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Address: 321 NW 8th
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Hours: 11-2; 5-10:30
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Status: Opened June 5, 2015
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New Japanese ramen place coming to NW 8th just east of Hudson. This little building, like the one for Jerky.com right around the corner, is owned by Ecotex, the large linen service that operates their main facility just to the east.
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Thanks to shawnw for scouting this out and providing the photo.

Sounds like another great addition to Midtown.

Here is info from FB page if you were clueless about what this is like I was.

Tamashii Ramen is a restaurant whose main feature is authentic ramen, served fresh using Japanese techniques.

After taking time in Japan to learn from local ramen chefs, Tamashii's chef strives to bring the tastes and feel of Authentic Japanese Ramen shops to Oklahoma City.

Please stay tuned as we keep you updated on our journey towards Tamashii's Grand Opening. Look for building progression and a glimpse into our menu creation.

We can't wait to be a part of your community, see you soon!

Very cool.

I ate at some ramen places when I was in Vancouver and loved it. Excited for this place.

Andrew I was about to say the exact same thing. Ramen is huge in the Northwest. Vancouver had many Ramen places, all with long lines out the door at lunch and dinner.

Andrew I was about to say the exact same thing. Ramen is huge in the Northwest. Vancouver had many Ramen places, all with long lines out the door at lunch and dinner.

One of OKC's most popular food trucks is a Ramen truck. So popular that I never eat there because the line is always too long.

L.A., of course, has hundreds of ramen, udon and soba places.

I used to work on the westside near UCLA within walking distance of a Japanese district (much smaller and more gentrified than downtown's Little Tokyo) and there were probably 20 such places and they were all great.

I love Japanese food and these noodle houses are generally pretty inexpensive.

Out here, there also a bunch of Japanese curry places which are also great and cheap. It's another concept that I think would do well in OKC.

Another needed concept: really good teriyaki.

Lots of stand-alone places here that specialize in really high quality chicken, beef and fish cooked on a Japanese grill and served over rice.

Like the noodle and curry places, there are a bunch of these teriyaki places out here and it's a fast and healthy option.

This is awesome... I've been watching Mind of a Chef on Netflix and the first season David Chang had several episodes about different kinds of ramen in Japan.

Made me want to book a flight over there just to eat a steaming hot bowl of ramen!

Thanks to shawnw for scouting this out and providing the photo.

Sounds like another great addition to Midtown.

Probably scouting for portals :P

I know there is a Ramen food truck, is this the same place or different?

I know there is a Ramen food truck, is this the same place or different?

I believe it is completely different.

I know there is a Ramen food truck, is this the same place or different?

Different... The truck is called Kaiteki Ramen

Different... The truck is called Kaiteki Ramen

There you go. Thanks. I am curious if this Tamashii will have a rule during H&8th that the Kaiteki Ramen truck can't be right around the corner from them. Has that ever been an issue?

There you go. Thanks. I am curious if this Tamashii will have a rule during H&8th that the Kaiteki Ramen truck can't be right around the corner from them. Has that ever been an issue?

Can't imagine that they would be able to impose something like that.

Can't imagine that they would be able to impose something like that.

Based on the long lines at H&8th if someone really wanted ramen they could walk over to Tamashii instead... with all the people down there I can't imagine it would hurt their business.

Can't imagine that they would be able to impose something like that.

I don't think it would be too hard for the business to approach the organizers of H&8th asking them to put it further away for the sake of their business. The food truck would probably never know, just, "Hey, you are going to be (here) tonight." But like Sooner88 said, it might actually help their business since the lines are so long at H&8th.

There you go. Thanks. I am curious if this Tamashii will have a rule during H&8th that the Kaiteki Ramen truck can't be right around the corner from them. Has that ever been an issue?
Maybe if H&8th was in Communist USSR

This is great. Also I have another food & beverage related for MidTown that hasn't been announced yet. I'll try to post tomorrow.

Maybe if H&8th was in Communist USSR

See my above post for reasoning and how to do it.

Glad to finally see this posted. I couldn't find it on OKCtalk.com and didn't want to start a new thread at risk of creating a duplicate. Excited to follow this thread.

Does anyone know of a timeline? I walk by almost daily and haven't seen any activity.

I haven't seen a building permit and nothing has been submitted to design review yet.

Sounds like they've signed the lease, are working on their concept and no doubt draft plans for submission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erjt-e5Pj-4

A video to whet your ramen appetite.

Now we just need a teriyaki joint where I can get some real, proper yakisoba, and all of my culinary desires will be sated.

I've been craving some good ramen after I watched the first season of Mind of a Chef on PBS.

It's certainly nice to see these Viet kieu in kimono coming up with other Japanese dishes besides sushi.

Up next.....a shabu-shabu joint and/or an izakaya.

I think shabu shabu would do very well in OKC.

You can actually make shabu-shabu at home for a fraction of the cost for what Tokyo House charged a few years ago (on special order).

Go down to the Korean market on 12th and Moore and buy the specially sliced beef, bean sprouts and enoki mushrooms. I buy the rest of the products (Mizukan ponzu) at Cao Nguyen. Make at home....sugoku oshii!

You can actually make shabu-shabu at home for a fraction of the cost for what Tokyo House charged a few years ago (on special order).

Go down to the Korean market on 12th and Moore and buy the specially sliced beef, bean sprouts and enoki mushrooms. I buy the rest of the products (Mizukan ponzu) at Cao Nguyen. Make at home....sugoku oshii!

Do Tell! Have you an online guide or something? Tokyo Pot offers a bit more than what you discussed. I thought them quite a bargain the three or four times I indulged.

For what it's worth, I don't really think Tokyo Pot is truly authentic Japanese-style shabu-shabu. It's kind of a mix of Asian influences. I actually had a discussion with the owner about his concept and he even said "My Japanese friends in California introduced me to shabu-shabu and it was just water and meat....boring. So I spiced it up a bit.' Well...hello....boiled water and sliced beef IS SHABU-SHABU!

He's basically added Chinese, Thai and Korean style shabu-shabu dishes and called the place Tokyo Pot. Whatever.....it's pretty good, introduces people to the dish and seems to be one of the few places serving shabu-shabu and sukiyaki.

It would be cool to see a place like Mo Mo Paradise come to this part of the country. They serve a quality and affordable dining experience. Not long ago, they only had a couple of locations in Tokyo but have exploded all over Asia. Don't think they have American locations yet. Mo-Mo-Paradise (http://www.mo-mo-paradise.com/english.html)

Wow! That looks pretty cool. I have to say that Tokyo Pot was a really fun experience even if not authentic Shabu-shabu. In fact, if it's a somewhat original adaptation, I applaude that as well. It works.

Wow this should be great! Would also be nice if they have 1-2 Veg Ramen options - becoming more popular in Asia too from what I can tell.

From catch22 yesterday... They did submit a building permit for demo and reno to white box state, so their more serious work should be commencing soon. Very interested to see what they do to the outside.



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Any updates or news on this project? Rode by the other day and noticed the sign was down.

They have filed for their building permit and it should be issued soon.

After that, they'll get busy finishing out the inside.

they will really open this spring ?

Japanese Ramen looking for Talent (http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/fbh/4837966369.html)

They filed for a building permit right before Christmas. Usually takes a month or two to be issued.

After that, i'ts only a 1,600 SF space so it should go pretty quickly.

Yeah sign's been down and no activity. It looks like the sign might have blown up on the roof, but if so, they need to take 10 minutes and go fix it.

They can't start any meaningful work until the BP is issued, and that is still pending.

Their building permit was issued, so interior work will be starting soon if it hasn't already.

It will be tiny:

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Their building permit was issues, so interior work will be starting soon if it hasn't already.

It will be tiny:

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Tiiiight.

That's big by Japanese standards.

44 seats or so? Am I counting that right?

46 according to the handwriting near the lower right-hand corner of the plans. -M

i was just going to say that, most Ramen bars I've been to in Japan are very small holes in the wall. It appears this will have a similar effect - which is great and hopefully will ensure its success (low overhead). Looking forward to frequenting this during visits!

Are these Ramen Noodles extra special on account of you don't, personally, have to be required to know how to boil water or start a microwave in order to feed yourself? Geez . . . What are "they" teaching kids in "college" these days? How to plan "urbanity" without having to lift a finger? =~)

I hope they include "high-chairs" to make "Noodling" extra-special.

(I'm thinkin' . . . some ramen noodles with a little pork or chicken or maybe beef, goat, or lamb or organically "noodled" catfish--with the right seasoning--could be sorta tasty . . .)

fresh ramen noodle is not the same as top ramen instant noodles that you eat whilst poor in college. lol.

fresh ramen (a chinese egg noodle) is quite the filling dish, complete with soup broth (typically shoyu), meat (typically pork or beef cutlet), vegetable (mushrooms, cabbage) and accompanyments (typically egg, garnish, seaweed, fishcake, etc). The broth is cooked for several hours to get the full flavor of the bone and the noodle is thicker and much more hearty than the thin/curly "instant ramen". From a prospective you can find in OKC, think of ramen as filling and somewhat similar preparation as Vietnamese pho, with chinese wheat/egg noodle (instead of rice noodle) and a japanese way of cooking/ingredients.

Here is a good idea of what we're likely to get: Ramen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen)

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It's like Pho with a different kind of noodle, no?

It's like Pho with a different kind of noodle, no?

Similar, yes.

that's the best way I can describe ramen that OKC folks will be familiar with (and can readily access). Of course, they are totally different but think of the preparation and quality along similar lines as pho/vietnamese with Chinese noodle and japanese preparation/ingredients.

It's actually quite different in my opinion, other than just the noodles. Pho's broth is beef based most of the time. It is cooked using oxtail, various beef bones and many other ingredients, such as fish sauce. Some people make chicken pho, but it is not as common, and definitely not as delicious, imo. From what I understand, ramen broth is usually a pork or chicken based broth, that also includes soy sauce and miso. Like pho, it is also cooked by simmering bones, but pork is much more common. They are both delicious though, and I can't wait for this place to open. In the meantime, give kaiteki a try, the ramen food truck in town. It's pretty good stuff!

Tokyo serves ramen now too. I'm definitly not a ramen afficianado by any means but the bowl I had there was delicious.

they are different, that's why I emphasized ramen is "like" pho and this is the only way I know that OKC peoiple who dont know could relate as OKC has plenty of pho.

I didn't say they were the same, I said ramen is in the same vain as pho - fresh noodles (chinese egg/wheat vs. rice), filling broth based (miso or shoyu vs. beef bone), some meat and vegies, garnish. Just ramen is japanese and pho is vietnamese. :)

nice to hear that OKC has a ramen truck and Tokyo has it on the menu. give it a try, you wont be disappointed (if it is done right, and trust me, if it looks like top ramen then it is not right)

They are well under construction now. From their Facebook page:

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They hope to open by the end of March.

They hope to open by the end of March.

The end of March can't get here soon enough.... I've been craving ramen since I watched the first season of Mind of A Chef with David Chang..... Looked so good I wanted to hop on a plane to Japan to get some!

I guess I am going to have to give it a try. I have never had ramen, and I have never seen it on a menu. I have no reason, just have never had the opportunity to order it. Where else is it offered in OKC?
C. T.

I guess I am going to have to give it a try. I have never had ramen, and I have never seen it on a menu. I have no reason, just have never had the opportunity to order it. Where else is it offered in OKC?
C. T.

Only two places I know of currently are Tokyo and Kaiteki Ramen.... Oddly it's not on the menu at Tokyo but if you ask they have it. Kaiteki Ramen is a food truck so you will have to hunt them down.

SO excited for this. I got hooked on the stuff when I visited Japan two years ago. Real ramen when done well is amazing.