Kin Craft Ramen & Izakaya

This is THE Ramen restaurant for my son and me. When friends want Ramen, this is where I tell them to go. The noodles are a superb texture. My son liked the original gyu-tonkotsu. I tried the chashu tsukemen and that is now my favorite. The broth was so scrumptious that I wanted to dip myself in it. The son finished the meal with a melon soda float. We were stuffed!!! Can't wait to go back for more.

This place was crazy good! For context, In 2018, I fell in love with the Izakaya concept for the simple fact that people, food, drinks & laughs are what is to be expected from an Izakaya. This was the 3rd Izakaya I had visited and did not know what to expect. But here are my genuine and respectful thoughts. I think the design and decore is perfect! Whoever designed this place did an amazing job! The one thing I would suggest is to add warmer lighting & lower the light level as it needs to be darker. This will make the restaurant look and feel inviting. The lights are placed and angled in a way that causes an overcast on the guests and is a bit straining. The drink menu was great! Classic Japanese whiskey with some fun cocktails! When the drinks came out I could tell there was care and thought out into the menu which made me excited for the food. The food was sooooooooo good! I really enjoyed the Izakaya menu selection and the Ramen. Also take notice of the skewer selection, it’s great! I was curious whether the grill they used was fueled by Binchotan or not. But great yakatori selection.

Long wait time. It was difficult to get the server's attention. The only good thing about this is that the food was delicious.

For an izakaya, this place didn’t really seem like one. Mostly the atmosphere was wrong, with loud music, dimmed lights and digital menu. We got ramen, fried calamari, and one izakaya item. The tonkotsu ramen had decent flavor, but didn’t come with a soft boiled egg, which is new to me. The calamari was good but quite oily. Overall, it’s mediocre for food, and not really izakaya for atmosphere. Digital menu is also a let down. Probably wouldn’t come back.

Just hostes not to nice with customers