Taishoken

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47 E 4th Ave
San Mateo, CA 94401
Opening MID-JULY 2019 Taishoken San Mateo is the first U.S. sister restaurant to Nakano Taishoken, which specializes in tsukemen. Tsukemen, a dipping noodle loved by many, was invented in Nakano Taishoken in 1951.

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Ashleigh
8/19/2025

The impossible dandan ramen is rich in flavor and comes with lots of ingredient!! The staff is always friendly in this place.

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Danny L.
8/23/2025

Surpassingly, the star of this place wasn't the ramen. For me, it was the appetizers! We ordered the "sand storm" calamari, tofu, chicken karaage, and dumplings. Everything was great, but what...

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Alice C.
9/29/2025

One of my go-tos ramen places, for both sit down and take out. It can get busy on the weekends, but with Yelp waiting list and how fast the tables turnover you'll likely not wait more than an hour...

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Donna T.
8/19/2025

Maybe getting their tsukemen would be better? I've only gotten their tokusei ramen which is just their signature with chashu, bean sprouts, nori, and a soft-boiled egg. The first time I tried...

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Eri S.
10/5/2025

Was so excited to finally eat good legit Japanese food! It's a very well-known chain of noodles in Japan, and I was looking forward to this. We had a party of 4 and we were so ready to eat....

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