Comments on: ramen rating: toshi’s ramen – eugene, or

By: edjusted

edjusted — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:06:37 +0000

@Jake: Cool, I’ll check it out the next time I’m up there. Thanks!

By: Jake

Jake — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:03:53 +0000

There is a restaurant in Portland that isn’t purely ramen but does serve it. It’s called The Happy Bowl on 5th and Salmon downtown. You can even take a Green/Yellow line max to stop about a block away. I love the ramen soup and hope to go back sometime.

By: Art

Art — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:08:33 +0000

Has anyone tried “Noodle Me” in Beaverton. I found the Miso Ramen to be excellent!
Unfortunatly, I now live in the Phoenix area, and I cannot find a bowl of ramen, anywhere. If anyone knows of a place……

By: JoE C.

JoE C. — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:29:21 +0000

I love this place, I really wish Portland had it’s own little ‘Toshi’s Ramen’

By: edjusted

edjusted — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:04:23 +0000

Vexx, thanks for the info. I agree that it does seem like a food-lovers paradise like Portland should have more ramenyas. The next time I’m up in the area, I’ll give Biwa and Koji Osakaya a try!

By: Vexx

Vexx — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:15:11 +0000

Aye… to my knowledge there are no “pure” ramen lairs in Portland (like one can find in San Francisco, LA, or Seattle) which is bizarre given the downtown university students that would thrive on it.

Most of the Japanese restaurants in Portland serve some kind of Ramen (but usually only one or two varieties).

Biwa is a pretty decent place (also of note is the outstanding small hole-in-the-wall Toshi’s Restaurant over on 185th off of Hwy 26 in Beaverton). Koji Osakaya isn’t bad either.

But… no pure ramen houses (nor japanese-style private booth karaoke either though someone appears to be trying to open one this month near the 23rd Street eclectic shopping district).

Given the rather foodie nature of Portland – this lack is rather odd.

By: SauceSupreme

SauceSupreme — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:17:43 +0000

Hakatamon, an udon-ya in the Uwajimaya market in Beaverton, recently expanded its repertoire to include ramen. Also, the recently opened Tanuki is planning to add ramen to its lineup, which will probably be in an Okinawan style if the rest of the menu is any indication.

By: edjusted

edjusted — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:18:05 +0000

Thanks Andy. I did read about Biwa before I went up there, but I tend to prefer “true” ramenyas vs Japanese restaurants that just happen to serve ramen. And unfortunately, I was only in Portland for a short time and had to give Hiroshi sushi a try (the wild salmon sushi was amazing) so I didn’t get a chance to try Biwa. I’ll give it a try next time I’m up there though!

By: Andy Baio

Andy Baio — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:41:30 +0000

I haven’t been there yet, but Biwa is a ramen house in SE Portland. Review here:
http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=325522&category=22214

By: edjusted

edjusted — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:31:57 +0000

On a side note, I just have to add how pleased (freaked out? haha) I am to announce we have a psychic among our readers. Just yesterday, as I started outlining this review, a reader named “Gabe” e-mailed me, telling me to check out Toshi’s. What are the odds?!

Thanks Gabe!