Katana-Ya is (sorta) Back!!!

A few years ago, near UCSF, there was a kick-ass ramen shop called Katana-Ya. They made lots of ramen and had some other kinds of food (non ramen).
Now, a new Katana-Ya has opened up in Downtown San Francisco on Geary, near Mason.

The new Katana-Ya on Geary Street

This is the banner you look for. It says “ra-men”

The restaurant is dominated by the sushi bar…
This new incarnation of Katana-Ya is a sushi bar/restaurant that happens to serve ramen, instead of the other way around, like the old place. I ordered miso cha-siu ramen and hoped for the best.

Mi-so ra-men. Will it be “yum?”
The broth was flavorful, the cha-siu had a bit of fat on it and was tender (but not as fall-apart as Santa Ramen’s stewed pork) and the noodles were the thick kind, nice and hearty! And as an added bonus, it’s actually run by Japanese AND a couple of the people running the place worked at the old place!
In short, I like!
Katana-Ya
430 Geary Boulevard (at Mason)
SF CA
Open for dinner, 1700-0200 every night!
This is a LOT closer than Santa Ramen…