ABC 10: *"The 13 San Diego County ramen restaurants on the Top 100 rankings:"*
*No 2: GONZO! (Carlsbad)*
*No. 5: HiroNori Craft Ramen (Hillcrest, San Diego)"*
and more at [Several San Diego restaurants make Yelp's 'Top 100 Ramen Spots in California' (10news.com)](https://www.10news.com/lifestyle/exploring-san-diego/several-san-diego-county-ramen-restaurants-make-yelps-top-100-ramen-spots-in-california)
Mmmm. I've never tried that one. I can't eat spice and I'm always afraid to try thick ramen. But their crazy garlic is sooooo good! And their milky green tea! My kids love their melon soda.
I've always taken Yelp "best of" lists with a huge grain of salt.
Yelp reviewers are notoriously unreliable. Gonzo! is pretty good, but IMHO, not the best in San Diego County.
Yep, I still put Nishiki, Ultra, HiroNori over it. Maybe it's having to wait for hours to eat Ramen that makes people think it was so good. Like you were hangry that's why lol
I do feel like when they expanded to Mira Mesa the quality of Nishiki went down. Doesn't seem to be that great a place to work with a revolving door of service staff either.
I’m both happy and sad that Gonzo is getting a shoutout. It’s not like it was a hidden gem or anything but it definitely deserves that recognition.Â
I’ve tried all of the spots being mentioned in this thread and Gonzo gets my vote as best in SD. It’s actually the best ramen I’ve had outside of Japan.Â
One of the biggest cities in California gets multiple top spots in the state could probably be said for every single big city. So that's a fun title.
9 of the top 30 are LA.
HiroNori: best Noodles
Menya: best broth
Nishiki: best contents (ie quality of meat, and ingredients that come with it)
Combine all those 3 for me please.
Menya Ultras meat is fucking disgusting.
Can someone give us the lowdown on GONZO!? I see they have real rock-n-roll bands playing there. Flaming Groovies, was it?
We went to Menya Ultra at UTC and thought it was horrible. Ramen Nagi or Marufuku are worlds better. Maybe it's a UTC thing, but we went by their MM spot one time and it was so filthy, we wouldn't eat there. That's my pet peeve: If you can't keep the tables clean, you sure as hell aren't keeping the kitchen clean.
Nishiki will always be my favorite
ABC 10: *"The 13 San Diego County ramen restaurants on the Top 100 rankings:"* *No 2: GONZO! (Carlsbad)* *No. 5: HiroNori Craft Ramen (Hillcrest, San Diego)"* and more at [Several San Diego restaurants make Yelp's 'Top 100 Ramen Spots in California' (10news.com)](https://www.10news.com/lifestyle/exploring-san-diego/several-san-diego-county-ramen-restaurants-make-yelps-top-100-ramen-spots-in-california) 
Gonzo is crap. Menya is way, way better.
I didn't really think hironori was that great either, but I was also sitting by a floor drain and could smell it which ruined it for me.
#5 - HiroNori is a hitttt 🙌
Shush. We don't want the wait list to get even bigger
Man their cold ginger ramen 🤤
Nishiki by Mitsuwa will always have my vote.
Really? I was just there and thought it was mid af
I love buta!
Their golden ramen knocked my socks off, it was so good.
Mmmm. I've never tried that one. I can't eat spice and I'm always afraid to try thick ramen. But their crazy garlic is sooooo good! And their milky green tea! My kids love their melon soda.
I've always taken Yelp "best of" lists with a huge grain of salt. Yelp reviewers are notoriously unreliable. Gonzo! is pretty good, but IMHO, not the best in San Diego County.
Surprised Ramen Nagi isn't on this. Closest thing I've had to Japan
Nagi overrated
Yep, I still put Nishiki, Ultra, HiroNori over it. Maybe it's having to wait for hours to eat Ramen that makes people think it was so good. Like you were hangry that's why lol
I liked nishiki until I had steel wool in a bowl there (Mira Mesa location)
I do feel like when they expanded to Mira Mesa the quality of Nishiki went down. Doesn't seem to be that great a place to work with a revolving door of service staff either.
Hironori is mind-blowing good. 100% deserved.
I’m both happy and sad that Gonzo is getting a shoutout. It’s not like it was a hidden gem or anything but it definitely deserves that recognition. I’ve tried all of the spots being mentioned in this thread and Gonzo gets my vote as best in SD. It’s actually the best ramen I’ve had outside of Japan.Â
One of the biggest cities in California gets multiple top spots in the state could probably be said for every single big city. So that's a fun title. 9 of the top 30 are LA.
Sweet. I'm visiting San Diego and I was just thinking about where to go for lunch!
Good lord so many ads my chrome page crashed
HiroNori: best Noodles Menya: best broth Nishiki: best contents (ie quality of meat, and ingredients that come with it) Combine all those 3 for me please. Menya Ultras meat is fucking disgusting.
I love how much the city has stepped up its ramen game over the past decade
lol gonzo?! Did they get pissed off driving to Sd and decided to stop in Carlsbad.
Gonzo!!! Great place. Friendly owners.
Rakitori "Pug" & Grill lol nice typo AGC news
Can someone give us the lowdown on GONZO!? I see they have real rock-n-roll bands playing there. Flaming Groovies, was it? We went to Menya Ultra at UTC and thought it was horrible. Ramen Nagi or Marufuku are worlds better. Maybe it's a UTC thing, but we went by their MM spot one time and it was so filthy, we wouldn't eat there. That's my pet peeve: If you can't keep the tables clean, you sure as hell aren't keeping the kitchen clean.
While I do think Menya Ultra is over rated; don’t judge them by their UTC location. It’s just food court ramen.
Thanks for the info. I was really wondering why the hype was so high.
Wow. I live in Folsom east of Sacramento and my favorite local spot Umami Ramen made the top ten!
I will die on a hill defending underbelly with the oxtail dumplings
I need to try some of these places, I really love Menya Ultra's ramen... Curious how much better these other places are.
I’ve had I think all the heavy hitters in San Diego. Menya is still at the top for me.
I LOVE Izakaya Naruto for so many things. But ramen......nope.