Morris Ramen - Madison

Maybe it was just an off day, but all five of us in our group found the food to be either bland or unappetizing.

EDIT April 22nd, 2023 Reduced 2 stars.COVID had made a lot of businesses suffer, and I think Morris did see some changes I wasn't looking forward to. The overall warmth of service has gone down. You need to order at the counter, which may be more like real ramen restaurants in Japan, but takes away the warm hospitality Morris was known for.Their Katsu chicken bun has changed. Earlier they used to give 2 small buns with Katsu patties and the filling used to be super yummy with a creamy texture. I used to take vegetarian people to try out chicken and they would love the Katsu chicken buns! But now they have drastically reduced it's quality not as creamy anymore and it comes a single big bun presented in a simple saucer which doesn't look tempting at all for 6.5 7$!Overall, the ramen quality seems to be maintained, although I think the place certainly has lost some of its charm. If they read this review, hope they are able to restore it in the near future, the service and good quality in particular.ORIGINAL REVIEW (pre COVID; Fall 2017):As my first Ramen experience in Madison, Morris surprised me to an extent. Place had a typical Japanese feel. The waitress was very nice and accommodating.3 of us tried the Morris, Spicy and Veggie ramen. Each had their own different tastes. Morris ramen tasted like typical Japanese pork based broth, only a little mellower. I liked the spicy one as, but I do not recommend it to not so spicy goers.Chicken katsu bun was the bestest! Very soft meat n crispy texture. Pork buns were good as well.I asked for a fried chicken instead of regular pieces in my ramen and the waitress was like, she also wants to try it!All in all, good food, 80% authentic I’d say, excellent staff, just the required ambience and excellent chicken buns. Could become my go to ramen restaurant in Madison.

Found a spectacular ramen place in Madison near the capital. Ordered three different types of ramen and they each had distinct flavor of broth. With excellent chewy texture of noodles and fresh ingredients, they were all quite good. Strongly recommended.

We decided to try this restaurant based on the great reviews, but were ultimately let down by the Morris ramen. The broth was too greasy and the noodles lacked flavor. I could have just made instant noodles at home and had a better meal.

Used to be a great place but has gone downhill significantly. Service was poor (but grace given because I could tell our server was new) and food was just ok but not worth the price anymore. The inexcusable part though was a server spilled ramen on my partners down coat that was on the back of her chair and did not bother to notify us, she only noticed when she went to go to the restroom and her hood was filled with oily meat broth. There is no way they didn’t notice the spill, it was significant and all over the floor. Now we have to launder an expensive down jacket after going out to dinner. No discount offer, not even an offer to comp our drinks.