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Boba shops, gas stations, cafés and offices that added a self-serve ramen station. Find a space like yours and see how they set it up.
CU Convenience Store · Honolulu, HI
CU put four ramen machines in its new campus store in Honolulu. At dinner time they run non-stop.
See this setupPickleball Club Ramen Lab · Saskatoon, SK
A pickleball club added a ramen lab for players between games. It went from 1 machine to 5 in three weeks.
See this setupJDM Café · Bountiful, UT
A car-culture café runs four ramen machines in a row. On car-meet nights the crowd lines up to cook their own bowls, with no cook on staff.
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Grew from 1 to 3 machines in 3 weeksBuffet Ramen Bar · Gettysburg, PA
A buffet swapped its sushi station for a self-serve ramen bar, then ordered two more machines three weeks in.
See this setupBubble Tea Shop · Spokane, WA
A bubble tea and poke shop opened a ramen station with two machines and had eight within three weeks, with no extra staff.
See this setupMeal-Prep Shop · Helena, MT
A meal-prep shop added a ramen station with a topping bar. Day one was a hit, and it has since grown to three machines.
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See the NEO CUCINA ProBoba Shop Ramen Station · Stockton, CA
A boba shop sells ramen at $6.99 a bowl with $1 add-ons, next to its drink menu.
See this setupCasino Market · Rohnert Park, CA
An Asian market inside a casino runs six ramen machines side by side and feeds a late-night crowd from a wall of 90 noodle choices.
See this setupSelf-Serve Ramen Bar · Albuquerque, NM
A ramen restaurant built entirely on self-serve: guests cook their own bowls at a row of machines, and the dining room stays packed.
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Grew from 1 to 6 machines in 3 weeksScan-and-Cook Ramen Shop · El Dorado Hills, CA
A ramen concept that started with one machine and ordered five more three weeks later, three of them on one counter printed "Scan. Cook. Go."
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4 machines on one rolling cartEscape Room Ramen Bar · Albuquerque, NM
An escape room, ice cream and coffee complex added a four-machine ramen bar on a rolling cart.
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25+ bowls sold per dayBoba Shop · North Bend, OR
A boba shop added hot ramen to its menu and now sells 25+ bowls a day, with no extra staff.
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$5.99 a bowl, toppings from $0.50Asian Market DIY Ramen Station · Farmington, NM
An Asian grocery put a $5.99 DIY ramen station right next to its noodle shelves.
See this setupGas Station · Santa Ana, CA
Drivers grab a hot bowl while they fill up, and the store earns extra on paid toppings like cheese and corn.
See this setupNorthwestern University · Evanston, IL
Northwestern students scan a pack, the machine handles the water and the cooking, and the campus ramen spot has become something they film and share.
See this setupBakery Café DIY Ramen Bar · Boardman, OH
A bánh mì bakery added two machines and a screen that plays the how-to on a loop, so customers cook on their own.
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Gas Station Market · Chattanooga, TN
A gas station market turned one counter into a full ramen station: two machines, noodles on both sides, toppings in the fridge below.
See this setupKorean Restaurant Ramen Bar · Visalia, CA
A Korean restaurant runs three machines where customers scan a pack and cook it while they grab a drink.
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Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ
The campus market at Montclair State runs a ramen station students cook for themselves, guided by a simple how-to poster on the wall.
See this setupMall Convenience Store · Houston, TX
A konbini-style shop in a Houston mall lets shoppers turn any pack off the shelf into a hot, cheesy bowl of ramen.
See this setupRamen Bar Grand Opening · Independence, OR
A small-town ramen bar built around self-serve machines, busy with families from opening day.
See this setupThai Dessert Shop Ramen Station · Concord, NH
A Thai dessert house added two machines and a topping bar, so customers order a bowl of ramen along with dessert.
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Game Lounge Ramen Corner · North Charleston, SC
A game lounge set up a ramen corner under a neon sign, running off a water jug with no plumbing.
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Boba Shop Ramen Shelf · Colorado Springs, CO
A boba shop runs its whole self-serve ramen corner from one small rack with a NEO CUCINA Studio.
See this setupReady to add a ramen station to your space?
Most setups above run on the NEO CUCINA Pro. For offices, small counters or home kitchens, the Studio is the compact option.
Plugs into a standard outlet, no installation needed. One-year warranty and US-based support.