Natsumi Ramen on Commercial Drive is one of the newer ramen shops to pop up in Vancouver. There aren’t any ramen shops in the area, so I was surprised this was here. I was walking along Commercial Drive with a few friends and we decided to stop here, avoid the rain and have a hearty bowl of ramen.
Interior
The interior has a lot of cat silhouettes. No problems here since I love cats. Dog lovers are welcome here too.
There are a decent number of tables here for small and large groups.
Side Dish
Before the ramen arrives, everyone was given pickled and marinated onions. Surprisingly really good. Something to munch on before the ramen arrives.
Ramen
Tsukemen has a soy sauce based broth with noodles on the side. There is also diced pork belly, soft boiled egg, bamboo shoot, green onion, and roasted seaweed. This is a dipping ramen, so you take some noodle and dip it in the broth, then slurp it up.
Miso Ramen has pork belly, bean sprout, bamboo sprouts, blacktree fungus, fried onion, green onion, corn and roasted seaweed. My friend added an egg to this.
Cheese Kimchi Ramen has a soy sauce based broth, pork belly, soft boiled egg, bean sprout, green onion, corn, mozzarella, chopped kimchi, and roasted seaweed. This loaded ramen had an interesting concept, but the cheese easily dissolves into the ramen and doesn’t hold together well after it melts.
Final Thoughts
At the end of the meal, cute little candies come in a box to finish up the meal. The ramen was pretty average, but it was nice to have a ramen shop in the area.
We Rate Natsumi Ramen:
Address:
1179 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ramennatsumi/
2 Comments
We love ramen and it was great to see this little place on the Drive. Nice that they have some veggie options as well. Their cat theme is unique – but seems sort of like a side note. If that’s the look and theme you’re going for, we say go for it! Embrace what makes you unique. There are so many restaurants along Commercial Drive and making your restaurant’s brand stand out is key. Don’t you think?
Their hard rigid booths really tested my posture heh