A promising new Asian restaurant serving ramen and sushi just opened in Fort Worth: Called Hokkaido Ramen & Sushi, it’s at 5900 Overton Ridge Blvd #130, in the City View Towne Crossing shopping center at Chisholm Trail Parkway and I-20, taking over a former Pei Wei that closed in 2022.

There is a national chain called Hokkaido which has one location in McKinney — but this Hokkaido Ramen & Sushi is not part of that chain. It's a locally-owned spinoff of a restaurant in Arlington called Hokkaido Sushi and Steakhouse which opened in 2016 on Green Oaks Boulevard where it has earned a loyal following for good sushi and well-prepared food in generous portions at a great price.

Manager Louie Lou says they saw great potential in the up-and-coming southwest Fort Worth area.

"We chose this location because there's no ramen or sushi in this area," Lou says. "The people here are from a younger generation, with a lot of college students who would like to try something new."

For that reason, they stress their ramen selection at the new location, offering 11 kinds of ramen, something for everyone — beef, seafood, spicy chicken, miso, and miso veggie — with both meat and vegetarian broths. Toppings include soft boiled egg, mushrooms, and sliced meat. Extras include scallops or shrimp, extra noodles, or extra vegetables. They also offer alternatives to the typical thin ramen noodle, including lo mein, thick, or flat.

Prices are fair: A bowl ranges from $13 for miso veggie ramen to $15 for seafood ramen.

Similar to the original in Arlington, the Fort Worth restaurant offers many items including an expansive selection of sushi with sashimi and sushi rolls, in familiar varieties such as spicy volcano roll, salmon, yellowtail, and tamago, an egg and rice sushi wrapped in seaweed. Sushi comes in two pieces and sashimi gets you three, ranging in price from $5-$6.

They also offer bun, poke bowls, bento boxes, and dumplings. It's a little bit of everything from both Japanese and Chinese cuisines, including crowd-pleasing hibachi and grill which is the specialty at their Arlington location. They also have a full bar serving alcohol, and last but not least, boba tea.

"When people come into this restaurant, they can get everything," Lou says. "It's not like the all you can eat buffets. Instead of going to a Japanese restaurant or a Chinese restaurant, you can come here for all you want and get high quality food."