The World’s First Michelin-Starred Ramen Is Now In San Francisco | Line Around The Block

In 2015, Tokyo restaurant Tsuta became the first ramen restaurant in the world to receive a coveted Michelin star. Their first North American location has opened in downtown San Francisco, where they serve their award-winning Ajitama Shoyu Soba made with perfectly-timed eggs, two-year barrel-aged soy sauce, and truffle oil. During launch, they limited service to 300 bowls a day. We caught up with customers who have eaten at both locations to see if San Francisco’s ramen measured up to the award-winning noodle bowls of Tsuta Japan.

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The World’s First Michelin-Starred Ramen Is Now In San Francisco | Line Around The Block

[babyboomer]

Never heard the word soba used interchangeably with ramen since soba is made with buckwheat and ramen noodles made from wheat flour.

[RockstarEater]

2:04 This is the perfect customer to review a restaurant like this. Who better than an old man from Japan to really sell this product?

I am sold!

[ajaymeribeles]

People tend to forget that the Michelin Star is for the branch of the restaurant it was awarded. We have Tsuta in the Philippines and it was really terrible. Having a Michelin Star doesn’t mean the restaurant branch you have will have the same quality.

[forrealforreal]

College student or anybody from the hood “thats not the top ramen”

[marcov]

It's trash. Literally as soon as the head chefs went back Japan quality went down the drain. Its a shame

[doggieGZ]

lol using Michelin Stars to judge Asian food... is like using a thermometer to meaaure an earthquake.

[deadtopus]

People need to understand that Michelin stars are a simbol of "quality", but as the same way could be the Oscar's awards. Flavors, techniques and display can only be judged by people, everyday, and in a particular way.
Japanese food as a whole, same as any other country, has a lot of top contenders who are not measured by regular standards or "awards". The only way to know those pieces of art, is to go there and try them. I have not doubt that the "best ramen" is not even publicly shared by media. The best ramen for anyone is their best ramen. There is one for you, there is one for me.
As you can see here, the fact that this place has a Michelin star and other amazing places don't, means nothing when you know the deepness and richness of the food, experiences and traditions.

[arrozconpollo]

Me: i want go to a vacation for the first week of *2020* 😐🧐
*1st Michelin star ramen restaurant pops up*
Me : i guess I’m going to San Francisco ! 😄

[Horatiification]

"Oh man i go weak in the knees for eggs like these" 😂

[austinboulders]

This place has mediocre reviews on Yelp for a very good reason. The food here simply does not compare to the other ramen establishments in San Francisco.

[fbidice]

2:50 You can tell by the custom hand-made pots they are using during the cooking process that they know what they are doing.

[Me.oh.mai.]

That egg was perfect!!!! Can't wait to try this restaurant soon!

[Chiruchiru]

Did she just call it soba after calling it ramen in the same sentence?? That’s a completely different dish.

[kwfown]

Damn it, I was just in SF, would’ve been nice to know about this sooner!!

[belugaabs]

she’s my fave host! bring her back please

[中山健太郎-ok]

Some people are confused the name of "chuka soba" as "ramen", so I explain it

1 Just a single word "soba" means "buckwheat as a plant or noodle meal made from it"
2 "chuka soba(chinese soba)" is same stuff as "ramen", but the common noun of the dish is "ramen" now
3 "chuka soba" was the old common noun of "ramen" and some ramen restaurants use "chuka soba" as product name because of that remnant even now
4 As derived type of that, some ramen restaurants use product name like "shoyu soba(soy source soba)" "shio soba(salty source soba)" "tori soba(chicken soba)" etc
5 Nowadays, "chuka soba" is not common as a common noun

[chiaradamore-klaiman]

Wait, did she just say 'soba'? 0:33.

[carlod]

Tsuta is just okay IMHO, I prefer Santouka or Ippudo overall flavor wise.

[marioflores]

You are telling me that in Japan they have thousands of ramen restaurants and no Michelin stars while these fellas do have one... C'mon

[albertteng]

I had tsuta ramen almost 10x here in philippines since 2017. Its their first branch outside japan i think. As far as the noodle goes, its good but there are better local ramens available at a lower price point