Agu Ramen Bistro

I am not a ramen expert, and I’m not really a critic on food. But let me tell you, HOLY. COW. This is my go to at the Ala Moana food court. The broth is very flavorful and thick, the pork, oh my god, the pork is so high quality and flavorful. The noodles are rich and tasty, and put that together with your favorite toppings and BOOM. Great, tasteful ramen here on the islands. Tried the Kilauea once, but not the spiciest I’ve had. I’m still impressed with how well it retains its taste with still having lots the spice. If I had a picture here, you’d see a fully empty bowl. 5/5 🤙

Yes it is in a food court, but better than a lot of stand alone ramen shops. I ordered the #2 bario egg ramen in black garlic shoyu tonkotsu broth with extra noodles (20.98). I had to settle for that because I was overwhelmed with the variety of choices on display. They really need to streamline their menu as it was kind of confusing. They had a large backlog of takeaway orders before we ordered but I got my food within twenty minutes. First off I loved the broth, it was thick, full of that sticky collagen feeling, and most all garlicky. Maybe even too garlicky for me, but I eventually finished it. The char-siu was very tender, to the point it can be shredded apart with some force. It had a nice smoky undertone as well, unusual but welcome. Noddles were great, firm as I like it. The shoyu braised egg was disappointing, it was marinated too long. The egg white end up being brown. As a result, the egg ended up being sweet, not savoury. My friend had the red spicy lovers soup. Even at hot it was a little too spicy for him. He did love that broth though. This is a place worth visiting. Yes, it is in a food court but that is why the place was so impressive to me.