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Home » Santouka

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Posted inFood & Drink

Forget your face with Menya Goku’s tan tan men

by Mike Sula March 6, 2020August 18, 2021

The couple behind Wasabi and Ramen Takeya open a ramen lab in Lincoln Square.

Posted inBlogs

Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya is the dependably good bowl Wicker Park doesn’t need

by Mike Sula February 16, 2017August 18, 2021

Another Japanese chain shows how it’s done.

Posted inBlogs

Do the Cha Cha Cha at Jinya Ramen Bar

by Mike Sula October 1, 2015August 18, 2021

The country’s fastest-growing ramen chain arrives in Lincoln Park.

Posted inBlogs

Get the Freebird Broth at Ramen Takeya

by Mike Sula May 7, 2015August 18, 2021

A new ramen-ya from the folks behind Wasabi specializes in milky chicken broth.

Ramen-San's tonkotsu ramen with slabs of roasted pork belly
Posted inFood & Drink

Right and wrong: Sodikoff’s High Five Ramen and the Melmans’ Ramen-San

by Mike Sula June 28, 2014August 18, 2021

Brendan Sodikoff’s High Five Ramen and the Melmans’ Ramen-San face off over noodle soup.

The Hokkaido-style kome ramen, with its rice-and-soybean miso base, produces the deepest, most full-bodied broth on the menu.
Posted inFood & Drink

Ramen Misoya: Sometimes the suburbs are superior

by Mike Sula August 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Ramen Misoya, a Japanese chain, makes some of the best ramen in the region.

Jeff Pikus, who spent 10 days on a ramen tour of Japan, investigates Karaoke House Nina in Mount Prospect.
Posted inFood & Drink

Ramen quest

by Mike Sula April 17, 2013August 19, 2021

Food Issue: On the hunt for tonkotsu perfection with Brendan Sodikoff’s ramen researcher

Posted inBlogs

One Bite: Katsu’s kani ramen

by Mike Sula January 12, 2012August 19, 2021

Katsu, one of the best sushi restaurants in Chicago, also makes some of the best ramen

Bites from the binchō grill
Posted inFood & Drink

At Slurping Turtle, never mind the noodles

by Mike Sula January 12, 2012August 19, 2021

Slurping Turtle, Takashi Yagihashi’s downtown spot, comes out swinging in the izakaya wars.

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