Zen Street - Riverside

When I arrived, there was no one to greet me, and there was a complete lack of interpersonal communication. I had to place my order on a kiosk myself. After taking my number, I found a seat. The ramen I ordered had only two pieces of meat, stale mushrooms, and the broth was devoid of any real flavor. At nearly $20 a bowl, this place is definitely not worth it. I decided to give it another chance after my first disappointing experience, but unfortunately, it was just as bad. I really wouldn’t recommend this overhyped hipster spot.

I've always passed by this restaurant, hoping to give it a try, and I finally did! I visited on a regular workday, so the place was quite empty when I arrived. I was warmly greeted by my host, who was really kind. She started me off with a delicious Yuzu tea. You can place your order via QR code at the table or use the kiosk. I ordered the tonkotsu ramen with extra egg, seaweed, and mushrooms, and it was absolutely delicious. I also got some tempura mushrooms, and let me tell you, they were incredible! I'll definitely return to try more items. I highly recommend ordering the Yuzu with butterfly pea flower—it's so refreshing and tasty!

I’m giving this restaurant a one-star deduction because the takoyaki lacks authentic flavor and is overly sweet, almost like a wet sweet dough drizzled with honey mayo. However, the ramen is delicious and has a lovely presentation, especially enjoyed by the window seats during sunset. The volcanic ramen is flavorful but a bit too heavy for my taste. I also tried the sober ramen, which comes loaded with plenty of vegetables!

The atmosphere was in fact very zen. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because no one greeted us upon arrival and the way you have to order is through QR code and either our phone service or the link was super slow. After trying multiple times toorder finally someone came out to take our order. The food was delicious. We ordered the mushrooms tempura, the shrimp tempura,pot stickers, teriyaki chicken with fried rice, falling Ramen and the volcanic Ramen. The Ramen was my favorite. The mushroomtempura was cold in the middle.

Upon arriving, I was greeted with silence—no one acknowledged me, and there was no interaction whatsoever. I had to place my order myself at a kiosk. After taking my number, I found a seat. The ramen I ordered was disappointing; it contained just two small pieces of meat, the mushrooms were stale, and the broth lacked any real flavor. At nearly $20 a bowl, this place is not worth it. I decided to give it another chance after a previous bad experience, and unfortunately, it was still underwhelming. I definitely wouldn't recommend it—it's just an overrated hipster spot.