Two Ten Jack Izakaya & Ramen House

Chicken Ramen with an extra egg is something I crave regularly now. I’ve had several other things on the menu, but that & the shishito peppers are my favorites. The wait to get seated in the winter can be kind of long since it’s small, but it’s worth the wait! Also, the mochi is awesome! They rotate the flavors seasonally.

One of the best meals I’ve had in Nashville/​my life.
Expect long waits as people have figured out how good this place is and it is a relatively small restaurant.
Try the hush puppies and the short rib. They have great sushi rolls. The ramen is obviously the main attraction (for good reason). Make sure to get an egg in there (maybe 2) and definitely go for one of the spicy sauces you can add on.
You can’t take leftovers home, which drives my wife insane, but it would kind of ruin how special it is, and it is definitely a special treat!

All Good but not sashimi .but all round people and atmosphere is good like a bar than a restruant.

It was between A-​OK and Yay I’m a fan. Overall, it’s edible.
Okay, I’m going to elaborate more on my experience. I arrived around 9:00 p.m. and had to wait a good 30 minutes for a seat. I love the look and feel of the restaurant, much props to the interior designers.
Hush puppies: it was unique and different. I enjoyed it.
Ramen: It was refreshing but a bit salty. I would have to say that the pork in the ramen was the MVP of the dish.

Inconspicuously located in East Nashville, this gem of a restaurant was everything I imagined and more for my first Izakayi experience.
The restaurant itself is on the smaller side but seemed to have had plenty of room at the bar. Had a really cool Japanese-​pub feel to it.
Our waiter, Alex, was SO helpful in deciphering the menu. I got the Japanese whiskey flight and my fiancé got the saki punch. We both loved them.
The garlic noodles are life changing (could have had 2 bowls myself) and the octopus hushpuppies were super light and mouthwatering. Can’t forgot about those Krispy Brussels (WAY BETTER than you’d think they’d be.)
Every skewer there was to die for but you’d totally be missing out if you didn’t get a bowl of ramen. It’s nothing like the cheap stuff you had in college. It’s just out of this world.
10 out of 10 would go again.

Really enjoyed this meal. Housemade ramen is tops.

So so so good. By far the best food I had while staying in Nashville.
JFC (Japanese fried chicken) — so good, and it comes with a delicious sauce
Garlic Noodles — one of the best dishes I’ve ever had the joy of devouring
Tonkotsu — amazing ramen
The cocktails are good, too.
Go here! Do it! Expect a wait but it’s totally worth it.

Amazing sushi. Great food. Ok ramen. Slightly high end prices for what you get… But worth it in my opinion.
However, get a table unless you know the bartenders. I eat there weekly, literally. And each time the service is worse than before. The bar manager does not even make eye contact as I say thank you for the water I waited 10 minutes for. It’s the same whether it’s busy or slow.
The other bartenders have been ok. Some have even been, *gasp*, friendly. But I just waited 30 minutes, in real time, for a check. And it’s not the first time. It’s like the tenth time. Because I’m an idiot and keep thinking it will change. The folks next to me arrived, waited forever, got drinks, and ordered food, before I could get a piece of paper from the printer. Assuming it was forgotten we asked again, which was met with zero fucks given, and another 7 minute wait. The couple on the other side of us asked for the check after our second request and got it, paid it, and left, all before we were even close.
Every time I go in there everybody around me is served there cocktails before I even get the water that acknowledges my existence. I know how this sounds, and I promise, I’ve done nothing to mortally offend the powers that be. I’m also a 30% tipper. The service, and the attitude of the bar manager, just sucks.
I just want good food. And reasonably attentive service. I mean BARE minimum attentive. I’d be happy. But Jesus. If I wanted to spend $ 150 and be ignored for two hours, repeatedly, I’d …I have no idea what I’d do, because there is no normal or funny reason for that garbage.

My friends and I parked very quickly outside the restaurant and headed in. I was very excited to try an East Nashville restaurant, this would be my first one.
The inside was bustling as you can tell with the long wait and very dim. This is the kind of atmosphere I like so I was pretty amped for the food.
We put down our name and the hostess told us it’d be a 45 min wait for 4 of us. We went to the bar and found seats easily for all of us. I’m from Michigan so when I saw founders on the list of beers on tap, I had to get it. I enjoyed an appetizer of sake tataki which was deliciously seared salmon.
We were seated within 20 min of sitting at the bar in a very comfortable booth that encased us. Tonkotsu was the first item on the menu for ramen and I went with that. The broth was creamy and very flavorful, the noodles were well-​made and made in-​house so that was very good with the broth. I also asked for extra chili oil on the side which was really good. The meal was great, and they have kae-​dama for extra noodles, but I didn’t leave enough broth unfortunately. I asked for the noodles a little too soon and they took it off my bill which I was very grateful for. My company had the tori paitan which already had chili oil in it and I actually liked her broth more than mine and eventually finished her bowl.
We shared pistachio mochi afterwards which was a little tougher than good mochi I’ve had before, but the waiter said the mochi was made by a dude in Hawaii so that’s cool.
Head down to Jeni’s down the street in the same plaza if you’re preferring a more American dessert

Two Ten Jack owners and staff– 5 star potential tonight, but blew it.
Bottom line, you owe us a half a bowl of ramen!
We will now be spending our ramen $$$ at OTAKU, as should everyone else!
Had an excellent meal this evening, followed by this confusing and disappointing exchange:
Us:
«Can we please have a to-​go box for our ramen?
Bartender:
«No, actually we’re kinda snobby about it, we don’t do that. Sorry, I should’ve said something earlier when you ordered…»
So… what you’re telling me is I’m not ‘allowed’ to take something home that I already paid for? Hmmmm.
We have eaten great ramen all over and no one has ever treated us this way.
I don’t care if you guys use 2 week old fermented unicorn droppings to make you’re magical noodles or broth, it’s food we have already paid for and this policy is for cheap restaurants who don’t want to pay for to-​go cups.
What a waste!
Pro tip: bring tupperware in your wife’s purse :(

The ramen is ridiculously good. Such a great place for a date night. The atmosphere is really cool.
Try the octopus-​puppies. Wow!

Devora greeted me and made me immediately at ease. I told her I was from so cal and had read an article in a magazine about the restaurant and owner and decided to drive over from Knoxville for dinner. Dining out alone is always an adventure. She sat me at the bar with Shannon and they both checked in on me regularly.
THE FOOD and SERVICE was amazing!!! Starter: Tuna Poki was amazing and the Crispy Brussels — it was more than I hoped for but then the Garlic noodles with a Skirt Steak skewer– Out of this world. Thank you for a great night — the drive was most defiantly worth it.

Great atmosphere, just a really cool place. The Japanese fried chicken was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. It was cooked perfectly. Also the takoyaki were delicious and the miso butter on the side (I *think* that’s what it was) was so delicious I wanted to eat it on its own when the takoyaki were gone. I can’t wait to go back when I’m in Nashville and try the ramen, it looked so good, but I just came with my fiancé for some snacks. All in all we luuuuvvvved it.

I want to give this place 3.5 stars, but I can’t, so I’ll round up. It’s a nice restaurant, I just feel that it’s too pricey for what you get.
The atmosphere, decorations, and décor are quite nice. This would be a good place for a first date if you’re looking to impress with nice food and drinks
Although it’s touted as an izakaya, I wouldn’t really call it that. Izakaya should not be expensive in my opinion; they’re bars with cheap drunk-​food. This place is pretty pricey, and I did not feel like the portion sizes were worth it. Quality of ingredients is high, but the ramen was all right. For the price, I would expect the best ramen I’ve ever eaten.
I’m really sad because the best place for ramen in Nashville closed down. So this might be the new best, but I wouldn’t really recommend it.

Fantastic place! It’s pretty hard to find in the dark; especially when you don’t know the area.
The food is magnificent. I have had both the chicken and pork ramen. Personally, I found the pork ramen’s flavor to be a little too strong for my tastes, however it was still wonderful. The flank steak yakitori is phenomenal, as is the pork belly.
If you don’t fancy alcohol (or are your group’s/friend’s designated driver), they do happen to have Coke products. It’s not listed on the menu, but they do have them if you’re not feeling adventurous enough to try Japanese soda.
All in all I love this place and I drag all of my friends here when I have the opportunity.
¹⁰⁄₁₀ would definitely dine again.

Amazing meal and experience.
The food is served as small plates, kind of Asian Tapas style.
I loved every single thing we ordered and was so happy we could try so many things.
Selection of beers made me sooooo happy. My wife loved the ‘cocktails on tap’, which happened to be of excellent quality, not like some premixed slurry from a bottle. The bartender was a very knowledgeable professional, cool Woman!
The service was exceptional, very attentive, with recommendations spot on.
Everything we ordered came fast and was presented nicely. DELICIOUS!
The only thing I can say was not awesome was the presence of flies on the patio. But it is not the restaurant’s fault. Luckily, the flies suddenly disappeared around 8, so the rest of the eve was phenomenal.
Would highly recommend!

The Ramen has the richest, most delicious broth, especially with the spicy miso paste. This add-​on is a must if you want to spice things up a bit. Great selection of beer and rice wine if you’re into that.

I’ve been wanting to try this place for what seems like forever and finally got an opportunity to the other night. It’s a shame I’m not in this part of town more often.
Ramen is one of my absolute favorite foods. It’s one of those things that disappointingly few people seem to have gotten to try a proper bowl of unless they live in an area with a relatively large Japanese population. So far the places in the US where I’ve been able to find it are California, NYC, and Vegas. This doesn’t do me much good in Middle TN, so I got pretty excited at the possibility of adding Nashville to that list.
So my wife and I arrive here in the evening and take a seat at the bar. The place definitely has a hipsterish feel but the staff were very welcoming and friendly, and incredibly attentive considering how packed the place was.
I quickly became enamored with the short & simple menu. An opportunity to enjoy most of these offerings would normally require booking flights for those who have made their home in Tennessee. Shochu? Takoyaki? Yakitori beyond chicken-​on-​a-​stick? Real ramen? I can have these things in Nashville? It’s like Christmas where Santa was nice enough to grab me some bar food while passing through Japan .;
So the bundle of things mentioned above that I never thought I’d be eating in Tennessee became my order. I asked for a premium shochu flight, some takoyaki, several yakitoris and a bowl of tonkotsu ramen because it’s always been my experience that the pork broth is where you really get to taste the soul of a ramen house. I really liked how the shochu was presented with information cards corresponding to each glass; it was nice to be able to refer back to the cards for details while tasting instead of trying to remember a quick spoken description from a bartender.
The takoyaki was a really interesting take on takoyaki. Very hushpuppy-​like (which the menu says, but I figured they were just using it as a description of the food). It’s what I would imagine the result would be if I gave a general description of takoyaki to a cook who had never had it himself and had access to a fryer but not a takoyaki grill. Don’t misconstrue this as a complaint though, they were delicious! Definitely a classed-​up rendition of what’s normally a corndog-​tier festival food. The yakitori was really good as well; grilled to perfection and presented beautifully. I think this is the first time I’ve ever complimented the presentation quality of a food-​on-​a-​stick, but it’s well deserved here.
Finally they brought out the ramen, and what a beautiful presentation it was. The flavor was good but it just didn’t quite taste like what I’m used to having out west and up north. Of course it isn’t ‘wrong’ by any means, as there are infinite ways to make ramen. I’m sure it reflects the personal taste of the recipe creator, or maybe it was designed to be more appealing to regional clientele.
All in all, This place alone is enough to make me wish I were in East Nashville more often, and I can’t wait to come here again.

We were hankering for ramen and had bookmarked this place on Unilocal before heading out to Nashville.
It’s a bit difficult to find, as it’s in a plaza area and the addresses aren’t obvious. Walk towards the back of the plaza and it’s on your left hand side with an outside patio.
The hostess wasn’t too happy when she greeted us, but that’s cool. Perhaps she was tired.
We were starving after a long day and immediately started ordering. Everything looked so good, but not everything was delicious.
Yellowtail and jalapeño sashimi: fish tasted a bit too fishy and chewy. Pass.
Salmon sushi: delish and very good quality.
Yellowtail sushi: my friend said this was much better than the yellowtail sashimi
Wagyu shortrib yakitori: best dish of the night! The beef was perfectly cooked and not chewy at all.
Chicken ramen: meh, this was just okay. Too salty for me and I wasn’t fond of the thicker noodles. The soft boiled egg was a redeeming factor.
Pork ramen: my friend ordered this and I only had a taste of the broth. It was so much better than the chicken! It also came with the thinner noodles that I would have preferred.
Service was pretty good, as we got served by three different waiters. I was a bit disappointed when we tried to order another round of the beef skewers because the kitchen closed at 10 pm on the dot. Wish they had given us some kind of notice.
I would recommend this place if you’re in the area. Get the pork ramen, beef skewers and sushi! Good eclectic mix of Japanese food.

Finally we have yakitoro in town been a long wait.
Awesome insides very calm and great service from the bartenders. Let’s talk about the food… have had yakitoro around the country and this stacks right up there with the rest. The ramen chicken noodle were on the spot.
Chicken breast moist n flavorful
Waghio beef amazing with the green peppers
Sachito peppers no way to meaa em up
Steak was ok but then again waghio was king
Chicken leg meat amazing n melty