Tora-Ya Ramen

Ellison

5.0

Amazing vibes, definitely a good choice if you're in town wanting warm & cozy service & food. Super friendly staff that welcome you from the door. Ramen down to basics, done right.

Twin

4.0

This ramen shop is a bit far from the Old Town - you'll need to take a bus to get there - but it's totally worth it! The ramen tastes really authentic & the broth isn't overly salty. The beer was perfectly cold & refreshing, & the fried chicken was surprisingly good! They use chicken breast instead of thigh meat, which was a nice surprise. If you have time to visit, I highly recommend trying their fried chicken - it's a must!

Chu

5.0

The ramen in Canada is often not hot enough, but at this place, it arrived steaming with smoke! It was a surprise! The ramen was authentic Japanese, simple flavor but it tasted very good.

My friend ordered the fried chicken, she said it was delicious!

The staff were very attentive. Even during busy hour, they noticed when guests finished their appetizers before serving the ramen. When our water ran low, they quickly refilled it.
Since I'm a vegetarian, I didn't eat my friend's fried chicken, & the staff noticed that & brought out my ramen first.

I didn't expect such thoughtful service at a ramen shop!

Caitlin

3.0

The service & atmosphere were great here. The ramen was good, but not the best I've had. I would come back to lunch!

Fredericcc

2.0

Let me start with the good things, because, well, there aren't many, but credit where it's due. The staff were very polite & efficient, the place was clean, & the location is fairly convenient if you're coming from Old Québec. So yes, that's pretty much everything nice I can say.

Now, onto the disappointing part, which is, unfortunately, most of the experience.

First, the portion. I'm not sure if the kitchen uses a jeweler's scale to weigh noodles, but my bowl couldn't have had more than 100 grams of ramen. The restaurant is called Tora-Ya,'Tiger's Den', but this portion isn't for a tiger. It's more like something you'd serve to a Neko, which means a kitten in Japanese.

Then, the flavor, or should I say… the salt. Because that's pretty much all there was. No depth, no complexity, no umami flavor, just salt. I kept drinking water to dilute it, & by the end, I felt like a water balloon. Even my burps afterward were tasteless. Honestly, this isn't just far from the ramen I had in Sapporo back in 2017...it's not even close to what you'd get at a Chinese-run Japanese restaurant in Toronto.

Oh, & one more awkward thing: the restrooms. There are two, & the signs were so'artistically' ambiguous that I genuinely couldn't tell which was for men & which was for women. I picked an empty one, only to be politely informed by other customers on my way out that I'd used the women's. Upon closer inspection, yeah, maybe that stick figure had a skirt. Or maybe it was a ghost. Who knows? I understand the store wants to be unique. But just put an'M' & an'F,' or'Homme/Femme,' or even the kanji ?/?.

All in all...my experience was disappointing, overpriced, & oddly confusing. I would not recommend unless you're on a very strict low-carb, low-flavor, high-sodium diet. & yeah enjoy the guessing games at the bathroom door.

King

5.0

Probablement le restaurant le plus spécialisé en ramen dans la ville de Québec.
J'ai pris la version Shoyu & celle-ci représentait parfaitement bien ce que j'avais mangé au Japon. Un bon équilibre du salé, umami. Je prendrais toujours plus de tranche de chashu!

Adela

5.0

Miso Ramen was delicious.

Schwarrzy

5.0

Un des rares restaurants japonais qui font réellement leurs ramens sur place.

On est dans l'ambiance nippone, très bon.

Attention à l'attente.

Marc

5.0

Restaurant authentique, service incroyable. Nourriture très bonne, porc du ramen tendre & garniture en très bonne quantité. Seul bémol je trouvais le bouillon miso un peu fade. Pas le meilleur que j'ai mangé mais une très bonne adresse. Je recommande

Steeve

5.0

Excellente expérience au Tora-Ya Ramen! L'accueil était chaleureux & le service rapide & attentionné. L'ambiance est conviviale, parfaite pour savourer un bon bol de ramen.

J'ai pris l'?mori Miso, & c'était tout simplement délicieux : le bouillon miso était riche & réconfortant, les nouilles parfaitement cuites, & les garnitures d'une grande qualité. Le porc ch?sh? était tendre & fondant, l'oeuf mariné avec son jaune coulant apportait une belle gourmandise, & les légumes ainsi que le maïs ajoutaient de la fraîcheur & de l'équilibre. La portion est généreuse, idéale pour les amateurs avec bon appétit.