Lava Restaurant & Lounge

The food was okay. Spring rolls were not freshly cooked. Garlic potatoes were good. Staff was friendly.
We had a nice time!

Just had a surprise 50th Birthday Party here on 11/16/2018. Wow! very awesome place to hold a party, event, function. Food was catered here within this location. we had about a dozen delicious items during my event. Great bar setting, lounge private function room in the back, very nice ambiance lighting, large TVs to watch sports events, music, PA system, comfortable seating. Absolutely love this place and will book my next event here.

I really liked this bar/restaurant, it was a pleasant surprise. I love whisky and first noted the vast array of Japanese whisky prominently decorating the top shelf. My shorts weren't jerked down on the price of a Yamazaki 12, a now difficult whisky to find as it becomes more scarce. Ken, the bartender embraced my passion for whisky and let me try a Togouchi 10yr on the house. Just after 6:00pm on a Tuesday the place was quite and melodic as a good music gently dripped in the background. I ordered Vegetable Ramen that I would grade a C+; with that said this is a great bar to talk with your loved one or good friend without competing over the noise of a gaggle of other people. Warm and intimate, with good drinks is where this place shines.

Fantastic ramen for lunch that come in a wide variety of soup bases, spice levels, and add in ingredients. Great for going out with a small group of coworkers. No idea what the night lounge is like.

It's a pretty chill place to grab drinks after work and I've never had any issues with getting a spot. If you're there for HH, I highly recommend also giving their tofu fries a try!

Even though Lava Lounge is first and foremost a bar, I usually come for their delicious ramen. Yep, you heard that right-- Lava Lounge has some solid ramen. It's no Orenchi or Mensho, but their signature broth is actually pretty bomb. I love their shrimp tempura and usually go for the seafood ramen with dumplings added, but you can totally build your own bowl too. I'm a total wimp when it comes to eating spicy food, so I only go for the mild version of the broth. I will most likely keep it that way since I've heard about and witnessed the horror of stronger spice levels!

Lava Lounge is a great lunch option in the soma area and their prices are pretty reasonable too!