![]() You can get tasty 3-piece tacos for only $8, while burritos filled with delicious kimchi fried rice, carrots, lettuce, cheese, green onions, and Seoul sauces are only for $10. If you’re in for a bowl bursting with flavors and colors, their Gogi bowl won’t disappoint. The taco empire has a variety of tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and more with a healthy blend of meat, fried rice, greens, and sauce. What makes Seoul Taco an ideal lunch option is that most of its offerings are under $15, making your spending smart and worth the bite. With owner and entrepreneur David Choi’s focus on neighborhoods comprised of residentials, students, and young-professionals, Seoul Taco’s spot in Hyde Park downtown Chicago makes it very strategic and aligned with their goals. Seoul Taco is a famous Korean-Mexican mashup loved by many for its tacos, burritos, and more. Seoul Taco ©Photo by Paul Sableman from Flickr Sozai Banzai-Fast food-like authentic Japanese place in a northwest suburban strip mall, with solid, bargain-priced Japanese dishes including ramen.1. Santouka-Japanese ramen chain has an outpost in the Mitsuwa mall food court very authentic ramen, not as thick as some, but be sure to order the fantastic, unctuous pork cheek as an add-in to your tonkotsu ramen. Ramen Misoya-Stellar ramen bar in a suburban strip mall in Mount Prospect, offering half a dozen styles of ramen, all made textbook-perfectly. Ramen House Shinchan-Strip mall ramen bar in Palatine, similar to (if a notch below) Ramen Misoya with its several types of ramen, speedily put together in front of you. Yusho (Hyde Park)-Flashy hipster Asian bar arrives in Hyde Park, bringing Logan Square-style bar snacks and cocktails, including their take on ramen. Strings Ramen Shop-Thick porky tonkotsu broth is the star of this terrific ramen shop, but deserving equal billing are the springy housemade noodles (courtesy of a fancy machine imported from Japan). Yusho (Logan Square)-Hipster version of a Japanese bar, with interesting cocktails, old whiskeys and lots of drinking food, as well as a ramen brunch (the main Logan Poser ramen has improved since Harold Jurado joined as chef). Wasabi-Hip Japanese spot with well-crafted ramen and some pretty good Japanese cooked foods. Strings 2-Thick porky tonkotsu broth is the star of this ramen shop, but deserving equal billing are the springy housemade noodles, at this spinoff of the original in Chinatown this location has a wider range of cooked dishes as well. Slurping Turtle-Busy cooked Japanese food spot downtown, with several types of good ramen utilizing housemade noodles. Ramen Takeya-Spinoff of Wasabi specializes in very nice chicken broth-based ramen, in a fun Tokyo street-like atmosphere. Oiistar-Ramen bar that makes excellent broth but sometimes overdresses it with toppings like garlic oil. Kameya-Korean-owned Japanese restaurant offering food reflecting both countries (such as the beef ramen) not city-class ramen, but pleasant and not too hectic as a neighborhood spot. Still, good for the neighborhood and fairly priced. Jinya Ramen Bar-Many different kinds of ramen on the menu, though what we’ve tried wasn’t up to the depth of flavor of others. ![]() High Five Ramen-Two hour lines every night attest to Brendan Sodikoff’s ability to gauge the zeitgeist and then make it wait to get in, in this case to a tiny hip ramen bar specializing in a spicy-hot, funky version of the Japanese soup. ![]() FOODITOR’S TOP FIVE RAMEN BOWLS IN CHICAGO:įOODITOR’S CURATED LIST OF THE BEST RAMEN IN CHICAGO:Īrami-Eclectic, generally very good Japanese restaurant whose offerings range from sushi to cooked foods from a bunch grill to ramen (with a smoky pork flavor).Ĭocoro Japanese-Slick decor (if a little 90s-dated), but underneath it’s basically a homey Japanese restaurant, one of the last in River North, with sushi as well as pretty good ramen and other cooked dishes.įour Belly Asian Street Food-Asian street food place whose standouts are the varieties of Asian soups, including ramen and udon.įurious Spoon-Amazingly rich, slow-cooked tonkotsu broth is the star of this hip, cramped Wicker Park ramen joint from Shin Thompson, of the late, Michelin-starred Bonsoiree. ![]()
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