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Our Story

Tatsu is the brainchild of .ange. and Tommy Nadeau who fell in love with Tokyo and its lively ramen scene. Tatsu's iconic taste started with recipes that .ange. created in her home kitchen and was perfected by ramen experts, who flew in from Japan, through the customization of personal tastes and preferences. Meat lover, vegan, and gluten-free foodies can now happily enjoy a hearty bowl of ramen side by side. The umami broths are made every day in-house from scratch and take at least 28 hours to complete - keeping the good ol' tradition of food made with integrity and love.

"Tatsu" means dragon and opened its doors in 2012, the year of the dragon.

Our Menu

Our secret (or not-so-secret) recipe: Broth made fresh daily right in front of you for at least 28 hours. Pork chashu simmered to perfection. Seasoned soft-boiled egg, firm on the outside, soft and gooey on the inside. Marry that with noodles cooked perfectly al dente and you have a ramen bowl so good you have to come back for seconds!

Want it spicy? Love garlic? With chicken instead of pork? You are in luck, all our bowls of ramen can be customized via an easy-to-use iPad ordering system. Vegetarian/Vegan? We have a ramen for you. Oh, and corn, fresh garlic and seaweed toppings are always free!

Ramen

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Bold Ramen

House-made Tonkotsu (pork) broth that takes 28 hours to prepare, finished with a perfect blend of 11 bold ingredients. Thin noodles served with Tatsu Egg, scallions and fried onions.

Choice of pork belly chashu, succulent chicken breast or organic tofu.

Contains Shellfish, Gluten, Dairy & Soy (Gluten free noodles available)

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Cheeky Ramen

House-made ultra rich and creamy chicken broth slow-cooked with whole ingredients. This highly nutritious bone broth also takes 28 hours to prepare. Curly noodles topped with Tatsu Egg, flash fried onions, scallions and yuzu kosho paste.

Choice of pork belly chashu, chicken breast or organic tofu.

Contains Shellfish, Soy & Gluten (Gluten free noodles available)

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Hippie Ramen

House-made vegan broth for the flower child in all of us. Curly noodles topped with spinach, and finished with house-made scallion oil, fragrant sweet onion and a hint of ginger. The scallion oil alone takes 3 days to reach optimal flavor. Try with cheese topping like they do in Japan!

Choice of pork belly chashu, chicken breast or organic tofu.

Vegetarian & Vegan Options Available. Contains Dairy, Soy & Gluten (Dairy Free Option Available upon Request & Gluten Free noodles available)

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Soul Ramen

House-made Tonkotsu (pork) broth that takes 28 hours to prepare, finished with black garlic oil and Gochujang miso paste. Thin noodles topped with ground beef, kikurage mushrooms, sesame and scallions.

Choice of pork belly chashu, chicken breast or organic tofu.

Contains Shellfish, Soy & Gluten

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Old Skool Ramen

A true classic; inspired during our trip to Kyushu. House-made Tonkotsu (pork) broth that takes 28 hours to prepare, finished with smooth Hakata Tonkotsu dashi. Thin noodles topped with kikurage mushrooms, scallions and sesame.

Choice of pork belly chashu, chicken breast or organic tofu.

Contains Shellfish, Soy & Gluten (Gluten free noodles available)

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Red Ramen

House-made Tonkotsu (pork) broth that takes 28 hours to prepare, spiked with our secret umami RED sauce. Thin noodles topped with ground beef, sesame and scallions.

Contains Shellfish, Soy & Gluten (Gluten free noodles available)

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Naked Ramen

Zero broth, all flavor! Vegan-friendly curly noodles topped with Tatsu Egg, scallions, crunchy Panko breadcrumbs, and drizzled with a sweet Kuromitsu glaze. Squeeze the lime before you eat!

Choice of pork belly chashu, chicken breast or organic tofu.

Vegetarian & Vegan Options Available. Contains Gluten & Soy (Gluten free noodles available)

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Ramen Burger

100% Wagyu beef cooked medium-rare topped with soft boiled egg, scallions, house mayo sandwiched between two slightly crispy ramen noodle buns.

Contains Gluten & Soy

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Fried Rice

Sauteed with egg, pork, imitation crab, chicken and topped with scallions, ginger and sesame.

Contains Shellfish & Soy. Unfortunately, we cannot make this without egg!

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Pork Chashu Rice

Tender pork belly chashu bits served over Koshihikari rice bed topped with scallions and sesame.

Contains Soy

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Juicy Pork Bun

Steamed bun filled with juicy pork belly bits on lettuce topped with sesame and scallions.

Contains Soy

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We are always on the lookout for talented people who have a passion for great food. So if you think you've got the chops, apply online now!