Osaka Ramen - Dublin

The only restaurant in the Ulferts Center that never has a line. But why? The tables are dirty, the restaurant is unclean, and the food and ingredients are of poor quality. However, the service is good and the prices are affordable, catering to budget-conscious students.

Don't let the pictures fool you, this restaurant is much better than average chain restaurants like Ajien.

Spicy Tonkatsu in the picture was absolutely delicious. It took a while to sit and get my food, but I can't mistake the staff for a second. The waitress has never stopped moving from the first moment to the last. For all the feelings she did everything I could reasonably expect to care for my needs. I'd go back in a heartbeat.

I think we must have been there on a day because it took 40 minutes before someone went to our order and another 30 to get our food. We got a recommendation from a friend and were thrilled to try, but unfortunately the service killed them for us. The food was good.

It seems like there has been a change in ownership at this restaurant. The experience we had was completely different than when we visited two years ago. Despite the fact that they were supposed to open at 4:30PM, we arrived at 3:30PM and the owner kindly welcomed us in while we were looking at the menu. The owner was very friendly and hospitable. The Gyoza was well-prepared and did not seem to be prepackaged. The fried potato croquette and fried oysters were breaded nicely and had a delicious flavor. I ordered the pork flavored noodle dish and although it would have been better without MSG, it was a generous portion of hearty noodles. The pork belly was tender and flavorful, and did not taste like it was frozen.