Kyushu Ramen

It’s winter, its cold, It’s snowy (actually hold that though; it has not been snowing), but most importantly, it’s ramen/pho season. Neither E or myself have gone for ramen in Stamford yet, but all of that changed recently when we decided to stop at Kyushu Ramen on Bedford Street.

Kyushu is small little restaurant down towards the bottom of Bedford street near Lucky’s. The interior is well lit and despite the fridgid temperatures outside, the interior was extremely warm and inviting. The table setups are mostly low (lower than a normal table); with a few high tops. It makes you feel like you’ve stepped into a new world for your time at dinner, because your are eating at a slightly different perspective than usual.

We decided to order an appetizer to share, and try two different ramen style bowls. For our appetizer, we ordered the Okonomi Yaki. This is a Japanese savory pancake, made from shrimp, calamari, cabbage, egg, and topped with some homemade sauces. It comes served on a hot cast iron skillet. The smell coming off this ditch is incredible, and it was flavorful and very savory. I’m honestly not sure what qualifies this as a pancake, but after having it, I’m not sure I really care what it is called; I’d definitely have this again.

E went with the Shio Ramen; which was a chicken base broth, with chicken, bean sprouts, say sauce egg and corn. I went with the traditional pork bone base broth and ordered the Spicy Tonkotsu Miso; Chashu pork, ground pork, onion, bean sprouts, soy sauce eggs, and corn. The presentation on these bowls was incredible (I know its hard to visualize a soup presentation, so I’m hoping the attached pictures give you a better idea).

Both of us thoroughly enjoyed our entrees and couldn’t slurp them fast enough (well actually I slurped a little too fast and burned my tongue a bit). The portion sizes of these bowls were incredibly generous. Both of us ended up taking a full bowl home to have for the lunch the next day. I’ve had some pretty good ramen in my travels, but this place really hit the spot, and will become a local favorite of ours. Hopefully we can come back and visit again soon and bring some friends for the experience. If you are looking for a warm, hearty soup dinner this winter, I can’t recommend a better place in the area.