Sapporo Ramen

This was pretty legit ramen. And I’ve had legit ramen. Even though the area is kind of shady, and if you go at night you look both ways when you get out of your car, it’s worth it. The spicy miso was good. So was the pork bone. The noodles weren’t soggy so that’s good!

This place was pack on Sunday afternoon. They wanted people to line up, when there was a table empty, they took your order, paid, got a number and you sat. The ramen was delicious and 6 different varieties to choice from. There are undo noodle menu, Japanese small plates, desserts and variety of drinks. Pricing are affordable. Some items like water, cup or sources you have to get them yourself. Food was brought to your table. Friendly services but the space wasn’t so big. Good thing was the food came out fast, and it doesn’t take a long time to finishing bowl of noodle. So the line was moving fast. The broth of my ramen was very unique. It was white color and milky looking and yet very tasty. The whole bowl was big. I will try other dishes next time.

Ramen is excellent. Ive tried most things on the menu and so far i liked it all (and im a picky eater!) good prices, i love their desserts (try the dango/​rice dumplings). I would come by every week if i didnt live 40mins away.
You order at the counter and on weekend evenings it gets pretty busy… the place is small but people usually leave right after they finish.

Pretty good ramen for the area and good service. They do unique twists like a cubano version of the pork bun, which was a special for one of the days we’ve been. The only downer is that they have different menus for lunch and dinner. Basically no meat for lunch I think from what I recall… such as the pork based soup ramen which is usually my fave kind. Other then that, get there early because it gets crowded quick and enjoy!

Now this is Ramen!
After seeing reviews of this place I had to come for an actual authentic Ramen shop. The location itself is very nice too if you are looking for other authentic oriental stores.
The store itself is small and seats are limited so beware of this if traveling with a large group or coming during peak times such as lunch or dinner. Staff however is always looking for seats for groups and try to encourage people who are not eating to make room for people who are ready to be sat.
When you enter you form a line and then order at the counter when you reach it. I remember getting the pork ramen as pictured… delicious! The broth is so good and your given a good amount of noodles and meat as well. Very filling especially for Ramen and very affordable.
I can’t wait for my next visit, a great place to try something you usually don’t find very often around the Orlando area.

Solid 3.5 stars. Pay at the counter, seat yourself. I ordered my staples, shoyu ramen with takoyaki. The octopus in the takoyaki was a nice sized tender nugget unlike some places where you can not tell what it is in the center. The noodles had great texture and the broth was pretty good. I would have preferred the soft boiled oil to be a shoyu egg but the yolk was a good texture. I did like that the pork was thinly sliced and maintained tenderness.

I usually get the tonkutsu ramen with eggs in it. The broth was too salty last time I got it. If you’re coming here don’t expect for great service. Overall, it’s okay I don’t think it’s that great.

Ramen is on point from the broth to the extra goodies you can add. Best I’ve had in orlando.

This place was beyond awesome!!! I enjoyed everything about it… Before you come here please do yourself a favor and watch «a chef’s mind» narrated by Anthony bourdaine it’s on Netflix watch the episode «noodles» before you eat here it will change your experience and have you enjoy your meal with s beautiful experience.
Now to the review!
The placed is placed in little china town that has a lot of interesting places and a grocery store that is awesome… The devote is nice and clean and well tasted.
You first go in and order then sit down. They have various Japanese dishes but your here for the ramen!!!
We ordered takoyaki octopus balls, barley tea, pork ramen, pressed rice ball with bonito flakes inside and chicken curry katsu.
All of it was a 10!!! The chicken was buttery moist and crunchy. The ramen was amazing the broth was rich with flavors and the ramen was not soft but perfect!!! You can add toppings to it for extra charge. The octopus balls were great and be careful they are molting lava hot when they bring them let them cool down. And the press’s rice ball with the bonito was salty but then it went away it’s not for everyone but I loved it!
I want to come back soon to try the cold noodles!!! Please go this place is hands down a great place to try!

I thought the place is okay. This is my second visit since a year ago. The noodle was pretty good. I’m taking into account the lack of Ramen noodle joints. It’s a nice little restaurant where you serve yourself water and condiments. I like it. There’s no traditional server.
What I don’t like is the price. $ 8 for a bowl of noodles. That’s just the base noodles. It’s analogous to ordering a pizza. If you get a pizza, chances are you want toppings on it. That’s fair, however each ingredient is $ 1. I thought that was unreasonable. Hear me out. Bean sprouts, 4 slices of thin pork, mushrooms, boiled corn, single boiled egg, $ 1? I don’t have the menu with me but I think the were $ 0.50 toppings too though.
Lastly, my biggest dissapontment was the boiled egg. It was just that: a plain boiled egg. It didn’t look or taste any different; it wasn’t marinated in soy sauce or even cooked correctly with a liquid yolk in the middle. It was pretty underwhelming.
Phở joints are better.
Disclosure: I’m Vietnamese.

Hidden in a corner of a strip mall housing everything from a realtor to a .89 cent store you can find some darn tasty ramen. Sapporo Ramen is a tiny store that fills up quite quickly. We popped in a little after twelve, and the place was packed except for two tables. We were waiting on a third, so we would have grabbed a table, but store policy is order first and then get a seat.
The ramen menu was simple, six different broths, each with their own toppings. There were other items like corn, or BBQ pork that could be added on for an extra charge. There was also tempura dishes, dumplings, soba and udon. Let’s face it though, it is called Sapporo Ramen, so I got the Tonkatsu.
We took a number, and found the last booth. Our food arrived shortly, and looked delicious.
The broth had full umami flavor, with unctuous notes, with a slight sweetness at the finish. The pickled ginger was also full flavor, still having the spicy earthy kick hidden behind the sweet pickling. The pork was thinly sliced and tender. Nice strips of rendered fat also. The mushrooms added a nice crunch to contrast the noodles, which were well cooked.
The food was good, but the process of taking orders could have used a little tweaking. While we were sitting more people arrived to order and the line stretched to the door. Our friend had to wait over 5 minutes in line before the line started to move. This was because the cashier had left the station to bus tables and drop off food orders. If a 3.5 was possible I would give it such. As is it is have to say Sapporo Ramen was good, not great.

If you’re not familiar with tonkatsu ramen, the basics are as follows: creamy, rich, slightly salty pork-​based broth, so wonderfully umami and savory, springy noodles, and a few perfectly balanced toppings (usually soft but firm bamboo, pickled cabbage and ginger, thin-​sliced roasted pork, and narutomaki, that star-​shaped fish cake). This is the drunk food of Japan, a quintessential lunch counter fare across the whole island nation.
Ramen nourishes the soul of anyone who dips in. Sapporo makes a number of essential ramen styles (shoyu, shio, miso), but they sell one of only two (maybe three) passable bowls of the magic pork soup and noodles here in Orlando, a town with a passion for good soup and noodles (word to our on-​point phở game). The quest of Sapporo is not to invent ramen styles, or experiment with new ramen flavors (leave that to Los Angeles), or to replicate specific restaurants from Tokyo (as has happened in New York), but to take the form and offer fundamentally solid iterations of the basics. Perhaps that makes it less flashy, but this is authentic Japanese ramen, and in staying so purely focused, they arrive at a quiet brilliance.
Pescatarians will likely enjoy the udon and soba offerings on the menu, which are perhaps not as conceptually brilliant, but are utterly fine examples of another quintessential Japanese cuisine.
Here’s the torture of Sapporo: I keep hearing their golden curry is excellent, too, and I adore Japan’s curry, but I can’t not get ramen in this genius restaurant.
I’ve been visiting Sapporo for almost two years to get my ramen fix. After a few extended stays in Tokyo, having a good Ramen joint nearby seems like an essential. Tonkatsu Ramen, especially, is not a product made easily in the home.
Wherever I travel now, I always sample their local ramen joint. Most cities outside of the major metros do not have a ramen joint anywhere near as fundamentally good as Sapporo. Orlando is fortunate.
Also, try the takuan (Japanese-​style pickled daikon radish), and I hear the tako yaki (basically hot octopus croquettes) are excellent as well.

This place is supposed to be known as one of the go-​to places for Ramen in Orlando. It really lived up to its reputation and high reviews, as I was welcomed by a long line and very few seats open. This place is worth a try at least once, but it didn’t really convince me to become a regular.
Before you can claim a seat, you have to wait in line to order. This can take a while because the staff tries to see if seats are available in order to keep everything balanced. They have other entrée options other than Ramen available, so definitely take this time to look at the menu.
I ordered the Shio Ramen and was very happy with the broth flavor. I have had Ramen in many areas, and there hasn’t been any other place that lived up to my favorite in Gainesville, FL. The butter in the broth gave it a bit of sweetness in my first few bites and the salt base wasn’t overpowering. Because of the flavor, it might just be my second favorite Ramen location I’ve tried so far. The noodles were just okay for me. The literally reminded me of the noodles in the stereotypical Top Ramen college meal because Sapporo’s noodles had a similar firmness. It’s not the most awful thing, since the noodles are in much better broth.
With this set up, you are not exactly given service by waiter. The staff is mainly there to take your order, deliver your food, and then clear the table. So service was minimal, but it was fine and polite with what I experienced. During busy times though, they could be more appeasing.
This restaurant was a bit hard to find for me since it’s located in a shopping center, so you will not see it from the street. It’s located in the left corner, so be sure to turn in when you see the Chinese inspired structure!
Overall, it’s definitely worth stopping by. Just a heads up, it’s a very small location considering its popularity. So be prepared for a wait during meal time and weekends!

This restaurant is all kinds of amazing. I’d give it 6 stars if I could! My parents and I came here twice during our vacation in Orlando because the food was THAT good. For apps, we tried the Cream Corn Korroke and the Pan-​Fried Gyoza. If you’re a fan of fried food, you’ll absolutely love the former — it comes with a tonkatsu dipping sauce. The Gyoza was also good, but it wasn’t anything super special. If you’re a fan of dumplings, get an order and try ‘em for yourself because they’re really cheap — like $ 3.75 or so for 5?
Moving onto entrees, we ordered two Spicy Miso Ramens ($ 10) and one Tonkatsu Ramen ($ 9). Both bowls were incredible; the noodles were the perfect consistency — think the Japanese version of al dente — and the flavors were totally on point. Although both of them were delicious, I preferred the Tonkatsu because of the included fixings. I can’t remember what they were off the top of my head so you’ll just have to take my word for it, ha! I also preferred the thinner noodles to the thicker ones that came with the Spicy Miso bowls.
Last but not least, dessert. Man, make sure you save room! The Taiyakis (goldfish-​shaped pastries with red bean filling) were out of this world. I could’ve easily inhaled 2 – 3 of these babies! The Red Bean Mochi Ice Cream was also delicious.
If you’re looking for fab ambiance, this place probably isn’t for you, but if you want amazing food, hit this place up STAT! I promise you’ll leave full and happy. FYI, you don’t get to sit at a table until you order at the counter. They have a really efficient system going on! They won’t take new orders until spaces open up. They’re almost always busy so you’ll probably have to wait, but trust me, it’s worth it.
You’re welcome in advance.

This is my second visit to this location which is pretty impressive considering it is 120 miles from my house.
I discovered this restaurant through Unilocal last year while I was waiting for my kids to finish playing paintball at a nearby paintball park.
This year I couldn’t wait for them to play so I could come back and enjoy some more…
The menu is relatively limited but everything on it huge flavor. The Currry Pork ramen is in a thick sauce with the marinated pork and scallions. I add an egg for a dollar. In my opinion it would be better if they cracked the egg into the boiling soup instead after they put it in the bowl because then you could mix it in, this was a semi hard boiled egg that was actually cold and so you couldn’t mix the yolk in to the noodles.
I have tasted several varieties because I got a bunch of them to go last year and ate them for the next couple of days. Nothing I tried was bad.
Soda is in cans only. Water is help yourself from a container by the counter.
I like that this is in Orlando’s China town because you know it’s pretty authentic. When an Asian place is full of Asians eating, you know it’s going to be good… Try it you won’t be sorry!

Oh, Sapporo, I wish you weren’t on the other side of town.
Orlando has a few really great places for phở, but not many places that actually have real ramen. Thankfully, we have Sapporo which has great ramen, where you can fill up for about $ 10/​pp.
Walking in for your first time, your instinct will be to look at the line which is probably 4 or 5 groups deep, spot a table and decide to claim it while someone else in your group waits in line. Nope. Order first, and then find a table. If you try to snag a table first, someone WILL come out and tell you how things work here. (There are also signs on each table explaining this).
The line sometimes moves a bit slow, and there’s not enough menus to go around. Grab one and share it with your group. The menu isn’t too large, but there are serious decisions to be made. While you wait, if you’re just drinking water, grab it now while you’re next to the dispenser to avoid the awkward «excuse me, just trying to fill my glass» dance later.
Shoyu? Miso? Shio? Tonkatsu? Curry? What protein do you want? Do you want extra toppings in there? Yes, you do. You definitely want an egg, and probably some bean sprouts. Or if you’re not quite as hungry, maybe an onigiri or two. And yeah, you definitely want a taiyaki for dessert.
Now that you’ve placed your order, go find your seat. If the restaurant is too busy, they’ll actually hold off on taking more orders until tables start opening up. Food comes out reasonably quick.
Serving sizes are a good size for lunch. Depending on the size of your appetite, you may have some leftovers. Containers are off to the side for the taking. Thankfully, their soup reheats really well, but you’ll probably want to finish that all now because it’s just so damned delicious.

I simply can not, not, NOT wait to go back here!
I am a self admitted Ramen fanatic. I lived in Tokyo for just over a year, and I will try to find Ramen pretty much anywhere to get my fix!
The Tonkatsu Ramen with chashu and egg is a dream! (I get it without the mushrooms because mushrooms are icky.) It was heavenly. The pork was tender and delicious, the hard cooked egg went great with the broth, and it was all around wonderful!
The gyoza were also terrific!
The only sad note was the takoyaki, as they were a bit mushy and undercooked for my taste. But the place is called Sapporo RAMEN. Get the Ramen, and I triple dog dare you to be disappointed!

After not being able to make the UYE a few weeks ago, I’ve been craving ramen. Sunday was a rainy day and the perfect day for «soup.»
My friend wanted to get phở but I convinced her to get ramen with me instead. Yay! I took most people’s suggestion and got the tonkatsu ramen and added extra pork, egg, and bean sprouts. I also got the pork egg roll. Oh my god was that food amazing?!
I was nervous about the milky/​cloudy broth but it was delightful. Perfectly balanced and not overly salty. The noodles had the perfect bite to it (not mushy), the pork melts in your mouth, and that egg was heavenly! How in the world did they cool it so perfectly?!
The egg roll was really good too, probably the best I’ve ever had outside of my Laotian friend’s kitchen.
The portions are huge and I had enough leftover for lunch the next day!
I will definitely be back.

Thanks to a UYE (Unofficial Unilocal Event) today I got to try out a restaurant I probably wouldn’t have walked into on my own.
I’m a huge fan of ramen noodles and when I saw this event created I jumped on it. I love authentic ramen noodles and hadn’t had the chance to experience it here in Orlando, only NY and Atlanta so I was excited! But, unfortunately, since becoming a vegetarian I wasn’t going to have the ramen noodle experience I was hoping for here because they use meat based broth.
No biggie!!, that didn’t stop me and my husband at all from enjoying other options that worked for us, like their yummy Udon soups.
Udon soup is made with a different noodle. It’s a tad bit thicker than ramen noodles and the ones we ordered are made with a seafood broth. Mine was simply noodles, broth, and scallions on top. It was so, so good. So much flavour! My husband’s had more vegetables — carrots, bok choy, mushrooms, onions, soy beans, and scallions to top. The serving size is amazingly large. It’s definitely worth more than the $ 8 it costs.
We also enjoyed some shrimp and vegetable tempura and got to try a dessert treat that Andi P. bought everyone. I didn’t enjoy the treat. It was a bit dry and the filling looked like it was going to be extremely sweet but ended up being not so sweet at all. It was a sweet surprise just not enjoyable as I hoped. And I also tried the octopus fritters (also known as octopus balls, which I later discovered, after I took a bite!). That was my least favorite of all eatery today. Not again. Not for me.
The line gets long to order your food. It’s best to get in early if you can. If not, be prepared to wait. Thanks to David H., who created this UYE, we got there when they opened and got great seating so that everyone could sit together. Seating is based on wherever there’s an available seat.

5 Stars for the best Ramen bowl I’ve ever had!
Ok, I’ll admit I haven’t had a lot of Ramen in my life. I’ve never been very drawn to brothy soups but I’d read so many good things about Sapporo that I was really excited when David H. organized a UYE there (unofficial Unilocal event) and invited me out.
When you arrive you’ll go straight to the counter at the back to order and pay. I got there moments after they opened and it just got busier and busier. Word to the wise– if you have a big group make sure to stake out your seats early!
I ordered the Tonkostu ramen with extra pork and egg based on recommendations and the amazing reviews on Unilocal.First thing to note is it’s almost a milky consistency and look. The soup is very flavorful and surprisingly hearty. I appreciated that it wasn’t overly salty either. The meat was perfectly sliced– extremely thin and easy to eat because it was so tender.
I went ahead and ordered some Taiyaki as well. Some folks in our party really liked them, but I only has a bite. I’m not sure how to compare it to others because it’s my first one so I’ll save judgement for that.
The interior is not a looker and it’s not that easy to find the place, but it’s incredible legit and was packed the whole time we were there. This is a little gem of a place and I find myself craving more Ramen… May have to make another trek soon!