It’s not fair, you might say, that each restaurant was reviewed by a different number of eaters, according to who was available that day. For those who might object to this uneven methodology, we present to you: The Ramen Core Results & Rankings! The Ramen Core is our group of reviewers who tried all 10 restaurants during our June Marathon. There are four of us: Jayzee, Jenne, Laura, and me. (I now think of us as the Ramen Core Four.)

The winner of the Ramen Core Rankings is …

TAJIMA HILLCREST!

RAMEN CORE RANKINGS

[Rank. Restaurant Name: Score]
1. Tajima Hillcrest: 4.25
2. BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar / Yakitori Yakyudori: 4.13
4. Ramen Yamadaya: 3.88
5. Nozaru Ramen Bar: 3.63
6. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka / Tokyo Ramen: 3.13
8. Menya Ultra / Nishiki Ramen: 2.75
9. Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen: 2.38

As you can see, we don’t think much of the Ramen Marathon’s people’s choice. Menya? More like Meh-ya, amirite?

BEST NOODLES: RAMEN YAMADAYA

1. Ramen Yamadaya: 4.75
2. BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar: 4.25
3. Yakitori Yakyudori / Tokyo Ramen: 4
5. Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen: 3.88
6. Tajima Hillcrest: 3.75
7. Nishiki Ramen: 3.38
8. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka: 3.13
9. Nozaru Ramen Bar: 2.75
10. Menya Ultra: 2.63

BEST BROTH: BESHOCK RAMEN & SAKE BAR

1. BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar: 4.38
2. Tajima Hillcrest: 4.13
3. Tokyo Ramen: 4
4. Yakitori Yakyudori / Ramen Yamadaya: 3.38
6. Nozaru Ramen Bar: 3.25
7. Menya Ultra: 3.25
8. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka: 2.63
9. Nishiki Ramen: 2.25
10. Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen: 2.13

BEST MEAT: TAJIMA HILLCREST

1. Tajima Hillcrest / Menya Ultra: 4
3. Ramen Yamadaya: 3.88
4. Tokyo Ramen: 3.75
5. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka: 3.5
6. Nishiki Ramen: 3.38
7. Yakitori Yakyudori: 3.13
8. BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar: 2.88
9. Nozaru Ramen Bar: 2.25
10. Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen: 1.25

BEST EGG: NOZARU RAMEN BAR / TOKYO RAMEN

1. Nozaru Ramen Bar / Tokyo Ramen: 4.5
3. Menya Ultra / Rakiraki: 4.38
5. BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar: 4.25
6. Tajima Hillcrest: 3.63
7. Yakitori Yakyudori: 3.25
8. Ramen Yamadaya: 3.13
9. Nishiki Ramen: 2.63
10. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka: 1

BEST TOPPINGS: NOZARU RAMEN BAR

1. Nozaru Ramen Bar: 3.88
2. BeShock Ramen & Sake Bar: 3.75
3. Menya Ultra: 3.63
4. Ramen Yamadaya / Nishiki Ramen: 3.5
6. Tajima Hillcrest / Yakitori Yakyudori: 3.25
8. Tokyo Ramen: 3.13
9. Hokkaido Ramen Santouka: 3
10. Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen: 2.5