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Japanese
Take-out
Non-veg
Serves meat, vegan options available. Ramen restaurant but with marked vegan items, including vegan noodles, soy meat karaage, edamame, and tofu.
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8055 Armour St Ste 201a, San Diego, California, USA, 92111
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Added by KellyBone on 23 Jul 2017
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15 Reviews
First Review by haleydaley
CommanderZander
Points +39
Prefer their Mira Mesa location - Edit
I was very disappointed by this location. The Nishiki Ramen nearby in Mira Mesa is excellent - best vegan ramen in San Diego. That location serves soy karaage (chicken alternative), but this location does not. I also found this location's soup unpalatable for some unidentified reason. Also, it was packed & noisy, but that might of course be unrelated.
Read morePros: Vegan ramen
Cons: No soy protein
Guest
RisBurton
Points +1042
Great Japanese Food - Edit
They have four Vegan noodle dishes. I don't know if the fries are Vegan or not.
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CulinaryMedicineMx
Points +60
One of the best ramen I’ve tried - Edit
One of the best ramen I’ve tried. Ask for the vegan options with eggless noodles. Edamame has too much salt.
Read morePros: Ramen with tofu
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michaela.morales
Points +92
5 STARS! - Edit
This restaurant is not vegan nor vegetarian so HappyCow won't allow me to give 5/5, but I want to clearly state that this IS a 5 star review! :-)
Read moreI have never personally visited any branch of Nishiki Ramen but we used to order from Nishiki Ramen via GrubHub on a regular basis. I had their vegan ramen many times. It is very addicting. So tasty... love their vegan "chicken"... and the portion has always been more than generous. If they were cheaper we would be ordering from them all the time.
I am no longer living in San Diego and I am already missing my ramen!
Pros: best ramen of my life
Cons: pricey
Guest
mallow
Points +382
They removed the gluten free option :( - Edit
Not a fully vegan place but one of the best places for options! It’s one of the few places my non vegan friends can take me to where I don’t feel like I’m getting an afterthought meal. Order any of the vegetarian ramens with the no egg noodles and it’s vegan!
Read moreUPDATE:
Unfortunately they removed the gluten free ramen so now I can’t eat here with my friend anymore :
Updated from previous review on 2022-05-13
Pros: Vegan options, Delicious ramen
Cons: Not fully vegan, Removed a perfectly good GF option, No gluten free
RisBurton
That is too bad. I like it here too. Today is my second time here.
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keliphan
Points +59
Bowl of Warmth - Edit
The restaurant offers outdoor seating (they have a heating system with air circulation as part of their setup) and seating is by reservation. I'm so happy I had the chance to eat here - their Vegetarian Delight is delicious! The soybean-based broth was light, flavorful, and had lots of depth. The toppings that came with it were tasty, too. Highly recommend - I'd definitely visit again to try the other vegan flavors (Curry Vegetarian, Spicy Vegetarian, and Clear Vegetarian).
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2021-03-02
Pros: Delicious ramen
Guest
kczapata3
Points +54
My favorite Ramen - Edit
Read moreUPDATE!!!!! They now have 3 fully vegan ramen plates to choose from!! I LOVE this place Hehe
I loved Nishiki before going fully vegan and am so happy that they make the vegan/vegetarian options just as good. I only wish you didn’t have to pay extra for the non-egg noodles when you are already getting the vegetarian ramen option. PS my husband loves the French fries here lol
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bicycleben
Points +172
Very Very Good! - Edit
One of, if not the very best. Curry ramen was great, the veggie delight is always good.
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VeganNinjas
Points +427
5 Stars! - Edit
The BEST vegan ramen in San Diego. Would give 5 stars if able! 🥑🥑
Read morePros: Best Ramen!
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bettywouldgo
Points +156
Amazing housemade noodles, good vegan options - Edit
I came here today with two non-vegetarian friends, and we all had a great lunch. This is the best ramen I've had in San Diego, especially bcause of the house-made noodles, which include a vegan version.
Read moreThere are five ramen options for vegetarians/vegans -- vegans should ask for no-egg noodles (+$1) to make all of the following vegan:
#14 - Spicy Vegetarian Ramen - a terrific spicy and creamy flavor, with excellent, chewy noodles and nicely prepared organic tofu. The broth is described as soy bean based - delicious! My only wish would be for more vegetables (there is corn, tomato and green onion). You can add bamboo shoots as an extra topping for $2, and seaweed for $1.
#13 - Curry Vegetarian Ramen - a lot of Japanese curry has beef tallow, but since this is described as a vegetarian dish, it should work for fans of Japanese curry.
#15 - Clear Vegetarian Ramen - with a seaweed (kelp) based broth, and "a hint" of ume plum, which should add a great umami quality to this ramen, though I haven't tried it yet.
#16 - Gluten-free Ramen - with a miso-based soup and rice noodles; and
#5 - Vegetarian Delight, which is essentially a non-spicy version of #14.
Other vegetarian options include edamame with sea salt or shriracha salt, a green salad with a vegan sesame dressing, soy meat karaage (a vegetarian take on a classic Japanese fried chicken dish), and an organic tofu salad with romaine and vegan sesame dressing.
We came on the early side to avoid a big crowd and parking issues, probably a good idea since this looks like a popular place. Even though I was pretty hungry, I had leftover ramen to take home for a snack later on, but my lunch companions pretty much licked their bowls clean.
Pros: Amazing house-made noodles, Many vegetarian & vegan options
Cons: Could use more vegetable variety in the ramen
Guest
ZionSapien
Points +50
Best ramen hands down! - Edit
Best ramen hands down !, I read the other reviews on this place and gave it a try today, I bought a ramen for me and my sister and we both loved it. The flavors are amazing and it fills you up.make sure you say vegan and ask for vegan noodles.
Read morePros: There are a couple of vegan options
Cons: A little pricy but worth it, trust me
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JeffreyMcLaurin
Points +266
God Tier Ramen - Edit
The vegan ramen here is 100% the best ramen in San Diego. I'd give this place 5 stars if this app would allow me the option.
Read morePros: Best vegan ramen in SD, Delicious edamame
Cons: A little price, Could have more than one vegan option, Parking isn't great
Guest
queeruption
Points +20
soo yummy! 😋 - Edit
my gf’s sister brought me here and wow ! Their vegan ramen with vegan noodles & homemade spicy sauce is must try!
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KellyBone
Points +2802
Vegan Ramen - Edit
Vegan ramen has been on the menu since day one at Nishiki. The Ramen Del Sol offered a light and frothy yam and almond broth with tender housemade noodles and a light array of veggies. At that time I would have easily called it my favorite ramen in Southern California. But the $15 price tag (which after tax and tip is nearly a $20 meal) kept me from making frequent visits.
Read moreNow that ethereal bowl is gone, replaced with the less lyrically named Vegetarian Delight ($9.80) with vegan noodles (+$1)--not commercial spinach noodles, but real toothsome wheat noodles. Topped with two slabs of organic tofu, corn, tomato, bamboo shoots, fried garlic, and spring onion in a very salty cream broth, this dish trades in subtlety for a kitchen sink of toppings, a salt assault, and a lower price tag. It's a clear market reaction, pushing for better sales, that I'm sure is working... although I miss that moment (in this bowl, in this life) when art was more important then income.
Pros: Clearly marked vegan menu
Guest
haleydaley
Points +22
10/10 would recomend - Edit
Only one real vegan option unfortunately. But! it was delicious and definitely satisfied my ramen craving!
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