Ordered jigoku ramen - I can taste the spice and i love spicy food (so this is good - not many places can achieve this), broth was tasty but a little bit too watery imo. Overall, good experience and will try other menu next time :)
Came here last night for dinner - The atmosphere really gives out the authentic Japanese restaurant feel. Only thing missing out is the lanterns and curtains, hahaha!
I ordered the katsu pork don ($17) while my friend had the buta don ($16). Taste wise is 4/5, it was slightly salty at the end for both of us but everything was just perfect. (5/5 for portion)
Our entrée was a 8pc gyōza for $12. Really juicy and soft and just enough flavour. However the meat wasn't as compact compared to other places I've tried.
11/10 would visit again for their ramen! 😊
Delicious ramen, the flavour of the broth is nice and deep. Totally recommend this place over the others I have tried in Auckland CBD. The atmosphere feels like you are in a small ramen bar in Japan 😊
They have their own taste of Ramen! I like Jikoku ramen with fried rice:)
Came twice to this small Japanese gem now and I have to say it is a true treat, ramen came out fast (within 5 mins) although this was at 11 on a monday night so the two friendly staff weren't troubled with a lot of orders, only problem I have with this place is it doesn't have a fully vegetarian ramen option, and I just have to accept that I must order a bowl that has fish or meat stock, but it is truly worth the moral dilemma and I am sure their shachu is also great.
Nice little Gem in the city.. Just located minutes from the Sky Tower and Viaduct, I got their most popular dish (Ichiban Chashu Ramen) and it did not dissapoint! Nice cosy atmosphere.. A great place to come and eat if it is a cold day/night.. Will be coming back here soon..
I've been here several times for lunch. Always to have Ramen.
The most recent visit was a week ago with a colleague of mine. I had the most popular Chashu Ramen. SO GOOD. Get's a solid 10/10 from me.I was a bit overconfident and went for 2 chili's (It'll make sense if you look at the menu). Next time, will go for 1 chili. They're not kidding around with their chili. My colleague got 3 chili's and was working hard!Delicious food, comes quickly, friendly staff, limited seats (maybe 10 max). It gets busy at midday - rightly so.
Had a lovely lunch here today. It is quite a small place with limited seats but because there is construction going on outside, I think that is limiting their traffic. Wonderful food and a splendid price. Also food comes out in less than 5 minutes! Highly recommend
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My japanese friend recomended me to go this place long time ago, finally I got a chance to visit here by chance. It was quit time to have a late lunch which was perfect for us. The chef and the staff were kind, I and my friend were satisfied these two ramens. But the soup was quite saulty at the end, so I drank lots of water after finish the meal. ^^; I want to try there again!
I’ve been here 3 times, and always felt happy after finished the meal. Nice&kind staffs and also delicious food!❤️ I’ve tried Ramen, Curry and Taco wasabi. I brought my partner to buy dinner for him, and we ordered only one meal, and side dish. I’ve already had dinner so we ordered one single meal, but kindly, the staff gave us one more small side plate that I could share with him even I didn’t asked for. That’s very common sense! Highly recommend this place to try if you never try yet!!
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Ichiban ramen is located along a very secluded street in Auckland CBD. First time in this city and at night 90% of the shops are closed at 8pm on a Friday night. Ichiban opens 6 days a week (not 7 days).
If you peep through the front window, it appears to be a very tiny restaurant with a U-shaped seating adjacent to the kitchen. We did not know nor did the staff offer us to sit inside (more for the regulars or for Japanese people). There’s a bar area and a large screen for karaoke.
Have you ever noticed when your inside a Japanese restaurant, whether the staff are Japanese/Korean or Chinese? At Ichiban it’s run by Japanese so what you eat is guaranteed authentic Japanese food. The menu is very simple and only offer their signature dishes, mainly rice and ramen dishes.
The dishes highly recommend to try in no particular order include:
1. Ichiban chaysu ramen
2. Teriyaki chicken don
3. Buta don
4. Ichiban curry
5. Pork dumplings
6. Jigoku seafood ramen
7. Jigoku chaysu ramen
My favourite is the ichiban chaysu ramen which has a delicious spicy broth topped with pork slices, bean sprouts and corn.
The dishes were served very quickly, well presented and tasty. Portion of the bowls are reasonable but could be slightly bigger or at least offer option for more noodles. Prices are quite expensive, average bowl costs $20 (is this the new norm?). For dinner we ordered 3 bowls of ramen, 1 teriyaki chicken don and 1 dumping the total was $99. Lunch menu is slightly cheaper.
Quaint little spot for a quick bowl of ramen. The spicy one is very spicy - went with level 3 and struggled so recommend going lower or opting for something else if you can’t handle spicy food.
This place used to be a hidden gem but appears to be cost cutting as pork chashu has been replaced with chicken breast slices across the menu. I ordered a tonkatsu chashu ramen $22 level 3 spice - much spicer than expected! Broth and noodles were delicious but I was disappointed with the chicken instead of pork. Standard portion size so on the expensive side.
Hidden Gem in Auckland city. We had the take out meals - jigoku ramen noodle, ichiban original curry with rice - chicken and Ajitama eggs and bamboo shoots. All are delicious and enough flavour. Very happy with this small Japanese restaurant. Highly recommended.
We ate at the lunch bar up front which is a little cramped. Soup was tasty but level 3 heat was a bit more than I needed! Egg was extra where I'm used to at least getting a half as standard. Noodles a bit thinner than most ramen I've had. Pork belly isn't in slices and it's more small bits.
Ramen's good. Their chashu on the ramen is chicken. I'll go back to eat at this restaurant.
Didn't expect to meet such authentic Japanese Ramen in the center of Auckland - both miso based and soy sauce based were very much like what I've had in Tokyo or Osaka, and they were spicier than expected. If you're not used to hot and spicy food, don't try anything higher than level 1.
Ramen, great. Loved the portion size and loved the rich broth I had. Mine was a bit spicy, in my opinion a very satisfying spice level.
We got dumplings as well, not amazing just average, a bit expensive for 5 dumplings tho ($12 I think).
Food is all in all good.
But the smell was pretty bad there, walked in and there was this stench just lingering in the tiny store. Not ideal and had to open the windows on a cold winter night.
(Photo taken before level 4 August lockdown)
Ramen was incredibly delicious! The portions given were amazing and the food was reasonably priced 🤤 Placed near Albert st, the interior was small but cozy and is a nice restaurant to get some peace and quiet away from the busy CBD.
The staff were friendly and welcoming and the food did not take long at all ~ I hope that I can return soon 😋
Such a tiny restaurant, but that adds to the experience and feel of the place. You're right next to the kitchen and can see the meals being prepped. The food was good and made quickly.
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