Robata Ramen and Yakitori Bar

Memphis, United States

3.9

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 901-410-8290
Website:
robatamemphis.com
Address:
2116 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104
Midtown
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
1.5 miCleveland Street
2.2 miPauline Street
2.4 miDunlap Street
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Bitcoin
No
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Garage, Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Dogs Allowed
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Closed now
Local time (Memphis) 03:16 Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Tuesday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Wednesday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Thursday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Friday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Saturday 11:00 am – 12:00 am
Sunday 11:00 am – 9:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Authentic Japanese Ramen and Yakitori

History

Established in 2014.

Founded in 2014

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20 reviews of Robata Ramen and Yakitori Bar

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Place rating: 5
Memphis, TN
Updated review: The AC seems to be fixed and the bartender (slim tall guy) is hilarious! Everything I’ve had here has been delicious and I am now a ramen fan. I still don’t eat the egg but me and anything besides scrambled egg are a work in progress. The Kinoki Butter Mushrooms (I think that’s correct) are slap yo mama worthy. The yakisoba noodles are dayum good too! They are opened for lunch and they have a great happy hour too! Happy Customer!
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
Located in Overton square area. Cute/​cozy restaurant set up. Really used to like eating here on Sundays at lunch until the bento box was taken completely off menu but Overall great food.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
Was with my friend one day, looking for a reasonably priced place to eat lunch. We saw this place on Instagram and decided to try it out. Was only a few blocks away from where I live, and I had no idea! I’ve been wanting to try a ramen place like this for a while, so I was genuinely excited.
It’s a small restaurant, but it has a nice atmosphere. The servers were kind, and the food was delicious. I will definitely be returning!
Place rating: 2
Austin, TX
We’ve tried it 3 times and have been disappointed in multiple ways. Our most recent visit, some ends of the noodles were stuck together, as if they just reheated the noodles and not made fresh. We weren’t able to slurp it and enjoy it the way one should enjoy ramen. The broth flavor ok.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
Yummy salmon rice bowl and and an amazing noodle dish with mushrooms. It’s a little smokey in there but the outside seating is nice.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
Robata offers huge portions at reasonable prices. I’ve been here a handful of times and only remembered now that I should probably review it. I wasn’t exactly blown away with the ramen, mainly bc I have a certain way that I like it. Their appetizers, on the other hand, are the bomb dot com. There was one with eggplants and spicy tuna that was just amazing! I ended up eating practically the entire thing even though my friend was the one that ordered it for himself LOL.
Place rating: 3
Memphis, TN
I’ve cooked many fine ramen noodle dinners, so I entered this place with high expectations. The concept of the menu is pretty neat, being able to chose your type of broth, noodle, and toppings. My order-​. It was basically noodles over water. The cook did mess our order up on the first go round and we were brought something that had a tastier broth than my watery version. The waitress had no idea what is was, though. The waitress serving the table next to us mentioned that our server did not know the menu nor how to advise us on ordering. She also said my ramen broth didn’t look right. I’m guessing after they messed the first order up they put the ol’ hurry hurry on the second one. I’ve had friends say they love it, so I would probably give it one more shot. The chicken skewer I ordered was tasty. The atmosphere was great and a nice change of pace for Overton Square.
Place rating: 5
Memphis, TN
I was so excited to find that Memphis had a few places to get Ramen! I had the Miso Tonkotsu, which was very rich, flavorful and so filling! They were out of the gluten-​free rice noodle option, but were very accommodating to my request of a rice replacement! Overall a great experience, and I will definitely be back!
Place rating: 5
Hillsborough Township, NJ
A gem of a find. Never expected great ramen in Memphis. Selection was very good and service was better. Great meal for a great price. If you have not had this style of food the wait staff will explain everything to you.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
I’ve been waiting ages for Memphis to open a legit Ramen shop, so when I heard that there’s going to be a ramen shop opening in Overton square I got really excited. I ordered the traditional Tonkotsu Ramen with added tofu and boiled egg. The first time I went the soup was perfect but next few times it got a bit salty.
The location was used to be the home of Leighnora Griffin, much of the outside still intact. The space is a bit limited, but all the time I’ve been here the service was great. So if you a noodle lover definitely give this place a try!
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
Very interesting place! We went Friday night with some friends. We all tried several different menu items, but the ramen noodle bowls were excellent! I do suggest ordering extra broth if you like it more soupy! Also, you MUST try their hot sauce! It’s to die for! Great staff, too!
Place rating: 5
Sikeston, MO
First timer, my miso tonkotsu was wonderful.
The portion was large, felt like I didn’t even put a dent in it. It was enough to bring home for leftovers.
Not somewhere to go if you’re super hungry, but definitely a great place.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
This is one time where Poopsie and I have differing opinions. I liked it. Her, not so much. This was our first time here. The menu is not as straight forward as a traditional restaurant. There are appetizers, skewers, and ramen. Our waitress explained the concept to us and we proceeded to order. We all ordered appetizers and shared them across the table. The chicken ones stood out. They were in a teriyaki type coating or glaze. We all enjoyed that. The beef was good too. Then we all had our individual skewers. I think we all enjoyed those too. I did find one skinny smelt on a stick to be a pretty small serving. I would have expected three maybe.
Then we proceeded to the ramen. Our waitress had suggested we share and we did try. It was hard to split up a soup with ramen noodles. The noodles themselves are difficult to move around and to get them from one bowl to another in a non-​messy manner was hard. Also, they did not give us any serving style utensils that might have made that task a littler easier. The ramen itself was good, but I can’t say it was exceptional. I think we would have been better off not trying to split it.
The service was good and the atmosphere was nice. I found the table size was more suited to Japanese size patrons rather than American size patrons. In a table for six, the person at the end was kind of pushed off the end of the table, especially once a lot of dishes started arriving.
Place rating: 5
Nashville, TN
The food was awesome. Loved the flavors, ingredient selection, and portion sizes. The ramen comes with a lot of delicious and fresh flavors. My Caucasus husband and I (Korean who grew up on packaged Korean and Japanese ramen noodles) absolutely loved everything!
We also loved all the add-​on options. We both added kimchee (I love spicy ramen) and tofu to ours.
The prices were reasonable, and the atmosphere and décor was electric. Thank goodness they leave you with a large jug of ice water because the noodle bowls will hear you up!
We wish we could clone this restaurant in Nashville and Jacksonville, other places we have lived.
The staff was also cool and friendly.
We will definitely return here!
Place rating: 2
Marion, AR
Thank god for the sauce whtat came with the shrimp dumplings.
The pork sausage was my favoirte.
The pork belly was too koren style (mostly fat)
The scallops were so disappionting that I wanted to cry.
My dream was to order a bunch of different
foods on a stick
and figured that i would enjoy most of them.
I did not.
Place rating: 2
Marion, AR
We had an early dinner here last Saturday, it was nice out so we were seeking a Patio. We had several of the yakitori skewers thinking we could not go wrong with that. We were disappointed to say the least. The meat ones we had were dried out and chewy. Our waitress apologized but offered no consolation at all. We will not be returning. It’s too bad it is a great location in the middle of Overton Square.
Place rating: 4
Dallas, TX
I went here with a friend. The atmosphere is nice. We were able to talk and not be interrupted by anything. It is a little warm inside, so layer up.
We were presented with a brunch menu. Apparently, this means you can’t get any yakitori? oh well.
I ordered the soy tonkotsu with ground pork and the mini karage don set. It was all very tasty. I enjoyed it.
of course it was a little messy as expected from ramen noodles.
I will return to this spot.
Place rating: 4
Morristown, NJ
A solid place for ramen, yakitori, and more authentic Japanese cuisine than you can get anywhere else in Memphis.
They’ve greatly improved since they opened by fixing the ventilation and air conditioning. That was a massive fail in their opening weeks, and probably cost them a significant amount of money from potential returning customers who simply did not want to suffer through heat and smoke while eating. They better not have that issue rear its head again next summer.
The ramen is excellent, and is pretty well authentic to Japan. The yakitori is okay, as it sometimes comes out not quite hot, and that’s no fun, but generally is solid. They have some other fun dishes that are pretty well authentic cuisine, so it’s fun to be there.
Frankly, we need more restaurants like this… a speciality cuisine, done well. The service is okay, and typical for Memphis, so don’t get too excited or let down by them. Give it a try, you’ll enjoy it.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
So after 4 months I’ve finally made it back to Robata. Business looks like it’s been steady as i see it always packed when passing by. This time I got to sit inside on a cold November night.
I had arrived with a friend around 7ish and the place was pretty packed while there was a wait. The hostess suggested we could sit at the bar and we did. It was a good night to have something warm and brothy and we decided to start off with some appetizers. Fried eggplant, chicken meatball and pork belly skewers. The fried eggplant was pretty good with diced tuna on top with eel sauce, seaweed and green onions. A nice sushi type appetizer minus the rice. As for the skewers the pork belly skewer was on point and the chicken meatball skewer was very tender.
Onto the main course. My friend had the soy tonkotsu ramen with her own customized fixings while I had the Nagasaki champon. My champon was a little thicker cut noodle than the ramen and it had a bunch of different types of seafood in there from scallops, mussels, shrimp and squid. Pretty good noodle soup other than the ramen that’s usually served.
Robata has come a long way and I see why they stay consistently busy especially during this time of the year. Sitting by the bar you can actually have a sneak peak on how your meal is prepped. From the chef making your broth to your customization to the chef grilling the skewers of meat.
Place rating: 4
Memphis, TN
Solid Ramen. Some notes:
I got the miso soup ramen with pork. It was pretty good ramen. They let you choose which types of noodles you want: thin, thick, etc etc. This was probably the highlight of my meal. It’s not authentic japanese ramen like the kind you get in LA/​NYC, but it’s probably the best ramen in Memphis!
The skewers are aites. the meat portions pretty small though. The price listed on the menu is for 1 stick only!!! The picture on the menu is deceptive! I had the pork belly and the beef. The beef was a little bit tough, the pork belly was good.
I got a side pork dish for $ 3.50. It was good.
The ambience is nice. They have indoor and outdoor seating. The one thing I will warn people about is the water cups. I understand the artistic side of having these small water cups, but I’m a big water drinker and I dont like bothering waiters with refilling my water every 5 seconds! But the servers were nice. Albeit, this was the first night so I’m willing to let them work out their kinks. I will definitely be back for more ramen though!