Otaku Ramen: Nashville, TN
Food Type- Ramen
O-Ta-Ku (noun)- Japanese word essentially meaning a person who has a hobby that could be considered obsessive. (According to Google!)
Their founder Sarah Gavigan lived in LA for a long time and when she moved back to Nashville missed all the ramen spots she had found out west. She set out to open a Nashville ramen spot. She’s also written a cookbook filled with her ramen-obsessed recipes!
Stop by and try Otaku Ramen and see if you can leave and not be ramen-obsessed too.
What We Ordered
Appetizers
Vegetable Gyoza- Pan fried dumpling with chili oil
Hot Chicken Buns- Boneless thigh, Otaku’s hot spice, kewpie mayo slaw, steamed bao bun, pickle (can get mild or hot)
Ramen
Tennessee Tonkotsu- pork bone broth, pork confit, mayu, woodear, scallions, ramen egg
*I added a LOT of chili oil... It’s normally a much more beigey colored broth but I have a spicy foods obsession.
They do have vegetarian options!
Chef Sarah Gavigan (Otaku’s Owner/Founder!) wrote a cookbook! Click the photo to buy her book & try making your own delicious ramen at home.
Locations
They have 3 locations in Nashville (The Gulch, East, & West)
Looks like the main location is the Gulch one.
1104 Division St.
Nashville, TN
