Anime Ramen & Teriyaki

Food is good however, service is slow. I mean, really how long does take to make sushi and mochi… if your business is in Unilocal you better know how to provide service. Just sayin. I’m for food then service. People come to expect atleast good/​great to excellent services, choice one then maybe your customers can give you a better review on Unilocal.I’ll come back again about 3 months and will re-​evaluate.

I used to come here all the time… This place is seriously suffering now.
Found a hair in my food… I sent it back, didnt eat it, paid for it and left disgusted!!!
The appetizer that I did eat, was disgusting as well. Tofu didnt seem fresh.
Never coming back.
The young girls were inexperienced servers as well…

Very interesting concept… and ironically enough, there were very few asians here… you don’t come here for the food. You come here for the waitresses cute outfits (some were generic maids, apparently), the unique décor, and the animé ambiance. Of course if you feel bored you could just watch the animé on the large TV’s.
I ordered the tonkasu ramen ($ 8.50), and the broth was pretty light (aka not much pork fat, not much oil, not too authentic). How ever the char siu was very tender and delicious! Fatty & melt in your mouth amazing.
Also tried the hambugu steak with mushrooms, it was quite small, and they only gave a few mushrooms. It was alright.
The furikake fries sounded interesting, but in actuality they tasted like normal fries with a «hint» of seasoning.
Also had almond milk tea which wasn’t too great. It was too powdery at first; I could literally taste a powder chunk, so we asked them to re-​make it. Service is great, and it can get a bit stuffy in the restaurant as it isn’t that large of a space.

My OG Ryan B and I had a date for a little foodie crawl and we decided to check out 28GO, we arrived and were disappointed to find out that they were closed until later in the week. Thwarted, we decided to head across town, during rush hour no less to check out another spot he had been wanting to check out in Chinatown. We walked in and I was already not feeling it. The theme is cute, but not executed as well as it could be. The atmosphere just left a lot to be desired, so I was having misgivings before I even ordered. Looking at the menu, nothing really sparked much interest in me, so I decided to order the spicy Tom yum with udon and tofu, thinking it was a relatively safe bet. Ryan B ordered the beef fried rice and a tempura appetizer.
Our meals came out and there was an odd smell emanating from the bowl. Almost a little dirty smelling? I let it sit for a while so I could build up enough courage to take a bite. I kept trying and trying and even took two bites before I totally gave up. The flavor and smell were so off. I’m not one to send food back, so I was reluctant to do it. I finally decided to let them know that I really didn’t like my dish and asked our waitress to return it to the kitchen. Our server was very kind and apologetic, quickly removed the dish and told me she would remove it from our check. I really appreciated the service and how friendly they were about it. I really didn’t want to send my dish back, so I was glad that they weren’t too offended.
While I watched Ryan eat, I tried a piece of the tempura had ordered and it wasn’t great. A little over battered and seemed like the frozen kind you buy prepackaged at the store. Just not fresh and lacked flavor. He seemed to enjoy his fried rice. The only saving grace for this restaurant was the friendly service, but I won’t be back.

I like this place because the owner is really cute, and he dresses his waitresses up like adorable cosplay animé chicks. There is animé on the walls and on the tube, and j-​pop music plays on the sound system. It’s so fun!!!
The ramen itself is not all that bad. It’s not the absolute best I have ever had, but it gets the job done. What really shines here are the sides and the kids meals!
I had a side of the kimchee fried rice, and let me tell you… It is by far THE BEST I have ever had!!! It’s so damn good. Love the pieces of pork belly mixed in. I also have tried the fried noodle side dish, in which you can order it with the thick noodles or the ramen thin noodles, as well as a choice of beef, chicken, or pork (and maybe one other choice. I can’t remember). It was a little oily, but still super delish.
My other favorite things to order are the boba tea (AVOCADO, PLEASE) and the honey toast. One weird thing though. The first time I ordered it, the toast was dipped in egg and cooked, like a traditional french toast. The second time, the bread was just toasted, no «french» at all. Hmmm. Kinda odd.
All around, a fun place to go simply for the theme alone. They are also open late, and I am a night owl, so it works better for me time-​wise.

I kind of expected more from this place. I’ve been a huge fan of animé since I was in elementary school and the idea of a cosplay café appealed to me so much, it was like a dream. Who doesn’t like hearing J POP while eating?!
The ambiance of this place was nice, the waitresses were cute yes, service however was lacking. The bf and I were waiting for quite some time for some napkins and it wasn’t the waitresses who noticed but some man who I suppose works there as well.
We both ordered noodle soup, I the tonkatsu and the bf some beef noodle. I noticed that the bf didn’t really enjoy it much, and this being my first time having ramen outside of home, I wasn’t sure how its usually suppose to taste but the ramen here was way too salty to my liking. The meat was nice and tender though however. The gyozas we ordered were good as well but pretty small considering the price.

Yikes! I was quite disappointed in the Ramen here.
1 star = for the atmosphere. Pretty cool idea with the Animé art, and waitresses dressed up as Animé characters. It was a nice experience to sit in this environment!
2 stars = really great service. The host and waitress were super nice and helpful.
But the Ramen here was not the business. I can’t say much for the rest of the menu because they do offer small plates, salads, and other house specials.
I had the Miso Ramen, but the broth was not reamy, the noodles were kind of on the hard side and tasted real starchy and unhealthy, and the pork slices were super thin and not even tasteful. Unfortunately, I will not come back again for Ramen. But I do want to try their other menu items; so hopefully a change in review in the future.

Personally, I like the inside. Female servers dressing like animé characters, right down to the colored wigs. Oh, there were other things to look at in here? Never noticed.
I was still quite satisfied from my meal earlier in the day (yup, In-​n-​Out) and figured dessert was the way to go here. Tempura ice cream sounded good. In other words, fried ice cream. Tried the green tea version because the other option was just plain vanilla.
I really liked the presentation: a sizable ball of fried ice cream, with whipped cream, sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle. The thick tempura shell was crispy on the outside and spongy on the inside; it also tended to fall open like a blooming flower. I’m not sure if that was intentional or not, but it looked cool, anyway. It was also a pretty satisfying dessert.
There’s a quantity food challenge here: the Sumo Bowl. We’re guessing around 7 – 8 pounds of food total (including almost 3 lbs of noodles at pre-​cooked weight), and you gotta drink the broth. You got 60 minutes, and even if you finish early, you have to stay the entire time. Maybe they want to make sure you don’t have one of those «reversals of fortune» or something. I think there are only six winners to date, and I probably know half of them.
Did the Sumo Bowl look good? Definitely. How long would I need? Hmm, maybe a week. That’s one big-​ass bowl. Looks like a nice salad bowl filled to the brim with noodles, broth, and all the usual ramen additions.
There are a few types of ramen on the regular menu, along with some tasty-​looking teriyaki dishes. I hope to be back to try them at a future date.

Call me crazy but I love this place! It makes me kinda dance in my seat!
Love animé but it’s funny while having a convo with hubby and our friend the random things I would hear coming from the TV… would make me almost repeat it and giggle: D
Here is why I love it:
–the brown rice? hot tea
–the mayu!!!
–the seafood udon
–the kimchi
–the green tea crème brûlée
We ordered three hot teas and three waters they came out quickly and so we ordered edamame (they are just lightly salted) the calamari (tempura like fried, comes with mayo side and standard sweet chili side) and the chicken nugget like app (comes with ketchup and a soy like sauce?)
I munched on the calamari and discovered all the sauces on the table I LOVE SPICY, I love how I immediately started dumping sriracha, mayu, chili oil, red pepper flakes, all on my side plate to smear my edamame and calamari in :)
I really wanted kimchi fried rice but did not want to ask for it without the pork belly (I don’t eat pork) so I went for the other choice I wanted anyway SEAFOOD UDON! And I ordered a side of kimchi :) Hubby «the non spicy» ordered a chicken teriyaki and our friend ordered the beef ramen.
Our order came out perfect and timely. We were refilled with hot water or tea quickly when out
Hubby liked his huge portion of teriyaki dinner and I snatched a little bite of the ginger salad it came with and it was very good! friend liked his beef ramen!
I LOVED my seafood udon! it was a very light broth, with baby bok choy, whitefish, squid, fish balls, tons of udon and very very yummy. Of course after trying the udon «as is» I dumped all my additives and even kimchi right into my bowl!!! the pic of brown broth is what I should have posted :) YUM!
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We made sure to get something sweet :) green tea crème brûlée for our friend (I tried it and it was very good) and tempura green tea ice cream for hubby and I :)
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Service here was perfect the girls were cute and smiley, it was not busy when we were there, maybe two other tables.
I will def go back with a few animé fam/​friends fans :)

I have been here a few times already. The only reason why I end up coming back is because of out of town friends who want to eat here. The Animé character décor is cute and the waitresses are unique with their outfits, but those are the only good things going for this place.
The food needs a lot of work. I have tried:
–Shoyu and Miso Ramen: The broth was very bland and the noodles were too hard. You know it’s bad when you feel like you can make a tastier bowl of instant ramen at home.
–Gyoza: tasted like one of the frozen brands that you can buy at the grocery store.
–California Roll: it was okay. I mean, it’s hard to screw up a California Roll right?
–Furikake Fries: interesting concept, but the furikake does not stay on the fries. They might as well just serve regular fries only.
–Honey Toast with Ice Cream: probably their best menu item. Nice presentation, tasty and not too sweet.
The service also needs a lot of work. Other than our very first visit, the servers have been horrible. We either always have to ask for drink refills or we get nothing at all. On our last visit I had to ask for napkins because they forgot to give us some. There were 9 of us at the table. Really?! Also, don’t even think about ordering sliders because for some reason, they take forever to come out of the kitchen. Parking? Nonexistent.
If you really are curious about this place, I would say go once to see what its about. If you are looking for a decent place to eat, don’t waste your money here!

Animé Ramen was interesting to put it mildly. Parking is tight, good luck getting a space. Once you step inside though you’ll find various TV’s displaying Americanized Animé which when I went in at 1 am was a little loud IMHO.
Service was excellent.; Got questions? You’ll get answers. I ended up with a simple bowl of Miso Ramen which I took a picture of. After removing the egg I was able to enjoy a nice bowl of Miso Ramen with a couple of slices of Charziu in it. They also offered Thai Boba Tea so I could have boba and enjoy what is as of late the drink I seem to enjoy the most.
As far as my ramen experiences in Vegas goes, at the time I write this Animé Ramen is my #2 choice as Ramen Sora is superior in every respect. Except Ramen Sora is not open until 2 am and sometimes you just want good ramen. And you’ll find that here. I will be back.

Back so soon? I guess habits really are hard to break.
Anyway, I talked to the manager who was very nice and very apologetic about things that I’ve been told. Sadly, the kimchee is not vegetarian but it could have been before since they do get different brands in from time to time.
However, the miso IS vegetarian. There is no fish in it like I was previously told. Good news for this girl!
So I got me some Miso Ramen, vegetarian style. It leaves out the pork, fish cake, and egg leaving behind corn, seaweed, bean sprouts, and tofu. I really can’t complain much about ramen because I’m such a carb freak (thanks, Italian genes!) and the noodles hit the spot. However, the miso was a little plain so I kicked it up a bit with the condiments provided on the table. It was definitely a good way to warm up on an unusual rainy day!
My husband got the veggie fried rice and now I know that I’ve been missing out with my Chinese options up here in the north. Their fried rice was really good! I might have stolen more than a couple of bites from him.
Now I feel good about coming back here and I’m excited to have another noodle soup available on my rotation! Plus this one is on the way home and easy to hit up when the mood strikes.
Thank you again to the manager for being so patient with this vegetarian. I really appreciate it!

Best pick-​me-​up EVER.
Vegas usually means being nocturnal and forgetting to eat. Aka during EDC weekend, I somehow didn’t eat a meal for 26 hours. Yes, horrible planning on my part… so I was ecstatic to eat some filling ramen!
Definitely a fun place to visit and under $ 10! When we walked in, we were greeted by girls dressed in cute outfits and wearing wigs. It was fun to pinpoint the animé posters adorning the walls, too.
After flipping through the manga-​styled menu, all of us ended up getting the Shoyru ramen. Yum yum. Perfect way to recover. Really, no complaints. Our server was helpful and the food tasted good. Not too salty.

Spotted Animé Ramen as we were driving and decided to check it out for lunch the next day, even though we had a feeling it wouldn’t be as good as some of the ramen places back home, it seemed interesting and we wanted to just check it out.
Walked in and one of the servicers was dressed like a maid but the other was just in normal clothes, which we thought it was weird, so it wasn’t required for all workers to dress up?
We were digging the animé posters and artwork on the walls and after instagraming photos, we ordered the BFF (½ Tonkotsu and ½ Shoyo) ramen, Stewed Beef ramen and Animé Lasagna. We actually ordered the ramen first but they brought out the Animé Lasagna first even though the server told us it would take longer and we said it was fine, since we assumed we could start on the ramen first, but instead we starved a little longer. booo
Everything was a bit bland and the noodles were too soft for my liking, the consistency was closer to egg noodles than ramen noodles. The Stewed beef had a very Chinese taste to it, very herby. The BFF didn’t have much flavor to it, I couldn’t really taste the pork in the broth. Animé Lasagna was good though, it just seemed like a baked scallop roll but with a fancier name.
Overall, it was nice to try, but probably wouldn’t come back again. Parking in the plaza sucks too! There’s only a small lot in the front and back for the entire plaza. While leaving the lot we got stuck in a couple traffic jams in the lot since it was so small.

My little niece and I decided to come here on a Friday night since we were fiening for some Ramen. She’s never been to China Town and thought this would be a cute place for her. This night, the servers were more dressed up and wigs were better. They all looked a lot cuter this night. Service was up to par.
For an appetizer we ordered Takoyaki which is comprised of squid balls prepared artistically. It had a good taste to it, not too salty and just right for an appetizer. For our main course, we ordered Tonkotsu Ramen and Shoyu Ramen. I thought the Tonkotsu Ramen had great combination of flavors. The fried onions gave it a surprising texture and flavors that played beautifully in my pallet. I found this one to be better than the Miso Ramen. As for my niece, she ordered the Shoyu Ramen and the broth was good. I also found this one to be better than the Miso Ramen.
Trying it twice, I found this place to be a good place to spend time for dinner. I would definitely come back again when it’s cold.

As the name suggests, Animé Ramen is a cute ramen house that serves up delicious steamy bowls of ramen and other Japanese small dishes. Initially it might seem bizarre to be served by waitresses in cosplay costumes; however my friends and I thought the animé oil paintings and their showing of the spirited away accompanied well with our meal.
I enjoyed our meal very much-​we each ordered our own servings of ramen and shared butakimchi fried rice and Japanese chicken pizza. I wouldn’t recommend coming here for authentic japanese cuisine (i.e. sushi, sashimi, fish) because that is not what they are known for. Regardless, it is a a decent joint for a casual sit down meal of ramen and side dishes. Their ramen noodles had a nice QQ quality and soups were flavorful. I highly recommend the butakimchi fried rice. Although it doesn’t taste anything like kimchi fried rice, it has an incredibly rich flavor that I could get enough of! Japanese chicken pizza was good but not particularly special because it tasted/​resembled more like bbq chicken pizza than traditional okonomiyaki. Overall, we had a great time watching animé while slurping on yummy noodies.
The restaurant is located on the smaller section of Chinatown (plaza that has Ten Ren/​Tea Station and Ichiza izakaya; The location is convenient for driving and is only a $ 10 taxi ride from the Strip. My only complaint is that flagging down a taxi in Chinatown takes forever; so I recommend waiting for a taxi, that is dropping off people, in the larger Chinatown plaza.

Ichiza was full and we were in a honey toast mood! We had dinner, but had a craving for a comforting sweet!
So their honey toast is more honey french toast instead of the toasted box served upstairs. BF thinks he likes this better. I think they’re both good but different. It hit the spot. BF and I also got a taro boba shake which was solid, but the boba was slightly softer than I would like.
Can’t really comment on the namesake as I havent gotten that yet.
Now, when we said we wanted a boba shake, water and some honey toast our server made a face and was kinda pissy about it I guess because we weren’t there to eat or didn’t order one honey toast each. She even told us we should order two! I would think that’s better than no money. Pfft. Another server was much more nicer and was the one who came back to check on us so there may be some good servers in the mix.
I’ll probably be back, but I won’t sit in that bitches section.

the weather has finally cooled down and what a better way to celebrate than with some ramen. I decided to try this place because of the animé theme it had, sounded cool. It was definately different walking in to see the bright haired waitresses and the Animé on TV. The Menu was pretty small so i tried the Terri Sliders and the Tonkatsu Ramen.
The sliders were tasty. cooked perfectly with grilled pineapple chunk, lettuce tomato and onion.4 little ones for $ 7.little overpriced
The Ramen was very tasty. Broth was nice with a plentiful amount of noodles, some pork and ½ an egg.$ 8.I would go back for more for a ramen fix, especially if the «other place» is crowded.

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Dropped by after finding out about this new ramen and teriyaki restaurant via Unilocal.From all of the animé characters outside, one might think that it is a video or animé or comic store, but it clearly has «ramen & Teriyaki» after Animé. The restaurant is still in its soft opening phase of operation, so business is still relatively slow and there is a 25%off soft opening promotion.
When I walked in, I was immediately greeted by two über cute and very cheerful waitresses. The place was empty, but nicely decorated (although the waitress said it looks like a phở restaurant — a nicely decorated new phở restaurant) with many animé paintings or art works on the wall, so I basically picked where I like to be seated.
The menu has a comic strip look to it, a nice touch.
After checking out the menu, I opted to try Karaage Chicken Wings and Tonkotsu Ramen. The chicken wings were fried perfectly, but it was served with ketchup, which I thought was untraditional (chicken karaage is also traditionally boneless). I think a simple wedge of lemon would have been a better choice.
The Tonkotsu Ramen (they source the ramen from the same purveyor that supplies Monta and Big Wong), but the noodle was not prepared as well as those served at Monta on my 1^st visit. But I also don’t think they hired a ramen chef directly from Japan either. For now Monta’s ramen is still better than the ones served here.
Finished the meal with Tempura Ice Cream. It is a good size, not the small ones served at the AYCE sushi places. But the waitress told me to try their Honey Toast, which she said was not as sweet as the ones served upstairs at Ichiza (I could not remember if I ordered that there or not, but will see about getting this on my next visit).
Ordered the Tom Yum Chicken Ramen (9−18−11) and the ramen was cooked a lot better tonight. The broth was yummy and maybe a 3 spicy level. Different waitresses, not as talkative but still very pretty, so still a positive experience.
Décor/​Ambiance: ⁴⁄₅ Definitely sticking to the theme, although there are still a lot of room to go in the decorating department, such as Animé-​related items as decoration on the tables (under a sheet of protective glass of course), photos of cosplayers that dine at the restaurant, animé figures, etc. Even some of the waitresses are dressed in maid outfits like in some Animé, although some only donned animé-​colored wigs and graphic tees.
Service: 4.5÷5 Very friendly, energetic, and attentive. (I definitely gave an extra star for this, although your mileage may vary depending on the waitress, your youthful good looks and AXE application)
Food: 3.5÷5 Some items still need fine tuning, but that is to be expected for a new restaurant in the soft opening phase. Would suggest serving more soup in the ramen, lemon wedge or alternative dipping sauce for the fried wings, serving the ramen WITHOUT the spoon already in the bowl.
Alcohol: Will be on the menu once the proper licensing and other requirements are in order.
Price: 2.5÷5 All items are under $ 10. Ramen (san the 25% soft opening discount) is priced higher than Monta, but comes with ½ shoyu boiled egg. Personally I think at the 25% off price, it is a competitive Japanese casual comfort food dining spot, but a harder sell without.
Value: 2−3÷5 Not going to win any Best Deals in LV awards, but will not break the wallet either.
Location: ⁵⁄₅ Very centrally located in Chinatown, not that far down the street from the Palazzo, Wynn, and Treasure Island. Just downstairs from Ichiza and a few doors down from Yagyu.
Parking: You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya punk???
Final thoughts: This could possibly be a great «wotaku» hangout in Las Vegas or just a nice friendly place to chill out and watch whatever Animé they happened to have on at the time. Waitresses are definitely the friendliest I have encountered around LV. Have yet to wait for a table, and the place is larger and seats more people than Monta.
Note: Accepts debit cards and only MasterCard at the moment, which hopefully will change after Chase card processing is also approved.
As of Oct 3, 2011, there are no more 25% grand opening discount.