Okasan Ramen - South Bend

This place just recently opened and overall a good experience. We had the spring rolls, chicken ramen and the pork ramen. All of the food dishes were good. As for the service...slow. The owner did apologize to us. So as for the benefit of a doubt since it's a new business, hopefully they'll figure out how to improve...

I was eager to try this place based on the reviews because everyone spoke so highly about it. However, this place was not it. It is better than a lot of places in the area but being from the Chicago area originally, this ramen just ain?t it. I?ve tried over 100+ and I?d give this a good C-. The broth taste is so off I can?t really put my finger on it. It?s definitely has a pungent flavor but it has an off-putting after taste. Almost like very old pork. The presentation is nice tho. The rice bowl that I had did have flavor but was so dry you eventually can?t eat it after the 3rd bite.The boba tea is okay. It has a very loud artificial taste as well. The bao buns was very very dry and flavorless as well. However, a lot of the places in South Bend doesn?t really HIT the flavor palate well. But I will say this place is much better than a lot of places here but still mediocre at best. Secondly, the service is not that great either and the hostesses come off a bit rude and a bit mean. I was uncomfortable asking for things due to their rude behavior. REPLY As a business owner, the first rule is integrity! You lied about three times in your response to me. When I came in I brought with me for my nephew and son burgers from waka dog which they originally wanted. My husband mixed up their order at your establishment which got my toddler terribly upset which would make any toddler mad! I quickly tried to handle it without him blowing it out of portion. I didn?t scold or berate him, I tried to quiet him immediately before interrupting other peoples meal! Secondly, the extra order was for my nephew who realized after eating waka dog he wanted ramen too so he had my husband order him ONE. NO ONE finished their meal but you did give us THREE to go boxes because no one liked it and we didn?t want to throw it all away in front of you guys since you were starring us down the whole time! Actually, I can tag a picture of our uneaten food if you would like to see that as well. I

Absolutely loved it all, I am by no means an ramen expert, but I loved every bite. It all worked together so well. Will definitely come back to try some more dishes.

Staff was polite and food was delicious and arrived quickly. This was my first time experiencing ramen and takoyaki and it was a wonderful experience. Went here with my father who's never really tried Japanese food outside of snacks. He enjoyed the experience himself and even managed to try boba. If they bring up the strawberry roll- do yourself a favor and get it!!! It was incredible! Soft and delicate and didn't regret trying it. 5/5 stars.

We quite like this new place , don?t know why this is closed ! Their chicken rice bowl was great , I also tried chicken katsudon but I didn?t find that much interesting. They served quick with smiling face . I hope they will come back soon .