Chikura Miso Ramen - Thao Dien - Ramen restaurant in Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

Slightly above average experience with an overpriced bowl of way-too brown-looking, overly rich ramen. I was fantasizing about one of the servers though.

Ruuun awayyyyy!!! I want to express my deep dissatisfaction with this restaurant that claims to serve sushi, ramen, and gyozas. Honestly, the food is terrible. I have never eaten something so bad. It’s a shame, it shouldn’t even be called a restaurant. As you can see in the photos, the gyozas looked like mush and were impossible to eat. The karaage chicken was overcooked and dry, but I still ate it because I was really hungry. I told the staff about the problem, but they just said “sorry” without really caring. I showed them that I didn’t touch the gyozas, but they didn’t offer a refund or any commercial gesture. When I read the old reviews, I see that I’m not the only one complaining, especially about the gyozas. They say they care about quality and try to improve, but that’s a lie. Proof: I went there recently and it was still as bad. I felt completely scammed. It’s a real shame.

Food has strong flavor of Miso, which is good but in general the way of payment is weird. As of today, the VAT rate for service and food are 8% and retailing products, drinks, alcohol are 10%. But they charge us 5% of service charge and 5% of VAT for the ramen so total of 10%. It is weird. Yes, of course their VAT rate is lower than the regulation but I wonder for SERVICE CHARGE. To be honest, it is Ramen place and there are not much things to do for service. On the top of this, staffs cannot even speak English fluently, we sat on the bar table and it is a one-dish meal so there is nothing much dishes to serve. The WORST part was that the cup they served with water was smelly. This smell happens when you wipe with wet smelly towel or when it is not washed properly with washing liquid. I don’t mind paying for service charge if it has reasonable reason for it. And it is quite common to ask for service fee as it is in Thao Dien. However at least they understand what it means by “Service” and ask for it. But considering my experience today, this place does not seem reasonable at all. It is better they ask for full and proper amount of VAT and remove “Service Charge” or set up, train properly and charge for it.

Not bad. Thickest miso Ramen I've ever had. Not bad, one and done though.

Love the ramen here though is a tad bit salty, leaving an after meal feeling of continuous thirst. It would be better if we do not have this after meal experience as it can be a little uncomfortable.