Yoko Ramen

To preface this, I’ve been eating at this restaurant for a few years now so this is a culmination of my experiences with more of a focus on my most recent visit. Yoko Ramen serves solid tasteful food but for a pretty penny. The price has consistently gone up and up. $18 for a chicken ramen (not including additional pricing for any add-ons) is an intense price and heaven forbid if you want to have this delivered to you from doordash because it is $20.70 on there. Eating out is a privilege but compared to other restaurants in the area, there is definitely stuff out there that has a better price for the quantity and quality. Be wary of the forced 15% tip. To force American tip culture but utilize a Japanese style pay before you eat can definitely be off putting to most. I usually tip at 20%

We used to really enjoy Yoko Ramen before COVID. The chicken ramen portions were satisfying, and the sweet wings were a favorite of ours. It felt like a reliable spot for a comforting, flavorful meal. Unfortunately, things have changed since the pandemic. Prices have gone up, and the chicken broth sometimes tastes off—on occasion, it’s had a strange flavor reminiscent of burnt cabbage. Another shift is the addition of a mandatory 15–18% gratuity, even for small parties. While tipping is a standard part of dining out in the U.S., making it mandatory feels unusual. We believe it’s the responsibility of management to ensure fair compensation for staff, rather than placing that burden directly on customers. To be clear, we did accepted the mandatory tip. But during our visit, we were never o

The ramen here is solid. Pork with house veg is where it’s at, even if the price has become a bit steep. What’s not as great is the mandatory 15% tipping policy, especially when the employees there are notoriously, comically aloof and unfriendly. To be clear, tipping when eating in the restaurant is fine with me even tho it’s a counter service place. But when you tack it onto a pickup order is when it gets totally ridiculous. There was a time I went to pick up my ramen and when I noticed the 15% charge opted to remove the tip, to which the male cashier working proceeded to mock me being like “okay Jessicaaaa” in this super obnoxious tone as if I was doing something wrong. It was honestly kinda crazy lol. Anywho, just wanted to share. The ramen is good but the service and policies could use

The ramen was pretty, meh. I went last year and it was good. I eat a fair amount of ramen. Yoko isn't bad. It's decent. There are a lot of other ramen places I would choose over Yoko.

I waited for 20 minutes at the register to pay for takeout. No one working the register for 20 minutes on a Tuesday. By the time I got the food out was cold. $43 for cold ramen because the people working there don't give a crap. They bring shame to the name!