Kai Ramen Santa Monica

Cute and cozy ramen spot with a nice atmosphere and overall decent food, though there’s room for improvement. Service felt a bit unattended during our visit. I ordered chicken broth but was served pork broth instead. Some of the ramen toppings tasted like they had just been unfrozen. I also ordered an egg on the side, which was initially forgotten and, when brought out, tasted quite cold. The place has good potential, and with a bit more attention to service and food preparation, it could be a better experience.

The perfect place if wanting an amazing broth ramen with noodles so complementing with the broth it was so flavorful! With such a great soup base along with Pork Belly! Not to mention how amazing the staff is! Honestly a must visit and you will want to come back!

Noodles are cooked perfectly and broth is seasoned well. I don’t like boiled eggs but I tried this one and it was so yummy and flavorful.

Great food and great atmosphere. First time coming and was highly impressed. Super friendly staff, patio available. Food was healthy, produced a lot of collagen! Actually very delicious and can cure hangovers. Highly recommend

It’s a nice little shop ordering through the tablet at your table, but my medium-spicy, classic tonkotsu ramen was plated to-go instead of dining inside unfortunately. It wouldn’t have been too bad of a deal if the ramen had tasted like its price. My server gave me the option to wait for another fresh bowl, but I told her it was ok. She was nice and it wasn’t her fault. Not worth the $20 for a ramen bowl. 1. Tonkotsu broth was light in flavor and thickness. It also had a slight sourness to it (not sure if that’s the norm or an old broth). There were some white specs floating which looked like fat/oil when it’s not hot. 2. The noodles didn’t taste fresh or “bouncy” like most places. 3. There were not enough toppings for the price (2 pieces of pork, scallions, half an egg, and kikurage),