Coco's Ramen - San Francisco

We like Coco's for our local ramen joint. It offers solid ramen and solid sushi, with some good sushi specials. The Japanese interior is super cute. The service is good and friendly, mostly very fast. However, the pork belly is mostly fat, so I skip that, although I love pork belly. A major con, and this makes me heavily consider whether I go here, is the music. It is atrocious, just godawful. It’s like new rap or something, full of terrible language and grating on the ears. Next time I go, I may check first to see what’s on before I suffer through another meal in that musical hellscape.

My experience with this restaurant via DoorDash was extremely disappointing. The chicken curry was disgusting. The chicken itself was tough, and the curry was soggy and gross. To make matters worse, there was absolutely no spice, making a supermarket curry powder pack seem superior. I strongly advise against ordering from them.

My experience at Coco's Ramen on a Friday afternoon was unusual as the place was completely empty. The waiter/owner was very nice and polite. We both ordered the Chashu ramen, but unfortunately, the "meat" was mostly fat with very little actual meat. The ramen itself was mediocre, nothing to rave about, but also nothing really to criticize.

My experience at this restaurant was disappointing. While the noodles were good, the pork belly and sliced pork were both overcooked to the point of being inedible. 😕 The broth options were also a letdown; the Tonkatsu and Curry broths were not good 👎👎, though the Shoyu broth was quite enjoyable 👍👍👍. The service was pleasant but inattentive, and the atmosphere was rated low. 😕

My experience at this restaurant was a sad demonstration of culinary skills, and the output didn't resemble Japanese cuisine. I kept my choices simple with Agedashi tofu, grilled squid, and pork katsu don. The meal started with a salad and miso soup. The salad was essentially dry spinach from a plastic bag with an overly sweet industrial dressing – nasty. The miso soup was just alright. The tofu itself was not bad, but served on a bed of coarsely chopped cabbage with even coarser green onions, which seemed to be an ingredient in almost every dish. I suggest trying Katsuobushi with the tofu. The squid was a disaster; its tentacles were overcooked and inedible, while the body was undercooked and chewy. The pork katsu was overfried and dry, and the curry did not do justice to authentic Japanese curry. On a positive note, the Asahi beer lived up to its reputation, as they don't make their own.