Kahoo Noodle

This is my go-to place for ramen on a late night. I work in the area and sometimes I work passed the time thAt a majority of ramen places in the area close. So I'm very thrilled to have found this place!


It's located right off el camino next to a hotel, so you'll have to watch for the sign!

Their udon comes out in a stone pot and is DELICIOUS, the broth isn't too bland not too salty.

The ramen is great here! Noodles are cooked perfectly and the broth is fantastic!

My only "eh" moment here is the egg. Sometimes it's cooked perfectly soft, and gooey when cracked in my broth... Other times... It's harder than expected.


Overall, this is my place to go when I'm in the area or in craving for some ramen late night!!

I came here around 12:15 am on a Saturday night with a group of 8 and it was pretty much empty.

I split the kahoo deluxe ramen. We initially tried to order extra noodles, but the ramen already comes with extra noodles. It took a few back and forths to realize that we definitely didn't want to double the amount of extra noodles. (that would have been too much food)

The orders came in about 20 minutes. The noodles are extremely thin and not very flavorful, but the broth is great. It was just the right size for a midnight snack.

Defying the odds is one of the things I like doing; especially if I had to travel 35 miles down to Santa Clara to fulfill the challenging task.

This corner Ramen place is located on Santa Clara side of El Camino Real and located across the street from the popular Lawrence Food Plaza. Despite reading many negative reviews from other yelpers, I wanted to see for myself. "Wish me the best!"

For dinner, I ordered the Kahoo deluxe Ramen soup. For $12.50, the soup has Cha shu pork, a hard boiled brown egg, ramen noodle, bamboo shoot and vegetables in a thick broth. With all the aforementioned filling in this soup, this is a very hearty bowl of soup. Many of you know I am not a Ramen-expert by any stretch of any imagination, but the broth was "way" too salty for me. Ramen: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kahoo-noodle-santa-clara-2?select=mQf9hxHsb-v3n5g0gM7_ZA#2iG9qKHt8ok7ZzIh6F6Tgg

For an extra $2.00, I also ordered a side of Cha Shu Sushi. The sushi had a nice presentation. But the pork filling had a gray appearance. Sushi: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kahoo-noodle-santa-clara-2?select=mQf9hxHsb-v3n5g0gM7_ZA#mKBIM1w0xorz-jAa2vCb4Q

As I was suffering and inducing the pain from my meal, I asked myself, "Why did I come here?"

Normally I am very generous with my ratings on my reviews. For me, two-star is as bad as it gets. Yelpers are right. This place is not good!

So we found why some night we come the food is much better than other nights. The chef actually changes at 10 pm and this chef is a lot better than the one in his previous shift. This explained why when we come before 10 pm the boiled egg is always overcooked and the chicken in our udon lacks taste. After 10 pm everything comes out perfect.

Conclusion: we only come for late night now! The service is still awesome since it's the same guy.

Santouka has been my main Ramen joint for some time now but I'm happy to say that Kahoo has just made my "Go-To" List. If I could award a 4.5 I would but a couple of faux pas kept it from getting that 5 Star review.

I had the Kotteri Spicy Miso that was outta-sight... I had originally ordered the non-spicy option but they mistakenly gave me the spicy but it was ok since it tasted so darn good. I didn't want to stop and have my feeding frenzy interrupted so I just kept on slurping away at the garlic-spicey goodness. Also ordered the Yaki Nigiri or Rice ball with Cod roe... Lordy, Lordy that was awesome... I swear, I could probably eat about 5 of those crunchy-salty-fishy-toasty lil gems... I would've taken a pic but I polished mine off before I thought of even doing so... I was soooo in a rhythm!!!

I saw an order of their chicken Karaage come out to a neighboring table and I can tell you I'm already planning my next visit to try a few other tasty morsels from the menu. Pricing is very affordable in comparison to portion size but the best part is they're open till 1am!!! You better believe I'll be making some midnight runs to get me some Kahoo. They only had one girl on the floor so she was quite busy but she tried her best. Ambiance is... well... Not what you'd expect of a Ramen joint but at least it wasn't dirty. Kinda dark and I don't think the patio area would be a nice place to eat as it sits along El Camino Real.

But like I said, Kahoo is now on my list so I will definitely be going back and highly recommend it to all Ramen fans out there. You'll definitely Yahoo for Kahoo!!! (Sorry, I just HAD to say it)

Went around 10 PM and was immediately seated. There were not many people, but that may be because it was a Tuesday. The server seemed friendly and took our order quickly. Our food arrived fairly quickly, about 10 minutes after ordering.

I got the Large Spicy Kotteri Miso ramen with extra egg. I usually like extra noodles in my ramen, but I feel like I would've been fine with a regular size. The broth wasn't as spicy as I would've liked, but it was still a satisfying meal. Overall was a pretty pleasant dining experience.

We got here around 10 pm and there were plenty of open tables. It looks like they are doing construction on the opposite end of the restaurant.

I have been here about four other times coming from Santa Cruz so I really like how it is open so late but this time wasn't as great as it usually is.

We got our food about 10ish minutes after ordering which we thought was pretty quick.

I ordered the Kotteri Miso with extra ramen. The portion was a good size, I didn't finish my meal so I think I would have been fine without ordering the extra ramen. The overall meal was satisfying.

So when this first opened a couple of years ago, this place was just ok. Slow, but pleasant service and decent food not at all comparable to the OG location off of Moorpark. Each time I come, it's still more worth it to drive a bit farther for a different location.

But! Tonight was the first time I was here since it's changed to Kahoo Noodle and I must say they have upped their game. Broth is more flavorful, noodles were chewy, egg was seasoned and softboiled. We also ordered Karaage Don, fried chicken over rice, and that was crispy tender thigh nuggets over seasoned rice. I would order the chicken off to the side next time so the steam from the rice doesn't take away the crisp of the chicken. Service was friendly and attentive.

Overall, about a 3.5 stars for food, 4.5 for service and 5 for new late hours. I'm happy with the changes :) still not as good as OG store or some of the nearby spots, but definitely back in the game as a contender.

This place is decent. No wait durning lunch hour and conveniently placed across the street from Paris Baguette.

Had their Ramen Special which consisted of the shoyu ramen and some roll. I wasn't impressed with the ramen and it tasted as if it was sitting on the counter for a while because it wasn't hot like freshly made soup. The broth lacked flavor and was over made up with a lot of green onions. The toppings lacked, but maybe that's my fault for expecting it to be like Orenchi or Kotetsu. The meat was dry and the egg wasn't a soft boil.

My sister had their tempura udon and she looked like she enjoyed it. If they offered yakitori then maybe I'd be back for more...

Did witness a homeless man come in and start to eat the display once your walk into the resturant, that was really random!

My South Bay food adventure yesterday ended up at Kahoo (Orenchi had a huge line outside. My group didn't feel like waiting an hour and a half for a table). When we got there at around 7:15 pm, the restaurant was only about 25% full, a big contrast from Orenchi. The five of us each ordered a bowl of Kahoo deluxe ramen ($12.50). For a bunch of hungry people like us, that was a great deal.

The Kahoo deluxe (1.5X noodles) came with chashu, a whole egg, and a number of toppings. The clam (+ pork?) based broth, topped with black sesame oil, was a little bland for my taste. A more robust broth would have been a better compliment for the chewy noodles. I liked the chashu since it had some fat on it. Most importantly, the clams were fresh. All in all, a decent bowl of ramen.

If Kahoo was in the East Bay, they could easily be the king. But in the land of good ramen, they are just okay.