Get excited: Chef Ken Ishibashi is doing a ramen pop-up this Friday and Saturday at ISHI. The last time ISHI had a ramen pop-up was New Year’s Eve. Usually, the Japanese restaurant offers weekend omakase, but this weekend, the menu will be a special ramen and desserts by Kaori’s Oven, a small bakery run by the chef’s wife Kaori Ishibashi.
There are no reservations for this weekend’s pop-up. At the last ramen event, the line was really long, so be prepared to wait — but ISHI’s ramen is worth the wait.
The New Year’s Eve ramen had a pork and chicken broth with chashu (braised pork belly), egg, bamboo shoots, scallions, and nori — and it was absolutely amazing.
ISHI + Kaori’s Oven Pop-Up
305 Cedar St
Champaign
F+Sa noon to 3 p.m.
