Ramen · House Signature · $16
The house signature. UGLY Ramen is the kitchen's own recipe — rich house broth, chashu pork, soft-boiled marinated egg, nori, bamboo shoots, scallions. The ramen that defines what Ugly Dumpling wants its noodle bowl to be.
Every ramen restaurant worth its broth has a house bowl — the one that isn't tonkotsu, isn't shoyu, isn't miso, but is the kitchen's own statement. For Ugly Dumpling, that bowl is UGLY Ramen: a proprietary broth recipe developed specifically for this menu, drawing on multiple broth-building techniques to arrive at something richer and more layered than any single regional style.
The chashu pork is braised pork belly — slow-cooked in a mixture of soy, mirin, sake, and sugar until the fat has rendered and the meat pulls apart easily. Sliced and torched or seared before serving, the edges caramelize slightly and the fat cap glistens. The soft-boiled egg is marinated overnight in a sweetened soy tare — the yolk jammy and custard-orange, the white deeply flavored all the way through.
Bamboo shoots (menma), nori, and scallions round out the bowl — the canonical ramen topping set that exists for good reason. Each element has a job: menma adds crunch and a slightly fermented depth; nori softens in the broth and adds a clean oceanic note; scallions brighten everything at the finish. At $16, UGLY Ramen is tied with the other bowls on price but leads in identity.
Per full bowl. Estimates based on standard recipe; actual values may vary.
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 780 |
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrates | 82 g |
| Fat | 32 g |
| Sodium | 1680 mg |
Allergens: Wheat, Soy, Pork, Egg, Sesame.
Tonkotsu and miso are proven templates — any capable kitchen can execute them. UGLY Ramen is the bowl that has no template to fall back on. It is the dish that most directly expresses what the Ugly Dumpling kitchen thinks a great ramen bowl should taste like. Order it first; use the others as comparison.
Chashu pork, ajitsuke tamago, nori, menma, scallions — this is the complete canonical ramen topping arrangement, nothing missing. At $16 (same as every other ramen on the menu) you get the house broth and the full topping set without paying a premium for the signature designation.
A proprietary broth developed specifically for this menu — not a single regional style but a layered, kitchen-original recipe that draws on multiple techniques for depth and richness.
Braised and caramelized pork belly — slow-cooked until tender, finished with heat for edge char. The richest single topping on any ramen bowl at Ugly Dumpling.
Overnight soy-marinated ajitsuke tamago with a jammy, custard-orange yolk. The egg that breaks open into the broth and changes the flavor of every subsequent spoonful.
