Betsutenjin Ramen

(UPDATE) I'm so sad about that my best ramen restaurant in Seattle area has changed... The broth is not as thick as before, and they do not use tasty dried red shrimp and powder for the shrimp ramen any more, yet the price is even more expensive. This place is one of my go to places for ramen in Seattle area. Very authentic, and quite similar to the one I had in Tokyo!

Tight space, and they carefully serve each customer, so it takes some time if they are packed. Worth the wait everytime

No service for over 30 minutes while others who arrived after us ordered and received food.

cute ramen place - warning, it’s very small on the inside and only had about 10 seats or so. a pretty limited menu but all the options are good. the noodles taste super fresh!

great chashu, nice seating

My hakata ramen was average at best due to the flavor of the broth, gyoza and the chasu. Noodles were on the firm side. The sign in front of the table seats said they had thick flavor if you wanted it. If I knew it was going to be that bland, then I would have asked for that option. As for the chasu, it was fatty and slightly charred on the edge to give it some burnt flavor if you like that. One of the pieces was a bit cold also so I had to dip it in the broth. We got there around 6pm and they didn't have any tea or eggs for some reason. Very strange considering they open at 5:30pm. They did offer to substitute it for more gyoza or extra meat so that was nice. The gyoza lacked the flavors I expected in terms of salt. They were slightly crisp on the outside and warm so that was good.

Out of town from Oregon and decided to give this place a try. Parking was insane cause it was Valentine's Day so I had to drive around for 30ish min to find a spot nearby. The food was incredible. Well worth the wait! The waiter was super nice and extremely fast. I will so be coming back!

Waiter was not attentive. Took 20mins for her to bring the bill.