Akai Ramen & Izakaya
$ • Ramen
Hours:
380 High St NE, Salem
(971) 915-2386
Customers' Favorites
Akai Ramen & Izakaya Reviews
Went here for lunch during the cherry blossom festival. The black garlic ramen is legit. Probably the best broth I’ve had in oregon. FWIW I’ve eaten a lot of ramen having lived in Hawaii for 10 years and have extensively travelled to Japan. This is the flavor in Ramen I was looking for that’s sorely lacking in
Big props to the staff when I said I wasn't happy with the ramen egg (it was fully hard boiled and not gooey in the center). Before I even said why, he took one look at it and immediately agreed, then brought me two new ones that were perfect. Pics below have first batch and then the second batch (I ate 2 of them before snapping the pic)Experience was great, vibe was on point and I highly rec the takoyaki and black garlic ramen!
Ratings
Hours
| Monday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Wednesday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Thursday | 11AM - 9PM |
| Friday | 11AM - 12AM |
| Saturday | 11AM - 12AM |
| Sunday | 11AM - 9PM |
After our first time here, this is now our new go to ramen location for Salem. Amazing flavor, larger portions than other establishments, and competitive pricing.The downside is the location is near the Cherriot's downtown transit center and tweakers can aggressively harass the business and clientele. This is of course, not the business' fault and I really don't like taking a star away for "Atmosphere" due to it, but an incident scared my child, and while no one was in any real...read full review