The Craic Pirate
Fantastic ramen. So tasty, rich broth, delicious ingredients, and big noodle taste.
Also ordered the Russian roulette octopus balls for an appetizer. One of the balls is stuffed with wasabi, the others are not. The filled one is discovered only by trying them. You’ll know when you bite into it lol.
Clean restaurant, friendly service.
I’ll definitely be returning with my whole crew 🦜 Yar!!!
Mrs. Natalie Sotelo
First time eating at this Ramen place, and I gotta say, the food was Delicious!! The ramen had tons of flavor and they were perfectly made, they were not over crowded with toppings. Even the kids menu was awesome, it comes with ramen, chicken tenders, fries, and a creamy drink. The only downside was the cleanliness of the restaurant near the bathroom section. While waiting in line to use the restroom, that whole section is filthy, the walls are extremely dirty, like if they have not been cleaned in years, including the floor.
DOXO love
This was my first introduction to San Diego ramen and boy was I NOT disappointed. They have a special for a large kakuni ramen and I could not pass that up.
Their tonkatsu broth is hands down my favorite (even over menya ultra); it's rich and fatty and you can taste the bone marrow thoroughly which made it slightly sweet on the backend.
The kakuni was tender and soft and a perfect compliment to their broth, and oh boy they give you a *mammoth* portion!My partner got the chashu bowl and the chashu was perfectly soft and fatty as well! Noodles were okay, I couldn't choose their firmness but I honestly did not ask if you can-- worth a try!
They accommodated my request to change the spice level and gave me what appeared to be home made or fresh spice paste which was perfect in the end.
Overall, an incredibly satisfying bowl, I will be dreaming about it for months. 💖
Hiep Huynh
The restaurant has a decent number of tables. Parking is alright during weekdays. The ramen noodles in general are good (broth, noodles) but very little pork meat. Food portion is good. My only complaint is we waited too long (30 min from the time we ordered) for 4 bowls of ramen noodles and also the automatic 15% gratuity on top of each bill.
Pageant808 Archive
Kat was awesome and food is always very good. Ramen comes out hot, delicious, and quick! Pro tip…get the Big Kalani Ramen 😉
Jonathan Najar
Been going to this location for years. Literally the best Ramen in California I have tried. Been to places from Northern California to LA and Inland Empire to Palm Springs area and non compare to Nishiki.
I always get the number 2 and get their homemade hot sauce🔥 but on the side and add to taste! Chashu (Pork belly) is tender. Slow egg is a must. Service is always quick to even when it’s packed in there.
Leilani Mills
We were a large party walk-in and the staff were INCREDIBLY accommodating and kind to us throughout our dinner. Our server, Alex, especially treated us with the best service ever and so respectable through and through.
We just want to thank the servers to the hosts to the kitchen staff for their time and patience with us. Each and every one of them are incredible and deserve a raise for their Michelin star service!
Hungry Pengu
The Nishiki Ramen bowl was very creamy. The egg was really good. The noodles were fine. Not the best ramen bowl I've had here but good. A bit on the more expensive side though.
Jennifer Curtis
Food was delicious! Best spicy pork ramen I have had since living in Japan. Most places I have tried in the US have excessively slimy noodles and mild to no flavor in their broth. If you like spicy ramen that's not going to kill you but taste delicious this is the place. I will say the actual pork and the gyoza where good but nothing to write home about. But very good if you are not as picky as I am. See pictures for the food and oolang tea.
Alexander Voets
I liked this place but not quite a 5 star. Ramen was good. I liked the vibe of some semi-loud and upbeat music. The House Sake is something to stay away from but Ramen and Chicken Appetizer were good. Will be back but try other places first.
Nicholle Willis
Great food, amazing service from waitress Jessica. Jessica had amazing energy and was so attentive and kind.
Just one restroom stall for this place, but we just walked across to the stores to use their restroom 😂😅
Saba Farooqui
I visited this place on a Wednesday evening, there was no waiting queue and we easily got a table for four. This was around 8pm. I ordered their chicken karaage! I'm not a fan of fried chicken. But here I felt like reordering it!
Please do try it. Strongly recommend it. The dip that comes along with that karaage chicken also had a very nice taste.
I also had the chicken ramen. I wasn't very impressed with the broth. I have had much better broths before. But overall the ramen was good. I added an extra topping of roasted garlic to my ramen. It was really nice.
I would like to visit this place again and try their other ramen!
Dan Page
I had the Akuma #3 with an egg added. My date had the Notorious GGG, egg also added. The Akuma is pretty fiery, tough the next day 😂. Delicious nonetheless. My date loved her bowl, garlic to the max. We also shared an app, tiny fried pot sticker things, also delicious. I would definitely come back but get a different bowl, the Black Garlic looked amazing.
Th3Dumb Gam3r
I've made a review for Nishiki before, but I got a notification for another one.
Favorite place to get ramen, and gyoza. I always get Ring of chashu or the Nishiki bowl. Recently, I tried the curry bowl and that was also amazing. I tried the notorious GGG, which is a ramen loaded with garlic, and this one had too much garlic for me, but the flavor was still top tier. Roughly $20 per person, and it's totally worth it.
Anthony K
Always a pleasure when I come into town to get Raman. It is the best in town.
Sol
After having gone to many ramen shops up and down So Cal, Nishiki is definitely top 3. It is more on the Americanized side of things but the quality of their noodles, broth, chasu and eggs are top notch. Its a very beginner friendly restaurant for those that are new to Ramen.
Its hard to go wrong with any of their "big three": Smoke Bomb Black, Nishiki or Akuma ramens. Our go-to appetizers are the gyoza and kaarage, highly recommend.
Any time we are in SD, its sooo hard to chose not to go to Nishiki over other places! Its just THAT good.
Will says that if you go during peak hours sometimes you'll have to wait to sit in (average: 15-30 mins). BUT they have an amazing queue system that lets you monitor who's ahead of you via your phone and will text/call when your table is ready.
Andrew Jaru
Solid ramen place. The tonkotsu broth is rich and creamy without being heavy. The spicy and garlic themes set this place apart from other ramen joints. Service is good, the store is decently clean and food always comes out HOT. Loved it!
JEFF
Incredible ramen, we got the #1 and #2, both were delicious! Service was excellent, Alexandre couldn’t have been better.! Highly recommend✌️
Tim W
I’ll start with the best: no “cost of living” surcharges and a flat, no-nonsense 15% tip. Sad that this is unusual for San Diego, but here we are.
They don’t have the biggest menu, largest bows, or prettiest building. It’s still very good ramen for the price and the service was fast. It’s not my favorite ramen in San Diego, but I’m very happy with the overall experience.
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