Horin Ramen Sake - Saint Ives Australia

Horin Ramen is located on Robson street just west of Burrard street.    We came here after seeing a long line up at the Ramen Danbo further down Robson.  It was late in the afternoon on Saturday and Horin had no line up and there were only a few tables occupied. Their menu has a history about the ramen style served here.

We were planning to go to Marutama but they were closed on a holiday Sunday. Horin Ramen Sake was on my list to try; it’s one of the newer ramen spots to open downtown. Hours. Open everyday!. All about the plastic ramen displays. They specialize in Fukouka style (I’ve been to the actual town but don’t recall seeing this chain there).

Horin Ramen Sake is bringing Fukuoka style ramen straight from Japan to Vancouver. The set-up here is quite similar to Ichiran Ramen in Japan, in where you get to choose how well done you’d like your noodles, the amount of dashi, housemade chili blend and lard. The noodles are made in house and you can see them being made through a glass window at the front of the restaurant. Their menu is streamlined and uncomplicated with ramen, gyoza, and rice on offer. There is the option to combo up for a few extra dollars.

Sunday afternoon after checking out the annual Japanese festival in Robson Square we decided to grab a bite. My friend wanted to have ramen so we decided to go to Horin so we didn't have to go all the way down to Robson street. When the 3 of us got there there's a line up already and there were 5 groups waiting. So we put down our name and started to study the menu while we waited. 15 minutes later they finally called our name and we ordered as soon as we sat down. I ordered the Regular size Ajitama ramen (just $1 more than small) combo C which includes a salad, Japanese pickles, and icecream. We also got to customize the soup flavor level, the noodle firmness, richness, and the spiciness which I really like. The total (tax and tips included) ended up to be $18 which is not too bad. I would definitely go back again.