Minano Ramen

When my family of 4 and I entered into the restaurant, we were greeted with 4 very young people. They were friendly, and all had smiles on their faces. We were quickly seated and welcomed into the restaurant. It was a nice pleasant way to start the evening. The restaurant was a simple small building with nothing exciting. Made me think of it being just barely more than a fast food restaurant appearance inside. The food was hit and miss. We got 4 appetizers and only 1 was good. I got mushrooms, peppers, takoyaki, and seaweed salad. The only thing we liked was the Takoyaki. The mushrooms and peppers didn't have much flavor and the seaweed salad was mostly lettuce. It was served on a salad, basically. Usually served on cucumbers in most places. We all ordered Tonkatsu Ramen. Two of us ordered Black. I loved it. It was absolutely delicious. I got the Black, and it was very flavorful with tons of different flavors in the bowl. The noodles were done perfectly, the garlic was just the right amount of spice, the veggies were just the right amount of crunch, pork was so tender and great, the egg was done exactly how it should be. It was delicious for a chilly day. If I were to come back, I would only get the soup and no appetizer.

I enjoyed it a lot more this time around. I really like the bouncines so the ramen noodles. I ordered, per suggestion of the waitress, the Minano ramen with a side of chilli oil to make it spicy per my level of preference.I really enjoyed it. I also ordered a pinot grigio and it was good. Overall, it was a delicious ramen dinner for me and I'll order this same ramen again in the future.

It's all in the details at Minano. We decided to try this restaurant on a Friday night with our kids, and it felt more like an experience than a meal. The vibe of this restaurant is everything. There are cherry blossoms and lanterns hanging from the ceiling and giant Japanese waving lucky cat in the entry way. The service was exceptional. We wanted for nothing. Refills were brought timely, and our waiter was patient and pleasant and overall amazing. For food-The kids meals were massive, and came with fries, a large portion of rice, apple juice, fried bananas, and a sucker. We had the shumai and spring roll appetizers and both were delicious. The chicken curry bao was a little dry but otherwise very good. The fried ice cream was delicious. My only complaint would be the broth for the Minano Ramen was less flavorful than I've had,, and for a ramen restaurant, we had higher expectations. I also was underwhelmed by the lack of flavor of the dressing for the avocado salad. Overall this restaurant with their service and ambience ultimately delivered a 5 star experience. We will definitely be back.

Amazing experience!! Service food and ambience are all great! Our kids said to try it out and we found it to be perfect for date night. Banning and ramen bowl was filled with flavor while atmosphere was engaging! Boba tea was delicious! Cannot go wrong no matter the age. As seated quickly too!

This place is a true hidden gem located right outside of westchase. It was well decorated and among entry I thought I had entered a little Japanese market/street. Very well themed. Ordered the ramen and it was absolutely delightful. It was packed with flavor and very light for what ramen is. Also had the bao buns and just writing about it makes me crave them again. It's nice to have a fresh ramen place in the area. Will def be repeat offenders as the food was tasteful and the service was extremely kind to us. They also have a happy hour during 4-6pm and 8:30pm -close which not only has drink specials but food too. Can't wait to try some of their skewers. They smelled amazing walking by the table.

Been here a few times now, had good service and excellent food every time. Interior is simple and clean, menu is straightforward, and servers are happy to give helpful suggestions. The only place I crave Ramen locally!

The food was delicious and so fresh! We got maybe different items because it was happy hour! The staff were really sweet and the service was fast! I believe we spent about $60 for 4 items combined so it is on the pricey side for sure

Ramen is very common in Tampa Bay Area. Now many restaurants have ramen, the competition is fear. Either the broth, noodles or the ingredients need to stand out. We were here for the appetizer lite bite and the early bird specials. We start with mince pork bun. Bun skin is thick and mince pork infill is good. But we feel this item can be easily obtained from the oriental grocery store. The next dish is gyoza. It comes with 6 pieces. The next dish is grilled Yakitori shrimp and Gizzard. It is a single skew of each. The Yakitori sauce is nice. The last dish is the pork belly bun. We also got the strawberry watermelon tea. This not in the menu. But we love it. Overall the food price is medium. This is only because of the early bird prices.

Second time here and it was a great experience again. Our server was sweet and answered our questions with such kindness and knowledge. We tried the Grilled Squid which had a nice smokiness and good texture. They also have a new item menu, chicken katsu, that they're trying out and it was delicious. We got it as a Chicken Katsu Don (with rice) and as a ramen, and the portions were large and flavorful. Both orders came with 2 chicken filets. The chicken was juicy and crispy - which other restaurants have difficulty with, especially if the chicken is thin - but Minano Ramen did it really well. I highly recommend keeping this item on the menu :) The broth was also rich and tasty with the noodles having the perfect texture. I highly recommend trying this restaurant out. Great service, great food, and cute ambiance.

Solid fairly new ramen place! This place is within 10 minutes of my house, so I decided to check it out. From the outside it was rather unassuming, but the inside was much bigger than I expected and pretty well decorated. The waitress was super friendly and really good about clearing out plates and keeping out drinks filled. Service itself was also pretty quick, with dishes coming out at a reasonable time. I tried both some Yakitori skewers and the ramen. The skewers were solid. Good to get a couple to share with people since each skewer comes with 4 or 5 pieces of meat or vegetable. Seasoning was good as well. The Miso Ramen that I got was decent as well. Broth is a little on the salty side, but noodles had a good chew and the pork was tender. Would definitely drop by from time to time in the future :)