Reviews for Hokkaido Ramen Santouka in Costa Mesa, CA
Still great as always. We used to eat here once a week. We definitely miss it since we moved away.
This is one of our favorite ramen restaurant in Orange County , their broth is full of pork bone flavor, great to know now they... accept credit cards..... Read more
Great ramen! Love miso pork ramen- It's a bit pricey but good taste. It comes out quite fast as well. The staff could be... friendlier but they are busy so I understand. Will be coming back for good ramen- Read more
4.5 stars. I thought it was solid. The menu is simple, there are four different kinds of soup base for you to choose: they are... soy sauce (shoyu), salt (shio), soybean paste (aka miso) and spicy miso. Also, you can choose the portion size, which are small,regular (medium) and large. Also, if you like variety, there are a few combos for you to choose from. I honestly loved theirbone broth and char siu pork belly, the broth was super rich and flavorful, and the char siu was tender and melt-in-your-mouth.Ramen was al dente. The biggest downside would be the portion size, it was probably the smallest medium I've ever had. Wouldrecommend to upgrade to large or a combo if you have a big appetite. Another con would be the eggs, ramen egg is known for itscustardy jammy egg yolk, but unfortunately, the eggs here are not soft-boiled. They tasted like normal hard boiled eggs. Somemay think their bone broth is a tad salty, which I also agree, but I feel like they've adjusted the saltiness to the localtastes already. They also have simmered pork jowl, which is also a very good dish w/ a good layer of fat, would recommend togive it a try as well. Overall, it is a delicious ramen place! Read more
This is my favorite ramen place ever! I come here maybe once a month and it?s consistently good every time!! It can be busy... during the lunch rush, but the line moves fast. My favorites are the salt ramen & spicy miso. Get the toroniku ramen for betterquality meat! The only thing I don?t like is their spoons and chopsticks. hehe Read more
A little steep in price but very good ramen nonetheless. Some says best in OC, I'm not sure but pretty close. I had spice-miso... with special cheek pork. The name says 'spicy-miso' but the miso is not overwhelming and not strong spicy at all, mostly porkbone stock based soup. Read more
Its located inside the Mitsuwa Marketplace. There's actually a large Japanese food court in theback of the grocery store. Very... authentic Japanese food vendors. This place specializes in Ramen soup. You need to pick which flavor of Ramen soup you want. Salt flavor is great it's a creamy pork broth. Soy flavor is average. Miso flavor is great. Minus a star because cash only. Read more
The ramen is really good, extremely busy here in the food court. Make sure you get the spicy sauce on the side.