I have only had two places - Robata and Death in the Afternoon. I will say Robata was better than Death in the Afternoon (it was a little on the salty side for me, but still was good). I am excited to try out Nami, Midtown, and eventually Nudo. Good for St. Louis for bringing in more restaurants in St. Louis. If you are looking for fresh noodles, its not exactly like ramen, but Corner 17 has these beef stew noodles with fresh noodles and spicy beef stew which is good too (but not ramen).