Here, ramen noodles come in a deeply aromatic seafood broth that's topped with lean pieces of pork loin cha-shu. It's topped with tender bamboo shoots, seaweed, red and green onions. My favourite ...

Futo Buta, a popular South End eatery that opened before Charlotte ramen shops became cool, announced its permanent closure on Saturday. The late Michael Shortino opened the restaurant in 2015 ...

He opened his own ramen shop, Futo Buta — his first solo venture — in spring 2015. The menu sought to make ramen a regionalized dish by locally sourcing ingredients, even using bowls made from ...

In Japanese, “buta” means pork and “yama” means mountain – put them together, as in Buta Yama, and you get “a mountain of pork”. For a ramen restaurant that uses over 50 kilograms of pork leg and back ...

ASHEVILLE — The first Futo Buto — which means fat pig — opened five years ago in Charlotte. But the bowls of ramen made at this restaurant have a distinctly Western North Carolina connection ...

Now for the ramen. Of the several varieties of ramen on the menu, most rely on chicken or pork broth, though there is a vegan version as well as a kimchi and dashi broth.

Futo Buta, a popular South End eatery that opened before Charlotte ramen shops became cool, announced its permanent closure on Saturday.. The late Michael Shortino opened the restaurant in 2015 ...