Nomiya Review

Nomiya

3803 Calgary Tr
Edmonton, AB T6J 2X8

(780) 462-1300

The long awaited, perhaps first, Japanese Ramen & Tapas is finally opened in Edmonton!!!!

I was lucky to have had some authentic ramen in Japan and Hong Kong. And last year I also was surprised to go to a fantastic ramen shop in Calgary - Shikiji. If you haven't been to Shikiji, I HIGHLY recommend that you do. I have had the best ramen and sushi in this little place with the greatest service. The location of Shikiji is also very easy to spot, located right on Trans-Canada Highway. 


But anyways, today's topic is on Nomiya. My BF and I went to Nomiya on a Friday night. Nomiya seems to be just opened for about a week or two. We got there around 6:30pm and the place is already packed. There are about 20-30 seats. So I do recommend you to go during weekdays otherwise if you go on the weekends expect to wait. The decor is very modern with a touch of Japanese shrine doorways.

They immediately got our names down and showed us their menu. We were able to order the food, and as soon as we sit down they say they will be able to serve us right away. We have a seat at the sushi bar after waiting for about 20 minutes or so.  The drinks took forever to arrive. And there's no set server to serve us. We looked into the kitchen and saw at least 10 people working inside but the food took quite some time (~30 minutes after we sit) to arrive. 

We ordered deep fried squid ($ 6.95) for appetizer. It was deep fried perfectly. Very crispy and light. I wished it had a special sauce on the size to dip then it'd be even better. My BF ordered a spicy miso ramen ($10), I tried the soup and it was very tasty. Deep pork tonkatsu flavour with a touch of spiciness. There's about 4-5 slices of pork. The ramen is nice and chewy too. The bowl of ramen is a bit on the small side. If you are a guy, one bowl is probably not enough. After my BF finished his bowl of ramen, I asked one of the server if my order has been forgotten. My bowl of shio ramen ($8.75) came about 10 minutes later. Shio ramen has a tonkatsu soup based with sea salt. The soup is very tasty. The only thing I wished was if they have a little more bean sprouts and corn to add some crunchy-ness. 

While we were sitting at the sushi bar, we noticed the sushi chef put a lot of rice in their maki rolls which I don't really like. So I'm not sure if I'll order sushi there.


Overall impression - (7/10). Maybe they just recently open and they are a little confused with the kitchen and service. I would definitely go back to have their noodles and other tapas. Edmonton lacks both of these. I'm sure they will do well if they emphasize these two items and have better service.

Self-serve chopstick stand in Coca-Cola, kinda classy but doesn't match with their modern decor.

Deep fried squid tentacles. $6.95. (8/10) Kinda like calamari but chewier. Perfect deep frying goodness. On the small portion size.

Spicy Miso Ramen. $10. (8.5/10) Soup is a little spicy for me but BF said it is delicious =) there's about 4-5 slices of pork, which is not bad. My only complaint is they should add more veggies like bean sprouts and corn which is relatively cheap.

I actually didn't order this sushi... We were sitting at the sushi bar so I was taking a picture when the chef wasn't looking. Their sushi is on the pricer side of $10-13 an order but with lots of rice. no good.

Shio Ramen. $8.75. (8/10) Shio means sea salt based tonkatsu soup. Very delicious soup I must say. More bean sprouts and corn would be perfect.