Maruhachi Ra-men

Nice quaint place. I ordered the tamago ramen. It was my first time having ramen with a chicken based broth and my first time having this soft type of seaweed. It has a great comfort food feeling to it and it was plenty filling. The egg was also perfectly cooked and I was glad they gave a full egg. Great balance of price, flavor, and comfort. The staff were attentive and checked in on us a few times to make sure things were going well.

Visiting from LA and having been all over, this Ramen place is just ok. Like not terrible but not the best. Just average to fill you up if you're hungry.

Also the portioning on the Ramen is very weird for the pricing. It's like 95% noodle and just the broth. Anyway wouldn't come back again.

Small, homey ramen shop!

The tomago ramen is the most famous and the egg is worth it. The broth is unique -- chicken based not pork based. A good bowl of ramen for a cold night. The other bowls are just more variation of the tomago ramen -- many more

No reservation; have to wait in person!

Authentic ramen. Delicious. Fast.

I am from out of province so I had a list of places I wanted to est at. Out of all the ramen places this place stood out. I only had time for 1 ramen restaurant. And I'm glad I ended up here.

Ramen was great. The broth was rich and flavourful but not heavy at the same time. Toppings were generous and that egg was to die for!!! I loved how they give you an assortment of toppings, the garlic topping elevated my ramen so much!

I would of preferred my noodles thicker. But these freshly made thin noodles tasted so good I ordered an extra refill!

Yup my yelp tip is for just $2.50 get a noodles refill. Such a great deal and it beats getting a the double portion ramen which just gives you a 2 slices of meat for $4 more. Its hard to notice on the menu but they have different names for different sized bowls. So get the basic bowls bc all they do is add an egg or 2 pieces of meat which really isn't worth it. Order it on the side.

There was a line. But it moved fast as most people just ate their food and left. We were in and out within an hour on a busy Friday night. Overall I been to other ramen places in van before but this was one of my faves so far!

One day I was walking from downtown to visit English Bay with my darling. It was about the lunch time on my way in West End and I felt like trying any good ramen in town. I found this restaurant has very good rating so I queues outside the restaurant though I felt like starving at that moment.

The restaurant group that runs this Raman restaurant has other different ramen restaurants like the one I've visited in the Main Street. My last experience wasn't very satisfactory but this time I saw many people were queueing so I must give it a try.

After 20min wait, we got the table and we ordered the signature Shoyu ramen and Aka Ramen. Both ramen were having the same signature chicken soup as the base. Aka has additional grounded nuts and chilli that further enriched the taste. The chicken soup was creamy and tasty that you want to drink it all after you finished the ramen. The pork slides were nicely done without overcooked. By adding the lemon juice to the Raman it gave a very fresh citrus note to the spicy flavour. I was regret that I didn't order the kaedama.

Regarding the environment and service, the servers were friendly and attentive. They served fast and maintained a very clean environment with sufficient distance between the tables.

I believe this restaurant might be the best of breed amongst the peers in the same group.

Great Ra-men. Noodles are chewy and they do not over do the seaweed flavor, which may be authentic, but not something I got used too.

Stop by for a quick lunch. Staff was wonderful and super nice. The ramen was delicious. The chicken broth was so good. We order a curry one which had a great taste to it and a classic tamago one. The noodle was cooked perfectly and the egg was so yummy. The cha shu was tender. They had a dashi tamago that was so good as well. I would definitely go back the next time i visit

Out of all the Marutama locations this is the first in town and still the best! Minor annoyances include no gyozas available (!) and a surcharge for fried garlic since June 2022. Bummer. Also if you happen to have a big appetite or just plain ol' hungry one bowl is NOT going to satisfy you as it's really more like a snack size serving. But the tamago ramen keeps us coming back again and again ^_^

Wow --one of the best ramen in the city! They serve creamy chicken broth here and it's amazing. Friendly service as well. We highly recommend!

Beautiful food, kind service. Love the laid back vibe for a quick bite. Highly recommend!