Our Menu - Boulder
Starters
Edamame$5.95
Gyoza - Pork Dumplings (6 Pcs.)$8.50
shishito peppers$9.50
Gaku Buns $8.95
Pork, chicken or tofu - steamed buns, pickled vegetables
Mixed Greens$6.95
wasabi vinaigrette, tofu, house pickled shallots
KARAAGE$9.25
JAPANESE STYLE FRIED CHICKEN
Japanese Cucumber$4.75
Scallions, avocado vinaigrette
Ramen
add black garlic - $1.50
make it spicy - $1.00
Tonkotsu $16.95
Pork broth, noodles, pork chashu, kikurage mushroom, scallions, bamboo shoots
CHICKEN SHOYU $14.95
Chicken broth, noodles, shoyu, chicken chashu, sliced onion, scallions, ginger oil, onion, soft boiled egg, bamboo shoots
SAKANA SHOYU WITH SHRIMP $17.95
chicken broth, Shoyu, noodles, fish oil, shrimp, onion, scallions, ginger oil, bamboo shoots
VEGETABLE SHOYU $13.95
Vegetable broth, noodles, shoyu, cabbage, onion, nori, scallions, bean sprouts, corn
MISO$15.95
Chicken and pork based broth, Pork Chashu, noodles, red miso, cabbage, bean sprouts, miso butter, scallions, bamboo shoots
Hiyashi Chuka - seasonal$12.95
Chilled ramen noodles, Chicken, kinshi tamago, Cucumber, Ginger, Shoyu Sauce
Kaedama $3.00
extra noodles for your soup. If you are hungry today please leave some of your soup and ask for "kaedama"!
Rice Bowls
RICE BOWL OPTIONS
GRILLED SALMON FRIED RICE$15.95
Salmon, Tobiko, shoyu, onion, scallions, cabbage and corn
PORK BELLY FRIED RICE $13.95
pork, shiitake mushrooms, corn, onion, cabbage, shoyu and scallions
CHICKEN FRIED RICE $11.95
Chicken, scallions, egg, cabbage, corn, shiitake mushrooms, shoyu and onion
VEGETABLE FRIED RICE $11.95
shiitake MUSHROOMS, CORN, CABBAGE, ONION, SCALLIONS, BEAN SPROUTS, shoyu
Steamed Rice$4.00
ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS & EXTRAS
SOFT BOILED EGG, NORI, BEAN SPROUTS, BAMBOO SHOOTS, CABBAGE, CORN, MISO BUTTER $1.95
PORK CHASHU, CHICKEN CHASHU, BRAISED PORK BELLY, TOFU, MISO MUSHROOMS $3.95
SHRIMP, SALMON$5.95
An automatic 20% gratuity will be added for parties of 6 or more.
Our Beverages
Our Beers
DRAUGHT
Kirin Ichiban $6.00
ABV 5%
Avery Brewing White Rascal $7.00
ABV 5.6%
Upslope IPA $7.00
ABV 7.2%
Elevation Pilsner $7.00
ABV 5.0%
Breckenridge Palisade Peach $7.00
ABV 4.6%
Bottled Beers
Asahi Lager - 22oz. $11.00
ABV 5.0%
Left Hand Milk Stout $8.00
ABV 6.0%
Odell Brewing 90 Shilling Ale $8.00
ABV 5.3%
Canned Beers
Montucky Cold Snacks Lager - 16oz. $9.00
ABV 4.0%
Avery Hazish IPA $8.00
ABV 5.0%
Hitachino Anbai Sour Ale $13.00
ABV 7.5%
Hitachino White Ale $11.00
ABV 5.5%
Hitachino Espresso Stout $13.00
ABV 7.5%
Rotating Cider $10.00
ABV 7.5%
Rational Mexican Lager $7.50
ABV 0%
High Noon Seltzer $8.00
ABV 4.5%
Japanese Whisky
Mars Iwai Blue Label $7.00
Akashi Ume Plum $7.00
Mars Iwai White Label Single Malt $11.00
Akashi White Oak Blend $11.00
Suntory Toki $11.00
Ichiros Malt & Grain $22.00
Akashi White Oak Single Malt $22.00
Japanese Gin
Kyoto Ki No Bi $13.00
Cocktails
Machigai $14.00
plum wine, yuzu juice, amaretto, prosecco
Lychee Martini $12.00
Vodka, muddled Lychee, lime juice
Tokyo Mule $12.00
Whiskey, ginger beer, lime juice
Gaku Punch $12.00
Rum, orange juice, pineapple Juice cranberry juice,
Nezuko Margarita $13.00
Tequilla, house made spicy miso agave, orange liquor
Sakeberry $12.00
Ozeki Sake, raspberry liquor, lemon
Yuzu Margarita $12.00
Tequilla, Yuzu juice, lime juice, simple syrup
Gaku Bloody $12.00
Sake, tomato juice, lime juice, house made gyoza sauce
Sake & Wines
Sake
Bushidio Draft$11.00 glass
Junmai Ginjo
Ozeki Premium$8.00 Glass | $55.00 Bottle
Junmai 1.5l
Moonstone Plum$14.00 glass | $45.00 bottle
Junmai Ginjo 750ml
Momokawa Organic $15.00 Glass | $48.00 bottle
Nigori Junmai Ginjo 750ml
Yoshinogawa$15.00 glass | $48.00 bottle
Echigo Junmai 720ml
Joto One Cup 'Graffiti Cup'$10.00 Bottle
Hanjozo 200ml
Giggling Geisha$18.00 Bottle
Junmai Ginjo 300ml
Kiuchi Brewery Kikusakari Sparkling$20.00 Bottle
Usu-Nigori 180ml
Joto 'The Green One'$36.00 Bottle
Junmai 300ml
Champagne & Sparkling
Ruffino $9.00 (187 ml.) Bottle
Prosecco
Taittinger $88.00 Bottle
Champagne
White Wines
Jakob Demmer$8.00 Glass | $26.00 Bottle
Riesling
Alta Luna$8.00 Glass | $25.00 Bottle
Pinot Grigio
Robert Mondavi Private Select$8.00 Glass |$26.00 Bottle
Chardonnay
"The Seeker"$9.00 Glass | $30.00 Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc
Kim Crawford$39.00 Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc
Cote Mas Rose$7.00 Glass | $28.00 Bottle
Rose
Red Wine
Ryder Estate$9.00 Glass | $29.00 Bottle
Pinot Noir
Silver Peak$9.00 Glass | $29.00 Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chloe$35.00 Bottle
Merlot
Argento$29.00 Bottle
Malbec
Not sure which ramen to choose? check out our Ultimate guide to ramen
GAKU'S GUIDE TO AUTHENTIC RAMEN
Gaku Ramen is committed to offer authentic, Japanese ramen. Our recipes were specifically developed by two deeply experienced Japanese ramen masters who personally came to Burlington from Japan to fine tune our menu and train the local chefs and staff. There are actually a number or basic types of ramen, and we offer three of them here.Please try all three and discover what flavor you like most!
Tonkotsu Ramen
Tonkotsu is a pork-based broth, and in some ways is our most flavorful ramen. Tonkotsu Ramen is generally accepted to have started in western Japan, and has been immensely popular in the United States. At Gaku, we use fresh pork that is cooked at varying temperatures for hours to bring out the flavor.It is thicker and richer than a soy sauce based broth, as the pork adds texture as well as flavor to our ramen. It is pronounced “Tone Koh Tsu” and should not be confused with “Tonkatsu,” which is a fried breaded pork cutlet popular in Japan.
Miso Ramen
Miso Ramen is also one of the most popular styles of ramen in Japan. Miso itself is made from soybeans and is high in protein and vitamins. Miso is a staple of Japanese food. Most people have heard of Miso Soup, which is served with many Japanese cuisines. Miso Ramen hails from northern Japan, and gained popularity throughout the 1960s to the point where, today, it is considered a basic Japanese ramen. The Miso used in ramen is often a touch spicy. At Gaku, we use real Miso in a special recipe that brings out some of the spicy notes without being overpowering.
Shoyu Ramen
“Shoyu” is Japanese for soy sauce, and is one of the most basic, but delicious ramen varieties around. Shoyu Ramen is thought to have started in the Kanto area of central Japan, especially centered in Yokohama and Tokyo. Shoyu Ramen is a little lighter than the other broths we serve, and perhaps some would say it has a “cleaner” taste. Our vegetarian ramen is also made using a Shoyu base.
