Ramen Danbo

Second time vacationing in Van, had to come back to Danbo. Everything here is incredible. Love the garlic puree at the table. The pork belly melts in your mouth and the eggs are the perfect texture. Was pretty busy at lunch but the wait was only about 20min. Extra half order of noodles for only $1 once you finish is perfect. Staff are efficient and lovely. The chairs double as storage bins for your coats.

There was a long wait , almost 30 minutes . The place is tiny , still 5 star rating for their food and service. We hardly get good vegan options with ramen but the vegan options here are great. We tried the Classic ramen and the Miso ramen. I personally prefer the Miso ramen , which is more like mild curry . We tried the mushrooms which gives a really good texture to the ramen. The tofu is fried , again adding great texture and taste . Service was really quick and excellent, the girls were really patient and explained about the ingredients and taste .They are doing their best to manage the crowd and provide great service. Only suggestion : There is a long wait and they do have option to join line from Yelp online , I would highly recommend this to avoid the long wait

Stopped here on a Wednesday at 1pm and there was a 15 minute wait. They have a great lunch special here! Sitting in a booth took me right back to Japan. The ramen and gyoza were absolutely delicious and the perfect portion size (I usually can’t finish all the noodles). I’m so glad there’s a location in Seattle too because I’ll definitely be back!

We’ve been trying to eat at Ramen Danbo for two weeks now! There were so many people that were waiting in a long line to eat there! We finally got a place to eat and thoroughly enjoyed every bite! We ordered the gyoza and vegan rekka ramen! The food was hot, delicious and so tasty! We will definitely be visiting again!

Danbo Ramen rounds out the top tier list of most favoured ramen restaurants in Vancouver. I will admit it took me two trips - one to the location at Kits and the other on Denman before I could really put my finger on my feelings. Danbo’s specialty and focus is their Fukuoka-style tonkotsu ramen. With four different options - original, shio, miso, and negi-goma (sesame + green onion overdrive), along with extra spicy or chasu options, and a parallel copy menu for vegetarian/vegan friends, it was a little daunting to choose. Their additional option to add items like chasu or atsuage (tofu) made it even harder to choose. In the end, I opted for the original on the first run and the negi-goma on the second. I also got extra noodles halfway through my meal to taste the difference between their thin and thick noodles. Overall, I was impressed. Their broth was a rich soup that was flavourful yet balanced. The noodles were distinctly Japanese-sourced (and might I recommend getting the soft noodles as the standard firmness was harder than I was used to). The chasu was excellent quality. And for the price I paid to eat, I believe this was the cheapest of the three big ramen establishments I had tried. Overall, this was a wonderful experience that perfectly hit the balance on all strides. I would highly recommend checking out Danbo if this is your first time in Vancouver (if you don’t have Danbo in your area) as this will likely give you a good indication on what you value the most about ramen and noodles in general. Also koodos to the Kits location for having the Yelp waitlist functionality so we didn’t have to wait in-line for 40 minutes. Presentation: 2/2 Taste: 4/5 Texture: 1/2 Quantity/Quality: 3/3 Cleanliness: 2/2 Atmosphere: 3/3 Staff: 3/3 18/20 = 5/5