AFURI ramen + dumpling Cupertino

A Y

This place is not good. The meat tasted like it was frozen then thawed. No flavor in soup. Tsukemen wasn’t even tasty. Ordering is strange, you gotta do it at a Kiosk. The drinks (shizo soda) tasted like syrup and sprite.

Kiko Ware

My friends and I went to grab a bowl of ramen around 3pm on Sunday. It was not crowded at all. There were plenty of parking spaces. The order machine was easy to use (when the machine asks you about your table number, it means the number on a black block you grab right next to the machine to show your order number to a waiter). I ordered Yuzu soy sauce ramen. The aroma was soooooo good and appetizing! The soup was really good! The noodles had a unique texture but I liked it very much. Their cha-siu was not flavorful, unfortunately. The flavored egg was a bit too sweet to match the soup. I tried their fried gyoza. I liked it, but my friend wanted it to be crisper. So it depends on how particular you are about your gyoza, I guess.

et

Stated it was open till 8 PM, arrived at 3 PM but was closed. Probably won’t come back to give it a try.

Lawrence L

The food was alright; the most interesting aspect was the yuzu broth. However the experience overall was poor due to the logistics. You order and pay at two kiosks at the corner. Unfortunately a table number is required to complete the orders, and you have to find a table number column at one of the vacant tables (I think the staff was too busy to collect them). We moved the dirty dishes out of the way and wiped down the table. There were no more water cups available. Food came out sporadically and took about a full hour for all items to be brought to the table (including the soda). It didn't help that there was relatively small staff for a fairly large restaurant including the outdoor patio. I think mostly this is an issue rooted in an attempt to make things more efficient, but the results were the opposite. If they can fix the logistical issues it would be a much better experience.