Issei Noodle

After being disappointed that the place next door was closed, we waited around to be seated, per the podium sign, as no one greeted us after 3-5 minutes we meandered into the restaurant and sat at the bar/counter seating. I felt the seating sat a little low in comparison to the counter/bar height. Once our server appears, takes our orders, the food arrives beautifully displayed, I only wish it tasted it as good as it looks.! Not the worst ramen house I've been to... With that said, Mediocre ramen at best.

I walked in and waiting 20 minutes without being greeted, I felt.. frozen because the sign at the host stand explicitly says to wait.. after I got fed up I walked in and sat myself, after another 15 minutes I was finally greeted and my order was taken. The food came out in about 5 minutes, granted I was by myself and order one item and it was dead. Beautiful presentation, tasty broth, everything was good. I wish the noodles tasted better, I won’t be coming back but it was ok. To me not worth the 18$ I paid

The food and ambiance were amazing. My boyfriend and I were in from out of town and this was my favorite experience eating Japanese food by far. Kat was especially helpful with all of our questions, recommendations and is overall a wonderful soul. Kat made our experience so unique and made us feel right at home- she made our day! We also loved the interior design of the restaurant, everything from the interior, to the food, to the staff was so tasteful here! Can’t wait to come back some day🥰

Very good Ramen. We went on a busy Friday night and had to wait a bit, but not long (~20 minutes). I really enjoyed the Vietnamese Banana Coffee. Servings are super generous, I couldn’t get more than 2/3 the way through.

Interesting kitchen, i take OG ramen , and I like it 8/10, but my wife take another one ramen and rank it 5/10, so we definitely need another visit this place 😄

We were delighted by the Kyuri Sumonomo - the freshness of the cucumber and the delicious bright flavor makes for a memorable appetizer. Issei Noodle is a unique downtown Lancaster restaurant definitely worth trying!

If you enjoy great Japanese ramen and apps, this place does not disappoint. The karage chicken was definitely a home run