ESO Ramen Workshop
ESO, as in the prefix for esoteric, is defined as: understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest.
This is what our vision for ESO Ramen Workshop is. A place for people that understand (or are genuinely interested in learning about) what it means to make ramen and enjoy it in that moment, and interested in the culture and advancement of ramen as a cuisine.
What Is This Place?
It’s where we house our Yamato noodle machine from Japan and have been making the noodles for Neighborhood Ramen for the past couple years(and now for mawn too!)
Now that we’ve closed the original location of Neighborhood Ramen in preparation of relocating the shop to Tokyo, ESO will be open in the interim as a practice run for our shop in Tokyo.
ESO will have 2 different concepts throughout the week. (continue reading to learn more)
The shop will only be ran by the two owners, Jesse and Lindsay Mariko
ESO Ramen Workshop is split up into two spaces:
A still from Ramen Heads that sums up our intentions at ESO
The Front
The front is a 6 seat ramen counter where we are trying to create a very accurate Japanese ramen shop dining experience. We will only serve ONE type of ramen(usually gyokai tonkotsu) with an occasional special.
This is our practice run for how we will run our shop in Tokyo.
Walk up only; no reservations or waitlist, just a first come, first serve line.
Please refer to our Instagram @esoramenworkshop for open hours
Dining in The Workshop
the back
Behind the wall, as you pass through the noren curtain, you will enter The Workshop. This is where we make noodles, but the area also has 11 seats and will be open for gyokai tsukemen once a week(usually Thursday evenings).
Please visit the front counter to inquire about reservations in the workshop