Samurai Noodle Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Samurai Noodle, a hidden gem located at 4138 University Wy NE, Seattle. This extraordinary restaurant offers a diverse menu that celebrates authentic Japanese cuisine, particularly its renowned ramen dishes.
Appetizers include crispy Karaage, featuring a delightful ginger twist, and the must-try Takoyaki, beloved street food that captures the essence of Japanese culinary tradition.
Ramen lovers will revel in the Shouyu Tonkotsu, blending rich pork and chicken broths with wavy egg noodles, or the irresistible Tetsu Max, served with a peppery dipping broth designed for an interactive dining experience. Each dish is crafted with care, showcasing the mastery of flavors and textures.
Customer feedback highlights the exceptional quality and flavor explosions in every bowl, complemented by refreshing melon-flavored drinks. Immerse yourself in the inviting atmosphere and experience why Samurai Noodle is a must-visit for ramen enthusiasts.
Ramen
Super Shouyu Tonkotsu Ramen
This ramen has pork andchicken broth, wavy eggnoodles, 2 pork slices, halfsoft-boiled egg, naruto,menma, bean sprouts, greenonions, and nori.
Spicy Shouyu Tonkotsu Ramen
This ramen has a spicy versionof our pork and chicken broth,wavy egg noodles, 2 pork slices,half soft-boiled egg, naruto, menma,bean sprouts, green onions, nori,and our spicy garlic sauce.
Mushroom Ramen
Our special fall-winter ramen comes with our Shouyu chicken broth, pork slice, green onions and seasonal mushrooms (king trumpet, beach mushrooms and bottom mushrooms)
Tonkotsu Ramen
Our specialty Hakata Tonkotsuramen; the pork broth issimmered for at least 48 hoursgiving the bowl a rich flavor.Served with thin straight wheatnoodles, a pork slice, greenonions, and kikurage(black mushrooms).
Tampopo Shouyu Ramen
A classic Tokyo Shouyu ramenin our daily-made chickenbroth. Served with wavy eggnoodles, a pork slice, greenonions, menma, Naruto(fish cake), roasted seaweed,and half of a soft boiled egg.
Spicy Miso Ramen
Please choose either chicken or pork broth. Served with thin straight wheat noodles,a pork slice, bean sprouts,corn and green onions.
Miso Ramen
Miso is added this Sapporo style ramen. Please choose either chicken or pork broth.Served with wavy egg noodles,a pork slice, bean sprouts,corn, green onions, and a pat of butter. *Feel free to tell your server if you would like NO butter.
Shouyu Tonkotsu Ramen
The best of both worlds, a combination of our pork and chicken broths. Served with wavy egg noodles, a pork slice, green onions, and kikurage (black mushrooms).
Sakurajima Ramen
CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE Our new ramen is actually our founder, Ryo’s personal favorite for several years!The broth is a very rich Tonkotsu Miso broth with butter for extra richness. It is also topped with spicy garlic, karaage (Japanese fried chicken), a pork slice,half egg, corn, beansprout, green onion and nori. *This item contains butter.
Chicken Lover Ramen
No Pork! Our Chicken Lover Ramen comes with Karaage, stir fried chicken, naruto, a half egg, menma, nori, and green onions in Shoyu ramen soup with touch of butter flavor. Absolutely perfect harmony!
Yuzu Shoyu Ramen
Yuzu (Japanese citrus) adds refreshing sour and slightly bitter flavor to our original Shoyu ramen soup. We use specifially Yuzu peel and Yuzu juice grown and produced in Kochi prefecture in Japan. Enjoy the harmony of Yuzu, sesame oil and white pepper. Served with pork belly, half egg, menma and green onions.
VEGAN Miso Ramen
An excellent vegan option with a flavorful vegetable broth and vegan white miso. Served withthin straight wheat noodles, tofu, green onions, bean sprouts, and corn.
Vegan Mushroom Miso Ramen
Super popular Vegan ramen!! Refreshing ginger base soup with stir fried mushrooms (king trumpet, beach mushrooms and button mushrooms)
VEGAN Ramen
Appetizers
Gyoza
Classic pot stickers stuffed with a juicy mix of pork and chicken with a crispy lace.Served with lightly spicy gyoza sauce.
Karaage
Try our home style Japanese fried chicken! This family recipe offers an unique twist with a touch of ginger. Served with Japanese mayonnaise.
VEGAN Gyoza
Crispy pan-fried pot sticker filled with a vegetable medley. Served with soy sauce.
Potato Croquette
A potato and corn pancake that is breaded and fried until golden.Served with katsu sauce.
Squid Tempura
Our new lightly battered tempura squid tentacles. These savory squid paired with creamy Japanese mayonnaise create the perfect appetizer!
Takoyaki
These octopus dumplings are the king of “Yatai” (street food) in Japan. Crispy on the outside,creamy on the inside, perfect fora light starter! Served with katsu sauce and Japanese mayonnaise.
Edamame (vegan)
Steamed soybeans.Great as a light appetizer.
Tender Pork Belly
Our new pork belly is melting in your mouth. Served with boiled bean sprouts with peppery & vinegary dressing.
Yuzu or Spicy Poke
Our Japanese style poke (Maguro zuke) uses only selected fresh yellow fin. You can choose Classic Yuzu added, or Spicy garlic sauce added.
Tetsu Max
Samurai Noodle’s Original Dipping Ramen. Peppery chicken dipping broth with wavy egg noodles rinsed cold on the side. Served with shredded pork, menma, roasted seaweed, and naruto (fish cake). The name "Tetsu" is taken from one of the original founders' name "Tetsuya". His best effort was taken into this dish, so we named this dish "Tetsu Max"
Tetsu Hell Fire
Tetsu Max Samurai Noodle’s original dipping ramen with Hell Fire paste for added spice.Served with shredded pork, menma, roasted seaweed, and naruto.
Tonkotsu Tsuke-men
We are proud to announce our new dipping ramen for this summer! Whereas our regular chicken&fish broth based ramen is from the 1980’s, our new item is a rich pork broth based dipping ramen that has been a more recent trend for only the past ten years.
Dipping Ramen
Rice Dish
Sumo Bowl
Originally the “Samurai Noodle crew’s kitchen dish,” this hearty bowl became popular with our customers as well.Served with hands-shredded pork,corn, green onions, a soft boiled egg,house-made teriyaki sauce, and Japanese mayonnaise on a bed of rice.
Spicy Garlic Chicken Stir Fry Bowl
Popular spicy rice dish served with stir fried chicken, bean sprouts, green onions, corn and our house spicy garlic sauce.
Spicy Garlic Tofu Stir Fry Bowl (Vegan)
Popular spicy rice dish served with stir fried tofu, bean sprouts, green onions, corn and our house spicy garlic sauce.
Pork Belly Rice Bowl
Our tender pork belly became rice bowl! Juicy melting-in-mouth tender pork belly on a bed of rice with house-made original teriyaki sauce. Garnished Yuzu peel and bean sprouts with vinegar dressing add refreshing taste.
Tuna Poke Rice Bowl Yuzu or Spicy
Using selected fresh yellow fin poke with your choice of Yuzu (Japanese citrus) or Spicy Garlic sauce. Enjoy our Japanese fusion Tuna Poke on steamed rice.
Spicy Garlic Sauce Rice Cup
Super popular house-made spicy sauce. 「食へる辣油」 こ飯!
Kirin Bottle Beer
Bottle Orion (633ml)
Okinawa's famous local beer. If you have been to Okinawa, you probably recognize this one!