Akasaru Ramen

Nothings better on an Oregon cold rainy fall day than a supreme bowl of ramen. Akasaru is a quaint ramen shop in the Alberta Art District. My daughter and I had one bowl of Coconut Miso Ramen xtra spicy and a bowl of Veggie Ramen, and an order Gyoza. Everything was delicious! The potstickers were crunchy on the outside with subtle pork stuffing. The ramens were accompanied with a brilliant display and variety of fungi and veggies. The pork belly in the Coconut Miso was “to die for,” said my daughter. The service was warm and friendly. We will definitely be back.

It was our first time eating here. The Aka ramen and calamari were amazing. My friends and I enjoyed out time there. We were there around 3:00 PM and the restaurant was not crowded at all. I wanted to try the tuna poke with rice but at that time they did not have the rice ready yet so I opted out for the ramen instead. The owner was kind enough to provide the tuna poke for free and it was delicious! Thanks Akasaru for the amazing experience!

We dined here on a weekday evening. The interior was cozy and uncrowded which we enjoyed. We ordered the karaage chicken which was excellent. However we also ordered the shoyu and akasaru ramen. We were disappointed by the overcooked, rubbery pork belly, as well as the undercooked ramen noodles. The broth was the most disappointing of all. The shoyu was unsalted and very bland. The same goes for the akasaru which was also not particularly spicy. For some reason they were playing loud salsa music alternating with Nirvana. This was pretty obnoxious. The server was young and seemed vacant. They brought each dish in one at a time, so one of us had to wait for the next dish to arrive. I typically don't feel this way about Portland restaurants but this was a real disappointment. They could certainly improve by getting an appropriate music playlist, serving entrees at the same time, and work on their broth.

I get the vegetarian ramen from them on GrubHub all the time. It's my go-to. Today, they couldn't fulfill the order due to unforseen circumstances with missing veggie broth, which is perfectly fine. I love them so much and miss their ramen so much, that I thought it was super important to give them five stars. Tasty work, guys! Keep it up. I look forward to he next time you have your spicy veggie ramen available.