Please note that part of this meal was complimentary. However, I was not obliged to post and the opinions expressed in my blog are 100% my own!

I discovered Muteki Ramen last year, as, loving ramen, I could not wait to try some of these noodle soups that they offer, the ramen scene in the Mile Square city being limited to Japanese restaurants having few offers on their menu and Vivi Bubble Tea and South Street Fish and Ramen downtown. Muteki opened in September 2020, during Covid and I admit that I mainly knew them from delivery and just decided to go check their restaurant after they messaged me on Instagram, offering a complimentary lunch to thank me for the shoutout I did previously on social media for this place.

We love their ramen that are made with broths that are cooked for a long time (their chicken and pork broth cooks on low heat for 18 hours!) and not just broths made quickly with MSG to enhance the taste (and unfortunately giving me a headache that only goes away after I drink a glass of water with 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar - true: this is a good tip I found on the internet that works every time). Jodi loves their vegetarian ramen that is composed of wavy noodle in a vegetable broth, zucchini, broccoli, spring mix, spinach, scallions, grilled tomato, kikurage mushrooms, garlic chips, fried tofu, truffle oil and nori. It is very creamy and fortunately the truffle oil is not overpowering. On my side, I have two favorites:

The Muteki ramen that is composed of thin noodles in the chicken and pork broth, pork and chicken chashu, spinach, beans sprouts, bamboo shoots, butter corn, scallion, kikurage mushrooms, egg, fish cake and nori, that I always get with a perfectly cooked egg.

And the seafood ramen that is made with wavy noodles in the seafood pork broth, soft shell shrimp, clam, scallop, spinach, scallions, bamboo shoots, grilled tomato, egg, fish cake, black pepper, nori and scallion. I do not think I ever had any seafood ramen before and I was pleasantly surprised: the broth was creamy and tasty and they put lots of seafood in it.

Seafood ramen at Muteki Ramen in Hoboken

They also have the classic buns that are always a good appetizer. The ones I tried are the shrimp tempura, karaage (fried chicken) and pork, in reverse order of preference. The buns themselves are fluffy and slightly sticky and they are not shy with sauce or mayo, and I love the fact that they mark them with the name of the restaurant.

I also tried their homemade grape drink - fizzy and not too sweet.

As well as their Mango cheesecake (they do not make their own dessert, but it is nice to have something other than ice cream as many only offer for dessert)- did you notice the nice touch with their name written in green tea powder?

So, I remain a fan of Muteki Ramen and I guess the empty soup bowl says it all: this is the best in the mile square city. If you do not like ramen, you can try their rice donburi that I did not have…yet! By the way, Muteki means bravo in Japanese, so they really chose the perfect name! Muteki!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Muteki ramen -533 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

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