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Akahoshi Ramen

Super GemLogan Square · Japanese/Ramen Community-sourced, unverified
📍 2340 N California Ave Ste B, Chicago, IL 60647

Chef/owner Mike Satinover opened Akahoshi Ramen in November 2023 after building a 1-million-strong online following as "Ramen_Lord," a former marketing researcher who got obsessed with ramen while studying Japanese at Hokkaido University and spent over a decade posting broth and noodle recipes to r/ramen before opening a restaurant at all.

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Broth takes up to 22 hours to make depending on the special; reservations are genuinely hard to get, and walk-ins should expect a line. Closed Monday and Sunday. The signature miso ramen follows a Sapporo style — a three-miso blend, wok-cooked bean sprouts, pork chashu — and the kitchen checks broth viscosity with a refractometer rather than eyeballing it.

Bon Appétit named it one of America's 20 Best New Restaurants in 2024, and the New York Times put it on its 2025 Chicago list. Eater Chicago called it "Chicago's Toughest Reservation" not long after opening, and the 55-seat room -- a seven-seat counter, booths, window seating, and a 20-seat communal table -- hasn't made getting a table meaningfully easier.

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  • broth takes up to 22 hours to make depending on the special; reservations are genuinely hard to get, expect a line for walk-ins.

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MonClosed
Tue-Sat 5-9PM
Sun Closed
📅 Reserve on OpenTable 📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed

Amenities & accessibility

📅Reservations accepted
❔Takeout: unverified
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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