I checked out Tabe Ramen on the weekend. I found out about the place from Yelp, and thought I would have to face waves of people like at all other places I found on Yelp but that was not the case. Yay!

Basic specs:

• Broth: Light, soy sauce based, mostly chicken I think, not too salty
  
• Noodles: Thin and wavy, yellowish color, quite firm and didn't ( Read more... )

It's generally accepted that Ramen Santa in San Mateo and Ramen Halu in San Jose are "the" places for tonkotsu ramen in the SF Bay Area. Ramen Halu is fairly decent, but since it is too much of a hassle for me to get to now (I have yet to know a ramen enthusiast who wants to fight the lunch hour line on weekdays), and I was pleasantly surprised ( Read more... )