Our Menu - Burlington
Starters
Edamame$4.95
Gyoza - Pork Dumplings (6 Pcs.)$7.95
Gaku Buns $8.00
Pork, chicken or tofu - steamed buns, pickled vegetables
Mixed Greens$6.95
wasabi vinaigrette, tofu, house pickled shallots
KARAAGE$8.25
JAPANESE STYLE FRIED CHICKEN
Japanese Cucumber$4.75
Scallions, avocado vinaigrette
Ramen
add black garlic - 0.95
make it spicy - 0.50
Tonkotsu $15.95
Pork broth, noodles, pork chashu, kikurage mushroom, scallions, bamboo shoots
CHICKEN SHOYU $13.95
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 $12.95
Vegetable broth, noodles, shoyu, cabbage, onion, nori, scallions, bean sprouts, corn
MISO$14.95
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 $11.75
shiitake MUSHROOMS, CORN, CABBAGE, ONION, SCALLIONS, BEAN SPROUTS, shoyu
Steamed Rice$4.00
ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS & EXTRAS
SOFT BOILED EGG, NORI, 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
Get Gaku Ramen on the go! For take out, please see our menu for details or call 802-497-3050
Our Beverages
Our Beers
DRAUGHT
Fiddlehead IPA $7.00
ABV 6.2%
Zero Gravity Green State Lager $7.00
ABV 4.9%
Good Measure Cream Ale $7.00
ABV 4.8%
Switchback Ale $7.00
ABV 5.0%
Queen City hefeweizen $7.00
ABV 5.4%
Lost Nation Gose $7.00
ABV 4.5%
Bottled Beers
Kirin Ichiban $6.00
ABV 5.0%
Hitachino Ginger Ale $10.00
ABV 5.5%
Hitachino Red Rice Ale $10.00
ABV 5.5%
Heineken $5.00
ABV 5.0%
Allagash White $7.00
ABV 5.1%
Amstel Light $5.00
ABV 3.5%
Canned Beers
Pabst Blue Ribbon - 16oz. $6.00
ABV 4.75%
Zero Gravity - Cone Head $7.00
ABV 5.7%
Hitachino White Ale $10.00
ABV 5.5%
Hitachino Yuzu Lager $10.00
ABV 5.5%
Truly Hard Seltzer $5.00
ABV 5.0%
von Trapp Dunkel $7.00
ABV 5.2%
Citizen Cider - Dirty Mayor $9.00
ABV 6.9%
Citizen Cider - Unified Press $9.00
ABV 6.8%
Sapporo $10.00
ABV 4.9%
Cocktails
Gin-Tendo $13.00
Barr Hill, Grapefruit, Rosemary
Lychee Martini $12.00
Stoli, Lychee, honey. lime
Tokyo Mash Up $12.00
Barr Hill, St. Germain, cucumber
Roppongi Gold $12.00
Milagro Reposado, grapefruit, cinnamon
Fuji Sunrise $12.00
Bulleit Rye, Yellow Chartreuse, Chambord, lemon
Yokozuna $12.00
Hornitos plata, grand marnier, lime, spicy cucumber
Shots
Good-Zilla $7.00
Bacardi, courvoisier VS, lime, cinnamon
Gaku Tea $8.00
Suntory Toki - Peach - Sour
Sake & Wines
Sake
Organic Nama $20.00 Bottle
Junmai 300ml
Ozeki Cloudy$6.50 glass | $40.00 Bottle
Junmai Nigori 1.5l
Tozai Snow Maiden $21.00 Bottle
Junmai Nigori 300ml
Poochi Poochi$26.00 Bottle
Sparkling Junmain 300ml
Suijin$27.00 Bottle
Junmai 300ml
Hakushika White Peach $9.50 glass | $36.00 Bottle
Flavored Junmai 750ml
Ozeki Premium$6.50 Glass | $22.00 bottle
Junmai 750ml bottle
kikkoman Plum $6.50 glass | $22.00 bottle
Plum Wine 750ml
Ozeki Karatamba$9.00 glass | $85.00 Bottle
Honjozo 1.8L
Champagne & Sparkling
Laluca $9.00 (187 ml.) Bottle
Prosecco
Veuve Clicquot $85.00 Bottle
Champagne
White Wines
Sola Paso Robles$7.00 Glass | $25.00 Bottle
Chardonnay
Cupcake$8.00 Glass | $30.00 Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc
Villa Wolf$9.00 Glass | $36.00 Bottle
Pinot Gris
Grooner$32.00 Bottle
Grüner Veltliner
Shine$28.00 Bottle
Riesling
Red Wine
Chateau Grimard$30.00 Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cab Franc
Roto$7.00 Glass | $24.00 Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon
Alias$36.00 Bottle
Merlot
Noble Vines$8.00 Glass | $29.00 Bottle
Pinot Noir
La Puerta$30.00 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.
