Is Fremont the middle of the ramen universe? That may have appeared like a ridiculous proposition a number of months in the past, however then the extremely praised meals truck Midnite Ramen put down roots at Figurehead Brewing on Stone Manner, and now the neighborhood goes to be the birthplace of Kayava, a restaurant that the house owners hope would be the first location of an “artisanal ramen” chain.
What’s artisanal ramen, you ask? In accordance with the press launch, it’s “a particular fashion of ramen that options soup, noodles, chashu pork, and bamboo shoots all meticulously ready by hand utilizing conventional strategies.” This doesn’t sound that a lot totally different from common, non-artisanal ramen, however the house owners of Kayava are so assured that it’ll catch on that the discharge says Kayava “goals to begin a brand new wave of ramen tradition and unfold it all through the USA, beginning in Seattle, a metropolis with fewer ramen eating places than Los Angeles or New York, but extra keen to attempt new flavors.”
Kayava, which can open on October 3 within the area that was once house to Eve, is owned by Plenus, a Japanese firm that’s unknown to most People. Its most well-known manufacturers are the Hotto Motto bento takeout chain (which is huge in Japan) and Yayoiken, a global restaurant chain with three areas within the Bay Space. It appears like this ramen store in Fremont represents an effort by Plenus to department out additional into the U.S. (A spokesperson confirmed that Plenus plans extra Kayava areas however wasn’t certain when or the place they might open.)
What lends this enterprise an air of seriousness is that Plenus is bringing aboard a “culinary marketing consultant” named Masuo Onishi. He owns two ramen spots in Japan and likewise Tsurumen in Boston, a restaurant that was initially meant to be open for only one,000 days and change up its fashion of ramen each 200. Onishi, who appears like an attention-grabbing man, as soon as advised the Boston Globe, “An individual’s life is restricted. If somebody have been to be immortal, they wouldn’t pay as a lot consideration to the second. Setting an finish to issues makes you deal with what you’re doing now.”
Tsurumen determined to remain open after the 1,000-day mark and declared on Instagram, “Our new dream is to be the king of ramen within the U.S.” It actually is nicely regarded; our cousins at Eater Boston put it on their checklist of prime ramen eating places, singling out the paitan ramen — which has a thick, cloudy, chicken-based broth — as its signature dish. In all probability not coincidentally, paitan ramen is Kayava’s “flagship” ramen fashion, although visitors can even be capable to get pork shoyu ramen, truffle shantan ramen, and different flavors.
Kayava will open on October 3 at 704 North thirty fourth Road in Fremont. Its hours will likely be Wednesday to Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. It is not going to take reservations. Observe it on Instagram for updates.
