Otsuka Ramen & Bar Japanese Restaurant in Brandon - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I've heard some mixed reviews about this place, but I love Ramen, so I decided to give it a shot on a whim. #1. Whoever reviewed it and said some unkind this is just plain wrong or had a personal benefit from the poor review....this place was awesome. #2. The decor and ambiance is cool and eclectic with a strong anime theme, which is cool and unique for valrico. #3. The Ramen was delicious and the menu is pretty large for a Ramen shop. I loved it and will go back. This is my new Ramen spot.

I absolutely love love this place. This is my second time and I’m not disappointed. The food taste delicious and authentic, friendly waitress, she is the sweetest. I’m definitely coming back.

Really enjoyed this place. The ramen was fresh and good, our waitress was very attentive and sweet and the restaurant was very clean. Will definitely go back!

Love the place, it was my first time eating ramen and it was sooo good. The service was wonderful and very nice. The place is so beautiful. I highly recommend.

I enjoyed my entire experience! From the service, food and atmosphere.. would highly recommend and refer

I loved my entire experience! Food, service and atmosphere were great

Delicious ramen, great service. I recommend the curry ramen!

First time here and loved the food and staff. Darian was very attentive as well as patient with our messy 12 month old. Will be returning

Darian was sweet, helpful and attentive. Place was clean and well decorated. Would recommend and return.

Food was amazing and so was the customer service! Constant check ups on our table and our food was out quick! I would recommend this for anyone interested in a great ramen experience!

Dorothy was amazing and very sweet!

Dorothy was very nice. Great energy. We always like coming here

Amazing food!! my comfort place

The ramen is very tasty! And the servers are so nice!

Very good environment best tokuyaki I’ve ever had, and great food, great service, excellent waiter named Dorothy, definitely will be coming back soon

Darian was amazing! The food was so good.

Cute Japanese inspired restaurant and the food was delicious! Darian provides excellent service. I will definitely be coming back

Dorothy was excellent. Food was amazing, restaurant was nice and clean. Will be back again.

Dorothy gave us exceptional service

Amazing food with great service from Dorothy

My server Dorothy was great and attentive! For some reason the bowl I usually get tasted different but everything else eas still delicious

Dorthy our waitress was very kind fast and kind

Came in today for some gyoza and ramen, everything tasted great with excellent service. Dorothy was fantastic!! I would recommend this spot for great food, service, and atmosphere.

Excellent Ramen and experience. Love the anime and JPop setting the atmosphere. Takoyaki balls are awesome.

We had Dorothy as a server and she was great. Very attentive and great personality.

Otsuka ramen is a whole vibe! I love the decor and the food is amazing! Darian provided friendly and fast service. I don't live over here but I would drive here just for the ramen. It's a must try

We love going here! Black garlic lovers is the best! Portions are good and flavor is rich. Ask for the pepper oil on the side. Great flavor but the heat can be intense

First time going here. It was good! I got the seafood tonkotsu. Will definitely be back.

Very fresh & yummy ramen. Perfect portion sizes. Great atmosphere & service. Definitely recommend.

First time visiting the valrico location, frequent the Tampa spot. The valrico location is much closer to my house and a good size larger. The atmosphere is great and food is great as well.

Super cool place to get your ramen on! Darian was great!

Decided to try this ramen place since it’s so close to home. Walking in we were greeted quickly and pleasantly. We were seated right away. Our server Darian was very attentive and helped us with our Choices. She was very friendly and interactive with me and my family. The food came out quickly and perfect. My son enjoyed the chicken wings and pork goyza which he loved. I tried the Otsuka curry ramen which is fantasitic. If you are a fan of spice then try it with their house chili oil. My husband tried the signature wagyu rice noodle soup and very much enjoyed it. Overall we will be returning. Good service great food!!

Dorothy was excellent! Our food was great, and we really enjoyed the little melon candies at the end : )

I literally found this place by mistake frfr…while walking to five below 🤣 but I’m happy I went in..ramen was good and they had anime all over

I believe this is a fairly new restaurant. On Friday nights, they stay open till 10:00. My wife and I tried it for the first time about a month ago. We liked the food so much, we went back with our children and my brother-in-law. We walk in at 9: 20 and the girl at the desk says we can't serve you. Then the owner walks out and she asks him if he wants her to see this and he says yeah come on. So not really sure what's going on there or whose fault it is, she complained of being overworked and working a double shift yesterday. The first time we went she did something similar when we arrived about the same time. The same scenario unfolded twice almost identically. 40 minutes before close, You should seat the customer. It's too bad this restaurant is located in this shopping center which has slow traffic, if they were in a better retail center they would be killing it because of the food and the customer service really wouldn't matter as much, but when you're in a b rated strip mall, you can't afford these types of situations. Update, was told to email the owner, which I did and never got a response...sad... Too bad I can't give a zero stars on service

Great! 😃 We lucked into this place, and won't forget it. Highly recommended!

The food is ALWAYS delicious here! The chef is amazing! Although the service when I visited today (as opposed to ordering) was incredibly disappointing. My friends got their Ramen first except for me, and we received our appetizers AFTER the Ramen! And to boot, the chef was the one who brought our ramen to us. It was frankly incredibly disappointing, and I lost my appetite. There were 2 servers and only 3 tables. We didn't get asked if we wanted anything to drink until 15 minutes after we sat down. I'm sure the chef had the food ready, considering how he rang the bell. The two servers on staff just hung out around the computers. I feel so very bad for the chef. That man is the only worthwhile reason to return to be honest. I'll be sure to consider hard whether or not I want to eat in again.

The food is consistently amazing. Everyone I suggest this place to become addicted to it!

Best ramen in the area and the place is decorated super cute too!

The entire family loves their dishes.

Lovely place with great food!! I accidentally ordered cilantro in my ramen by mistake and the food was remade without charge. The tvs play various anime around the restaurant. Definitely worthy of its high rating

Wow, this place was amazing. Sad to see it was so empty, this was prob the best ramen I’ve had in the area by far. I will be a regular here from now on, anyone reading this should check this spot out

My new favorite restaurant! After living in Japan for four years I can vouch for the authenticity of the food. It's affordable and delicious!!!

Tasty ramen (especially like the black garlic!) and good service, plus a fun, anime-themed atmosphere. A number of the appetizers, such as the takoyaki, as also worth checking out.

My server Danielle was amazing 🥰

The food was really delicious definitely recommend the spicy miso ramen and the takoyaki.

Wow. The best ramen restaurant I have had. I highly recommend Otsuka Ramen.

First time to check this place out and it hit the spot! Our server was very pleasant and attentive. The broth was so flavorful and so delicious! We had the potstickers for an appetizer and they were so yum! Green tea mochi was refreshing. We will definitely be back!

I should've came here sooner. Poke bowl was amazing. Will be back 👌

1st visit today for lunch. The Tonkasu ramen was really good. We also shared Gyoza that were tasty. We'll be back for dinner another day.

We lived in Japan for three years and this was not a bad version of Ramen. Few twists not entirely Asian, but still really good. And Service was great.

Excellent ramen. I'll definitely be back.

What’s better than a good bowl of Ramen? This place is delicious!!! I had the black garlic ramen with pork belly and beef. Their stock is chefs kiss! Deep, rich and full of flavor. The Otsuka steamed buns were so good. Restaurant is super clean and decor is anime inspired. Love this place! Staff were so friendly! Go get you some!! 🍜🍜

The Ramen noodles were awesome. We got the black garlic beef. Darian was so awesome serving my wife and myself. The hot sake put a nice touch on our lunch. We will be back again very soon.

Loved everything and great customer service. Fried chicken ramen was the best,

Codie was a great host and treated me and my boyfriend very well would definitely come again :)

Amazing place with a traditional street vendor. Feel. They have anime playing, amazing artwork, anime figures, and amazing paintings. They also have umbrellas hanging upside down as designs. The food is amazing and nothing is bad. Try it all

Everything there is fabulous. Will be going back very soon. I could eat there 7 days a week.

Absolutely delicious! Great atmosphere and very helpful servers.

Great Ramen, I like the decorations and the tvs always have good animes on at least one of the screens.

I see this place every time I come to Publix .. decided to try it out. OMG! So yum!! I got the army stew ramen … so delish! Everything we ordered … was delicious! Definitely will be coming back!

We finally were able to check this place out and it was wonderful! Our server was super nice and helpful as she answered our questions. We tried karaage and takoyaki for appetizers and they did not disappoint! The ramen was great and they were accommodating to allow for substitutions. My kids thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We will be back!

If you are into anime and ramen this is the place for you.

Great place to eat with family and friends. Nice theme that makes for a great atmosphere. Food is good both for dine in and to go.

This is my favorite restaurant in town!! My family and I come and eat here at least once a month if not more. The service is always great and the food is delicious. I am currently obsessed with the curry ramen and always order the Otsuka buns. I try to dine in when I can and because it is so fun! I definitely recommend you give it a try.

This is my first try at an actual Ramen restaurant, and I'll say it was a success. It was very clean inside and had a nice vibe. The waitress was very helpful with the menu and guiding my decision. Cool place and the food was delicious!

Very dissapointing. Waited a long time to find a local place and this place is no good. Appetizers were good, service excellent, but the main dish and beverage horrible. The Ramen is made with broth, CILANTRO, and literally Ramen noodles that cost .99 cents. 🚩🚩🚩I kid you not. Green tea, was a Tea bag in a cup with lemon slices, really? Too bad. Back to drawing board.

My first time trying here, I absolutely loved it. The food, atmosphere and the staff was amazing. I had the otsuka miso-hot, perfect texture of the ramen and beef. I will be back to take photos of the food before I eat. I remember to take pics after I ate, I was ready to taste the food.

Cool place. Best goyza ive ever had. Broth is great too. Check em out.

Best ramen in Brandon. Restaurant is really cute inside. If you like anime, you will love it. Appetizers are just as good as the ramen. Service is excellent.

The service and food were very good and very delicious. Would highly recommend this restaurant to everyone.The prices were very good and affordable with plenty of food.

Great experience and yummy ramen. The service was top notch and waitress was very friendly and helpful

Best place in Brandon/riverview to get your ramen

Food was amazing! We had the Otsuka buns, karage chicken, and spicy chicken bowls. All were excellent. Service was great too and prices are very reasonable. Can't wait to come back!

Very tasty ramen. Bao buns and karage chicken was great as well.

This place never disappoints!! The ramen is always good and the appetizers are on point!!

The atmosphere of the restaurant is cool and comfortable. The food is very good. The service is great! Overall the experience was great!

Very cozy, beautiful restaurant with delicious food. Everything we got from the gyoza to ramen was delicious! You’re able to create your own ramen which is awesome.

Awesome place!! The food was delicious.