Yu Raku Japanese Chinese - San Mateo

Edit, come back to this place while the ritter pricy is, it is also very good. the tonkotsu is tasteful beyond expectations. it's my favorite wheel.

Authentic Chinese restaurant in Japanese style from a Japanese chef. 80% of the customers are Japanese. my favorite Ramen Square in bay area.

Edit: came back after more than a year and several other ramen restaurants tried; and had the miso ramen $12.50. Didnt like it, doesnt have as much multidimensional flavor as the tonkatsu, (now $13.50) it just felt salty to me. The noodles were good, cooked firm, the egg was also fine, the meat looked a bit different to what I'm used to in other ramen. My companion got the tantan and that one was so much better: spicy, salty, and a bit sweet from the ground pork. I'd get this one again, except its $15.50 which is a bit pricey in my opinion. Service is good, restaurant wasnt very busy on a Sunday. The quality of the ramen is good, I probably shouldn't have gotten miso, but I didnt want to spend much more money on a more special ramen and thoguht the miso would be good enough already. Original: Good tonkotsu ramen~ we got 3 bowls, mine without garlic, and they were delicious. Plenty of noodles,2 thin pieces of pork, some seaweed and a soft boiled egg. The bowl is $12, there are a couple more economic bowls (shoyu,miso) for $10.50 and some special bowls that go up to $16. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes other than ramen,like rice bowls, fried rice, appetizers (gyoza), etc. Service is correct and nice, the restaurant was almost full but we were seated and served very fast.

Tried to order $17 of a ramen and side dish for two people. Was then told by waitress no, we need to order more. She says there 's a minimum order, and tried to find documentation for her claim, but couldnt. She then mumbled saying it 's about $10 per person . So we added toppings to the ramen. I don 't eat much and always have food leftover and wasted. So I didn 't appreciate being told to spend more. Food quality wise: Ramen is lackluster. Not strong tonkotsu flavor, instead, it 's kinda milky. The egg is well done though. Their gyudon is awesome, beefy and juicy. This I recommend. Maybe I 'll come back here for the don, maybe not.

Delicious but a bit pricy. Ramen soup is probably cooked with a lot of fat, sugar, and chicken stock because it tastes utterly sweet. If you cook at home, you’d know the ramen soup most have a lot of something else. I do like the mini scallops in the seafood salad.