Truly one of the best Japanese restaurant in Hawthorn. I regularly go to this place for dinner with some of my friends. Love their Tori Karaage Chahan and Chicken Curry that comes with rice and lemon lime bitter is to die for. This is a chain so can't really say it will be awesome everywhere else but this one in Hawthorn is definitely the best in my experience.
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4.5*/5 for ramen
3*/5 for rice dishes
The good thing with this store is it has a large menu. Many choices which is good when dining as a group. We ordered the Tonkatsu bento and Chicken Katsu Curry. Food was so so - my tiny piece of tonkatsu was plain and they don’t give you sauce on the side, so there was too little sauce. Gyoza on the side was quite nice, yakitori tasted good even though it’s just grilled chicken not what yakitori is supposed to be like. Chicken Curry is okay with the right amount of heat, but there was not enough curry and no condiment (fukujinzuke or pickled shallot, or at least the pink ginger many other stores wrongly use). It was freezing inside the restaurant.
EDIT: went back for ramen. We had Ajisen ramen and toro buta ramen. Awesome! The flavour is milder than authentic Kumamoto ramen soup, but it’s exactly what I need. Have been struggling with ramen soup being too salty for my palette for so long. Soft boiled eggs is perfect but not ajitamago. Will go back for ramen!
Always pretty good quality food. A great range and good value for money. We have always left pretty happy and full from our visits each time. The bento boxes are our fav.
Spudsburgeradventures
+3.5
Simple and quick ramen is always a winner. Great location for the uni crowd with prices to match, the food comes out quickly and is tasty. By no means the best I've had, but would happily eat this again and again.
The food here is invariably good, great ramen, bentos, and they're often adding new things.
The ambience is okay but what gets me is that this restaurant is freezing year round. Not bad in Summer, but I wear a coat in winter, that's not pleasant.
They also don't allow split bills for no good reason, which is inconvenient when eating lunch.
Today there was another big protest at work and I wanted to stay away. It was the one about making education free. Ajisen Ramen is a chain store and I heard some good things about it from Confessions of a little pigy and other bloggers about their good meal sets. This store in Hawthorn was run by the Chinese.
Ajisen Ramen was a decent feed. First of all, the location is very convenient and is situated in a high traffic location (near a university). The inside was very well designed, with a decent amount of space. I have been here twice with over 10 other friends and we had no problem fitting into one table. Customer service was also good, very helpful in organising the table and offering us with drinks. Wait time was also decent, around 10 - 15 wait for meal orders. I have tried both a ramen meal and rice meal and they were both decent. The ramen was nothing special, it lacked the excitement and richness of flavour that distinguishes other ramen that I have had. Each element of the ramen were not bad but also did not blow me away. The same thing could be applied for the rice meals. The price are also decent and reflects the standard prices for the meals. Keeping in touch with the theme of this review, this restaurant is decent, not overly disappointing but also not overly exciting.
On a Sunday night, this place was opened but was really quiet. Thought I'd order take away for a friend and I. Decided to go the sashimi as I'm a massive sashimi person. Wasn't too expensive so definitely worth a try. Ordered chicken teriyaki which was a little bit boring. My friend had a soft shell crab ramen which she loved. Came in a separate tub so the noodles weren't mixed with the soup. I'd love to come back and try the rest of the menu though. The service was awesome. People there are super friendly. Whilst I waited for my food, the staff poured me a cup of water which I thought was nice.
Came here early during the evening for a quick dinner with family. When you go to a cheap eat, you don't usually expect to have amazing customer service, but the lady who served us was polite and really gracious. Food came out really quickly; sashimi was nice and fresh, the ramen texture was just right. Takoyaki were perfectly cooked and the seasoning was just right and hit the spot for such a cheap eat.
The food here is great!! Just a quick dinner of gyoza and a chicken curry. Food was full of flavour and very reasonably priced! Will definitely be back very soon
Volcano ramen was great! Nice spacious restaurant and food comes out pretty fast too!
Absolutely delicious food. The spicy spare ribs ramen is my favorite with impeccable flavors. The noodles are cooked perfectly. The chicken curry is great too. Service is very quick. Great value for your money. Take note of their opening hours though! Not open on Mondays and close at 9ish every other day (yes, including weekends).
Ramen is good here, though I feel it was better when I first went here six years ago. I enjoy their huge variety of ramen options, so if you're after super traditional this may not be the place for you. I've tried a lot of them and have enjoyed them all. They bring out new ones too like jalapeno and kimchi, which I enjoyed. The egg has a nice flavour here.
Best ramen and great friendly service. I get the spicy beef every time and have never been disappointed. Have been with friends who have got other dishes and they loved them but I just can't bring myself to get anything other than the spicy beef. The nasu dengaku is also fantastic and my entree of choice if I think I'll have room. Have been to another "
Ajisen Ramen" too and they were good, but this one is the best.
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+5
We love Japanese food and this place is the best yet!
Perfect for lunch and dinner during and after work. We are addicted actually to the Ramen and Ebi Prawns.
You cant go wrong with any meal and its all excellent quality.
Its getting harder to choose our favourite dishes here.
And yes the staff are very friendly and accomodating to our Chilli requests.
Unpretentious yummy ramen. Great value.
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