Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
The boyfriend and I have done an extensive ramen survey in the last six months, though we haven't yet made it to Furious Spoon or the new spot that opened last week on Diversey. My ranking would be:
Top tier:
Wasabi
Ramen Takeya
Slurping Turtle
Santouka
Mid-tier:
Strings
Ramen San
Bottom of the bunch:
Acadia
Yusho
High Five
Went to the newly opened Jinya Ramen Bar on Diversey on Wednesday during what was their soft opening. I give it a "meh" rating and put it on the bottom of the mid-tier. It wasn't bad, per se, just didn't wow us. But given that it's within walking distance, I suspect we'll go there from time to time.
it's a franchise operation with about a dozen locations in the US, and I do wonder if they're making their ramen broth fresh in the stores or heating up some mass produced ramen. If it's the latter, I'd say it's not worth going out of your way for. If it's the former, then the broth has at least the potential for improvement.