One in all San Antonio’s hottest ramen chains has quietly pulled off a threepeat. Hoka Hoka Fuku Japanese Kitchen debuted its third restaurant at 10222 Huebner Rd. #102, bringing Japanese road fare to a brand new store on the Northwest Facet.
Chef Andy Bunto opened his first restaurant close to Helotes in September 2021, serving much-needed consolation meals in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. He adopted up with a second outpost on Bandera Street in November 2024.
Noodles are on the coronary heart of the menu. Hoka Hoka serves 9 types of ramen, together with three varieties with tonkotsu broth, a yuzu-scented mazesoba (brothless) bowl, and tsukemen (dipping) ramen. The counter service joint additionally dishes out udon topped with tempura greens, karaage, or beef.
Katsu is served with steamed rice, pickles, and miso soup.Photograph courtesy of Hoka Hoka Fuku
The appetizer menu is a tour of a few of Japan’s hottest snacks. Along with crowd pleasers like spicy edamame and steamed pork buns, Hoka Hoka carries takoyaki (octopus balls), iso geso age (deep-fried squid tentacles), and crispy agedashi tofu served with grated daikon.
The menu is rounded off by extra carbs: yakisoba, donburi rice bowls with hen teriyaki or chashu pork, and katsu, together with a premium Berkshire pork choice and a mozzarella and pork combo. For dessert, diners can go for Haikkado-style egg tarts or the viral Japanese cotton cheesecake, ultra-fluffy, jiggly custards made by whipping meringue into the batter.
The identify combines the Japanese onomatopoeia “hoka hoka,” normally used to explain “steaming sizzling” meals, and “fuku” for “luck.” For Bunto, it appears the previous introduced in regards to the latter.
The latest Hoka Hoka Fuku is now open seven days per week. Hours are 11 am-3 pm and 5-9 pm, Monday by Friday; 11 am-9 pm, Saturday; and noon-9 pm, Sunday.
