Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
About
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka is the Arlington Heights branch of a Japanese ramen chain, set in the food court of Mitsuwa Marketplace on Algonquin Road. The brand is known for shio ramen in a mild white tonkotsu broth topped with a pickled plum, along with shoyu, miso, spicy miso and char siu bowls piled with roast pork. Diners order at the counter and eat at shared food court tables.
What to know
- Santouka began in 1988 as a nine-seat shop in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, that served only shio ramen.
- The counter placed second on Time Out Chicago’s September 2025 list of the area’s best ramen.
- Chicago magazine named the Mitsuwa Marketplace food court one of Chicago’s 50 best restaurants in August 2024.
- The spicy miso ramen gets heat from three kinds of chili peppers blended into the miso sauce.
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