KAITO

First time at the Ramon Kaito. Its located in the Capitola Mall food court. When I saw they had sushi on the menu, I had to try it. Its not just noodles here. Im soo glad I stopped by to eat. I really liked the shrimp tempura roll. $9.50 and Im definately coming back. They made it fresh , even the tempura was fresh crunchy. I love sushi, Im soo glad to have found another local spot that makes a shrimp roll to my liking. The food court in the Capitola mall has a huge dining room to eat in. Very clean with restrooms available.

One review said this is the best ramen in Santa Cruz (the only one). I agreed with it, the ramen tasted really not bad. The soup was good, chashu was good, corn was fresh and sweet. Their sushi was also great. I guess whenever I want to eat ramen. I will be back here.

epic! we love their takoyaki, I hope I will love their sushi next time and yes, we loved their ramen so dang much. I’m happy for you Capitola people! This is such a nice and lovely spot to dine in. Good food, great service, cute staff, and you know… The homemade ice-cream shop next door, ‘Penny’s Ice-creamery’

More info on Way Beyond Pad Thai site and Youtube Channel :)

Kaito is such wonderful ramen and sushi. I sure do miss their 41st location but am grateful they found a way to survive the pandemic and moved into the mall. Their ramen is my favorite for a cozy night at home with a movie. I love the spicy miso raman, spicy garlic and black garlic raman. Also their gluten free ramen is not just rice noodles! Its really great!!!

Came here because my in-laws swore by the amazing ramen you can find here. They are locals, and my husband and I love to visit and try all their favorite restaurants when we’re in town.

Kaito means ‘meeting’ in Japanese. We had a delightful experience sitting out on their patio, during the perfect time before sunset. It was warm and not too breezy. Surrounded by succulents and passion fruit vines, it was such a nice setting.

They serve traditional style tonkotsu ramen, which hails from the Southern prefecture of Fukuoka in Japan. Their broth contains a mix of chicken and pork, but they do have a vegan broth available upon request. Add all kinds of toppings like a soft boiled egg (highly recommended) and sea veggies.

They have a full sushi bar so you can enjoy sashimi and fresh hand rolls of your choice. Our waiter was very nice. I ordered hot green tea and the refills were welcomed and soothing.

Price-wise, it is not cheap. For 3 bowls of ramen and tip, it came out to be over $70.

I am never disappointed. The ramen is sooooo good!! Thank you for your friendly, kind, and warm service. Knowledgeable staff regarding different options. we love the expanded menu options that you have added.

Great place! The ramen is always so full of flavor and so filling. I loved the sides we ordered. The fried gyoza, takoyaki, and the California roll were all so tasty. Definitely recommend

The Best!
Must try the Karaage Fired Chicken

I used to get ramen at Kaito when they were near pleasure point. Now that they are in the mall, I've order sushi twice. The mall food court doesn't have the greatest ambiance (perhaps take the food to go), but Kaito's sushi is AMAZING & really cheap. It's fresh & tastes delish. Highly recommend it. I look forward to trying out their ramen again.

Very pleasant surprise to find such a good Japanese restaurant in Santa Cruz. We came into town planning to go out for a "nice" dinner but after feeling a little under the weather and seeing Kaito on yelp we decided to get some ramen there. We've had ramen in Japan and know the good from the bad and the tonkotsu really hit the spot. Five star experience. Get the chili oil.

Sapporo on draft + tonkotsu = happy customers.

Food was delicious and open when I needed it! Most places are closed around this time that serve this good of Ramen nearby.

Great ramen! They also have a good selection of Japanese desserts.

Solid Japanese ramen on this side of the hill. Didn't expect to find in the Capitola Mall food Court

FIRST TIMER WITH THE FAMILY ITS DELICIOUS SPECIALLY KURO TONKOTSU FRIENDLY AND GREAT SERVICE (:

Best (and only?) Japanese ramen in Santa Cruz county. Curry rice is also delicious.

An excellent place with excellent staff. The food here is great for the price. I leave full and satisfied everytime.

We used to visit Santa Cruz a lot and Kaito was always the default when we don’t know what to eat. I love spicy garlic ramen specifically. But we haven’t come to Santa Cruz for almost two years and today we found the store was relocated to a shopping mall. I was a little hesitate but quickly found it’s still the same owner and gladly found it’s still the same quality!

Their black garlic tonkatsu is scrumptious. I just wish they had a regular restaurant so I didn’t have to feel bad about throwing away a bunch of plastic when eating here.

I am so satisfied with the service and quality of food presented here. I love that they have gluten free noodles as a option. This is my new spot.

This place can get packed around lunchtime, and rightly so. Being someone that has lived all over the bay area and gone to Japan several times I can attest that this is high-quality Ramen. The Tonkatsu broth is rich, creamy and amazing. I was lucky and got a huge slice of pork with my bowl. There was a bit of confusion with orders and it did take a while for my food to arrive but I would say it was definitely worth it. It’s not totally Tokyo style Ramen, it has the corn and extra scallions, but really good! I will definitely come back again