Kimen Ramen & Izakaya in Annandale

Overpriced for the quality. The broth in the ramen is OK, but proteins are nothing to write home about and vegetables are mediocre. But for $18?! Come on. Gyoza was the highlight, but even that was 3/5 stars at best. Plenty of better options in Nova for your money.

Best ramen in NoVa if you ask me!! I am not a ramen fan in general because it tends to be too heavy for me, but this is one place I would come back to! The service is great and vibes are very hip, but the ramen is what inspired me to write this review. Its pretty light and has a nice kick to it, and the noodles were springy and chewy! The broth is deep and flavorful without being too heavy or oily. Definitely stop by if you're in Annandale

I really wanted to love this place, especially when it appeared to be an authentic japanese ramen spot. The food was okay, and the service was pretty disappointing. We came in and were greeted by the waiter who sat us at an empty booth. We used the QR code to access the menu, but it took him a few minutes to come over and greet us or bring us some waters. The place is pretty small, maybe about 7 tables total, with only three actually having people at them, so it wasn't all that busy. We ordered a couple of beers which the waiter brought over in bottles since they didn't seem to have any on draft, but he didn't offer us a glass to pour it AND he forgot to open the bottles for us. So, we sat there for about 15 minutes waiting to get the waiter's attention so he could open our drinks for us. I finally had to flag him down just to get him back to our table as he was standing over in the corner looking preoccupied but not actually servicing other customers. This type of service continued the rest of the evening as there only appeared to be the one male server there, who was pretty distracted the entire time and didn't look like he wanted to be there. With the service lacking, I was at least looking forward to the food being good. I ordered the Spicy Tantan, which is my go-to bowl at most ramen sh...