Japanese noodle houses in Calgary?

[rockwolf2001]

Hey beyond, I just did a quick search in the forum to see if there had been any threads about Japanese noodle houses her in calgary, the only one that came up was muku.

Does anybody know any other authentic Japanese noodle houses here in Calgary, the most delicious one i've tried still is the one in banff.

Let me know!:D

[TYMSMNY]

You haven't been to many places to try RAMEN then...

Shikiji on Centre St. N has got to be one of the best ones in town.

Next up, head to Vancouver.

Which reminds me of Ippudo in NY.. :drool:

[jsn]

+1 for shikiji. Muku on 14th is pretty decent and cheap too. It's where the old globe fish used to be and is next to the current globe fish.

[Cooked Rice]

+1 for Shikiji

[ExtraSlow]

How does Soba Ten fit into this? Last time I was there, I enjoyed it immensely.

[foos_guy]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
How does Soba Ten fit into this? Last time I was there, I enjoyed it immensely.

Soba Ten has been closed for quite some time now...

Soba Ten Closed (http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/15/191515/restaurant/Beltline/Sobaten-Japanese-Noodle-House-Calgary)

I believe some Korean restaurant opened in its place...

+1 for Shikiji

mmm... Chili Goma Ramen:thumbsup:

[Skyline_Addict]

Shikiji and Muku.

[ExtraSlow]

Well, shows what I know. Carry on. :hijack:

[Maybelater]

I want to go to Shikiji but it turns out I'm a friendless loser. :D

[Guillermo]

do you guys remember Cafe de Tokyo? i'm certainly not a noodle expert, but that place was awesome! the sushi was good too, for the price. and tom was the man. :thumbsup:

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Skyline_Addict
Shikiji and Muku.

Shikiji > Muku

But Shikiji's sushi is just meh.

[lilmira]

:thumbsup: for chili goma, that's my favourite.

Too bad we don't have a noodle shop like Kintaro here.
I want to go to Van now.

[lison]

IMO The place in Banff is a bit better than Muku's, it's worth the drive!

[TYMSMNY]

Originally posted by lilmira
:thumbsup: for chili goma, that's my favourite.

Too bad we don't have a noodle shop like Kintaro here.
I want to go to Van now.

even better... 1 block up...

Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

[clem24]

Ramen is tough.... When I tried Muku, I found that it was way too salty and the char siu... Sucked. I haven't had Shikiji in ages but I was quite turned off by the corn starch thickened mess that was the curry soup noodles.

Oddly, one of the better bowls of ramen I had in Calgary was the kim chi ramen from Shibuya Izakaya. So I guess that tells you the state of ramen in Calgary. Another oddity: if it's value you crave, go to Tea Pot. They serve Tonkatsu ramen and it's actually OK considering it's made by a bunch of Chinese people (and only because Chinese people are experts at deep frying things).

[Prelude_dude]

I am +1 for shikiji too, and -1 for muku.. i donno, i just dont like that place, or the ramen.

Also a new place i discovered is hibiki. Just on edmonton trail. Ramen = SOO GOOD. I'd say its comparable to banff ramen good.

[Tram Common]

Shikiji's Bento Boxes are the best in Calgary as well.

I prefer Muku for ramen though.

[jsn]

Originally posted by Xtrema


Shikiji > Muku

But Shikiji's sushi is just meh.

This is true but Muku isn't bad, and it's relatively cheap too. I believe Shikiji is more expensive than Muku.

[InRich]

Originally posted by Maybelater
I want to go to Shikiji but it turns out I'm a friendless loser. :D

I'll be your friend :thumbsup:

[TomcoPDR]

You haven't been to many places to try RAMEN then...

Shikiji on Centre St. N has got to be one of the best ones in town.

Next up, head to Vancouver.

Which reminds me of Ippudo in NY.. :drool:

The Ippudo in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in the Sun Arcade mall is pretty clean, well staffed. Because being in TST most service ppl in the area speak decent to high school level English, IMO. In fact was at the McDonald’s on Peking road (TST, Kowloon) wanted a breakfast bacon sandwich meal. Spoke as best as I could but got tongue tied saying bacon in Cantonese, then the Asian version of Amy Schumer faced, with that bored/fml Napoleon dynamite attitude college aged cashier spoke in perfect English. “Sir, you’d like a meal number 3 correct?”

Refusing to give up. Kept ordering rest of my order with Cantonese to show some local respect. But she just kept speaking English to me “ok that’ll be $120 (hkd) please, oh octopus debit card please tap here it’s ready for you, please wait on the left”

Anyway. Made sure I said Gung hey fat Choy and asked for ketchup and hot sauce in canto before leaving. She just rolled her eyes at me.

But yeah I think I like Ippudo as a chain. Gonna make it on the list next time in SFO.


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[suntan]

Shinjuku downtown.

Ichi Rock downtown. Only open for dinner though.

[BokCh0y]

Shinjuku downtown.

Ichi Rock downtown. Only open for dinner though.

Does Ichi Raku still do ramen? Last I heard they closed their doors and reopened as a Korean pub but I haven't had a chance to check it out at night :dunno:

I know they used to do sushi and then ramen for lunch, which was ok to good IMO but not great.

We like Jinya on 17th downtown, Shikiji on centre and 16th, and Skiki Menya in Bridgeland.

Also tried yama ramen in Canmore - sucked balls and super overpriced btw....DO NOT TRY. $17-$18 for a bowl of ramen, and $4 for an extra hard boiled egg.

[suntan]

Shinjuku is run by the same people as Shikiji.

I think Ichi Rock still has the same menu. I quite like them. If you don’t like pork based broth then it won’t be for you.

[Sorath]

really like the new place that opened, tekkotsu ya its far away but worth the drive(in the hood 17Ave SE). They only do Shio/Shoyu tho.

[cyra1ax]

Shinjuku is run by the same people as Shikiji.


Really? Granted, it's been a while since I last went to Shikiji, but I didn't think they tasted anything like each other.

+1 for Jinya, got it in Vancouver and while it's not as good here, it's still above average for Calgary IMO.

[TomcoPDR]

Shinjuku is run by the same people as Shikiji.

I think Ichi Rock still has the same menu. I quite like them. If you don’t like pork based broth then it won’t be for you.


Shinjuku (5 Ave SW), they still on a soft opening menu (chicken broth for now)

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Modern contemporary décor, love restaurants willing to spend (investor's?) money to make the place look nice, just to get $10-30/ppl.

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Had the chicken broth creamy spicy miso, the pork meat has a sweeter taste to it than others.

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If anyone knows the owner, please rely the message for them to consider upgrading the men's toilet to those modern pressure assisted flushing systems. Don't cheap out on these Costco $99 Waterridge . No gonna lie, almost flooded it.

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