a spoon
Soft Shell Crab with Garlic Pork Miso broth
4/8/23: BanbanJi Sesame Pork Ramen. Chicken topping. Tender. Well seasoned. Better than most pork bellies.
Garlic Pork Ramen
4/8/23: BanbanJi Sesame Pork Ramen Noods. Ramen Dojo has some of the best thick-noods around.
4/17/21 - Additional marinated egg. Perfectly cooked. Perfect yolk. Very strong marinated flavor.
Getting my ramen ready
1/8/22 - "Classic Ramen" Pork Flavor. Chashu.
4/17/21 - Pork Ramen Chashu. Average. Okay fat/meat ratio. Mild marinade.
Bar area
Seating at the counter
Boiled Pork Pot Stickers
Interior
1/8/22 - "Classic Ramen" Pork Flavor. Seasoned egg. Great cook. Very salty.
2 #6's mild spicy and a pork miso non spicy
4/8/23: BanbanJi Sesame Pork Ramen. Great from start-to-finish. Get it.
Ankita K.
Jan 21, 2025
We went here on Saturday afternoon for dinner we waited for 10 mins to be seated as its a small place and it was full. We ordered both the Ramen from their Special Ramen menu we got a Karaage chicken ramen in premium garlic pork broth and Shrimp wonton Ramen in house garlic pork broth. Both the Ramens were amazing. We enjoyed our food. It's a must visit place.
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Danny W.
Nov 21, 2024
Ramen was the best I ever had. I stopped coming here because I was heavily disappointed. It turns out they changed owners again since I last came here 6 years ago. It's a mother and daughter running the restaurant with a full staff. Tonight the daughter was the waitress/manager of the restaurant. The place hasn't really changed much since I came except for the menu. It was a full house. My mom and I got the last two seats. I ordered a number 5 special garlic pork and mom ordered a number 1 soy special. Also got the karaage. It was the best ramen I ever had! My mom and I cleaned our bowls. Waitress (also possibly the co-owner?) was very nice. We gave her a great tip. We will be back!!
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Joyce L.
Nov 15, 2024
I've tried a few ramen spots all over the Bay Area, and so far my favorite is Ramen Nagi ( Ramen Bario in Honolulu is still my Top 1) I was in the mood for ramen, so I turned to Yelp to find a new spot that I haven't tried, and Ramen Dojo showed up.We arrived around noon on Saturday, and we waited for a little, not too bad since there was only 1 person working in the front. The waitress was super nice.We tried their standard tonkatsu ramen with the marinated egg. Their egg was really good, soup was also not bad. It's at the same level as Marufuku. They have a very simple menu, just ramen, not many other things. Overall, a good lunch and we left satisfied. I'll definitely put this in my rotation of ramen spots from now on.
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Robert H.
Jan 11, 2025
Man, still so good and satisfying. A group came here at least 2-3 times a month pre pandemic and the tapered off post. Whenever u get a chance this is the place I visit. I wish they had an east bay location. If in the area, definitely check them out
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Ben L.
Jan 5, 2025
Small spot with street parking. Most bowls are $16.95 or $19.00. Not filled to the brim with soup or food but the garlic pork miso was very flavorful nonetheless. I would hope they might consider packing the bowls a little more with goodness. They use tiny quail eggs instead of the standard chicken eggs.
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Arron P.
Dec 9, 2024
Came here on a Monday night to celebrate my dad's birthday. We ordered chicken Karaage and gyoza for appetizers which were both delicious. We got the pork belly Ramen in garlic pork broth soup. The broth was so tasty and flavorful. The egg and the pork value were a little bit overcooked. Service was a bit slow since there was only one staff and the place was busy. Ambiance was casual. Price was a bit high. Overall would recommend.
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Winnona A.
Feb 25, 2025
Ramen Dojo truly makes some of the best ramen I've ever had! I'd definitely recommend RD if you want delicious food, thoughtful service, a cozy environment, and a reasonable price. There's no fuss, just really great ramen!
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Evan C.
Jul 18, 2024
Fantastic ramen. The broth was really really good. So garlicky. Noodles, bamboo, mushroom, quail egg, ajitama all done really well. The pork was fatty - the way I like it. Price is average for good ramen in this area - perhaps slightly under market actually (though still $$$ compared to where I'm from). Service is great. Was not crowded when I went and they were playing soft slow jazz music which I love. So yeah I love the ambiance too and highly recommend this place.
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MaryAnn W.
Feb 19, 2025
This Ramen is so delicious. I go here every time I'm in San Mateo. I cannot recommend it enough. Yum yum yum.
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James H.
Feb 19, 2024
Ramen Dojo is one of the OG ramen spots in San Mateo. Before ramen was all hipster and $20 a bowl. Definitely has been a long minute since being at RD and seems like not much has changed in the interior. The menu is no frills and thrills, pretty basic. Most of the ramens are $16.95 and the house special ramens come in at $20.The house premium karaage ramen was a bit lackluster and disappointing. The broth didn't have much depth other than the spice. The chicken karaage was pretty dry. At least the egg and noodles were cooked well.Street parking onlySmall restaurant, only about 5 tables and bar seatingService was ok, pretty standard
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