Ramen Bar

I am impressed. I spent 2 years in Okinawa and this is the closest I have gotten in America. I will say the miso flavor wasn’t prevalent enough in the tan tan but still good. The biggest negative was the add ones get pricey. Seaweed, and eggs don’t come in the ramen dishes

I ordered through grub hub for delivery on a typically terribly Pittsburgh snowy night bc I was lazy.
The original driver got stuck, they remade the food and the proprietor delivered it.
Can’t say enough good things about these folks and their food.

So good! Try the Tan Tan Yen and add garlic and an egg. Great balance of spice and flavor!

Had a great meal here! My kimchee ramen had lots of flavor. My partner had the curry ramen was also quite tasty. Beware, the portions are huge! I couldn’t finish my meal unfortunately.

For me this is really a 3.5, but I’m inclined to round up since it’s probably one of the better ramens you can find around here. The menu is quite extensive in that they have Chinese and Thai style noodle bowls in addition to the more standard Japanese ramen. The price is not too bad, considering the size of the noodle bowl that they give you. Ordering the shoyu «ramen ramen,» we found that the noodles were cooked pretty well and weren’t too hard or too soft. There was a generous amount of toppings as well, and the chashu pork was actually pretty tender. The only mediocre part of course was the broth – while it was nice and hot, it lacked savoriness and so wasn’t particularly memorable. Still, it’s a nice place to go for a bowl of noodle soup, and with so many different options available it shouldn’t be too hard to find something you like.

Great place. They played Hotline Bling while I was eating, so I had to hit the whip on the downlow. Great food, great atmosphere.

Not bad! I was nervous to try this place because of the mixed reviews but I was pleasantly surprised. We ordered the pork gyoza, tan tan men and spicy miso ramen ramen. We were told the gyoza are handmade there and they were fried to perfection. The tan tan men was delicious: really nice balance of sweet, spicy, salty, and sour. However, if you’re sensitive to spice, this might be a bit too spicy. Although the gyoza and tan tan men were delicious, the spicy miso ramen ramen left a lot to be desired. The broth wasn’t very spicy and it was quite one-​dimensional. All in all, I’d come back mostly for the tan tan men :)

When my Japanese coworker recommended this place as being, «not terrible», I was quite excited to try it.
If you’re the kind of person who has never experienced ramen except for cheap instant noodles in college, then… surprise, surprise! the $ 12 offering at Ramen Bar is far superior to a disposable $ 0.50 meal. But, if you have ever been to Japan, or to any large American or Canadian city that has real ramen, then you will immediately realize that what the Ramen Bar serves up is only a poor imitation at best.
I tried the shoyu chashu ramen, a classic dish that earned the Tsuta ramen shop in Tokyo a Michelin Star. At the Ramen Bar, the shoyu broth had none of the delicate balance of saltiness and umami that one would expect, but instead tasted just like any $ 1 shoyu-​flavoured instant noodle seasoning, except strongly diluted with water so that it was even worse. Instead of richly marbled chashu that’s sliced to 0.5 mm thick and melts in your mouth, they give you… stringy pork monoliths that are rock hard, tasteless, and take away all the moisture in your mouth so as to scrub against your tongue like sandpaper.
Well, at least they give you quite a large quantity of meat, so they’ve got that going for them. The server was quite nice too. It is deplorable indeed that many Pittsburghers will never get to try the real delicacy that is ramen.

Wow, wow, wow. Ok, I think I found my new go to spot in Squizzle Hizzle. Ramen Bar exceeded my expectations, but mostly because when I think «ramen» I think, ‘the case of noodles under my twin bed my freshmen year of college’. NOT the case here. This is not your college ramen friends, this is superb noodles in flavorful broth served piping hot.
I had the Ramen Wu which was a thick noodle in an egg drop broth. Full of flavor and a huge serving it warmed me up on a rainy November afternoon.
This place was packed and continued to have a steady stream of people coming in and out. The space isn’t very large which adds to the ambiance of a cozy little soup place. I’m creating a new adage, and it’s, «There’s this cozy little soup place nestled between a fro-​yo and shoe store you just have to try.»

Let me start by saying I don’t eat pork, I got got a shoyu with veggie base ramen with seafood and egg. Maybe deviating from their norm was my mistake, but It was bland, had to ask for extra sauce and soy sauce which improved it mildly. However, I’m willing to try this again because my hubs’ Tom yum (he was hesitant to order it because it was Thai in a ramen place?) was quite delicious. But their soup would definitely hit the spot on a chilly Pittsburgh night…

I wanted to like this place a lot more than I actually did since ramen is my most favorite food in the whole wide world but couldn’t. This place reminds me of a ramen restaurant in Los Angeles called Ramenya but nowhere near as good. The bowls of ramen were okay. Decent variety of ramen but the flavors could be better. Ajo Ramen and miso ramen were good. Try to stay away from the basic create your own bowl ramen.
This is pretty much the only place you can get ramen in Pittsburgh, so it has that going for them, however I hope being as trendy as ramen has become in America, someone will open a decent tonkotsu ramen in Pittsburgh. Please someone.

Do not get the basic ramen here! Their specials are where it’s at, otherwise you might be disappointed.
Seeing as its the only ramen restaurant in Pittsburgh, Ramen Bar has the market cornered. Decent food, but the basic ramen could be a bit more interesting (or cheaper, if it’s not going to be interesting).

I have been wanting to stop in here for years. After getting my routine bubble tea I decided it was time to walk in and try it out. There are so many options on the menu. You can either choose one of the prefab options or you can create your own from the drop down menu. After looking through the entire menu, I decided to create my own:
Spicy Seafood Udon
I really love udon. I don’t know why; I normally despise large noodles. There is just something so satisfying about these large noodles; it helps that they are firm. The taste of broth was good and the amount of seafood in the soup was more than enough to make up for the extra price.
My only concern about the food was the condition of the vegetables, but I did take out for the soup so I figure I should try it out again to see if perhaps the driving distance caused the limp, sogginess of the veggies. I have already recommended this establishment to others.

There’s no such thing as bland ramen. You must be doing something wrong. Ramen Bar ain’t doing it right, yinz. I’ve had pretty good ramen in my days so this is easily the worst I’ve had. There’s not a tonkotsu option… meaning there’s no option for deliciousness.
I took my friend from Madison here and she loved it. It was her first ramen rodeo so I can forgive her for not trying Madison’s way better version, Umami.
The appetizer selection was good though and we all enjoyed the fried octopus balls and potstickers. Our food came out pretty fast and our waiter was good at explaining all the different types of ramen. I just think the broth was way too thin for authentic ramen and there was a lack of the marinated egg, seaweed and pretty much everything that makes ramen iconic. Ugh. Pretty disappointed.

Ramen Bar offers an array of noodle soups for those not particularly into ramen. They have everything from Kimchi Udon to Tom Yum soup in addition to ramen.
We started with the Pork Gyoza– nothing special, and the dumpling sauce was kinda bland, which was surprising. I got the Tan Tan Men, and he got the Ramen Ramen with Miso broth, and we both agreed it was OK. Broth was lacking depth, but sufficed. Noodles were a tad overdone.

I had been meaning to try Ramen Bar for a few years now, so I was ecstatic to finally do so yesterday and make a proper occasion of it with friends.
In a town lacking ramen options, Ramen Bar fills the void as a modernized ramen restaurant. Unilocalers looking for a solely traditional experience may want to look elsewhere, as RB’s ramen selection includes both traditional favorites and fusion-​influenced bowls (Curry, Tom Yum, Kimchi, etc. flavors). Additionally, there are a number of vegetarian and vegan options.
I settled on the seafood Tantan-​men, which came highly recommended. The heap of shrimp, scallops, mussels, and squid were excellent, but the true winner was the broth. Rich, complex, savory, and the perfect amount of spice. I felt compelled to sip to the bottom.
Restaurant-​wise: comfortably dim-​lit, casual atmosphere, and a very cool juxtaposition of wall-​art and urban photography, which completes the modern feel. The waitstaff was very helpful, attentive, and polite.
Overall, I’d say Ramen Bar stacks up nicely compared to more well-​known, modern ramen restaurants out on the coasts. I can’t wait to return and try other options… and maybe take home some more Tantan-​men too: D

I love ramen. I used to think it was just like what you get with the instant Cup Ramen, but then I had ramen in Japan and was absolutely blown away. Ramen at Ramen Bar, unfortunately, is not like the ramen I had in Japan. It’s not bad though.
I had a Curry Ramen bowl and I liked the flavor. Why I’m not rating this place higher is because the noodles don’t taste that special. They are sort of like normal instant ramen noodles. I’d really like to see them kick up their noodle game. There was also just a lot of liquid in my bowl. It gives the illusion that you get a huge bowl of food, but most of it was soup. Everyone said they had more than enough and some people were taking food home, but somehow I demolished my bowl and wasn’t stuffed. Did I get less food than the others or maybe I was just hungry that day?
I came with five others though and I thought it was a good place for lunch with a small group. The service was good, and everyone was pretty satisfied with their meal.

With cold winter nights ahead, I was on the hunt for soup. Between Chef Chang (a la Netflix) and the ramen trend of NYC, it was time to seek an authentic ramen experience.
Though I don’t know the first thing about ramen or kimchi, I know taste and quality… And Ramen Bar hits the mark.
The menu seemed a bit overwhelming with its many options so I chose a chef’s special to avoid creating my own combination and a possible ramen disaster. My Ayo Ramen was filled with noodles prepared to order and delicious ingredients. This was definitely not your usual thought of commercial, freeze dried ramen. The soup was hearty, tasty, and more than enough for a big meal.
My boyfriend got the Korean Kimchi Udon to mix it up and since he enjoys a little spice. The noodles were again fantastic and the meal filling and flavorful without being overly hot or salty.
Next time I want soup, I’m getting Ramen Bar.

Returned a year later and the place is still good in my book! So I gave them a 5^th star. Wish that they had even more topping options, but I do like that there are different variations of the traditional ramen plus other kinds of soups and noodles/​rice too. A+ And I love their wallpaper!
(This year I brought my own beer too!)

A weird sequence of events brought me to the Forest Hills area last night. When I realized I was only a few miles from Squirrel Hill and Asian food deliciousness, I knew I had to make a side adventure, and this adventure brought me to Ramen Bar.
I love real ramen (now that I realize it’s not the top ramen of dorm room days), but I’m far from an expert, so I asked the server for a recommendation. Without hesitation, he recommended the Tan Tan Men. While I overestimated my spiciness tolerance, this was delicious stuff! Very flavorful broth, perfectly cooked noodles, tasty beef, and spinach. Soooo good but soooo hot. And, at $ 10 for a giant bowl of soup, a great deal! All of the servers were very friendly. I was by myself, and they found me a seat immediately at the bar, which was nice.
I don’t get a chance to go into Pittsburgh itself all that often, but next time I do, I may be making a return to Ramen Bar.