My sister describes their food as the ramen that touched her soul. One of the first in the ramen scene in Manila, they continue to serve excellent ramen fare with a chicken fowl broth base. Try their tantanmen, it's the best one in Manila. The first time I tried it, I thought it wouldn't finish the bowl but I ended up devouring every last sip. Tip: tantanmen is only available after 5pm
Nicole Meredith Ayag
+3.5
A whole lot of Ramen!
Product: We had each kind of Ramen (shoyu, shio, and miso). I specifically had the Miso Ramen. Shoyu is Soy Sauce, Shio is Salt, and Miso is Soybeans (I think it said Bean Paste on the menu? not sure). Anyway, the serving of the product is so huge it is probably enough for 3 people with my appetite but if you're one of those people who wants to get the quantity of what you paid for, you should go here. The noodles were really heavy and with that amount of serving? You would easily get full. For me, the bean sprout taste stood out more than the other ingredients. I'm not a big fan of it but it wasn't bad! It's just not for me. I didn't particularly like that we only use disposable chopsticks. I feel that takes away some essence of the place but also, it's good because it's more sanitary that way. I just prefer a more authentic feel, you get me? The Chicken Karaage is also becoming a favorite dish of mine. It goes with everything!
Venue: You can find this at the far almost-end of the rays of restaurant in the Tuscany area if you're coming from Upper McKinley Hill. There are different kinds of table, and they also had one where you feel like you're sitting on the floor. I get excited by small things like that. The lighting was dim, thus the results of my photos. The servers were okay. They weren't smiling and jolly, but they weren't rude either but the service was fast so, I got no complaints here.
The best tantanmen but orders are limited and all ramen variety are oily. They have big servings so if you're not a big eater, I suggest you find someone to share one bowl with. They have a restroom upstairs that is now closed to customers so if you need to go, you have to use the public restrooms found outside the restaurant.
It belongs to the array of restaurants near office buildings and Tuscany residences. I've always been curious about Ukkokei; so many people go crazy about it on Instagram. I ordered the Miso Ramen + Gyoza set all to myself because i was thaaat hungry! A good 30 minutes after, i can say that my hangry tummy was beyond satisfied. There is no wifi, so my friend and i had quality time.
I'm giving it a 4.0, because i think it still has room for improvement. The chashu in the ramen might be a bit fatty for me. I didnt like the noodles, although the miso broth is so good. Would come back for the gyoza!
It's very good, but it's one of those dozen ramen restaurants in the Metro which are "tubong lugaw". Ramen is supposed to be cheap comfort food, but the trend in the Philippines appears to be to turn it into mostly expensive noodle soup (Tamagoya being the exception). Granted they may a few imported ingredients but at the same time they are paying Philippine wages, rent, and other expenses.
But in any case, their shoyu ramen is excellent and has the complex but clean flavor I look for in ramen broths. Not many ramen houses can pull off great shoyu.
Khaycee Taneo Antonio
+4.5
Food and drinks: 4.5
Ambiance: 5.0
Service: 5.0
Value for Money: 3.5
Japanese vibe is on. I actually laughed at my companion since he was too stubborn to remove his shoes and sit down comfortably.
The lady’s suggestion for the ramen was on point. For a person who doesn’t fancy spicy food, they were able to convince me to eat the TanTan Noodles. And yep, I enjoyed it. They were also kind enough to lessen the spiciness level for my consumption. Serving is something I can never finish on my own. Hahaha.
Definitely not a place for budgetarians.
Another random walkathon discovery near my office
Ordered the Ukokkei Shio Chashu when I went here. The soup was decent, but tends to be too salty when you take it on its own. The noodles were fine, but I've had better and firmer noodles before. Their gyoza was good, though.
The food was fine, but could be better. What you wouldn't enjoy is the fact that their staff stands around the eating customers. It's kind of off-putting. I wish they'd stop doing that. 😅
My go-to ramen place here in McKinley Hill. I almost always order the Tantanmen. Although I frequently try to avoid spicy food, I've learned to appreciate it because of the Tantanmen which is really spciy but the flavor is so good you can't help but eat and slurp. I was also able to try their gyoza. It was just okay. Tantanmen is the best dish you could order there if you can take the heat.
If you want to have Ukokkei Ramen Ron, just go to the one in Makati. Same price but better, tastier soups. Although the ramen here is good, I can't help not to compare the quality with the ones in their Makati branch.
I've been wanting to try this place cause they said their ramen was really good. Love their miso ramen! :) I actually don't know which to order; but we asked the staff and she said that this was their beat seller :) so I give it a try, and I love it. I actually didn't finish it because I ordered the set meal A which includes chahan and gyoza. Wasn't expecting that the ramen will be the regular size (thought it's only half serving). Hihi i wanna try the other ramen variants too :)
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