Ramen Koika has opened another location on Robson street to join all the other Ramen shops on the same street. It has taken over the previous location of Hapa Izakaya. We came to check out a bunch of their appetizers as well as a few of their ramen dishes.
Interior
The interior is large and there are lots of tables for small to large groups compared to their Davie street location.
Menu
Minions Dice
Minions Dice has 4 pieces of deep fried tofu with their special sauce and green onions. It came piping hot and it’s a good small bite to go with ramen.
Golden Scallop Fry
An order comes with 3 pieces of the deep fried scallops in a panko crust. It is then topped with teriyaki sauce.
Takoyaki Balls
The takoyaki pieces have octopus in the centre and then topped with mayo and takoyaki sauce.
Puri-Puri Ebi
You will get 4 pieces of the deep fried panko breaded jumbo shrimp with tartar sauce, sesame and parsley. Crisp when eaten right away or else it gets a bit soggy if you wait too long.
Coco Karaage
This has their house deep fried boneless chicken with a spicy sauce and sesame seeds. It was a bit spicy and a tad sweet.
Creamy Croquette
Inside the croquette is corn, onion, mashed potato, and mozzarella cheese. 3 pieces per order.
Pork gyoza
You get 5 pieces to the order. It has juicy pork on the inside and crisp on one side.
Pork Bao
The pork bao has shredded pork, marinated onion, green onion with their special sauce with mayo inside this bao. I didn’t particularly like this as it was too saucy.
Veggie Triple Black Garlic Ramen
In this ramen, you will find tofu, egg, bean sprouts, spinach, bamboo shoots, green onion, roasted seaweed, and the triple black garlic oil served with their thin noodle. A good option if you don’t want any meat. The garlic is is very delicious.
Triple Black Garlic Ramen
This is their regular ramen with cha-shu, spinach, egg, bamboo shoots, roasted seaweed, green onion, garlic chips and the triple black garlic oil. The cha-chu was fatty and delicious. The amount of garlic was fragrant and I enjoyed it. I would have wished for a little bit more broth.
Chicken Tamago Ramen
If you love chicken, you will find 2 eggs, garlic chips, bamboo shoots, green onions and the chicken broth with thin noodles. The chicken broth was rich and delicious.
King’s Seafood Ramen
The King’s Seafood Ramen is a beauty and you can get this from mild to spicy. There is blue crab, clams, green mussels, cabbage, black tree fungus, onion, red pepper, green pepper, Thai chili, bean sprouts and sprinkled with more red pepper. If you love spice and seafood, this would be good for you.
Kimchi Ramen
This has the base of chicken broth and it also has shredded pork, kimchi, mushroom, spring onion, onion, cabbage and green onion. You can get this mild or spicy.
Queen’s Ramen
Queen’s ramen has carrot, cabbage, mushroom, green onions, spring onions, bean sprouts, and the chicken broth can be mild or spicy. We had it spicy and it was pretty darn spicy.
Sapporo Miso Ramen
Stir-fried ground pork, bean sprout, green onion, and corn in the noodles and pork broth.
Tonkotsu Shio Ramen
There is chashu, bamboo shoots, roasted seaweed, green onion, spinach, and bean sprouts with the thin noodles and the pork broth.
Final Thoughts
It’s good to have Ramen Koika join this street as they have a large variety of pork and chicken broth ramen with the ability to have spicy or mild broth. My favourite of all the ramen options us the triple black garlic since I love garlic.
Address:
1479 Robson St, Vancouver, BC
Website:
https://www.ramenkoika.com/
