Reviews for Kin Izakaya in Fountain Valley, CA
We had a birthday at our table and without prompting or telling the server they brought out a crazy good oreo pudding dessert... with a candle on top. It was very cool of them. The food was delicious as well. There were a lot of 5 star flavors but myfavorites were the Matcha Cloud and the Spicy Miso, though I still need to go back and try more things. If you want excellentramen and customer experience give Kin Craft Ramen a stop. Read more
I would recommend this place 100%. No waiting time , so we were immediately greeted and led to our table. We were served... immediately water, including a cup with lid for my toddler. There's a happy hour which offers appetizers, Ramen and drinks withdiscount. The food came out a few minutes later, everything warm and tasty. I also liked the service, it was attentive and fast.Our server brought extra plates and even some scissors in case I wanted to cut noodler for my toddler. Read more
New ramen place in town. Check it out!! I ordered: 1. Foie gras chawanmushi 2. Spicy seafood laksa ramen 3. Black tantan... mazemen 4. Yuzu drop 5. Truffle wagyu tartare 6. Truffle salmon crudo 7. Calamari 8. Beef intestine ramen (if you know beefintestine, you know how good it is) 9. Snail skewer 10. Meat skewer 11. Vegetarian ramen 12. Garlic edamame (really good) 13.Takoyaki 14. Okra & zucchini skewers 15. Fries 16. Fusion hummus with shrimp paste dipping sauc (seasonal dish, I like thesauce) 17. White peach mocktail 18. Hojicha panna cotta 19. Matcha mousse 20. Miso caramel custard 21. Cheesecake 22. Salmondonburi This is beyond expectation for a ramen place! The ramens are so good with an add of interesting twist, including laksaramen or adding intestine to a bowl of ramen. Besides the fusion ramens, there are also raw bar and izakaya dishes which isperfect. My favorites are snail and shrimp. I have more photos and will post more on the beautiful + yummy dishes. The menu willadd some seasonal dishes that makes me come back to try them out. Let me know what's yours? Not only a ramen place, it's alsoan izakaya and dessert heaven. They offer variety kinds of ramen, from vegetarian to seafood and intestine (pretty exotic forramens. Izakaya is bomb with the big shrimps, snails with the phenomenon dipping sauces. One of my favorite izakaya dish is thezucchini skewer with shrimp paste sauce on top. OMG so good!! The desserts are super good and consistent on their restaurantchain. Mocktails and cocktails are very fruity and pretty. The interior is simple yet modern, I'm sure you'll like it! Thisrestaurant ticks a lot of boxes for a great hang out place. Tomorrow Saturday 3/5 is their Grand Opening starting at 11am. 200first people will receive free combo tote bag, scratchers & canned drinks. Congrats Kin on the event! Read more
Modern ramen & izakaya with a good selection of dishes on their menu. Definitely on the pricier side but the dishes deliver in... taste. The staff were friendly and willing to help if you had any questions and service was fairly quick. Their house specialramen was decent, kind of sweet but I needed chili oil to give it a kick as it needed the kick for me to enjoy it fully. Theirsides were great and well presented as well. Good restaurant to visit at least once if you're in the area. Read more
We came here about an hour before closing on a Tuesday night and there was plenty of seating. We ordered the chicken thigh,... chicken heart, & lobster izakaya...all were tasty! The chicken thigh was a bit too salty for me but I imagine it would've beengreat with a beer. We also tried the calamari and it was delish, such a light and crispy batter with a great dipping sauce. Weended with the matcha mousse & it was perfect. Exactly how I like my desserts, not too sweet. Service was great! Read more
The place is not bad at all. However I need to stress that if you are a fan of authentic ramen this might not be the place. The... seafood ramen tastes like ?c len xào d?a, one of our street food, and the intestine one reminds me of phá l?u. Their cocktailsand mocktails are as great as ROL and VOX. The appetizers are surprisingly great. I do not recommend trying the yakitori sincethey are pricier but contain nothing more special than other restaurants in OC. I partially come to the restaurant for food, butalso for the customer service, and the staff never let me down. I will come back maybe for the drinks, the service, and theirreally great calamari. Read more
Only 1% of my rating would earn a 5 stars and this joint certainly deserves it! The texture of the ramen is great. Its broth... is delicious! The yakotori items are flavorful! I would absolutely come back! Read more
I really enjoyed the food here and I feel like I constantly want to try new things. Salmon crudo 5/5 (delicious texture and... flavor) Chawanmushi 4.5/5 (a little salty for me but delicious) Cookies and cream Panna Cotta 5/5 (best to ask no fudge ifyou're not into something too sweet) It's a little grainier than normal Panna Cotta and is also served in a glass jar which iswhy they don't let you order it for take out. Additionally others in my party had the cheesecake and tirimisu, I had a bite andI think the cheesecake would also be better sans the sauce. Food wise I got the mushroom truffle ramen with no chashu, it wasvery truffley but in the future I think I wanna try the salmon donburi which my family had gotten (huge salmonlover). Additionally also got to try the mazemen which was really good! If I'm not feeling in the mood, I'd like to try theirsoba and I think they had tsukemen. I've had their yuzu lemonade and Yuzu drop, both were a tad on the sweet side with not asmuch yuzu flavor as I'd like, probably would try their matcha cocktail next time or the mocktail. Online website has a slightlyoutdated menu compared to the one available in store via QR code. Overall small dishes were delicious, but I've had betterramen and better cocktails. Super friendly staff that allows for substitutions and modifications not normally allowed attraditional ramen spots. Would go again for the small dishes and dessert though, I hope they don't ever change their milk pannacotta. Read more