IPPUDO SAN FRANCISCO

Diana Nunes

The best ramen I have ever had! The place is also very cool and clean. They have boxes on the sides of the tables to put your stuff. Staff is attentive and kind. 100 percent I will be back here again.

Edison Huang

I really hate to rate this a 3 but hear me out! The bar is pretty high for this Japanese ramen restaurant chain. Here’s what went well: 1) Was seated within 15 minutes of waiting with no reservation (Monday helps) 2) Was able to order within 5 mins of sitting (workers are attentive) 3) Their umami fried chicken was good 4) Texture of noodles were good (we ordered extra firm which saved us) Here’s where it went south: 1) Food took too long.. the ramen came before our appetizer (other table who sat a bit after us got their ramen way before us) 2) Ramen presentation and portion was lacking 3) Flavor of the broth for the classic ramen was lacking but the spicy broth tasted good 4) Restaurants consider the flat and drum to be separate pc even though it’s from the same part (separating it was a little messy haha) 5) Price is on the high side and most items have to be added on and they’re not cheap either I do want to rate this well but there’s a lot going against it for a restaurant like Ippudo.

Eric Nguyen

We came with my family on a Monday night and the wait wasn't too bad, about 20-25 minutes. The staff was very polite and attentive contrary to a few reviews. I ordered the Miso Tonkotsu and it was very tasty. The soup was creamy based although creaminess didn't overwhelm the base broth which was what I was hoping for. The spoons were strangely large, seemingly made for giants :) My two negatives were that the portion was actually small, and I'm not one with a huge appetite to begin with. Also, the 25% mandatory gratuity was excessive. They may or may not deserve it, but I feel it's up to me to decide that. Other than that, we were happy with our experience and would recommend.

Chantal Usai

Nice atmosphere. The service was a bit slow, but to be fair there was only a servant and tons of people. The ramen is good. Nice and umami-packed broth, very flavorful the marinated egg. Worth a shot!