Miso Yummy Ramen from a food truck? Why not? Miso Yummy offers $8 tonkotsu or kimchi ramen, though neither are traditional versions. They're served in styrofoam bowls for ramen on-the-go.

Mochi Sushi CultureMap introduced Houstonians to this new Sugar Land restaurant earlier this week in an article highlighting the similarities between Mochi's menu and the menu at Kata Robata. While we haven't tried Mochi yet, the place does appear to serve ramen for $10 to $12 per bowl. To see what kind, check out Kata Robata's ramen descriptions. We kid, we kid.

Ninja Ramen The new ramen joint on the block (Washington Avenue, to be exact) serves only one thing: Ramen. Paired with a signature cocktail, the ramen (original, spicy, miso or spicy miso) will whisk you away to a hole-in-the wall ramen restaurant in Japan.

Ramen Jin Like Ninja Ramen, this dedicated ramen restaurant serves little else. Try one of the six varieties of ramen, each served with a signature five-minute egg printed with the Ramen Jin logo. A bowl of ramen here will set you back $9.

Sasaki Sasaki is a traditional Japanese restaurant with $7.95 bowls of tonkotsu ramen on the menu. The ramen broth is good--if a little underseasoned--but the noodles are perfectly al dente.

Soma Sushi Known for its wildly successful ramen experiments, Soma Sushi is constantly pushing the ramen envelope. Try the Texas ramen with barbecued pork belly, mushrooms, wakame and tofu for a little something different or the spicy miso ramen for something more classic. Prices range from $12 to $17.

Teppay Japanese Restaurant Owned, operated and frequented by Japanese families, Teppay is about as authentic as you can get, and the ramen is no exception. The broth in the wafu ramen is soy sauce based, as opposed to the pork-based tonkotsu, but both are rich and dynamic.

Taiko The ramen portions here might be smaller than what you're used to, but what they lack in size, they make up for in flavor. This is not the same Taiko that Robb Walsh reviewed for us back in 2003, calling it "Chuck E.-nese cuisine." This is the real deal, and the complex, perfectly cooked ramen proves it.

Tiger Den We brought along local ramen expert Carl Rosa when we tried Tiger Den, and we both agreed that the main dish at the Chinatown eatery is pretty solid. The noodles are pulled fresh in-house, and the broth is full of the flavor of boiled-down fat, soy sauce and garlic. When it first opened, lines were out the door, but the crowd gathered for the $8 to $9 bowls of ramen has thinned slightly since then.

Coming soon Continuing the Houston ramen explosion is JINYA Ramen, which is set to open two locations--one in Midtown and one in Clear Lake--in the near future. The chain has received many accolades in California, where it originated, for its flavorful broth, "pumped up with industrial quantities of dashi and dried fish." There's no set opening date for either location yet, but according to the website, the Houston hours of operation are "coming soon."

Also coming to Houston in the near future: Ramen Tatsu-Ya. Maybe. So far, that one's just a rumor, but the owner of the Austin-based restaurant, Tatsu Aikawa, told Robb Walsh that he was looking for a space in Houston a year ago. Hopefully that's still on the horizon.