ramen restaurants in the bay area

Our server, actually I believe she’s the owner, brought us separate tableware and utensils to share each dish without our having to ask. The table got pretty crowded fast, but still that was a nice touch. More importantly, she was very gracious and welcoming, answering our many questions about the dishes.
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PERSONAL RAMEN RANKING
1. Ramen Halu, 375 Saratoga Ave Ste M, San Jose
2. Santouka, 675 Saratoga Ave, San Jose
3. Himawari, 202 2nd Ave, San Mateo
4. Orenchi Ramen, 3540 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara
5. Maru Ichi, 368 Castro St, Mountain View;
6. Izakaya Mai, 212 2nd Avenue, San Mateo
7. Ajisen Noodle, 47890 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont
8. Maru Ichi, 530 Barber Lane, Milpitas
9. Ramen Dojo, 805 South B St, San Mateo
10. Tanto, 1063 E El Camino Real, Sunnyvale
11. Izakaya Restaurant, 1335 N 1st St, San Jose
12. Alexander’s Steakhouse Lounge, 10330 N Wolfe Rd, Cupertino
13. Santa, 1944 South El Camino Real, San Mateo (post-move)
14. Do-Henkotsu House of Tokushima Ramen, 4330 Moorpark Ave, San Jose (closed)
15. Ramen Tenma, 487 Saratoga Ave, San Jose
16. Ryowa, 859 Villa St, Mountain View
17. Orson Restaurant Bar + Lounge, 508 4th St, San Francisco
18. Sumiya, 2634 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara
19. Gen Ramen, 47890 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont (closed)
20. Hana Japanese Restaurant, 101 Golf Course Dr, Rohnert Park
21. Kyora Japanese Restaurant, 1217 Wildwood Ave, Sunnyvale
22. BY Grill, 3226 Geary Blvd, San Francisco (closed)
23. Norikonoko, 2556 Telegraph Ave, Berkeley
24. Dohatsuten, 799 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto
25. Hana, 4320 Moorpark, San Jose
26. Ozumo, 2251 Broadway, Oakland
27. Muracci’s, 244 State St, Los Altos
28. Katanaya, 430 Geary Blvd., San Francisco
29. Tadamasa, 34672 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City
30. Masa's Sushi, 400 San Antonio Road, Mountain View
31. Nombe, 2491 Mission St, San Francisco
32. Gochi, 19980 Homestead Rd, Cupertino
33. Oyaji, 3123 Clement St, San Francisco
34. Yu-Raku, 104 S El Camino Real, San Mateo
35. Namu, 439 Balboa St, San Francisco
36. Halu Restaurant, 312 8th Ave, San Francisco
37. Sanmi, 3226 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
38. Hatcho, 1271 Franklin Mall, Santa Clara
39. Kahoo, 4330 Moorpark Ave, San Jose
40. Tomoe, 810 3rd St, San Rafael (closed)
41. Ringer Hut, 1072 Saratoga Ave, San Jose
42. Noodle Theory, 3242 Scott St, San Francisco (closed)
43. Watami Shabu Shabu and Ramen, 5344 Geary Blvd, San Francisco (closed)
44. Where’s Buta by Elgin Espiritu and June Lee, Eat Real Festival, Oakland
45. Kumako, 211 E. Jackson Street, San Jose
46. Japanese Restaurant Hoshi, 246 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara
47. Ramen Club, 723 California Dr, Burlingame
48. Ryowa, 2068 University Ave, Berkeley (after ownership change)
49. King Won Ton, 1936 Irving St, San Francisco
50. Tazaki Sushi, 3420 Judah St, San Francisco
51. Ramen Rama, 19774 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino (closed)
52. Ogi-San Ramen, 10789 Blaney Ave, Cupertino (closed)
53. Kaimuki Grill, 104 S El Camino Real, San Mateo (closed)
54. Tanto, 1306 Saratoga Ave, San Jose (name change to Dan Izakaya)
55. Okazu Ya SF (Noriega), 2445 Noriega St, San Francisco
56. King's Garden Ramen, 39055 Cedar Blvd, Newark (closed)
57. Sushi Bistro, 445 Balboa St, San Francisco
58. Genki Ramen, 3944 Geary Blvd, San Francisco
59. Mitsuwa Hokkaido festival booth, 675 Saratoga Ave, San Jose
60. Lakuni, 325 E 4th Ave, San Mateo
61. 100% Healthy Desserts, 1155 Taraval St., San Francisco
62. Mifune, 1737 Post St, San Francisco
63. H2A Noodle, 42318 Fremont Blvd., Fremont (closed)
64. Iroha, 1728 Buchanan St, San Francisco
65. Miraku Noodles, 2131 N Broadway, Walnut Creek
66. Manpuku, 2977 College Ave, Berkeley
67. Tanpopo, 1740 Buchanan Street, San Francisco
68. Sushi Yoshi, 39261 Cedar Blvd, Newark
69. La Shang Niang Ramen (OEC), 42 Dixon Rd, Milpitas
70. Oidon, 71 E. 4th Avenue, San Mateo
71. Taraval Okazu Ya, 1735 Taraval St., San Francisco
72. Suzu Noodle House, 1581 Webster Street, San Francisco
73. Bushido Izakaya, 156 Castro St, Mountain View
74. Fresh Taste, 2107 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
75. Asuka Ramen, 883 Bush St, San Francisco
76. Sapporo-ya, 1581 Webster St, San Francisco
77. Tokyo Ramen, 678 Barber Lane, Milpitas (closed)
78. Kamakura, 2549 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
79. Mama-san!, 312 8th Ave, San Francisco (closed)
80. Katana-ya Ramen, 10546 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito
81. Hotei, 1290 9th Ave, San Francisco
82. Bear's Ramen House, 2521 Durant, Berkeley