HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Chestnut

An very nice place to eat, the back has a more open feel while the front has more of a Japanese bar kind of feel. We spent about $100 on two appetizers, sake, a beer, a soda, and two entrees so meh on that. But the food was delicious and the atmosphere was great too. We went on Christmas, surprisingly, and it was packed. The service was practical, we enjoyed ourselves and stayed for about an hour. We got the spicy chicken, house ramen, some calamari and gyogi. The bento boxes are actually pretty big and my wife's ramen was great too. I'd come here again.

This location is huge with outdoor and indoor seating. The back room opens to a large dining room with plenty of group seating. Sparkling sake was good. There are a lot of peaceful decorations displayed around the restaurant. Good was okay. I thought the ramen noodles had good texture. The zen broth could have more yuzu. The pork katsu cutlet was pretty fatty. The chicken karage varied in size leaving the pieces cooked at varied levels. Overall a good place to come with a group.

My partner and I came here for dinner based on the high reviews and love for ramen. The menu was extensive and pictures were helpful. But then the food came and it didn't live up to expectations. My partner is somewhat a connoisseur of unagi, but was very disappointed with his $33 unagi Don. The unagi was tough, chewy and lacked flavor. Despite adding some sweet chili sauce from my bento box, it still didn't help. I ordered the ramen and tempura box. Shrimp tempura was hot but it was basic like from the freezer. I ordered it with a spicy miso mini ramen but there was no spice and umami flavor was not there. Took a while to get the attention of the many servers to give us our check - even though it wasn't busy. Sadly it was an overpriced mid dinner.

Great spicy miso ramen. The broth is very rich and the noodles had a good chew. Overall a decent price and a nice atmosphere. There’s indoor and outdoor seating. Very quick as well!

The bento boxes are amazing! I got the katsu bento with ramen. It had edamame, rice, spring roll, egg and even a shishito pepper. The ramen was rich in flavor. The katsu was the real star though. So insanely crispy and fresh, while cooked just right inside. We also got the spicy miso ramen. It was full of flavor and delicious. It wasn’t nearly as spicy as we were expecting but that’s fine. The green gyoza is also definitely worth trying. I’d for sure come here again and can’t wait to try some of the other dishes.