Tanaka Ramen - Bolingbrook

Great place for a meal or a few small plates! Add a fruity bubble tea and milk tea options too! Crispy Brussels sprouts and chicken wings are were delicious small plates. I did notice that the two servings chicken wings look different. One serving of chicken wings was more dry, while the other serving was crispy. Even the coloration of the two look different. A little improvement and consistency should be considered for this. See pictures to compare. I've tried a couple of their ramen noodles, very good as well. But, ask them to serve the ramen soup HOT! It tastes much better. (On both of my visits, the ramen soup broth was served at a warm to room temperature). The ramen noodle texture and taste is excellent. Service was good and attentive. There's a soap box dispenser at the entry of the restaurant to ensure cleanliness and sanitation of all guests. Located at the Bolingbrook Mall. Easy parking.

Thinking of trying out this place which recommended by my friend. Since I am a ramen big fans, finally I stopped by to try out. We order a bowl of their Tanaka Classic Ramen, calamari and chicken karaage for our meal while brown sugar milk tea and taro milk tea with tapioca as drinks. For the brown sugar milk tea is taste good but can be better while taro milk tea is really bad like taro flavour ice water. Appetizers are lack of taste. The chicken karaage is hard like rocks, not juicy type and served with so call spicy Mayo but did not taste any spicy. Calamari is soft not crunchy but easy to chew. Tonkotsu Classic Ramen broth is lack of flavour but still is taste good for Asian. But the Narutomaki is too thin and nearly invisible in bowl. Luckily the chashu taste good. The service from the server was decent. Never checked on customers. Need more training. Overall, I will not recommend this place for those who really like ramen.

I was really pleased with my experience here. This was my first time trying ramen and they did not disappoint! They also offer vegan ramen, if you want a non meat alternative. The bubble tea and milk options are abundant! I got the brown sugar bubble tea and it was so delicious. I'll definitely stop by again.

I had the Tanaka Chicken with lychee and orange lemonade and strawberry mochi ice cream. Overall, the service was not too bad for having many people walking in. I wish that the add-ons weren't as pricey.. 3 slices of tofu is $3 which to me is over priced because you can buy a block of tofu for about $2 at any grocery store. The restaurant has a modern feel and they play radio music in the background. Not too bad for being a ramen restaurant in Bolingbrook.

First experience at this restaurant as well as with trying ramen and boy was it good. I had the Tanaka classic ramen and it was just the right thing for a cold winters day. Would highly recommend eating here if you're in the area.