Tian Chen
Today I came to Yoba Ramen Poke in Kalamazoo and had a bowl of ramen with a super large milk tea — what a perfect combo! It honestly made me feel like I was 18 again.
I’ll definitely be back next time, and I’m bringing my friends with me.
Big thanks to the staff — everyone here is so warm, energetic, and welcoming
… morePedro Irizarry
Been here a few times. The ramen has been phenomenal each time! The garlic tonkatsu with the pork belly is fire. Their boba is great too. Very decent portion of edemame order. Their poke bowl is great too with good seafood portions.
… moreMary Diaz Gomez
I really love Yoba Ramen & Poke. Today I ordered a Hawaiian bowl, and they let me freely choose the foods I wanted. I will definitely come back again
… moreDouglas DeGood
Absolutely delicious. Fresh ingredients, generous portions, and super friendly service. Definitely one of the bettere poke bowl spots around Kalamazoo — I’ll definitely be coming back.
… moreJohn Dyben
Absolutely had to create an account just to write this review – From the outside this spot looks like a typical ramen and poke place, but the food told a completely different story. The quality and freshness of the ingredients were exceptional—easily some of the best if not THE best I’ve experienced at ANY restaurant. You can literally taste the care and intention behind every component, and the flavors were thoughtful, clean, and perfectly balanced.
The portions are incredibly generous without sacrificing quality, which only adds to the sense that this place truly values its customers if it wasn’t already obvious from the extremely warm and friendly woman who seems to run the place with her husband, who prepares the fish they use himself in-house. It’s rare to find food that feels both comforting and elevated at the same time, but this restaurant knocks it out of the park. What seems unassuming at first quickly becomes memorable, setting a new benchmark for what restaurants can be.
… moreAshlee F
Service is excellent. Super friendly! And the bubble tea and smoothie here are super good! I’ve tried several items from here before, but today I didn’t get food. Usually the food is very good from here also. So if you are looking for something different stop in and say hi or order on the app for delivery they also have that!
… moreElijah Matheny
You can expect to pay a fair price for a large portion. The gyoza are amazing! The chefs here are making an excellent food and their family first friendly atmosphere is as warming as their ramen.
I couldn’t stop ordering more food. I’ll eat the rest at home
Rachel did an amazing job with reception and dealing with the customer facing side of the operation!
… moreAncella Briggs
This is the second time we’re here and we always went home with a smile. Food is great. Staff are polite and helpful. Amazing owner! She is very nice and friendly. I really like the Lychee Jasmine Tea Boba. Strong Jasmine taste, remind me of my home town
… moreChris Gentz
I would probably give a 4.5, but they just opened recently and I think it’ll just get better. I went two times recently. Got their garlic tonkotsu, spicy beef ramen, Kalamazoo poke bowl, and gyoza. The gyoza was underwhelming. But, the ramen had great flavor in the broth and everything was prepared well. I liked the pork broth more than the beef. The poke was good – fresh ingredients.
Also got a boba. I appreciate that they cook their bubbles several different times during the day to keep the right texture. I got the brown sugar tea and it was good. It’s made with early grey tea – I’d prefer an assam or English breakfast) – but it was still good. Smoothies are made with fresh fruit and I’m excited to try one of those. Appreciated the employees and their answers to my questions and their care for their food. Glad Yoba is here in Kzoo!
… moreHannah Schilling
Being a cute little restaurant that packs BIG flavor, I highly recommend stopping by! Traveling through Kalamazoo when we needed food and I stumbled across Yoba. My partner had the Hell Ramen with chashu pork and rice noodles, which are a personal fav of mine. The broth had good depth with its flavor, and the egg was perfect, according to them. I tend to be a picky eater at times, autism is super fun yippee, but I wanted to experience a pokè bowl in its full glory. And boy, am I glad that I did because it was AMAZING! The temperature difference between the elements, which can turn me off from things, didn’t bother me one bit. The differing textures in the dish all worked together, alongside the flavor of the various elements, which kept the dish balanced. I have digestive issues and usually have to eat slow but with how fresh and light everything felt and tasted. I was able to just inhale my food. My partner even wanted to stay the night just to have it again!
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