Ramen Gaijin

A good experience all around. Went for lunch on a Saturday. They sat us in the back by the bar so I don't know what the front dining area is like but it doesn't matter since the food was so good. We started with karaage (fried chicken thighs) with a tasty miso- based dipping sauce. Knocked my socks off. Then we devoured the smoked duck salad which was an excellent melange of textures and flavors. I also ordered the flight of sake. We ordered the spicy tantanmen Ramen. They have a variety of Ramen and you can go gluten-free and/or vegetarian if so desired. The tantanmen comes with a gorgeous hunk of crispy pork belly. What impressed us the most were the desserts, believe it or not. The tangerine sorbet and the vanilla cream Gelato were superb. Service was attentive and friendly.

5 stars isn't enough for this place! Incredible food and atmosphere! We travel an additional 45 minutes in our 2.5 hour drive home for the food. We always make the time to stop by when in the area. The walls are covered in cool art and the waitstaff are friendly and relaxed. Ramen Gajin is the best ramen I (we) have ever had! We always get the pickle plate as well. I have the veg ramen because it is creamy, savory and is packed full of veggies with two extra eggs. (I order an extra 6 min egg) my sons have the pork tonkatsu and my husband likes the veg as well. This last time we visted we had their day's special appetizers, the brussel sprouts (deep fried with an amazing sauce dip and spices) and hand rolled dumplings (savory and tender). Make a reservation they are always packed. You will

Superb ramen — both meat (pork) and vegetarian. The vegetarian uses an oat broth, which sounds weird but tastes delicious. For those who don’t eat pork but want meat, add karagi chicken to the vegetarian broth. The owners, who also own a Thai restaurant in Sebastopol, know how to create an excellent but down to earth restaurant.

I had the Spicy Tan Tan Ramen, which I asked to have about medium spicy, it was perfect! My husband had the Pork Tonkotsu Ramen and he liked it alot! My parents got the Chicken Shoyu Ramen and they really enjoyed that. We also ordered the Karaage chicken and the little gems salad which had butternut squash, thinly sliced persimmon (I think), along with other items and it was all really, really good. I'm glad we got to enjoy lunch at this restaurant.

Ramen was good got the tantan ramen. The pork belly was very nicely cooked I want to say one of the best restaurants at the pork belly part. Good flavor. Ate outdoors under the patio heaters it was comfortable. Service took some time to get seated on a Saturday night. Gets busy. I’d say the reason it was not 5 stars was the turnover wasn’t as fast as I think it could have been to get people in and out of there. Been to many noodle places that have quick turnaround.