nomiya: tapas sushi and ramen

enjoyed the veggie ramen. i have only been here once, but i can't echo all the bad reviews i see here. the service was fantastic, and the veggie ramen i had was delicious. my gf had a seafood salad thing and some fried tofu, also great. i don't know if maybe the "meat" dishes are different, but i had a great experience and will definitely go back and try it again.

if it's on the menu, they might have it. we went to nomiya on a friday night, looking forward to ramen. i ordered the tan tan ramen some tuna sushi and a roll, i was pretty hungry. the ramen was decent, and the tuna and roll were allowable. my girlfriend was looking forward to ramen, and when she ordered the veggie ramen the waiter told us they didn't have it. when we asked for clarification, he said they didn't have it, when we asked for better clarification, he said they didn't have the ingredients. since it's noodle soup, we presumed the unavailable ingredients were vegetables? that was disappointing. she ordered the veggie roll instead, and she described it as adequate. overall the food was okay, but they should aim harder to offer their whole menu, the veggie ramen could have been delicious, but all we can do is wonder.

inconsistent, dissapointing.. it really depends on who's in the kitchen. i was there just last friday and everything was pretty good. i was just there again for lunch, today is tuesday, and it was very dissapointing. i had the same thing as i did on friday and the portion of the meat in the ramen wasn't even half of what it was on last friday and the noodles were soggy. also, what bothers me the most is their concept of 'special' of the day. there's no discount on the 'specials' and the 'new combo' which comes with any ramen and a little bowl of rice with some toppings isn't really a combo. all the prices are the same. watch out. i've been here about 7 times and it just seems to be getting worse.

my husband is obsessed with ramen noodles on top of which, we were looking for a new dining experience. i was a little apprehensive at first... being in a strip mall sandwiched between a "wing" joint and a "yogurt" shop.... but, i was not disappointed! i ordered the tan tan ramen, and the paradise rolls. everything was delicious. everything was fresh and tasty... the service was friendly and the price didn't break the bank. by the time we finished our meal, the place was packed!!! not a seat left... very impressed... i would definitely go back again.. and bring some friends to share in our delight. i can see this place being perfect for a first date or a gathering place for friends... excellent.

instant noodles? r u kidding?. @brenden: instant noodles? r u fracking kidding me? if you cannot tell the difference between instant noodles ramen and restaurant grade ramen then you deserve to eat instant noodles for the rest of your life. if you want all ramen shops to taste the same according to your standards then you do deserve to eat instantly noodles for the rest of your life and your after-life. first if all you can do is write 1 line with your mobile phone to bash someone's hard earned establishment then you don't deserve to be a critic. freedom of speech yes, idiotic and mindless comments don't really help other prospective customer. i went there after reading your comment and for sure it did not taste, looked like instant noodles, and it certainly was not served in a numbered recyclable plastic bowl. don't get me wrong folks; you cannot expect all ramen shops in alberta to taste like the ones in japan. second, every ramen chef produces different flavors of ramen, the texture of the noodle itself, the flavor of the broth, texture and flavor of the pork slices, the other ingredients that supports ramen itself. i am from calgary myself, edmonton is a great city by the way, we have a lot of ramen shops in calgary that's very authentic, shikiji, wa's, muku (owned by globe fish) they all taste different but very authentic. what i like about nomiya it's the salt level in the broth is just perfect for me. it's not overwhelming like the way japanese like it, it's just enough for me to taste all the efforts that the chef put into making the soup. if you are looking for the layer of butter that normally would put in the broth, don't bother. i know it supposed to be there for tradition, but if you like butter than go to red lobster, lots there. with the low sodium, i can taste great flavors from the pork meat, pork bones they used to make the broth, it's smooth and its quite rich. the noodle itself, slightly thicker than the ramen you might find from the shops in calgary or other places in edmonton but has its own uniqueness to it. it's got a bounce to it as well when you chew it. it's quite interesting. the flavor of the noodle itself is not as strong as the ramen you will get at other japanese restaurant that i am pretty sure. generous portion for the pork slices, generous portion for the noodles. another bonus is that the owner actually sat down with me and asked how everything was and kindly took in my honest opinion. to me, it shows that she cares about her customers and her business. and the owner also said that they might start to make the noodles in house eventually that is quite ambitious and i respect that, i hope she will succeed. this is what it's all about. i am not going to talk too much about the quality of service but everyone should know that it's not easy to please people in the service industry. good business owners will learn from comments and customer experience over all, i enjoyed my visit and will be back again to try their sushi and other ramen. i really do appreciate the chef taking the initiative to be a little adventurous by adding a few unique ramen flavors to their menu and using her own approach to make a great tasting bowl of ramen for her customers. people should give this place a try. thanks for reading with respect.

overall, my experience at nomiya was a little disappointing, and that made me sad. but i'm definitely willing to go back again and order something different.

hesitant to go back. the food wasnt very good, the place is like a higher end tokyo sushi express....which is fine if you are paying fast food prices, but they charge regular restaurant prices and offer average quality food. the staff is friendly though, and parking is vast. not sure i would go back, perhaps i'll give them a shot in the future as they are pretty new but not anytime soon.

edmonton's best japanese restaurant. nomiya was up and down at points but recently the place has really started to shine. their new sushi chef is from japan and has revamped a lot of the items, as well as having some of the best sushi in town hands down. the prices aren't too steep so you can go and enjoy a lot of different foods and i've always been so satisfied. their tan tan ramen is the best from the ramen choices but their tsukemen and spicy miso are all good too. definetly check this place out.

waste of time and money. i knew someone that worked at nomiya and our mutual friends suggested the place that was new and all. i had to urban spoon the place and check it out before i fully made a decision to go.

lets just say, i was already not expecting much and my experience was wayyyy worse that the 55% rating that this place got.

my +1 and i both ordered ramen. i did the typical shoryu and he did the spicy something or other. it felt like i was eating mr. noodle out of fresh water with a hint of dish detergent. emptying the entire bottle of the spices into my soup did not do anything but enhance the flavour of the dish soap! it was so awful. i'm sure even without the dish soap, i would have needed spices/pepper/ salt, asked for msg packets.

i have to say, luckily i didn't have to wait to be seated or i would have even been even less than stellar happy about this place.

bottomline, ramen is terrible. and since food takes forever to come out and you're left starving? there's a wild wings next door. for the same price, you can at least enjoy your food.

inedible. looking for a saturday afternoon alternative to fast food or deli sandwiches, we decided to give nomiya a try. both my girlfriend and i are sushi aficionados, and both of us love asian foods in general. we weren`t expecting this to be edmonton`s raw fish mecca, however, we were expecting something a cut above tokyo express or banzai.

the waitresses were very friendly, and seated us to our table in the middle of the nicely decorated restaurant. nothing too fancy here, but we`ve come for food, not decor. my girlfriend ordered the spicy miso soup- 10.00, to the server`s recommendation. i had the chirashi (rice with sashimi)- 15.99. we shared a large bottle of kirin.

after a quick trip to the washroom (very clean), i came back to the table where the server had brought us an appetizer: a salad with salmon in it. the salad had a nice vinagrette, and didn`t seem all that authentic, but it was the salmon that ruined what might have been a nice appetizer. the salmon tasted leftover, and was very fishy. i couldn`t finish it. my chirashi came shortly after, and the server came by to tell us that the soup would be on its way momentarily. several minutes later, her soup had arrived. she took a bite and shortly after, a different server came by with another bowl and apologized for the mix-up. though her soup came almost 10 minutes after my chirashi, it was not worth the wait. the broth was not spicy. it was fairly bland. the noodles tasted packaged and she barely was able to make a dent in it.

my chirashi was sort of the same story.. beautifully plated, but tasted very fishy. the surf clam was browning (not fresh), there was an odd-fitting egg salad-type spooned onto the bed of rice, and the chop chop (one of my favorites usually) was awful. i can`t even describe it really. only sashimi that i`d bought at the lonsdale quay market at a keosk in north vancouver was worse. i could hardly bring myself to finish because the thought of food poisoning was the only thing on my mind.

after the meal, the server came by and commented how neither of us were particularly hungry, but didn`t ask if anything was wrong. the staff were very friendly. almost too friendly at times, as our server would often linger long after asking how things were going, as if to watch us eat.

we left, hoping that the yogurt next door would cleanse the rotting fish taste from our mouths.

i won`t be going back to nomiya. for 52.00 with tip, we`d have been better served to pick up a can or two of whiskas and some beer of our own, and eat it at home.

next time, we`ll stick to yokozuna or mikado.

garbage! it's instant noodles!

nothing to write home about. i came to nomiya for a new dining experience. the service was quick and friendly. i ordered the tan tan reaman noodles bowl. it was a very big portion, and the broth was kind of creamy with lots of peanuts, and ground bits of pork. it was full of flavor. i enjoyed the broth, but couldnt finish my noodles. i also had some dynamite rolls that were prepared in front of me (i was sitting at the sushi bar area) and they were good, but nothing that really blew my mind. it is a nice place to eat, but mikado is a bit better of an experience.

deliciously satisfying!. i was visiting edmonton this past weekend and came across nomiya while driving into town on calgary trail. i love japanese food and it was conveniently on the way and plus, we were hungry so we decided to give it a try.

ambiance/atmosphere: 10/10
my first experience walking into the restaurant was positive. the restaurant looks fairly new and the décor is modern, charming and appropriately decorated with a japanese theme. i love the japanese style wood frames used throughout the restaurant as room and booth dividers. the cherry blossom tiles in the bathroom were also a nice touch. the restaurant itself is intimate and cozy and offers comfortable, family-style dining.

priority for me is obviously the food but i was also pleasantly impressed at the ambiance and atmosphere of the restaurant. it made for a very enjoyable lunch experience.

food (quality, portions, presentation): 9/10
i came into the restaurant knowing nothing about it except that it said it had ramen on the sign outside. i instantly was subconsciously comparing it to another japanese noodle house in calgary that is quite popular. i was definitely excited to try the ramen to see if it was up to par with what i had in mind.

the main focus of the restaurant is that it is a ramen restaurant but they also have sushi and other japanese dishes. the menu boasts 7 ramen dishes - tan tan, spicy miso, tsuke-men, vegetarian, miso, shoyu, shio, with prices ranging from $8.95 to $11.00.

they all looked delicious but in the end, i settled on the tan tan. i chose it because 1) it was cold and rainy that morning in edmonton and i wanted something thick and hearty to warm me up and 2) the description of the dish was similar to another ramen dish that i always eat at another japanese noodle house in calgary. my friend ordered the shio ramen. we also ordered the lobster roll (at the server's suggestion) as well as assorted tempura and some assorted pieces of sushi. this was a lot of food for two people but we wanted to indulge before we had our drive back to calgary!

our food arrived promptly and the portion sizes were generous. we were very excited to try the food and it certainly did not disappoint.

tan tan - pork soup base seasoned with spicy sesame and peanuts. it had minced pork, green onions and was topped with peanuts. the broth was thick and hearty and full of flavour which i loved but i understand not everyone wants this type of thick broth in ramen. my friend tried my ramen dish but liked her shio ramen better. the noodles were perfectly cooked (i hate mushy noodles) and i thoroughly enjoyed my tan tan ramen. it was also quite comparable to a similar ramen dish that i enjoy back in calgary.

shio - the ramen came with bean sprouts, green onions, nori, egg, and slices of pork. of course, i had to sample my friend's shio ramen. from the other reviews i read, i think shio means salt in japanese. ironically, the ramen was not salty; it was light and clear and savoury. i also enjoyed this dish but would prefer to save it for a hot sunny summer day because of the lightness of the broth and noodles in the shio ramen.

the lobster roll arrived as we were in the midst of devouring our ramen. we ignored the roll for several minutes as we continued to enjoy our noodles, at which point, the server came up to us and suggested we try the roll while it was still hot.

zomg, i cannot even begin to describe how unbelievably good this roll is. but first, i need to explain. we ordered the lobster roll at the server's suggestion. it was listed as a lunch special on the board at the front of the restaurant and it wasn't on the menu so we honestly had no clue what was in it when we ordered it. secondly, because he asked us to try the roll before it got cold, i stuffed the first roll into my mouth without taking a second glance at what was in it. upon the first bite, my taste buds were treated to the most flavorful mixture of tastes - all the ingredients were fresh and delicious, the fish on the outside was seared perfectly and melted in my mouth and the sauce on top blended everything together in harmony.

good thing i took pictures of everything! the lobster roll had avocado and unagi on the inside, topped with seared salmon and a special japanese mayo sauce and roe. after the first bite, we quickly polished off the rest of the roll. we also told the server that this roll should be added to the permanent menu. he agreed.

the assorted tempura and pieces of sushi came shortly thereafter. these dishes also did not disappoint and were cooked well but they were nothing special compared to other japanese restaurants.

we finished our meal feeling (extremely!) full and satisfied.

service: 10/10
we were glad we arrived early before the lunch rush because shortly after, there was a steady stream of customers all afternoon. nonetheless, the service was warm, friendly, polite, prompt, and accurate.

our server was friendly and knowledgeable. we asked him for recommendations on what dishes to order. he was attentive and very helpful and gave us suggestions based on our preferences. based on his recommendations, i asked for my tan tan ramen to be extra spicy (because i can handle my spice!) and i'm really glad i did. (as a note, the tan tan is actually not spicy for those that can handle their spice. even after i asked for it to be extra spicy, it definitely had a kick to it but it wasn't that spicy)

we were checked on regularly and our tea was refilled on a timely basis. our server also took time to chat with us and followed up with us to make sure we were okay. he was a delight!

pricing: 9/10
the pricing is comparable to most japanese restaurants in calgary. i don't know why other people were complaining about the ramen prices in their reviews. the ramen prices range from $8.95 to $11.00, which i think is great value for your money, considering that you pay almost $10 (or more!) for pho at some vietnamese restaurants in calgary. ramen is definitely not ichiban instant noodles and i think that is a very ignorant statement to make.

overall: 9/10
highly recommended and i would definitely come back to this restaurant the next time i am up in edmonton. i can't wait to eat the lobster roll again and try out some of the other ramen dishes.

it's ok..really nice server but the food wasnt that amazing. mediocre at best...i really wanted to like this place but i just can't !

gak. had one roll... dynamite. it more like coal. toppings of sesame were heavily coated the dry rice which fell apart. the pieces were sliced so thin that they broke apart before you could pick it up.

i order one thing. my friend ordered the avocado roll. the waitress came back with my roll and asked if we order the spicy tuna roll. then later the waiter came by with a bento box. it's like they've never run a resturant before.