Visited this place after playing tourist for the day and walked around seawall. Ordered their spicy ramen bowl and broth was tasty, exactly what I needed. Good portion and surprisingly I couldn’t finish the entire bowl.
It was interesting watching the ramen bowl being put together. Place was busy during lunch hour and conveniently located near the bike rentals, Stanley Park and English Bay. Worth a visit and will try other bowls on the menu
When you first enter Kintaro Ramen, you’ll be hit with the smell, feel and noise of it all. The restaurant is relatively small but we didn’t have to wait too long for a seat at the bar. Bar seating at a ramen restaurant isn’t as comfortable but you have the best view in the house. You get to watch how all the magic is created...
On a cold rainy Vancouver day, ramen does hit the spot. Missed the lunch crowd and had a bowl of the spicy garlic miso ramen without having to wait in line. Kintaro is always consistent and delicious. A tad salty, but egg and pork was done perfectly.
One of the original ramen joints in Vancouver. Kintaro has been around for a while and has always been associated to being the answer to decent ramen in town.
The ramen is pretty decent. Big portions. However, their broth has been inconsistent - one day it was just perfect (flavorful and rich but not too salty or oily), the other day would be super salty. The noodles have great texture and we love the meat.
Service is pretty quick - it does sometimes feel like you are being rushed to finish and leave, but we can appreciate this since the establishment has limited seating.
There is usually a line out the front - the turnover is quick, you usually do not have to wait too long.
Not the greatest ramyun I’ve had but this place was still probably one of the top in Vancouver. The service was great, the noodles were great, the broth was a little too oily but still good. Over all I enjoyed this place, will visit again.
Had dinner here with a friend as I was curious to try another ramen spot. Not a whole lot to say honestly. Hole-in-the-wall joint that serves nice, big bowls of good quality ramen & a few side dishes. I liked how you could get different densities of broth + lean/fatty meat. Nothing outstanding, very much middle-of-the-road is the final call here (which isn't a bad thing). Service was prompt, polite & very friendly. Lastly, I got to give a 👍 for their spicy broth which had some surprisingly good kick!
3.75/5 for Kintaro Ramen.
P.S. They do have a rewards program.
Huge portions of ramen with options for the richness of broth and fatness of chashu. You can see them making everything in front of you as the kitchen is open. I think their miso ramen is the best thing on the menu, it's very rich and salty, although too much bean sprout for my taste. It's one of the older ramen establishments around Vancouver so it's definitely a classic.
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3.5 stars maximum. I have been in vancouver for a long time and tried out different ramen restaurants, but this was my first time to visit Kintaro. Friends always told me that it was cheaper to eat ramen here, but the restaurant was not as nice as other ramen places. As a result, I didn't have high expectations before I came here. I just hoped that the ramen or food was good.
When I stepped into Kintaro, steam and heat was everywhere inside. The open kitchen without a wall or glass to separate the dining area makes the atmosphere uncomfortable. Customers could literally see four big pots of boiling soup or liquid with lots of steam right at the entrance of the restaurant. The dining tables and chairs should be clean but they were soaked in steam and heat for a long time, so they looked old and sticky. But I was sure they were clean, because I saw the servers wiped them before seating the customers.
I ordered a shoyu ramen with rich soup base and lean chashu and my sister ordered a miso ramen with medium soup base and lean chashu as well. The bowl was big that meant the portion was big. When we put in our chopsticks into the bowl and looked for the ramen, half of the bowl was actually full of spring spouts. That's why the bowl of ramen looked so big. The lean chashu was good. No fat at all. The soup base was quite fatty that we could see something floating on the surface of the soup base.
The customer service was okay. One of the older servers seated us at the beginning, took the orders and cleaned the tables for us. She had no smile on her face. She might be stressful serving many customers, but I couldn't feel she was friendly at all unfortunately.
I was supposed to get a stamp card with two stamps, because we ordered two bowls of ramen, but after I paid for the bill, the server did not give me the card even though I told her I didn't have one. I did not bother to come back to this ramen restaurant due to an unimpressive eating experience here, so I did not bother asking for the stamp card.
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A friend and I were wandering the Vancouver streets looking for a place to eat before walking nearby, and we stumbled upon Kitaro Ramen. We looked up the reviews and wow! One of the older and more iconic ramen houses in Vancouver? A must try. There was line for lunch going out the door, however the turnover was high and we were quickly seated. Orders were placed while waiting in the line to be seated, and shortly after being seated we got our orders.
This place isn't exactly the cleanest nor the most spacious. I found myself squished against two people at the bar, and had a bit of room to move but not much. I got the shio ramen, while my friend got the cheese ramen. The shio ramen overall was good. Nothing too spectacular, but solid. Portion sizes were also large. For the price, it was very affordable. My friend who got the cheese ramen noted there was a lot of leftover cheese - he enjoyed the dish regardless though.
Stumbling on Kintaro Ramen, we were satisfied after eating at a price that didn't break the bank. I wouldn't mind coming back here for a quick ramen fix, but it's a no frills location that tends to fill up quickly and have high turnover during the lunch hour. All in all, recommended.
Some people say the soup at Kintaro is watered down or downright salty. The portion is a bit larger than some other ramen places nearby, but I feel like the taste just doesn't really stand out, and maybe it doesn't have to. I did enjoy the spicy Miso but when I tried the Shoyu and asked for "rich" broth, it just had more soy sauce taste to it - I was hoping it would have more depth to the broth. If you're looking for a bold-tasting Tonkotsu ramen look elsewhere.
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Kintaro Ramen is commonly referenced as one of the most favoured ramen restaurants in Vancouver, so I had to try it and see what all the fuss was about.
Compared to other big name ramen restaurants in the city that focus on specific aspects of the ramen experience such as a rich and flavourful broth, perfect noodles, or a modern & vibrant eating atmosphere, I think Kintaro really strikes at the heart of Japanese ramen. In Japan, one would usually be able to find cheap portions of hot steaming bowls of hearty noodles and rich broth that serve as delicious soul food or a nice cure to a tough day inside of a quaint, small, cozy, often family-run restaurant. While no North American ramen restaurant will ever truly achieve the super cheap price points of restaurants found in Japan, I think Kintaro makes an adamant attempt at bringing this dream to reality. With large delicious, hearty noodles in a rich broth offered at a comfortable price point (especially for Vancouver), you truly feel like you're getting good quality food for a dednt price once you've sat down in the small restaurant and your large bowl of noodles are handed to you.
In the end, I got the miso BBQ chasu ramen with extra ramen noodles — and when the bowl was placed on my table, I knew I had made a mistake ordering extra noodles unlike my friend beside me (don't ask me how my other friend managed to finish his bowl with extra portions of every single topping on the menu). The portions were filling, the noodles were perfect to touch, and the medium-rich (and richness-customizable) miso broth really hit home. I also highly recommend getting the fatty meat if you ever come!
Overall an amazing experience and also a shoutout to the waitress who took our order while we were in-line and managed to fit our party of six into the tight restaurant. Would highly recommend checking out this Vancouver staple.
Presentation: 2/2
Taste: 4/5
Texture: 2/2
Quantity/Quality: 3/3
Cleanliness: 2/2
Atmosphere: 3/3
Staff: 3/3
19/20 = 5/5
Japanese ramen made by real Japanese people. Cheap and great atmosphere, you can sit on the bar and watch them making ramen. You can choose fat/lean level of chashu. Some ramen such as cheese ramen is like a creation towards local taste. It is great but may not be at god level.
It was a nice and friendly experience. I got the spicy ramen this time, with rich soup and lean meat, but it was not as spicy as my friend and I were expected. We got the side meat for $1.50, which serves as an "appy" to munch on while waiting for the main.
This place was pretty good, if you can get in without waiting in line, even better. It’s a small ramen shop but makes huge portions of delicious bowls of ramen. The broth was pretty flavourful and I left extremely satisfied.
It’s been a while since we last came here, still keeping its good quality with its ramen. They have the best cheese ramen in town! Just need to remind myself next time that fatty pork is better than lean one.
One of the top 5 ramen place we have tried in Vancouver. We waited for almost an hour to be seated since theres was a long line.
We ordered Shio and Miso Ramen plus gyoza. It taste good. We ordered extra corn, seaweed, garlic, and shreded pork.
Overall, good price, small but warm place, and super good helpful staff. :)
5* to Kintaro Ramen and staff. Thanks!
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