Chilly evening after leaving Wright Patterson AFB. Coworker and I wanted to get steak but the Texas Roadhouse was crowded. Our instant second decision was RAMEN! We travel ALOT. A good bowl of RAMEN is good for the soul. No wait to get seated at about 530pm. I ordered the Tonkatsu with extra Chashu. I eat alot of Ramen when I travel for work. It's lighter and sits well after a long 10 hour day of work and you don't feel like over full. Man O Man. It was tasty. Extra soft boiled egg for me EVERYTIME. Chashu was interesting, as most places slice it but they give you nice thick square chunks. The broth!!! Can I get a cup of it to go! Very good. Noodles perfectly tender, mushrooms on point, like the seaweed! (I buy seaweed snacks often when I am driving between my sites, a better snack than potato chips, just my opinion). Clean restaurant, good music in the background and they were playing Anime on the TV screen. Server was prompt, polite and courteous. First time in Dayton Ohio, very surprised. Being from Idaho, I was thinking it was going to be like a big city but it's not! Polite people, and awesome RAMEN. Here for another 2 weeks definitely going back to try a different bowl! HOSHI RAMEN has a fan!!!!!!
Hoshi Ramen
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Chilly evening after leaving Wright Patterson AFB. Coworker and I wanted to get steak but the Texas Roadhouse was crowded. Our instant second decision was RAMEN! We travel ALOT. A good bowl of RAMEN is good for the soul. No wait to get seated at about 530pm. I ordered the Tonkatsu with extra Chashu. I eat alot of Ramen when I travel for work. It's lighter and sits well after a long 10 hour day of work and you don't feel like over full. Man O Man. It was tasty. Extra soft boiled egg for me EVERYTIME. Chashu was interesting, as most places slice it but they give you nice thick square chunks. The broth!!! Can I get a cup of it to go! Very good. Noodles perfectly tender, mushrooms on point, like the seaweed! (I buy seaweed snacks often when I am driving between my sites, a better snack than potato chips, just my opinion). Clean restaurant, good music in the background and they were playing Anime on the TV screen. Server was prompt, polite and courteous. First time in Dayton Ohio, very surprised. Being from Idaho, I was thinking it was going to be like a big city but it's not! Polite people, and awesome RAMEN. Here for another 2 weeks definitely going back to try a different bowl! HOSHI RAMEN has a fan!!!!!!
I've tried on 3 different occasions to like this place and I come to the same conclusion every time. It's just okay. I feel like the broth has little to no flavor. It was just very salty each time. And don't get me wrong I love salt. I've heard other dishes are good here too but I've only had the ramen and always felt kind of disappointed. I had the bao buns the first time and those were good, might be worth going back for those. However, there are places in dayton now that put heart and soul into their ramen and unfortunately this place doesn't feel on the same level. It's not inedible but I don't think I'll be back. There might be different kinds of ramen on their menu that are better but the three I tried weren't it. Real Score: 4.6/10
I've tried on 3 different occasions to like this place and I come to the same conclusion every time. It's just okay. I feel like the broth has little to no flavor. It was just very salty each time. And don't get me wrong I love salt. I've heard other dishes are good here too but I've only had the ramen and always felt kind of disappointed. I had the bao buns the first time and those were good, might be worth going back for those. However, there are places in dayton now that put heart and soul into their ramen and unfortunately this place doesn't feel on the same level. It's not inedible but I don't think I'll be back. There might be different kinds of ramen on their menu that are better but the three I tried weren't it. Real Score: 4.6/10
We ordered miso ramen and their spicy ramen and both were delicious. We also ordered their chashu fries and that was good too. They have boardgames so my husband and I played Battleship while waiting for our food. I also love that their women's bathroom has a freestanding changing table so it was easy to give my baby a diaper change. Overall, it's a great place with great food. It's the perfect place to go on a cold rainy day!