It's all about that
THAT CREW LIFE
know what I'm sayin'?
HOW IT ALL STARTED
Our story begins way back in 2012 when we first introduced our idea to Omaha. Back then our owner, Jose Dionicio, operated a high end fusion-style seafood restaurant called Taita. As a special treat, every Sunday he began enticing customers with his unique version of Ramen. This continued on for years until Jose finally decided Omaha was ready for it’s first Ramen forward establishment.
In 2015 we opened Ika Ramen and Izakaya in a tiny space just off the Benson strip. It took only 2 years for us to decide we needed to be even closer to the nightlife of Benson. In 2017 we moved into the existing space at Taita and things escalated quickly. Now we operate three Ika branded establishments, one in Benson, one Downtown and one at Shadow Lake Town Center, but the same grit and determination that got us here still remains.