Yuzu serves delicious ramen. A true gem in Oregon for a really good bowl of Kyushu style noodles. We were in Portland for a short summer break pretty excited about the food delights that the city has to offer. Ramen was not on the top of our list except for ramen boy of course. Noodles on the mind all the time especially when he is hungry. At the time we were in Beaverton checking out the Nike campus. I did a Yelp search for Japanese ramen and Yuzu popped up and we decided to give it a try. It is in a nondescript shopping strip so easy to miss that we drove twice in the parking lot till we found the storefront sign. There were a few customers inside and the Japanese waitress seated us quickly. Yuzu serves ramen but also small plates/tapas izakaya style. We ordered their house kakuni ramen with a milky tonkotsu broth. It’s a Kyushu style ramen with thin noodles. The pieces of pork inside the broth were meaty but with equal amount of fatty melt in the mouth goodness with chopped scallions and pickled ginger. The soft boiled egg was to die for oozy and just the right consistency. Hubby and ramen boy were in noodle heaven exclaiming it was the best ramen they’ve had in the U.S. Now that is a tall order! I have to agree it is the best that I have had so far too. We were impressed that they offered gyoza which is a common appetizer in Japan to have with your ramen but hard to find in ramen shops in the U.S. Oftentimes the gyoza is frozen and usually mediocre at best. Not here. The gyoza is homemade, small enough to easily pop in your mouth and with the perfect crust. Absolutely the best gyoza we have had in the U.S. Portland and its surroundings blew us away with its culinary delights and we can’t wait to go back to eat our way through the city.
Yuzu
4130 SW 117th Avenue
Beaverton, Oregon 97005
(503) 350-1801