Ani Ramen House Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Cranford, New Jersey

Address: 109 Walnut Ave, Cranford, NJ 07016, USA

Phone: +19083244165

Rating: 4.3
based on 97 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The fried tofu is really good and I don't really care for tofu."
  • "Our ramen was absolutely delicious."
  • "The cooks here do a great job with the noodle broth and sauce/seasoning on the pork belly."
  • "The flavor of the broth along with the prep of the veggies in our Chef Special with chicken and shrimp was talked about even the next day."
  • "The food was absolutely perfect!"
  • "The spicy miso is addicting! And also the karaage appetizer is bomb."
  • "The pork belly was tender and super flavorful."

Cons:

  • "However the ramen is subpar. The noodle is overcook and soggy."
  • "The noodles and ingredients left a little to be desired as they didn't have classic thin egg noodles."
  • "Ramen was not flavorful even with the 'special bomb of spices' thing they have for $1."
  • "The tofu was tasteless and the mushroom were huge and chewy."
  • "The ramen was bland and was missing almost all the essential ingredients that you would find in an authentic bowl."
  • "The noodles were uncooked and the broth just tasted so watery."
  • "The broth was salty and one dimensional."

Service

Pros:

  • "The waiter was excellent and was very attentive."
  • "Service is great, people are friendly, and ramen is tasty."
  • "The SERVICE is that of a 5-star restaurant."
  • "Service is also good and efficient."
  • "The young lady waitress was impressively knowledgeable and friendly."
  • "The staff thoroughly disinfect the table and chairs."
  • "Our waitress was such a sweetheart and treated us with so much attention and kindness the entire time."

Cons:

  • "The service for placing an order was a considerably long wait."
  • "Not a single waiter came to check on us."
  • "Waitress took our order without writing it down so of course items we order never got put in which made the wait time even longer."
  • "To begin with I don’t write reviews but the service was horrible."
  • "Made a two ramen small order over the phone, paid the transaction for the hostess to say 'by the way it’s a 30~35 minutes cause we are backed up' after the transaction went through!"
  • "We were asked to eat fast because they are closing soon."
  • "Very rude server, she was miserable about working, didn’t want see children and she clearly just wanted us out."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Place was hip and entertaining though."
  • "Such a hip spot, great playlist and music choices with a super cute aesthetic!"
  • "They have this machine that delivers your food, which I think was very cool."
  • "Atmosphere is so nice and spacious."
  • "We stayed warm in their personal pods, and enjoyed our time here very much so."
  • "The decor is artful and not ostentatious."
  • "It's a small, cozy restaurant with a warm and inviting atmosphere."

Cons:

  • "Floors and tables felt sticky and dirty."
  • "Lots of little fruit fly / gnats flying indoors, but there aren't any plants inside."
  • "Bathroom smelled awful as I don’t think anyone had cleaned them for a while."
  • "It gets very loud there almost like a cafeteria."
  • "The indoors area is kind of flat, very basic."
  • "Music was too loud."
  • "There is a convenience fee and the waiter pressures you to pay at least 18% tip despite the horrible job they did."

Value

Pros:

  • "Portions are large, flavor is great, service is fast."
  • "They even gave us complimentary edamame after revealing it was our first time there!"
  • "Prices are reasonable for 15-17 dollars a bowl."
  • "It was pricey but worth the money."
  • "The food is top notch, especially the crispy miso sake wings."
  • "You can order food for take-out, rack up points, checkout their other locations, or buy merch!"
  • "Everything was great. I was surprised to see both my kids devouring everything in front of them."

Cons:

  • "Not worth the over $40 we spent per person."
  • "Many ingredients that are usually in ramen (eggs, mushrooms, etc) were offered as an add-on making the bowl even more expensive."
  • "What's with the 3% automatic 'convenience fee'?"
  • "Overpriced too at $16+."
  • "The prices have also gone up since they opened. $15 for a bowl of ramen is just way too much."
  • "For the price (16$) I thought it was expensive compared to other places."
  • "$9 for 2 buns seemed a little pricey."

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