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Founded in 2022, Roady's Ramen is an LGBT-owned ramen business from the Pacific Northwest state of Oregon. Specializing in private catering and pop-up dinners for local events and gatherings! Using fresh ingredients, Roady's Ramen is made from scratch. The broth, the noodles, and the toppings? All made with love and passion from a dedicated craftsman who has over 16 years of experience.
Founded in 2022, Roady's Ramen is an LGBT-owned ramen business from the Pacific Northwest state of Oregon. Specializing in private catering and pop-up dinners for local events and gatherings! Using fresh ingredients, Roady's Ramen is made from scratch. The broth, the noodles, and the toppings? All made with love and passion from a dedicated craftsman who has over 16 years of experience.
"Roady always brings his A-game when making his ramen for my at-home events. His breadth of experience of serving ramen shines in every aspect from his from-scratch broth and noodle making process to the beautiful presentation when people receive a brimming hot bowl. He has a reputation for culinary excellence that precedes him that makes every furry go 'Will Roady be cooking?' at my events."
- Dachi
Roady's signature ramen is known as Kumamoto-style Tonkotsu, from the southern Japanese region of Kyushu. The broth is made of pork and chicken bones that are boiled for many hours. Resulting in a soup that's lighter than Kyushu's other tonkotsu types while still remaining smooth, creamy, and flavorful.
The star of the show in a bowl of Kumamoto ramen? Garlic! Lots and lots of it! Kumamoto-style ramen is the originator of the black garlic oil known as mayu. Roasted garlic pieces are another signature topping of Kumamoto ramen that offers an extra punch of aromatic flavor.
Who is Roady?
Who is Roady?
Roady and a bowl of his signature ramen at a private party, September 2023
Roady is a lifelong ramen connoisseur. Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Japan Studies from Montana State University, Roady spent time studying abroad at Kumamoto Gakuen University in 2011-2012. During his time abroad, he made it an effort to embark on a "Shokunin Ryoko" to immerse himself in every local variety and type of ramen he could find.
Roady is a lifelong ramen connoisseur. Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Japan Studies from Montana State University, Roady spent time studying abroad at Kumamoto Gakuen University in 2011-2012. During his time abroad, he made it an effort to embark on a "Shokunin Ryoko" to immerse himself in every local variety and type of ramen he could find.
Roady with Kumamon, the Kumamoto city mascot, February 2012
Kairyu, a ramen restaurant near Kumamoto Gakuen University, July 2012
After returning from Japan, Roady spent the rest of his college career working for Watanabe, a local Japanese restaurant in Bozeman, Montana where he tasted his first bowl of real ramen in 2009. Going on to write his senior thesis on the movie Tampopo by Juzo Itami, an influential film that further cemented his desire to perfect the craft.
After returning from Japan, Roady spent the rest of his college career working for Watanabe, a local Japanese restaurant in Bozeman, Montana where he tasted his first bowl of real ramen in 2009. Going on to write his senior thesis on the movie Tampopo by Juzo Itami, an influential film that further cemented his desire to perfect the craft.
Roady's Ramen at the Vulpine Taproom, June 2025.
After college, Roady's ongoing dedication to the craft has lead to over a decade of perfecting every aspect of ramen making. From the savory tonkotsu broth, to the homemade noodles using his own kansui formula. Since the founding of Roady's Ramen, he has catered to private gatherings, served the hospitality suite of local conventions, and collaborated on public pop-ups across the Pacific Northwest.
After college, Roady's ongoing dedication to the craft has lead to over a decade of perfecting every aspect of ramen making. From the savory tonkotsu broth, to the homemade noodles using his own kansui formula. Since the founding of Roady's Ramen, he has catered to private gatherings, served the hospitality suite of local conventions, and collaborated on public pop-ups across the Pacific Northwest.
Roady tackles ramen the way a dragon would. With passion, dedication, and fiery gusto!
Roady tackles ramen the way a dragon would. With passion, dedication, and fiery gusto!
"Long before I can remember [for I am a pooltoy], Roady's Ramen has been the defining portion served in my convention's Hospitality Suite. It is hard to find someone so dedicated to their craft as Roady and his ramen is one of the highlights of the day for staff, vendors and patrons of Get Out The Float. Even though none of us really know the proper way; in Tampopo we follow the best example mere mortals can follow."
-Baphnedia, Chair of Get Out The Float
Official Convention Poster for Get Out The Float 2025.
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