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# Rolling with ramen
- URL: https://www.redeyebr.com/daruma-ramen/
- Published: 2026-03-09T12:59:21.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-10T01:20:54.000Z
- Description: Daruma Ramen opens, Mu Dan and Zuma are next
- Author: Mukul Verma
- Tags: Get Out, Food

The Stacy and Danny Zheng family has made a serious bet on Government Street, bringing a broad Asian menu to a Mid City spot that has seen enough failed concepts to qualify as a cautionary tale.

**The details:** Their new restaurant, Daruma Ramen, has opened in a remade building near Doe's Eat Place. That address has been a carousel of cuisines, which is the polite way to say a lot of places have not made it.

**What makes this one different:** The Zhengs did not dabble. They spent more than $1 million to purchase and rework the space, adding festive décor and a wide menu built to appeal to more than just ramen devotees. You can get baos, boba tea, dumplings, wings and sliders with a Daruma twist.

**What we tried:** On a recent visit, the baos were the softest we've had in town, with Korean bulgogi that leaned a bit sweet but worked. The beef ramen brought real spice, while the thin-sliced beef stayed impressively tender.

**Yes, there's a robot:** The crowd favorite may be the robot server, which rolls your order to the table. You can grab the food yourself or have a server bring it to your table. Servers were looking for a nickname for the robot. (May we suggest Roux-bot or Miso?)

**What's next:** The Zhengs are opening more places.

- Mu Dan, a **dim sum restaurant**, is expected to open in June in the former Southern Pearl Oyster House space on Perkins Road.
- Zuma, a **revolving sushi** restaurant on Government Street, is in the works but won't open before Mu Dan. It will be near South Foster.

**The bottom line:** Government Street has another restaurant, and the corridor continues to cement itself as a dining destination after a road diet attracted new investment. And Daruma looks built to last at what has long been a tricky address.