Itto Ramen Bar & Japanese Tapas Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Itto Ramen Bar & Japanese Tapas, located in Arden, NC, where culinary artistry meets authentic Japanese tradition. The menu offers a delightful fusion of savory ramen and exquisite tapas. The standout dish, Itto Signature Ramen, features a rich broth crafted with miso and topped with tender chashu pork, ground pork, and a perfectly seasoned soft-boiled egg.
- Itto Spicy Ramen: A must-try for spice lovers, it harmonizes robust flavors.
- Japanese Fried Oysters: Lightly breaded and served with a refreshing seafood poke sauce.
- Wonton Tacos: A creative twist served with succulent chashu pork and fresh toppings.
- Itto Shumai: These dumplings exemplify the chef's commitment to flavorful presentations.
The restaurant prides itself on using organic ingredients, elevating every plate into a work of art. The inviting atmosphere and attentive service create an experience that beckons you to return again and again.
Desserts
Tempura Ice Cream
Green tea, red bean, vanilla.
Jumbo Mochi Ice Cream
Green tea, red bean, strawberry, mango.
Tempura Cheesecake
Tempura Banana
F-Crepe Cake, Matcha
Japanese Ice Cream
Green tea, red bean, vanilla.
Grilled Salmon
Gluten free. Grilled salmon with asparagus and tomatoes or chef's choice greens (seasonal) with spicy miso sauce. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Dynamite Shrimp
Fried lightly breaded shrimp tossed with creamy and spicy shrimp sauce over baby arugula.
Beef Jalapeno Tataki
Gluten free. Seared thinly sliced beef with yuzu sauce, topped with jalapeno, masago, white truffle oil and micro greens. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Katsu Tofu
Vegan. Lightly fried tofu served with Itto sweet chili sauce topped with micro greens.
Itto Shumai (3 Pieces)
House-made steamed shrimp shumai dumplings.
Stuffed Sweet Potato With Spicy Crab & Tuna (3 Pieces)
Lightly tempura sweet potato with chopped raw spicy tuna crab mix drizzled with Itto special sauce. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Mango Shrimp (4 Pieces)
Gluten free. Skewered grilled shrimp with mango and avocado served with spicy miso sauce.
Cheese Karokke
Fried cheese with crab, onion, katsu powder, served with Itto sweet chili sauce.
Wonton Taco ( 3 Pieces)
Fried wonton skin served with chashu pork and topped with avocado, tomato, cilantro.
Shishito Peppers
Vegan, gluten free. Shishito peppers blackened and seasoned with sea salt.
Scallion Pancake
Spicy crab or chashu pork wrapped with scallion pancake served with house-made eel sauce.
Yellowtail Jalapeno
Gluten free. Sliced thin raw yellowtail, served with Itto special yuzu sauce, topped with jalapeno, tobiko, white truffle oil and micro greens. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Crispy Rice (2 Pieces)
Japanese light fried sushi rice with avocado, jalapeno, spicy crab or chashu pork
Harumaki (3 Pieces)
Vegan. Japanese vegetable spring roll drizzled with sweet chili sauce.
Cucumber Salad
Vegan.
Sweet Custard Bun (5 Pc)
Stuffed Shishito Peppers
Tempura fried shishito peppers, cheese, onion, crab and chashu pork, served with Itto sweet chili sauce.
Garlic Butter Edamame
Vegan, gluten free.
Itto Gyoza (6 Pieces)
Vegan. House-made pork or vegetable dumplings steamed or pan-fried with gyoza sauce.
Japanese Fried Oysters
Japanese style panko lightly breaded oysters served with seafood poke sauce and yuzu.
Seaweed Salad
Vegan, gluten free.
Firecracker
Fried potato chips topped with a raw spicy tuna and spicy crab, micro greens, tobiko and eel sauce. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Pan Fried Buns (3 Pieces)
Fresh made chashu pork pan fried golden brown with yuza sauce.
Grill Squid
Gluten free. A whole grilled squid with Japanese chili powder, black pepper and Itto special sauce. (grilled squid is chewy and firm when cooked).
Beef Yakitori
Gluten free. Beef, oba leaf, baby organic arugula grilled on a skewer.
Crispy Nori Tata (4 Pieces)
Japanese fried nori with sushi rice, topped with fish salmon, avocado, jalapeno, tobiko, served with Itto signature sauce.
Crab Rangoon (6 Pieces)
Crab and cream cheese in wonton skin, served with sweet chili sauce.
Tuna Samba (3 Pieces)
Gluten free. Fresh raw tuna wrapped around cucumber, jalapeno, avocado and topped with masago, micro greens, and spicy miso. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Avocado Ball
Crab, tuna, salmon, jalapeno, and cream cheese, wrapped with avocado, flash fried and drizzled with house special sauce.
Shrimp Cucumber Bite (4 Pieces)
Gluten free. Sliced cucumber with creamy avocado topped with grilled shrimp and cilantro.
Chicken Katsu
Japanese fried chicken with eel sauce.
Garlic Butter Broccoli
Vegan, gluten free. Broccoli sauteed in garlic butter and soy sauce.
Stuffed Salmon (3 Pieces)
Spicy crawfish salad, wrapped with seared salmon, with Itto chef signature sauce topped with tobiko, micro greens. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Fried Tofu
Vegan. Lightly fried tofu served with Itto sweet chili sauce topped with micro greens.
Itto French Fry
Fried potato with pink salt, rice seasoning. Parmesan cheese and served with white sauce.
Chashu Don
Chashu pork over warm rice, topped with a poached egg, nori flake, micro green, and eel sauce. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Stuffed Sweet Potato With Creamy Avocado Mix (3 Pieces)
Vegan. Lightly tempura sweet potato with creamy cilantro avocado mix drizzled with Itto special sauce. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Takoyaki Balls (5 Pieces)
Chopped octopus, seaweed powder, brown rice flour, deep fried, topped with bonito flakes. (creamy inside crispy outside).
Spicy Crab Salad
Poke Bowl
Gluten free. Chopped raw tuna, salmon, avocado, seaweed salad, organic arugula, pink radish, mango, fish eggs over sushi rice and topped with spicy poke sauce. Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Miso Eggplants
Vegan. Fried Japanese eggplant drizzled with sweet miso sauce.
Godzilla Roll
spicy tuna, salmon and crab, cream cheese, avocado, jalapeno, crispy fried and top with tobiko, scallion, chef's special sauce.
Dancing Eel (3 Pieces)
Tamago, avocado, and eel topped with eel sauce and radish sprouts.
Itto Buns (3 Pieces)
Vegan. Steamed buns with your choice of signature chashu pork or eggplant and marinated tofu served with cucumber, organic arugula, and sweet miso sauce.
Tempura Onion Ring
Vegan. Jumbo tempura onion rings served with chef's special sauce.
Itto Miso Scallops (4 Pieces)
Gluten free. Scallops grilled to perfection with radish sprouts served with Itto spicy miso sauce.
Zucchini Or Avocado Katsu
Vegan. Japanese fried breaded zucchini or avocado served with sweet miso sauce.
Itto Wings (6 Pieces)
Fried chicken wings with a sweet chili glaze.
Itto Tapas
Extra Toppings
Black Garlic 0il
Seasoned Boiled Egg
Extra Soup
Side Arugula
3pc Chashu Pork
Small Side Broccoli
Bamboo Shoot
Corn
Tofu
Extra Noodles
House Spicy Chill Oil
Ramen Burger
Vegan. Your choice of chashu pork or veggie burger with organic arugula, tempura onion ring, house special sauce. Between two grilled ramen patties. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Classic Ramen
Original broth, house-made ramen, with Itto signature chashu pork, bamboo shoot, seasoned boiled egg, scallion, organic arugula and nori. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Curry Ramen
Original yellow curry broth, house-made ramen, with ground pork, seasoned boiled egg, bamboo shoot, and scallions. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Seafood Ramen
Original broth, house-made ramen, grilled shrimp, fish cake, crabmeat, scallion, and seasoned boiled egg. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto House Special Ramen
Brothless with house-made ramen, sesame base, spicy oil, parmesan cheese, ground pork seasoned boiled egg, scallions, crispy onion, white truffle oil. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Deluxe Ramen
Original broth with black garlic oil, house-made ramen, with signature chashu pork, seasoned boiled egg, scallion and bamboo shoot. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Vegetable Ramen
Vegan, gluten free. Original creamy vegetable broth, with fresh make ,gluten free ramen, miso, corn, bamboo shoot, organic arugula, pink rabifh broccoli, house marinated tofu, scallion. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.
Itto Spicy Ramen
Original broth, with miso, house-made ramen, Itto signature chashu pork, ground pork, bamboo shoot, seasoned boiled egg, corn, and scallion. *Advisory: consuming, raw materials, undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase the risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions. Our soup may contain soy, wheat, eggs, garlic oil, and scallions. Please alert our staff of any allergies, so that we may prepare food accordingly.