Men-Bei Ramen
| Address: | 1349 Coleman Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA |
| Phone: | +1 408-588-1557 |
| Site: | facebook.com |
| Rating: | 4.1 |
| Working: | 11:30AM–2:30PM Closed 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM 11:30AM–2:30PM |
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Jack Chu
A just okay place if youre here for the ramen. Their portion for rice dishes is very good though if youre hungry and want to eat a lot. Omelette rice is good but curry rice is on the spicy side so my kids couldnt enjoy the curry. Most ramen items are a little too salty for me. Their fried rice is Japanese style - rice on the soft side instead of crispy/ solid. They looked a little under staffed as its pretty hard to even find the server because they are pretty busy. The owner and servers are decently very friendly though.
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Shun Lee
Saturday lunchtime : Spicy Men-Bei ramen = tasty spices and looks good too, pork chashu is tender and flavorful, little bit on oily side as u can see by the photo. Spicy Yakisoba = decent size, well seasoned and mixed, spiced well too. Pros = Good flavorful dishes and good friendly service even though we got served wrong order initially but thats ok, Cons = Ramen is something we almost do just as well at home. We probably wont be back anytime soon unless we happen to be starving while shopping near Costco there :)
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Timothy Wingerter
We were on our way to another restaurant but pulled in to Men-Bei instead. We loved the spicy (extra hotto) men-bei ramen and mabodofu here. The ramen was very rich and flavorful (a bit oily, maybe). I usually dont eat mabodofu but had a hard time sharing this particular plate with my girlfriend since it was so tasty. Also, I felt like service was particularly quick for ramen shops around here - we had our food just a few minutes after we ordered (unlike Orenchi and similar venues).
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Fredrik Blomqvist
Finally a ramen place in the bay area with a good selection! Plenty of varied options to choose from, both the usual stuff and some new thinking. Their spiciness was also on point (you choose between little, medium, and very), asked for a little spicy and it was just the right amount. The broth had a lot of flavor and the noodles were good enough (although, they were the dried kind). Will definitely come back!
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Jonas Gebhardt
Wow - great ramen for a really fair prize. The portions are huge and you get really good value for your money. You wouldnt necessarily expect this kind of quality ramen in this area but they really got it right. There is usually a wait during lunch and dinner hours but it is certainly worth the wait. The place is really down to earth and service is friendly and quick. Great place to eat ramen in Santa Clara.
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James Fong
Good servings even for a regular bowl of ramen. The wife got a large Miso ramen and it enough for her and our toddler to enjoy. Flavor is good. I had the won ton ramen which was also delicious. Only problem was was that both broths were super salty and the service wasnt as attentive as we would like. We would definitely come back and try more ramen or maybe their other dishes which looked good as well.
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Leong Tan
Extremely limited vegetarian options. Acceptable to below average Ramen. Not too busy during lunch when I visited a year ago. Now they are very busy during lunch with people waiting for limited seating. On a recent visit, they seemed impatient when someone in our party asked for vegetarian options. Ramen arrived just warm instead of hot. Seems like they can be too busy to properly heat up the broth.
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Some Dude
Loud, repetitive banging noise coming from the kitchen the whole time I was eating. Shio broth had an off putting odor to it. Salad greens were used as an ingredient in ramen?! Noodles were slick with no texture and took no flavor from the broth. Between the noise and the quality of the food I couldnt finish the bowl.
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Asmita Aggarwal
Ambience: 3/5 Food: 3.5/5 Service: 3.5/5 Small seating space but there are a lot of parking spots, mainly because of Costco next to it. Food is good & serving size is pretty big. The staff is friendly and polite. The server keeps track in case you need anything. Good pick if you are a Ramen person.
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Sharif G
The soup was wayyy too salty, the noodles were very hard and chewy. Honestly, I couldnt even finish my plate because of how salty the soup was. It was my first time here and Im judging this place based on the one plate that I had.. but I can definitely say that I will never come here again.
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Sabine StzWeb
Huge portion of tasty fried rice. My kids favorite, and he tried a bunch of other places. His healthiest recurrent choice. Other meals are good too. Super nice lady tenant. Fair prices. Fast service. Unpretentious, clean and enjoyable small restaurant.
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Ron Pfisterer
Good food great people. While waiting for tires I came for substance and to kill time, I even brought my dog. They gave her water and even a few nice meaty treats. What a great visit, totally worth the money
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Lorie Nguyen
The price is reasonable for the area. It is super convenient because it is right next to Costco. And the hostess was attentive and quick! The restaurant was picking up as I wait for my to-go order.
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Michael Pak
Good fried rice. Ramen lacked flavors in the broth and had uninspiring toppings like cabbage. Not worth the special visit, especially in a hyper competitive ramen scene in South Bay.
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Jimmie Nam
Great Ramen and rice. The rice portion was huge. I believe 2 people can share the rice and maybe they are not able to finish it. Price is good too. We will come back for sure.
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Alan Chou
This is actually Chinese food in disguise, but served at more expensive Japanese food prices. Not bad, but definitely not Japanese.
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David Barron
My favorite!! Incredible value for such good tasting food. Brisk lunch business need to get here early. No pretense just good food.
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Michael Shick
The omu-rice is delicious and comes in a portion so huge I cant ever finish it. The staff is also very courteous and attentive.
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Alex Rodriguez
Im here minimum twice a week. Their service and food is second to none. Authentic japanese ambiance, try their house ramen.
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Christopher Herrmann
Fantastic! And you can customize your order with extras. I recommend adding butter and corn for a Sapporo style ramen.
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Wilson Wai Lun Fung
Among the many great ramen places in the Bay Area, this place does not stand out. That said, the staffs are friendly.
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Benjamin Poiesz
Crazy good fried rice. Not my normal style ramen, but its very good. Super friendly staff and great for kids.
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Star Wilmington
Great ramen as good as anywhere else. Japanese staff, not Chinese. Small place but friendly atmosphere.
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supportwithcraig
Great family owned Japanese restaurant. Great food full of flavor and everything was under $10 ea...
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Georgina Tarelo
Their portions are big, their prices are low but the best part of this is that they are delish!
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Matthew Carter
Pretty good ramen for a very affordable price. Lots of noodles, but the broth was a bit salty.
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Sean McGrane
Great food, pleasant service. If you are flying, their specialty bowl has ginger in it!
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K A
Pretty good ramen. The lady who runs front of house is adorable. No lines.
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M PottyMouth
The ramen/fried rice combo is great. Small family run place. Good ramen.
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Calogero Maniscalco
Great atmosphere and super helpful staff! The house Ramen was excellent
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Brandon Newell
Had the fried chicken and stamina Don and it was delicious!!
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brian nuss
Awesome food. Coming back next time Im in the area.
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Eri N
The Stamina Don had beef and vegetables. I like it.
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Gretchen Bringas
The broth was good but the noodles tasted so plain.
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Scott Riddle
Fried rice is amazing. Portions are generous.
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Sam Curcuruto
Try the omelet rice! Its out of this world!
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Ivan Ho
Best value fried rice and yakisoba in town
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Chris Navrides
Really great noodles and amazing service!
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mark stevenson
Good food and way above par service.
