My favorite place, food is delicious and they serve a great amount
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen, Noodles
Lucy Johnson
Best ramen in Columbia and SO affordable! The seating here can be really tricky on busy days so I recommend getting it to-go or ordering delivery online. Lots of places dont hold up well when delivered by Menkoi does!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tomas Huntley
Never disappointed here. Some of the newer ramen places want to charge $18 for what I can get here for $11. Please come to Lexington!
Food: 5
M K
Passing through Columbia, we needed a quick but good stop to fill our stomachs. Menkoi Ramen House met our expectations.We wanted something Asian, preferably authentic. We liked that it was a quick serve and eat place, and that the ramen and rice balls were pretty good. Their prices are reasonable as well, and the service was good and friendly. Simple food and easy eats. Would recommend.
I enjoyed my veggie ramen and edamame. It was fine. I was just happy to have ramen in South Carolina. ?♀️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Veggie Ramen
Michael Calma
Looking for a delicious bowl of ramen with a side of chuckles? This spot's got you covered! The food is fantastic, and the staff is not only friendly but also cracking jokes at each other, which adds to the experience. However, finding parking is a bit of a headache. Despite that, I'd definitely come back for more slurp-worthy goodness.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen
Jordan W
I'm only leaving this as a precaution. Had to pickup two rice balls and gyoza and I guess the gyoza was too hot when they placed it in the to go container because it melted through. I didn't catch it soon enough, but for safety reasons please consider different containers or placing it in foil or something. That wasn't a little hole, but easily missed if not watched.
Yes, it's a chain, but it's good, and filling, and consistent. I personally prefer their chicken ramen to their pork, but both are good. Also had the Bonita Onigiri, which is quite good.
Mf be sleeping on it... I get, you have had better ramen or whatever... on God though, a quick pull up with some munchies going and you won't leave disappointed. Get the tonkosu ramen, if you like it spicy they also offer that. Cool trick is, they hace shaker bottles with white better, hit the beezy with a lil shake in you ramen and you ready to go
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ceirra Peters
Nice and clean. Food was soooooo good. I will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Rice Ball
Andrew Lee
Not the best but also not the worst. The ramen was okay. I ordered the spicy miso and the soup was super bland so I just threw in more seasoning and some soy sauce to make it better. Wife ordered the Soy based ramen and that was flavored a little better. Overall 3.5/5
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Rick T
If you come here on a cold day get the spicy pork ramen. It has the most flavor and the portion size is huge. Parking is hard to find so plan ahead during busy hours of the day.
Long time favorite restaurant. Food can't be beat, and the serving sizes are HUGE so you get your moneys worth.The only downside is that people here know how good it is, so it's always busy. Don't go if you're in a rush that day, otherwise the wait is worth it.
My favorite place, food is delicious and they serve a great amount
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen, Noodles
Best ramen in Columbia and SO affordable! The seating here can be really tricky on busy days so I recommend getting it to-go or ordering delivery online. Lots of places dont hold up well when delivered by Menkoi does!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Never disappointed here. Some of the newer ramen places want to charge $18 for what I can get here for $11. Please come to Lexington!
Food: 5
Passing through Columbia, we needed a quick but good stop to fill our stomachs. Menkoi Ramen House met our expectations.We wanted something Asian, preferably authentic. We liked that it was a quick serve and eat place, and that the ramen and rice balls were pretty good. Their prices are reasonable as well, and the service was good and friendly. Simple food and easy eats. Would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Ball 'Onigiri', Rice Ball, Shoyu Ramen, Salmon Onigiri
I enjoyed my veggie ramen and edamame. It was fine. I was just happy to have ramen in South Carolina. ?♀️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Veggie Ramen
Looking for a delicious bowl of ramen with a side of chuckles? This spot's got you covered! The food is fantastic, and the staff is not only friendly but also cracking jokes at each other, which adds to the experience. However, finding parking is a bit of a headache. Despite that, I'd definitely come back for more slurp-worthy goodness.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tonkotsu Ramen
I'm only leaving this as a precaution. Had to pickup two rice balls and gyoza and I guess the gyoza was too hot when they placed it in the to go container because it melted through. I didn't catch it soon enough, but for safety reasons please consider different containers or placing it in foil or something. That wasn't a little hole, but easily missed if not watched.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Great ramen and traditional Asian food!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Rice Ball 'Onigiri', Pho, Pork Gyoza, Veggie Ramen, Rice Ball, Cha Shu Men, Beef, Spicy Chicken Ramen, Shoyu Ramen, Tonkotsu Ramen, Noodles
Yes, it's a chain, but it's good, and filling, and consistent. I personally prefer their chicken ramen to their pork, but both are good. Also had the Bonita Onigiri, which is quite good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Ball 'Onigiri', Spicy Chicken Ramen
Great ramen and great customer service. They went above and beyond what was expected in making sure I was happy. Excellent business to the core.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Mf be sleeping on it... I get, you have had better ramen or whatever... on God though, a quick pull up with some munchies going and you won't leave disappointed. Get the tonkosu ramen, if you like it spicy they also offer that. Cool trick is, they hace shaker bottles with white better, hit the beezy with a lil shake in you ramen and you ready to go
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice and clean. Food was soooooo good. I will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Rice Ball
Not the best but also not the worst. The ramen was okay. I ordered the spicy miso and the soup was super bland so I just threw in more seasoning and some soy sauce to make it better. Wife ordered the Soy based ramen and that was flavored a little better. Overall 3.5/5
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
If you come here on a cold day get the spicy pork ramen. It has the most flavor and the portion size is huge. Parking is hard to find so plan ahead during busy hours of the day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Rice Ball 'Onigiri', Tokotsu Ramen, Pork Gyoza, Inari
Long time favorite restaurant. Food can't be beat, and the serving sizes are HUGE so you get your moneys worth.The only downside is that people here know how good it is, so it's always busy. Don't go if you're in a rush that day, otherwise the wait is worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rice Ball 'Onigiri', Tokotsu Ramen, Pork Gyoza