Ibendoo Ramen - Salem

Waitresses and cooks are awesome! Our faves are the tsukemen, curry, stir fry, age of tofu, short ribs, and buns ... So delicious! We haven't tried the variety of drinks but people say they're tasty.

It’s my first time in and I know I’ll be back! Great selection of both ramen soup and fried ramen with your choose of pork, beef, vegetarian and vegan! There are unique Asian inspired alcoholic drinks. I will definitely give those a try next time. I ordered vegetarian fried noodles and I’m pleased with the presentation and amount of perfectly cooked fresh vegetables on my plate. There are many variations of toppings to add, like shredded nori, pickled radish, eggs and tofu. There are also other offerings like pork buns, japanese chicken thighs and chicken wings. Server was attentive, upbeat and helpful. Food was ready quickly. The music is good, the decor is trendy and very clean.

We started with the tofu and the char siu pork bun and takoyaki. The takoyaki was good but had some hard chunks in it that you wouldn’t expect because this dish is usually very creamy, The tofu bun was better. The char siu was very disproportionate between meat and bun. The vegetable ramen was amazing… as was the char siu ramen. The broth was excellent. The char siu donburi was a bit of a disappointment. The meat was shredded very fine, like tuna. We definitely wouldn’t order that again. The staff was friendly. Our total came to $55 before tip. I would go here again and try different menu options.

My family of 5 came in and was ignored. We saw the sign seat yourself so we did as what the sign said. After we steeled in, the cashier then told us we can’t sit there and that we need to wait by the door by yelling across the room. It was embarrassing. We then, acknowledged her and we moved and waited by the door. When we were ready to order, as asked hows the milk tea and I appreciated her tactfulness of telling us taro is bad. Then she proceeded and told us she can only make 2 at a time the rest would have to wait. We told her we’re okay with it. The food was great and definitely just the right amount.

The food was excellent and generously portioned and our waitress was the sweetest. The tonkatsu broth is and the add ins and sides really rounded out the meal nicely. My very picky husband says the gyoza is the best he's had. We will definitely be back to make our way through the brand new cocktail menu. Can't recommend Ibendoo strongly enough!