Jinya Ramen — Sugarhouse

Jinya is the best Ramen in the Salt Lake valley right now out of all the Ramen bars. First, the appetizers are all full of flavor and fresh. Personal favorites are the Pan seared Gyoza with a nice soy-ponzu sauce. And the best is the Tempura Fried Shrimp with a citrus aoli. Second, and most important, the Ramen. The noodles are cooked to perfect Al dente and are the perfect thickness (They offer thin noodles too, but just always go thick). Other restaurant's are just too thin or overcooked. Ev … – show

Amazing ambiance, personable staff, and tasty tasty Asian fare. Not much else I could ask for really.

Went on a Friday night. Very busy, expect to wait 30 minutes. We heard really good things about this place. My husband and I both got a cocktail, ramen, and we shared an appetizer. Came up to 78$ without a tip. Everything was good and our server was friendly, but I don't think it was worth 80$. They are a lot of good ramen places around the city where you'll pay half the price. Either way good servers and food. Just expect to pay a bit more.

Hadn't been to Jinya in about a year so we decided to give it a dry for date night. When we arrived the staff at the front counter was incredibly rude, especially the hostess. They told us it would be about a 20 minute wait so we decided to stand off to the side near the bar. The wait area is pretty small for such a busy restaurant and we didn't want to block the door. About five minutes later the hostess came up to us and asked us to move because “there were diners there” apparently we didn't c … – show

The food was good, and our server was great. However, the manager and the host were terrible. There were 3 of us, the manager told us it will be 20 minutes which is fine we will wait. As soon as two caucasian couples walked in, the host immediately offered them a high table. We were just in shock. After being asked to speak to the manager he then explains “because we assumed a regular table would be more comfortable for you”. Wouldn't that be something you would ask the customer first? I asked w … – show