Ray’s Asian Cuisine and House of Ramen

Worst food ever. Not a good ramen place they should just open Filipino restaurant instead of house of ramen.

It is closed.
Now Teriyaki and Sushi restaurant.

My review is primarily based on their catering service and partly on the food they prepared for us. Granted the food were mass produced, the food turned out acceptable especially if you don’t know anything about Asian food, or what they claimed to be Asian.
In a nutshell, they were originally (per contract) supposed to drop off the food at noon but due to the class schedules, we requested and they agreed the food to be delivered prior to the students changing classes at 11, giving us time to stage the food and prepare for serving. Instead, the food arrived at almost 1 pm. That’s almost an hour late. The lady in my committee who arranged their services tried her hardest to avoid me having direct contact with the guy who delivered the food because I was livid as hell and I was going to give him an earful («Please», she begged, «don’t say anything. We’re government»). Granted Ray’s gave us a good price, I would’ve preferred another caterer, paid full price and could deliver. Ray’s service made our committee looked bad. We experienced, first hand, what «Filipino time» is. Filipino time, for you uninformed of what it means, is when you agree on meeting at a specific agreed time and you showed up an hour late and think it’s perfectly alright. Ugggggghhhhh!!!
Asians are huge on saving faces but we couldn’t find a way to save ours after people leaving the event wondering where the food that we promised to them. It was an utter embarrassment! I was literally fuming mad. I would try my hardest to convince my committee not to use them in our future events. Discounted price won’t make up for bad service. What saved our faces, I think, were the other parts of our event’s programs.
In fairness though, we received good feedback about the food. It’s either they were being nice and courteous since they were eating free, or they were literally starving and didn’t care. We had battered chicken (I refuse to call them karaage because they’re not Karaage), gyoza, meat and vegetable egg rolls, pork satay, chicken fried rice, cold soba, greens with sesame dressing. I ate them too because I was starved. Everything tastes good when you’re hungry. Just saying. But again, NEVER AGAIN!
If any from Ray’s (the owner, the chef, a wait person, even the busboys) read and care about Unilocal reviews, I hope they reply to this review and attempt to redeem their establishment for future and potential customers because am pretty damn absolutely sure they’re not getting mine even if they were the last caterers on earth!
Whew! that felt good… and I feel much better.

«If you don’t have anything nice to say then don’t say it»
The above phase is something we’re all used to hearing when you or someone else is about to unload a beast of criticism. I usually tend to avoid writing bad reviews, but we can’t always play Unilocal hero right?
Lets not even talk about authenticity (Filipino) and move straight to the food. The tonkotsu broth was well. terribad. It smelled a lot like fish, and the deep fried onions that added a slimy consistency to each bite was very strange. The broth was milky though…
The chicken katsu curry was well. also terribad. The katsu was very strange, it was as if it was made previously, cut up into strips, skewered and then deep fried upon ordering. Needless to say it was very chewy. The curry and rice however were very edible, but same (or maybe even better) can be made from the blocks. If you find yourself here, I would just order curry.
Skip the water and order a beer.
The décor was cool, very animé-​like, and service was so so.
Unfortunately I can’t say I’ll be adding Ray’s to my ramen rotation but prices were pretty cheap though!

Good location (not too far from the strip. Cozy place, nicely decorated. Warm and pleasant food owner and servers. Flavorsome array of food on their menu. Reasonably priced. What else can one ask for?
One of the best ramen I’ve ever tasted! The curry Katsu bowl was amazing! Therefore, I’d definitely recommend this restaurant to my family and friends!

Its ok. One of my pet peeves is getting the apetizer at the same timw of the food
Food was decent though.

I am glad they have an effort to serve Japanese style food, also I want to support theihr business so that let me tell my honest opinion.
— We ordered Sapporo beer and Sappro light from their drink mernu, but not both out. Karaoge fom apptizer menu, but it is also out.
–There were sign on a wall said Udon, Oden, Yakitori, Soba and etc in Japanese… They might use as decoration but its confuse us for Japanese.
–Miso Ramen was tast like miso soup with noodle, it was way different from Japanese style Ramen. The bowl they use it was for Udon or Soba as Japanese style.

I was really disappointed by this place and I really wanted to like it. There is practically no good Asian food on the eastside of town :(
1. The karage was battered in regular flour instead of mochiko like it’s supposed to be, so essentially it was just fried chicken with a side of soy sauce.
2. They had no green tea on a day that was 40 degrees outside. NO GREEN TEA!!! They served Lipton black tea in the individual bags, not even a pre-​brewed pot.
3. There was a seemingly interesting menu item with chicken katsu with creamy ponzu sauce which they didn’t have.
4. The place was completely empty and had no other Asians except Filipinos probably because its owned by Filipinos.
5. My tonkatsu ramen had über soggy noodles and I could only FORCE myself to eat half of it (awful!), the tonkatsu slices were super DRY and basically tasted like old pork chops, and the noodles didn’t taste like egg noodles cause they didn’t have the yellowish color that egg noodles have.
The dessert however was quite delicious. We had the deep fried Oreos and Banana Tempura (tasted a lot like banana lumpia).

This is the place to be when it’s cold! The food is great!!! The atmosphere and ambience is unbelievable…

Good people! Good food! Very good price! With a bonus of fast service!
Banana tempura and curry katsu is a must try.

I just love the shoyu ramen! I would suggest to switch the wavy noodles to the thin ramen noodles in any ramen you order. If you come by here don’t ever leave w/​o trying the Oreo tempura. It taste reallllly good plus it’s a great dessert for the cold weather. Coming back here for sure.

I’ll probably hardly ever be in this area so I don’t know when I’ll be back again but I liked it for the most part.
There are your usual shoyu and tonkotsu ramen dishes. I ordered the Tonkotsu-​Shoyu (it has thin noodles) and I really liked the noodles. Much prefer it as opposed to the noodles used at other places. I don’t usually try the broth but I quite enjoyed this one. Plus, it was chilly so this helped to warm me up.
There were hardly any other patrons so service wasn’t an issue. Even if you had to call them for assistance, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. That’s just how she made me feel. :)
They also have an area for live music, albeit very small but it’s nice to know there are some nights where it can be quite nice to be there. :0)

I was very disappointed with this place. The only thing I liked about it was the karaage. I had the tonkatsu and my bf had the miso ramen. They both didn’t seem too flavorful and I felt like I could have made it better at home using instant noodles. I mean, I might be bias because I am comparing it to Monta Ramen. I am very hard to please when it comes to ramen only because majority of the ramen places I try are either really oily, lack in flavor, or tastes like it came out of a package. Don’t get me wrong though, they get an A for effort and for being one of the first on the eastside, but I wouldn’t seeing myself going back. It lacks some authenticity. 1 star for the karaage & the fact that they sell alcohol + have a karaōke stage.

We came here for dinner about 6pm. The place was pretty easy to find. It’s in the hood so becareful. When we arrived, we were the only costumer. The place was very warm and cozy. They had a karaōke system so I’m guessing they get down on certain nights. Plus the place was clean. I went ahead and order the tonkatsu shoryu ramen bowl. It came with corn, bamboo shoots, pork, eggs and green onions. The food came out at a decent time. The soup was good. But the ramen noodles remind me of top ramen. Like a side we were the only costumer inside and out waiter didn’t come by once to see how were doing. We had to wave her down when we were finished. Hmm not sure if I’ll be back. But I like to give a second try.

Nowadays, it seems like ramen’s all the craze in Vegas with the addition of new ramen restaurants popping up in town. Ray’s seems to have jumped on that bandwagon. Originally, I bookmarked this place when it was formerly called Ray’s Asian Cuisine and they served Asian fusion and Filipino dishes, but it looks like they’ve switched gears and begun specializing only in ramen.
I came here for dinner with my boyfriend and had a $ 10 gift certificate from
that I was looking forward to using. We started off with an appetizer and ordered two bowls of ramen.
Karaage ($ 4.95): The Takoyaki was tempting to order, but we chose the Karaage because we’ve never had it before visiting Ray’s. Basically, it’s deep fried pieces of chicken. I think it’s fine to eat it on its own or with the sauce it comes with, but I actually prefer eating it with slices of ginger.
Tonkotsu Ramen ($ 6.79) with an extra egg ($ 1.50): Unfortunately, this was underwhelming. The broth was dull, the eggs weren’t creamy as their appearance suggests, and there was too much green onion. What took me by surprise, and was a first for me, was the fried onion topping that’s usually found on a green bean casserole. I like fried onions, but not in ramen.
Miso Ramen ($ 6.95): My boyfriend’s a fan of the miso ramen bowls from Monta and Sora. Compared to those two, we both thought Ray’s version was OK and found the flavors to be discordant.
The food does take longer to be made, unlike other ramen establishments where bowls come out almost instantaneously. Aside from that aspect of service, I have no complaints regarding the service provided by our host-​server. He did a wonderful job at taking care of us.
It pains me to give this place 3-​Stars. Ray’s is a local establishment and I’m all about supporting local businesses — I think we all should! — but I did come here expecting some good food because of the positive Unilocal reviews it’s received. I don’t consider myself to be a ramen aficionado, but what I had just doesn’t stack up to what I’ve eaten at other restaurants.

note: they’re NOT cash only — AWESOME Ramen! Had the Tonkotsu-​Shoyu Ramen and the broth was amazing. I enjoy a good broth that I don’t have to add things to (with phở’, I always have to add lime and siracha to make it palatable). My partner had the seafood Ramen and she agreed it was very good broth, too. It was actually so good that after we ate all of the goodies, we ordered sides of Ramen to add to our leftover broth, just so we could enjoy every drop.
Their gyoza appetizer was fresh, delicate, super tasty… definitely a must have.
I also recommend trying the tempura banana dessert if you have room.
It’s a very affordable, simple menu… and what they do, they do well.
I am pleased to have a noodle shop so close to home on the East side.
We will definitely be back!

Nice to know that people are thinking about giving us east side peeps some culinary options! I was jonesin’ for some ramen and was glad to hear that there was a spot that «opened up» on right down the street from me. The gentleman working told me that they wanted to start up a ramen spot on the east side because everything else is so far away in chinatown. I’m good with that! I opted for the veggie ramen on this outing (miso broth) and it was pretty dang good despite my initial perception about Ray’s as I walked into the restaurant. It was because all the workers were speaking in Tagalog (Filipino) and the customer base was largely Filipino as they decided to speak back in the same language! Kind of tripping me out a little bit with the Japanese décor and set-​up and the Filipino conversations dancing around it all; left me to wonder a little bit. However, the ramen hit the spot and was actually pretty good despite the continually confusing cultural stimuli. I also had the karaage as an appetizer and that was pretty grubbin’ as well.
Contrary to what people said in earlier reviews, they do accept credit cards now! Big plus and big sigh of relief as I didn’t have any cash on me when I walked in. Nice, friendly, and delectably grubbin’ food. will be back soon. I will consider upgrading to a 5-​star when they get some beer in to go along with my nihonshoku (Japanese Food)!

This place recently opened up by our house. My husband and I are fans of ramen, so we decided to check it out. The atmosphere is nice; it’s clean and nicely decorated. The staff was friendly and welcoming. We ordered the karaage, katsu curry and tonkatsu ramen. The karaage was the best I have ever had. It was moist, fresh and fried to perfection. The katsu curry was delicious as well. The curry had a rich flavor with just the right amount of bite. The ramen was nothing remarkable; however, the fact that they add fried shallots salvaged the blandness of the broth by adding a sweet flavor to it. We finished up with the fried bananas, which were delicious. You can hardly go wrong with fried bananas, but the tempura fry made it that much more delicious. The price is reasonable and affordable. We enjoyed our dining experience, and we will definitely be back.

Cash only. They have «cash only» signs everywhere, so that’s good. But thankfully I had some cash as it would have been super embarrassing to have to turn around after getting the obligatory Japanese greeting in a completely empty restaurant.
I really enjoyed the ramen. Thin noodles, at least for the tonkatsu. I liked it but some may not. Other versions have «wavy noodles.» Whatever that means. I really like the fried onions in the ramen. Maybe not traditional but they added a little something extra.
The garlic rice was kinda blah. I like the décor. Nice and clean.
I’m a little confused about this place though. From what I can gather, it used to be a Filipino restaurant called Ray’s Asian Cuisine that took credit cards and had a liquor license. Same address and everything. The website for that version of the restaurant is still up. Now it is Ray’s Asian Cuisine and House of Ramen. With serious emphasis on the ramen. Totally different menu.
Nice folks, good service. But they could use some help with brand management and the garlic rice. And beer. Ramen requires beer. Still, check it out if you like tasty ramen.

Great Tasting Ramen. Love the tofu salad and Chachu rice bowl and Garlic Rice.
Great service and people working there. Highly recommended.