Terakawa Ramen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Healthy portion of toppings, well prepared high quality broth (pork-bone, chicken broth, fish broth etc.) plus some traditional appetizers and side dishes."
• "The special broth was delicious and rich and the pork in the soup was tender and tasty."
• "The pork and eggs are so yummy!"
• "The ramen broth is really flavorful and the meat is so tender and moist."
• "Their seasoned was egg flavorful and chashu very tender."
• "The broth was incredibly rich and you could taste the deep umami/savory flavors that went into it."
• "The spicy red ramen was delicious. The flavors were on point and it was a huge bowl."

Cons:

• "Only thing that could be improved is the Takoyaki. The sauce and texture was just off."
• "The only issue with it was the chasu could be cooked so that it was a bit crispy on the outside."
• "One little feedback is that I hope they’ll put a bit more veggies in the ramen."
• "Personally, I did not like the taste of Ramen. But this might be just entirely me."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff is very kind and the service is excellent."
• "The staff are the most respectful and friendly you could ask for."
• "The staff is very friendly and welcoming!"
• "Quick efficent service by friendly staff."
• "Service is quick and staff is very friendly."
• "Service is always good, pretty fast and staff are polite."
• "Wait staff were fast and friendly as well."

Cons:

• "Possibly one of the worst customer service experiences I've had in years, if not ever."
• "But at a certain point the waiter ignored us."
• "VERY RUDE WAITER."
• "One of the absolute worst experiences I’ve had in my life."
• "The worst part was that the lady that bypassed us just disregarded us and left us waiting after for even longer."
• "Of course we get mad. VERY BAD ATTITUDE"
• "I cannot support a place that approves of this type of behavior towards customers."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The restaurant is clean and cozy."
• "It's very nicely decorated and clean and just a great experience all-around; a go-to for traditional japanese fare."
• "A small, rather unassuming restaurant that was nicely decorated without being too much."
• "The restaurant itself is very clean and while it looks small, the seats are very spacious and don't feel cramped at all."
• "Casual tables, cool artwork on the walls and outdoor seating and take out available."
• "The place is not crowded with tables, upbeat/calm atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere was quiet a nice place to eat."

Cons:

• "Seating is a bit tight so come early before peak times!"
• "Not everyone is wearing a mask and the location is not very big."
• "Very small restaurant really only nice to eat here if you get a window seat."
• "The dining room is very cramped. The distance between tables is almost nonexistent, so elbow rubbing with other diners is inevitable, with zero privacy."
• "Very noisy!!"

Value

Pros:

• "The portions of ramen were pretty big and it was very reasonably priced."
• "Prices may initially appear on the steep side, but several visits have convinced me that this restaurant has a very favorable cost-benefit ratio."
• "Very reasonably priced too!"
• "Ramen is 14$ a bowl which is very reasonable."
• "Also fairly priced for portion size."
• "Terakawa offers a good selection of ramen at reasonable prices."
• "Portions were very decent for the price, as well."

Cons:

• "I was disappointed the mango drink was bottled and had artificial sweetner."
• "Only thing that makes me somewhat unhappy is I feel the takoyaki have decreased in size."