Come on a weekday after work and there was a short line. The broth is rich and flavorful, the noodles are perfectly cooked, and the toppings are fresh and generously portioned

Solid ramen spot but honestly the main perk is their hours. When you're craving ramen at midnight or needing some sustenance after a night out, Betsutenjin is available to help out. However, during normal hours, I wouldn't necessarily say the ramen here is levels above other options. Simple menu with two main ramens and sides so you can be confident they're specialized and consistent. Combos come with an egg and the option of lobster salad or gyoza, both smaller than their side order counterparts. We were not charged a service fee as a party of 5 and they scratched it off on the receipt. Seems like it may have been a default fee in the past but not anymore. Double check so you can tip accordingly! Prawn Miso Ramen - I was expecting some bigger prawns but they top off the ramen with dried prawns for taste. One would consider this addition more umami like. While flavorful, the prawns are simply too small to leave much of an impact beyond a few bites. After two or three, the ramen defaults to their Hakata style. Anyways, pork broth was rich and noodles were delightful. Pork was tender and fatty. I would recommend defaulting to their classic Hakata though because the prawn part feels more gimmicky.

You know the food will be good when the menu is small - and this definitely holds true for Betsu Ten Jin. Coming into a hole-in-the-wall spot on a weeknight at dinnertime, the restaurant was unsurprisingly empty. No complaints there as the interior is quite small and cozy. The service was quick, attentive, and friendly. Our food came not too long after ordering; after starting our meal with crispy, juicy gyoza, I was surprised with the quality of the ramen I was served here. The broth is light yet flavorful, with a healthy serving of meat and other ramen toppings. I also loved how our table was equipped with an array of condiments and add-ons to personalize my soup. I'm typically not the biggest fan of ramen, but this place has changed my mind. I will definitely be back!

I came here for dinner after landing in Seattle and I loved how it was one of the few spots that are open late. We came around 11pm and they seemed pretty packed inside, but we didn't wait longer than 15 minutes for a seat. We were seated at the bar area and I ordered gyoza and a hakata style ramen. The food was delicious and it was absolutely the best choice after landing into Seattle on a cold night. The gyoza was crispy yet juicy and the ramen was so flavorful and filling. The prices aren't too bad either and the staff was so friendly while working quickly. I'd definitely recommend this spot if you're looking for late night ramen.

I've been to Betsu Ten Jin a handful of times and each time has been a spectacular experience. Each time there I've aimed to be there at opening because there is ALWAYS a line, without fail. Be prepared and don't say no one warned you. Service is quick and attentive. Not rather personable, but they serve up some damn good food so do we really need any small talk? No. Betsu Ten Jin is extremely cozy. I think I remember them saying the largest table they could seat was a group of four, and there was maybe a couple of those, along with counter top/bar style seating for people who didn't mind sitting next to each other (rather than across). TLDR; come here to eat, not to mingle. I got the Hakata Style Ramen, which is their specialty, and it's some of the best ramen I've tried. Extremely flavorful, and the cuts of pork were extremely succulent and cooked to perfection. I also added an egg for topping which was delicious. I'm not up in the area often unless I'm here for work so I don't usually have time to stop, but I'm glad there's been a few times I've been able to come in. 100% worth it, especially coming up on these cooler fall days!

Solid 4 star meal. What I love about this place is their no nonsense limited menu, ensuring that what they have is great. I had the hakata ramen combo for $21, which came with the base ramen bowl ($16) with the addition of a whole egg ($2.25) and a side of either gyoza or lobster salad ($7). I chose the lobster salad which was absolutely delicious wrapped in seaweed. The ramen itself had one of the best broths I've ever had. The shortfalls are that the noodles are just okay (they are thiner noodles, letting the texture down a bit) and the egg came whole instead of cut in half which was a little hard to eat. These might be preference things for me but they were enough to take away from my "perfect" 5 star bowl. Portions were on the smaller side, so getting the combo to supplement is a good choice. Service was great, quick, friendly, and casual.

Betsu Ten Jin is a solid spot for ramen and it's late night hours are a huge plus. The restaurant is very small (probably ~20-25 seats), but I went for dinner around 6:30 PM on a weekday and they were never more than 60% capacity the entire time I was there. Pricing was about what you would expect for ramen and the serving size is pretty average. Overall, I still think Ramen Danbo is best in town, but this place seems to be more under the radar and if you don't want to wait in their slow moving line, this is a lovely consolation prize. Hakata Ramen (4/5): Milky, super porky broth that is insanely rich. Char siu is lovely, nice bit of char outside and super fatty. Noodles were chewy enough that I wasn't disappointed, but I also wasn't blown away, which is also a good summary of how I felt about this place.

The Ramen soup is just so fantastic here! The menu isn't exactly vast but what you got to pick from doesn't disappoint in the slightest! The ingredients are super fresh and the flavor of the soup is completely infectious. Perfect to come in on a cold, rainy day but be warned there could be a line. We squeezed in and while no wait developed after we left it is very prone to getting that way. In addition to the soup we had some fantastic gyoza to serve as an appetizer. Definitely worth going to and something you won't want to miss out on if you want some excellent and authentic Ramen soup!