Mōtōneko Café & Izakaya

Nichole makes the best ramen!

After spending 5 years in Los Angeles I was hoping for a good ramen find back home… this is not the place. Very unprofessional, no real kitchen, and the preparations for the dish itself was very unordered and quite frankly kind of gross! Mystery pork belly from an abyss of ingredients cooked and prepared in a toaster oven… the broth was made with sink water. The ramen is instant noodles. And worst of all it was all prepared without the use of gloves or at least a hand wash. Before my ramen was finished the employee decided it was a great idea to eat some pizza behind the counter. My mind was already made up. Absolutely do not recommend. Especially for a 15 dollar bowl of ramen. Stick to coffee, this place is doing too much. Edit: for an owner to respond that it’s okay to eat pizza, touch everything around the kitchen, and handle my food all without washing hands is hilariously petty. Never worked in a restaurant kitchen? I’ve worked in a Michelin star restaurant as a sous chef. Do not try to belittle people into believing that what you’re doing is sanitary and okay. The ramen isn’t the best in town. Yokoso ramen is 100 times better.

Tasted good. But I'm pretty sure it's just instant Raman. There's no actual kitchen. Edit: giving you a 2 star now because instead of trying to make your restaurant better you’re replying to reviews trying to defend yourself. Joke

Place is very nice! Every Thursday they hold Smash Tournaments and it gets pretty busy. Service is great! Although it is somewhat slow compared to other places as there is only one person manning the entire operation, but the place is nice so I didnt mind the wait and it is not too long. I highly recommend it if you like anime as well! The decoration is great and they have anime running in the TV. The food is good, especially the fat boy ramen, and the coffee is great!

Great atmosphere! Food is good, customer service is amazing; Lux makes you feel at home and Is super knowledgeable on the business & menu!

It was the perfect place to stop on our way home from bush gardens the place with the roller coasters,

The food was so delicious! I got the Piggy Ramen and shared some of the dumplings with a friend. The eggs were perfect and the broth was amazing. Pork belly absolutely fire.

Literally the most amazing chai, bao buns were absolutely amazing, so flavorful. I have never had ramen and wasn't convinced until I tried my friends and then proceeded to eat my own portion. It was amazing! Will be back. The vibes and prices were good too.