Tajima Ramen Locations College Heights

College Heights.

College Area, San Diego. The ramen bar near San Diego State.

6061 El Cajon Boulevard Suite 2, San Diego

Open daily 11:30am to 10pm

One long counter, open kitchen · Twenty-plus taps · Walk in, no reservations

(619) 269-0838

The College Heights storefront at night. The black Tajima sign is lit above the awning, wall lanterns burn either side of the doors, and the maple-lined dining room is visible through the glass.

Broth pots in the Crown Point commissary kitchen.

Made fresh this morning. Served here today.

The noodles come from the Noodle Room next to Tajima Convoy, a room Sam spent two years building around a noodle machine brought over from Japan. The umami broth is pressure cooked in Crown Point every morning for deep flavor and driven to College Heights before service.

See the noodle room

Traditional Tonkotsu Ramen in a red bowl on a white plate: noodles in a pale cloudy pork bone broth with thin-sliced pork chashu, strips of wood ear mushroom, a heap of shredded green onion, sesame seeds and a spoon of red chili paste. — Traditional Tonkotsu Ramen

The ramen bar at College Heights. A row of maple stools runs along a maple counter, with the craft beer tap wall and its row of tap handles behind it. — The counter and the taps

Edamame, salted soy bean pods heaped in one half of a two-compartment white dish, coarse salt crystals visible on the pods, the other half left empty for the shells. — Edamame

A corridor at College Heights papered floor to ceiling with black and white manga pages, broken up by panels of maple slats. — The manga wall

Salmon Poke in an angular white bowl: cubes of raw salmon over rice with sliced avocado, a heap of green seaweed salad, shards of fried wonton and a scatter of furikake. — Salmon Poke

The lit Tajima storefront on El Cajon Boulevard at night. The flame-and-kanji mark sits beside white block letters on a black sign, and the maple-lined dining room is visible through the windows. — After dark

The menu at College Heights.

Tap any dish for the photo and the full list.

Chili Wontons Spicy 10.5

Shrimp and pork wontons served with house made crunchy chili sauce and green onions.
Edamame Vegan 5.5

Steamed soy beans.
Garlic Edamame Vegetarian 5.5

Steamed soy beans cooked with garlic and butter.
Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna Spicy Served raw or undercooked 7.5

Spicy tuna, jalapeno, and avocado on crispy rice topped with spicy mayo and eel sauce.
Pork Gyoza 7.5

Pan fried pork dumplings served with gyoza sauce.
Karaage 8.5

Seasoned deep fried chicken with spicy mayo on the side.
Cream Cheese Wontons Vegetarian 8

Deep fried cream cheese in wonton skin served with sweet and sour sauce.
Crunchy Cucumber Salad Spicy Vegan 5.5

Chopped crunchy cucumber topped with house made fried chili oil and sesame seeds.
Spam Musubi 4.5

Grilled spam on top of rice with sweet sauce wrapped with nori.
Tajima Fries 11

French fries, minced pork, and onions topped with mozzarella cheese and spicy mayo.
French Fries Vegan 4.5
Seaweed Salad 4

Housemade noodles, crafted daily.

Traditional Tonkotsu Ramen 16

Original pork bone broth with noodles, thin sliced pork chashu, wood ear mushrooms, green onions, and sesame seeds, topped with red bomb.
Tajima Red Spicy 18

Spicy tonkotsu pork bone broth, egg noodles, pork chashu, half a ramen egg, corn, baby bok choy, green onions, and sesame seeds.
Tajima Black 18

Original tonkotsu pork bone broth with black garlic oil, egg noodles, pork chashu, half a ramen egg, fried garlic, corn, baby bok choy, green onions, and sesame seeds.
Tajima Ramen 18

Original tonkotsu pork bone broth, egg noodles, pork chashu, half a ramen egg, fried garlic, corn, baby bok choy, green onions, and sesame seeds.
Spicy Sesame Ramen Spicy 18

Spicy tonkotsu pork bone broth mixed with special sesame paste, egg noodles, ground pork, half a ramen egg, corn, wood ear mushrooms, baby bok choy, diced onions, dried chili, and sesame seeds.
Vegan Ramen Vegan 17.5

Creamy soy base broth, spinach noodles, marinated tofu, braised takenoko, wood ear mushrooms, baby bok choy, corn, red radish, and sesame seeds.
Carnitas Ramen Spicy 18

Spicy tonkotsu pork bone broth, egg noodles, housemade carnitas, half a ramen egg, red radish, cilantro, diced onions, lime, and dried oregano.
Chicken Ramen 17.5

Chicken bone broth, egg noodles, chicken chashu, half a ramen egg, braised takenoko, baby spinach, red onions, and sesame seeds.

Salmon Poke Served raw or undercooked 17

Salmon with sweet shoyu sauce, avocado, seaweed salad, wonton crunch, and furikake over steamed rice.
Spicy Tuna Poke Spicy Served raw or undercooked 16.5

Spicy tuna, spicy mayo, avocado, seaweed salad, wonton crunch, and furikake over steamed rice.
Pork Chashu Fried Rice 15

Pork chashu, rice, egg, green peas, carrots, onions, corn, sesame seeds, baby bok choy with fried chili oil on the side.
Chicken Chashu Fried Rice 14.5

Chicken chashu, rice, egg, green peas, carrots, onions, corn, baby bok choy with fried chili oil on the side.
Vegetarian Fried Rice Vegetarian 14

Grilled marinated tofu, rice, egg, green peas, carrots, onions, baby bok choy with fried chili oil on the side.
Chicken Teriyaki 13

Stir fry chicken mixed with teriyaki sauce, served with white rice, broccoli and mixed vegetables.
Pork Chashu Bowl 7.5

Sliced pork chashu bowl with sweet sauce, green onions, and sesame seeds on top of white rice.
Steam Rice Vegan 3

Steamed white rice.