Ramen Halu in San Jose, CA

375 Saratoga Ave. Suite M
San Jose, CA
408.246.3933
M/T/Th/F: 11:30 - 13:30 / 18:00 - 21:30
W: Closed
Sat: 11:30 - 14:00 / 18:00 - 21:30
Sun: 11:30 - 14:00 / 17:00 - 20:00

This seems to be the latest ramen-ya in the South Bay. From their website, Ramen Halu (ラメン晴) opened in early 2003. I came across the name while "researching" for other entries and we decided to try it out.

It is not too far from Tokushima Ramen Dohenkotsu. It seems the place draws quite a few crowd and I think it will draw a nice contrast to slightly different styles of ramen.

The shop has a small counter (seating maybe 5 or so) and about 9 tables. There is a signing sheet inside the shop. I guess the owner likes surfing because there are a couple of boards up on the wall.

They have three flavors: Halu (pork), Tokyo (soy sauce), and Shio (salt). You can add more toppings (e.g., chashu). Actually chashu looked leanest.

The interesting thing about the place was the noodle. Halu ramen comes with thicker ones and the others with thinner ones. The thicker ones are thicker than those found in other places. I really liked the thicker ones. I didn't care that much for the thinner ones.

For dinner they seem to have some more appetizers, but mostly, it's only for ramen like most other places.