Konfucious Eats

Food was awesome! Wish I would have tried this place sooner. Havent been to this spot since it was Bauer's. Upon arrival We were Greeted and seated promptly. Waitress kindly took our orders. Food was absolutely delicious! Portions were not shy at all. Flavor was on point! My fiance and I had the rice bowl with bulgogi and bibimbap sauce and the pork belly masubi! Soooo good! And filling! only thing I didnt care for was the broccoli in my dish. Consistency was very muhsy like it was frozen ( i hate frozen vegetables) but thats just me being super critical; I still eat it. This place has a cool little hip asian-anime vibe going on. My family and I liked it a lot. Will def be back asap!

Went to lunch here with my son... cute little spot with yummy ramen. My son had the black garlic with chicken and I had Bulgogi beef ramen. The karaage was also a lovely appetizer but I failed to take a picture of it. Service was great, I think the whole restaurant seats 20? I would recommend this place for lunch on any day!

Located in McHenry village, next to the postal annex, I've seen Konfucious Eats whenever I drive on Briggsmore. I never was interested in going there for years since it's been there but decided to try it tonight.Firstly, the ramen place holds maybe 40 at most and we had to wait a while before we were seated. They asked if we had a reservation but didn't think that it would be needed since it's not like a fancy restaurant and I don't know many ramen places that takes reservations. Since we didn't , we got seated on the bar which is fine.For it being in Modesto, they try to get the anime vibe with toys and anime art around. I'm no ramen expert but I've tried over a dozen ramen places in Tokyo, Vancouver, Japan town in LA, San Francisco, Oahu, Seattle just to name a few cities.So we got first the spicy garlic edamame. Not bad at all, had a kick to it and was edible. From a scale of 1 to 5. I'd give it a 5.For the main entree, I wanted the garlic tonkatsu but the waitress said they ran out.... Ok, for a Saturday night at 6 pm, running out of a ramen and they've been in business for several years now?!? never had that happen before in any ramen shop I've been to.So me and my wife both got the Ichiraku ramen which was a miso broth with pork belly. Price $23. I added 2 more pork belly at $5 more. Oh, the waitress mentioned no bamboo shoots and no fish cake........ ok, never had that happen before in a ramen shop.So while eating edamame, I kept track of how long it took we got our ramen.... It took 30 minutes before we got our ramen... definitely atypical to wait that long wait but I guess it's because they offer a lot of items besides ramen.Presentation was fine, the pork belly was seared on one side with a blow torch since I can taste that searing. . It just had green onions, 2 seaweeds and 2 soft boiled eggs which I was impressed the yolk wasn't overcooked. The noodles I chose was thin and was good with a soft texture. The miso broth was averageOver all, it was an okay ramen. Me and my wife both didn't finish our bowls... definitely unusual since we love ramen but somehow, it didn't fulfill our satiety to finish and be content.I can tell you that of all the ramen places I've been to. This is average and doesn't compare to Ramen 101 in Modesto that I've ordered many times before my first time here.Sadly, I can only give it 3 stars because the ramen was average and not in the same league as other ramens I've had in other places and cities. And if me and my wife couldn't finish our ramen, that's a tell tale sign it was just okay. Plus, the place is called Konfucius Eats, doesn't have a Japanese name for a restaurant since "Confucius " is a Chinese Philosopher lol. In fact, I didn't see any Japanese or Asian cooks... just saying that's atypical to the other ramen establishments I've been to.For Modesto, it's aight. I just can't see myself going back here for a long time. Lastly, they are open Tuesday to Saturday only .

Second attempt at this place because we left the first time when they ran out of the black garlic ramen. We ordered the bulgogi ramen and black garlic ramen. Bulgogi ramen was interesting. Not ideal unless you don't want traditional ramen. Black garlic was good. The only thing that is a put off, is when you eat a hot bowl of ramen and your meat and egg is cold. It ruins the whole experience. Got the strawberry sando for dessert. Hard pass. Mediocre bun and didn't smell fresh. I just picked out the strawberry. For a small place, I would had thought they'd pay more attention to details. Not sure if we would try again.

Food: 3/5Service:5/5Ambiance:4.5/5 To start, I really enjoyed the kimchi takoyaki. I've never had some topped with kimchi and I think it works so well. The ramen was ok...I live in LA since 2014 so it's difficult for me to rate this fairly. LA has some of the best ramen you can find in the US. Overall, I really like this location and the staff are extremely nice and accommodating. I also really like the decore and lighting inside the restaurant, great touch!

It's located in a strip mall with parking. From the front it doesn't look like much as it's labeled by a small sign and a door. As you enter through the door, you go through a hallway before you get to the actual restaurant. It was pretty busy that evening, so I'm glad I made a reservation. We still had to wait about 15 minutes For a table of 6 as there are limited tables that could accommodate.We're brought waters and given time to look over the menus. I ordered the beef Bulgogi Ramen and added corn. It was the best soup out of the ones I tried (below). The egg was perfect, the broth was great, not too salty. I opted for the skinny noodles, which I recommend. I asked for some chili oil on the side because I like it spicy (additional charge). I tried the broth from the Ichitaku Ramen, and it was too salty for me. I also tried the miso butter Ramen broth, and it had a buttery light flavor. Had the Takoyaki octopus balls and they were good. It was a first for me. You must get the spicy garlic edamame, so good. Whenever I go to an Asian spot, I have to get my Sapporo. I get the large, which is good for two glasses.Service was pretty good. She checked on us and made sure everything was good. Overall good experience and great food.

I chose this place because they were open late. It's a small restaurant that is inspired by anime. Cute decorations, but the temo was a little warm inside. I believe they had fans and no AC (i could be wrong, but thats what it felt like). We were greeted right away and seated right away. The menu was explained to us, and recommendations were provided, which I always appreciate since it was our first time here. The staff was super friendly and kept checking up on us. The food was delicious, although I feel like the food should have been more hot if it was freshly prepared. Mainly, the ramen was warm, but not hot. Definitely had a ton of flavor, which compensated for the temp. Prices were great for the quality of food. Overall, we liked the flavor of the food, the prices, the decor, and the service. It's Definitely worth trying.

YUM! What a wonderful place we stumbled upon. I would call this place a hole in the wall. The food is excellent! The customer service was so friendly and i loved coming here. Food was fresh and served timely. I cant wait to come back and try more items on the menu

Yummy food with good portions and reasonably priced. Great service too! I had a rice bowl with pork belly. I couldn't finish it. A lot on that bowl. Very good.

This is my second time here. The food is delicious. Good atmosphere & great service. Highly recommend this place