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East Side King
(Now Closed)Asian Restaurant$$$$
West University, Austin
The experts at Austin Chronicle and Serious Eats recommend this place
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Austin ChronicleJune 17, 2013ESK's home on the Drag features trailer favorites like Poor Qui’s pork belly buns and beet fries. Creative and unique, fresh and flavorful, and located in one of the best funky watering holes around.
April ThompsonJuly 19, 2013Tori Meshi ($8) = yum! Vegan & gluten free friendly menu. Limited indoor & outdoor seating. If with a large group, having someone go earlier to save a table is advantageous. Photo of menu added here.
Ming KoslowskyOctober 5, 2013Fell in love with East Side King! The place is really cool. Great, interesting food. Really like this cool Sapporo beer bacon miso ramen. Just a little too salty for me
Colleen KemmererApril 3, 2013The Sapporo beer bacon miso ramen is a must try, incredible mix of amazing flavors! Just be prepared to suck down several gallons of water afterwards..
This is "my" original East Side King. Even though there is the original truck and new locations, this "hole-in-the-wall" is quintessential modern Austin.
Matt KettlerDecember 12, 2012Wow! I had the squid ink curry ramen, beet home fries, pork belly sticky buns, and the tori meshi. The tori meshi was the tits! Everything else was awesome also.
Corey WardApril 7, 2013After having Ramen Tatsu-Ya, it's hard to find any other ramen impressive. I recommend sticking with the trademark pork belly buns and the fantastic brussel sprout salad.
Serious EatsFebruary 19, 2013Chef Okai's ramens are playful, colorful. The basis for 2 of the soups is a bacon dashi, made from over 80 lbs of bacon a day.
The lunch special is a delicious $10 Bento Box with Thai chicken karaage, fried Brussels sprout salad, liberty rice, and an avocado bun.- Serious EatsMarch 4, 2013Sapporo Beer Bacon Ramen Miso Ramen: As strange as the combination may sound, it's a crave-worthy bowl of noodles
- Serious EatsMarch 7, 2013Squid Ink Curry Ramen: This deceptively light ramen is garnished with large squid rings, tomato, potato, and Italian parsley.
Chris EdwardsJanuary 25, 2013Beets homefries = novel and delish, chicken tortilla ramen is a tasty spicy treat but might be better saved for one of those rare cold Austin days
Social News NetworkDecember 5, 2013Tori Meshi is delicious and you have to get the Home Beet Fries. Oh, and they finally replaced that ancient seating.
Jonmarc HernandezJune 30, 2013Brussel Sprouts were amazing! Must have! Chicken Tortilla Ramen was delicious too.
Preeti GharpureFebruary 24, 2013The Bacon beer ramen, chicken tortilla ramen, beet fries, and poor qui pork buns are all AMAZING! A must visit in Austin
Ramen : chicken tortilla is the way to go. Gotta have the buns if you have not had any at the food truck!
Larry ArcherMarch 11, 2013Veggie meshi! Or without the rice, the Brussels sprouts salad ... Even if (or especially if) you don't like sprouts- Try the new Ramen Bento Box for $10. Small bowl of ramen, chicken karaage, and rice.
- Larry ArcherJuly 8, 2015They have cold brew coffee! But watch out, the cups are tiny (for four bucks!) :(
- If you're under 21 then you'll need to enter from the San Antonio St entrance once Hole in the Wall is open.
Dawna WrightNovember 7, 2015Fried beets and pan-Asian street food worth driving 20 minutes and waiting in line for.
Anna WeissDecember 12, 2014Good for lunch or late night - ramen shop belonging to the dude who won Top Chef
Franciscus LimApril 6, 2013Something change with the food today. Everything is sooo salty..squid ink ramen, sapporo bacon ramen l, tori bun...all soo salty....
Cory HartmannMarch 10, 2013The thai chicken kara-age was fantastic. I'm very excited to go back and try their ramen.
Antonio Caridad HidalgoMay 30, 2013Sad they took the squid ink ramen out of the menu, but as always everything is great
DellJune 23, 2013The Poor Qui Pork Buns are amazing. But the Ramen is kind of mediocre. The Kim Chee Ramen came out warm and not hot enough for my taste.
Kyle BunchFebruary 24, 2013You can't go wrong with any of Paul Qu and Moto Utsunomiya's East Side King locations.
Maggie DelanoJanuary 1, 2015The chicken tortilla ramen was interesting but not that great. Definitely try the beet home fries, though.
Simply delicious! Try the thai chicken and the veggie buns!
Elliott L.March 19, 2013Good. Not Great. With all the hype I was expecting a more diverse menu. A few options with some unique ingredients but overall I was not impressed.
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- Mon–Fri
- 11:00 AM–Midnight
- Sat
- 2:00 PM–Midnight
(512) 570-4687
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No
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Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
Yes
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"Do yourself a favor, walk to the back grill and order the Brussel Sprout Salad. Super unique, delicious."
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"Amazing acoustics. World class facility. Bring plenty of cash, though, because a glass of boring, industrial wine will set you back at least $9!"
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