Do you take reservations?

No. Every Tajima room is walk-in. Mercury takes group bookings by phone.

Do you have vegan ramen?

Yes. The Vegan Ramen is built on house-made spinach noodles, marinated tofu and a soy-based broth.

Is there a gluten-free noodle?

No. There is no gluten-free noodle in any bowl. Some dishes can be prepared without gluten, so ask the floor.

What allergens are on the menu?

Soy, wheat, shellfish, egg and dairy are all present across the menu.

Yes, every room has its own ordering page, and takeout runs at all of them. Delivery is through third-party apps and varies by room.

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash.

Tajima Ramen Locations Convoy

Convoy

The room Sam Morikizono took over in 2001, on the street San Diego goes to for ramen. It was already called Tajima. It is still the room the rest of the house grew out of.

Address 4681 Convoy Street STE H, San Diego, CA 92111-2330 Phone (858) 576-7244 Hours Sun to Thu 11:30 to 22:00 Fri to Sat 11:30 to 23:30 Directions Open in Maps Parking Lot parking Seating Walk in. No reservations. Happy Hour See times Order Order online

The Convoy dining room. A long communal table with metal chairs sits under a coffered ceiling of crossed wooden beams, with a black and red brush mural along the banquette wall and the bar and its bottle shelves running down the other side. — The Convoy dining room

On Convoy Street.

The room sits on Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa, in San Diego's Pan-Asian district, and it has held its corner of it since 2001. Lot parking.

Tajima Ramen Mercury is the other Kearny Mesa room, a short way up the road, and it is the bigger of the two.

4681 Convoy Street STE H, San Diego, CA 92111-2330. (858) 576-7244. Open in Maps, opens in a new tab.

Where the house started.

The original.

In 2001, Sam took over a small Japanese restaurant on Convoy Street. The name was already on the door. Convoy is San Diego's Pan-Asian district, and this room has held its corner of it for twenty-five years. Read the whole story on the About page.

Communal tables.

Long shared tables, the way the room has always run. You sit with the neighborhood.

The full menu, plus izakaya.

Every bowl, plus an expanded izakaya list you will not find at the ramen-bar locations. See the menu.

Okonomiyaki.

A Convoy quirk. The savory Osaka-style pancake, in a house founded by someone who grew up just outside Osaka.

3 languages.

English, Japanese, Spanish spoken at this location.

What comes out of Convoy.

The Red, Black, and White trio, and an izakaya list that runs deeper here than anywhere else in the house. See the whole menu.

Traditional Tonkotsu Ramen, thin-sliced pork chashu, wood ear mushrooms, green onions and sesame seeds on pork bone broth — Traditional Tonkotsu RamenPork bone broth, chashu, wood ear mushrooms, scallion.

Tajima Red ramen with red bomb, chashu and baby bok choy on tonkotsu broth — Tajima RedRed bomb, chashu, baby bok choy, corn.

Tajima Black ramen with black garlic oil and chashu over dark tonkotsu broth — Tajima BlackBlack garlic oil over tonkotsu. Deeper, darker.

Tajima White ramen, clean tonkotsu base with chashu and a ramen egg — Tajima WhiteThe base, clean. Chashu, half a ramen egg, corn, bok choy.

Spicy Sesame Ramen with sesame paste, ground pork, fried garlic and dried chili — Spicy Sesame RamenPork bone broth with sesame paste, seasoned ground pork, half a ramen egg, corn, wood ear mushrooms, baby bok choy, fried garlic, dried chili.

Chicken Ramen, grilled sliced chicken, half a seasoned egg, bok choy, bamboo shoot and scallion on clear broth with ramen noodles — Chicken Ramen

Vegan Ramen with green spinach noodles, marinated tofu and soy-based broth — Vegan RamenHouse-made spinach noodles, marinated tofu, soy-based broth.

A bowl of Curry Ramen photographed from above on dark wood: curly noodles in a brown curry broth topped with seasoned ground pork, a whole dried red chili, half a soft ramen egg, two broccoli florets, sweetcorn and diced white onion, in a black bowl. — Curry RamenSpicy pork bone broth with spiced curry, seasoned ground pork, half a ramen egg, broccoli, corn, diced onions, dried chili pepper, sesame seeds.

Pork Gyoza, seven pan-fried dumplings browned on one side, lined up on a white plate with a cup of dipping sauce — Pork Gyoza

Karaage, pieces of seasoned fried chicken on Tajima-branded paper, with a cup of mayonnaise and a lemon wedge — Karaage

Garlic Edamame, edamame pods in a white bowl, glossed with sauce and scattered with fried garlic — Garlic Edamame

Matcha Panna Cotta in a glass jar, a pale green set cream under red berry compote with strawberry pieces and blueberries — Matcha Panna Cotta

Before you walk in.

Do you take reservations?: No. Every Tajima room is walk-in. Mercury takes group bookings by phone.
Do you have vegan ramen?: Yes. The Vegan Ramen is built on house-made spinach noodles, marinated tofu and a soy-based broth.
Is there a gluten-free noodle?: No. There is no gluten-free noodle in any bowl. Some dishes can be prepared without gluten, so ask the floor.
What allergens are on the menu?: Soy, wheat, shellfish, egg and dairy are all present across the menu.
Can I order online?: Yes, every room has its own ordering page, and takeout runs at all of them. Delivery is through third-party apps and varies by room.
How do you pay?: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Apple Pay, Google Pay and cash.
Where do I park at Convoy?: Lot parking.
What languages are spoken at Convoy?: English, Japanese and Spanish.

Better noodles weren't for sale. So we made them.

The noodles are made in our own Noodle Room in Crown Point, and the broth is simmered there every morning and driven out before service.

See the Noodle Room

The other Kearny Mesa room.

Tajima Ramen Mercury is the bigger room. Around ninety seats, a full bar with Japanese whisky, and the widest sushi list in the house. Or see all six San Diego rooms.