boxer ramen 2605 burnside portland oregon yelp

When it opened, Boxer Ramen's menu featured noodle soups with noodles made by Sun Noodle Company and two types of broth: spicy miso and tonkotsu-shoyu. The original restaurant accepted cash only and did not offer take-out containers, as of 2013. Alexander Basek of Food & Wine said of the interior: 'Boxer's generous use of hot pink and unfinished plywood for decor bestows Boxer's small interior with a work-in-progress vibe.' The restaurant on Albert Street features 'utilitarian plywood decor' and umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, an alley spray-painted gold, and a mural described as 'drawings of animal-people eating bowls of animal-people, like an anime episode of BoJack Horseman'. Wu-Tang Clan bumps from the sound system and an entire wall is clad in a mural of three cute but devilish Japanese girls hovering over a chicken, pig, or tuna leaping from a ramen bowl.'

Portland Monthly said of the original location's atmosphere and interior: 'Micah Camden's neo-pop noodle house looks like a ramen shop designed by Lucky Peach magazine. Three additional locations have opened since 2013. It has been described as a 'sister restaurant' to Boxer Sushi, opened by Micah Camden in southeast Portland's Hawthorne district in 2012 and closed in September 2014. The original 30-seat ramen shop is located in Union Way, a multi-use retail 'alleyway project' in the space formerly occupied by Red Cap Garage, in downtown Portland's West End. All of the restaurants closed temporarily in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the two most recent closures have been converted into other restaurants operated in part by Camden.īoxer Ramen is a small chain of fast casual restaurants in Portland, Oregon.

Boxer Ramen opened a third, fourth, and fifth location in March 2016, December 2017, and 2018, respectively. Matt Lynch and Chris Thornton have since joined as partners. Micah Camden and Katie Poppe opened the original 30-seat restaurant in 2013, followed by a second in January 2015.

Boxer ramen 2605 burnside portland oregon yelp