Amateras Ramen

TL;DR - flavorful ramen at reasonable prices served by friendly and attentive staff. Heed the spice warnings on the menu. Amateras ramen seems to be a popular spot for a quick bowl of ramen on those plentiful chilly Boston days. We went there around 5:45pm on a Thursday night and were seated immediately. The boiled gyoza appetizer was great - the wrappers were some of the softest ones I'd ever tasted. My 5X spicy miso ramen was flavorful. I didn't know how Amateras' spice scale compared relative to other places so I started there, but next time I will definitely be going 10x. My husband's level 2 spicy green monster was definitely the spicier of the two. The thai chiles in the clear broth definitely packed a punch. The staff is polite, friendly, and attentive. Our waters were kept filled, table was set and cleared promptly, and our server processed our payment quickly.

I felt that the ramen was reasonably priced for the area, which is to say it was on the expensive side for ramen, but very inexpensive for dining out in downtown Boston. The noodles were all excellent. The bite, chewiness and mouth feel were top notch. The broth was a bit disappointing. Perhaps we just had too high expectations. The regular level spice ramen was really very mild. If you actually want it to be spicy you'll want to upgrade to the 20x! All of the meat and eggs were excellent. The rice Don were also disappointing. They were not bad, at all, they were just not special or memorable in any way. The waitresses were super friendly and we did not have to wait long at all for a table on a Thursday night.

Food tasted really really good. I got the Extremely spicy Miso ramen, I was expecting some heat but I literally did not feel anything. Not spicy at all lol however the food was really good. The fried shrimp and oysters are definitely a must the shrimp especially. Will definitely go back painfully spicy miso soup hopefully it lives up to its hype.

One of my favorite ramen places in Boston. I had already tasted two different ones and both were delicious. The egg comes just perfectly cooked, the bamboo melts in your mouth. The price is nice, this one from the photo is 12,60 (I'm not sure about the cents, so its 12 something), Edo Shoyo. It's hard to see the door when you are walking in the street, the signal isn't really big. If its crowded just put yourself your name on the list.