Katana-ya

Had a quick meal with my son the other night! Small place, but similar size in Tokyo were we just spent two weeks prior to arriving in SF! Noodles and broth was decent, the slices of pork wasn’t up to par! We were planning to go to Mensho Tokyo of SF but there was line and we didn’t want to wait! Prices was reasonable. Pepper & Morris

Good place, I'd definitely come back. It's kind of dark in there and small but the gyoza was great and the person I was with also liked their ramen. Best place for ramen in the neighborhood by far and it's in a pretty good location, walking distance from art galleries and other cool things. Staff is nice and helpful.

Katana Ya does have one vegan options for ramen and when you are stuck in this part of town when your other vegan ramen options are too far, closed, or too busy, Katana Ya fits the bill and does a pretty darn good job. Pretty much you have to order their vegetarian ramen with SOBA NOODLES and no egg. Confirm with the waitress, but they do have a veggie broth and can add different spice levels. I shall say, this is the ONLY restaurant I've been to in San Francisco that truly can deliver a Spicy as Hades dish. Their "habanero" level spice is unlike any habanero I have eaten. I love spicy food and eat many things with ghost peppers and Carolina Reaper. This "habanero" ramen made my nose run and was very tasty. The broth can be a little bland without the spice but they give a ton of great veggies and the bowl is huge. For San Francisco, the prices are great and I found myself going back a few times during my travels. The staff was always very kind and were patient and not upset when I sent back a bowl for having the wrong noodles. Note, this restaurant is in the basement right next to another ramen place that only uses egg noodles so don't go there if you're vegan.