New SF ramen restaurant?

[chowhoundX]

I saw a help-wanted flyer on the Nijiya Market bulletin board re: wait staff for a new SF ramen restaurant. The flyer said the restaurant was expected to open in March. Is there any other information about this place?

[bishock]

Could it be "Asuka ramen"?
I saw the job opening on Japanese local paper, and it says it'll be open in March.
(I haven't seen the one at Nijiya yet, so not sure)

[Xiao Yang]

Asuka Ramen will be at 883 Bush St in lower Nob Hill, where the Asuka Mart convenience store is or was. This doesn't answer the question, of course.

[chowhoundX]

Sounds like that's the one because of the March opening, plus the fact that it was in both the Japanese paper and on the Nijiya board.

[sylphi]

I posted a few weeks ago about Watami, which will be a ramen and shabu shabu restaurant. Watami will take over what was Dragon River on Geary Blvd between 17th and 18th Avenue. Maybe this is the one?

[chowhoundX]

Maybe.

Watami (和民) is also a big izakaya chain in Japan. Would be interesting if they're opening up an SF location.

[Xiao Yang]

Inicdentally, it's Dragon House, not Dragon River that Watami is allegedly taking over.

[sylphi]

Yes. That's right. I always get the two confused becayse Dragon River is right by my place. Thanks for the correction and I apologize for any confusion. :)

[sylphi]

Well, not sure who's still interested in Watami but I drove by yesterday and it's open.

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Watami Shabu Shabu and Ramen
5344 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121

[Xiao Yang]

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