Blackbeard Ramen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They're always trying new things. Tom Yum ramen and green curry are amazing."
• "Even for veggie miso, the broth tastes so good."
• "The best broth and chasu I've had at any ramen shop."
• "The tonkotsu bowl has a rich tasty broth with plenty of toppings: bamboo shoots, nori, and pork slices."
• "Noodles were cooked perfectly - firm and springy."
• "The pork buns were delicious as well as the ramen."
• "The ramen and broth were incredibly delicious while not being too heavy on the salt."

Cons:

• "All you can taste in the Cha don was burnt meat."
• "The broth flavor of the tonk and miso honestly tasted extremely similar, but not good and bland."
• "The broth to the ramen is rather salty and thick."
• "Blackbeard falls a little behind in terms of quality, and options."
• "The noodles were under cooked and did not blend with the soup in ramen."
• "The food was bland and barely tasted the same as before."
• "Soup way way too salty."

Service

Pros:

• "Food comes fast and awesome service every time."
• "The service at Blackbeard Ramen was also top-notch, with a friendly and attentive staff."
• "The staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "Service is great."
• "Staff is friendly too."
• "Service is excellent, server can pay more attention because of small number of occupancy."
• "Service was great and fast."

Cons:

• "Seating is tight with other guests hovering over you."
• "Service isn't actively bad, it just feels like no one cares at all."
• "I felt as if the staff threw me out of the restaurant, the waiter left the table dirty."
• "Was not a professional place."
• "The waitress was polite but not very helpful."
• "Service felt rushed, it’s a small spot after all."
• "However, the staff is very unfriendly."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Cute, appealing atmosphere."
• "Inside was very clean."
• "They have tables set up outside that are far apart from each other so social distancing is not a problem."
• "Cozy Japanese style ramen place."
• "A very typical, traditional Japanese styled restaurant set up similar as they are in Japan for Ramen restaurants and shops."
• "The atmosphere is calm and inviting."
• "The aesthetic of the location was also lovely! Very clean and relaxed!"

Cons:

• "The steps outside are a little sketch."
• "Seems old and not maintained."
• "The place is tiny and seating is limited."
• "The location was very desolate... It was actually a little creepy in the dark."
• "Owner/manager here likes to throw then menu at you instead of placing it down. Extremely rude person."
• "Sadly watching my used-to-be favorite ramen place gone down."
• "They had us wait 30 minutes in the cold parking lot. Forgot to call us."

Value

Pros:

• "Very inexpensive too."
• "The portions are generous and the pricing is not bad."
• "The price was great for the quality/quantity."
• "Portions are great and prices are perfect."
• "Generous portions, flavors on point."
• "Great execution on several varieties of ramen: Tonkotsu (pork bone broth), Tonkotsu w/ fish broth, Miso, and Curry."
• "This is among the best ramen I've had within a 20ish minute radius of Hoboken--excellent flavors, eggs cooked perfectly, and good bite to the noodles."

Cons:

• "My pork slices were just two and thin as air and no vegetables beyond a pinch of chopped mushrooms."
• "Besides you have to add everything extra: naruto, eggs, etc... I prefer to pay more money and have all the essentials of ramen than to be asking for extras."
• "If you like ramen that cost $20+ then third place maybe for you."
• "The last straw was that they shrunk the seaweed to half the usual size from my most recent visit."
• "I felt that the Ramen dishes were a bit pricey in comparison to most Ramen restaurants I have been to in New Jersey."
• "They charge $1 for peper powder, not spicy oil which disappointments me."
• "If you order your food online... one of the ladies will deny you dine in If you don't tip them in advance."