Crane Ramen
1029 Park Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Our first time visiting Jax.
The area: Five Points is a hip residential area on the west bank of the St. Johns River, south of Brooklyn of Jacksonville.
The street: Park Street has many restaurants/eateries, bars and shops, pretty bohemian. We initially picked Escape Restaurant (@ 1023 Park St.) to go but it’s empty when we walked in: no diners no servers, so we left.
The restaurant: Crane is a couple of doors away from Escape Restaurant and pretty lively. So it’s for us.
The decor is simple and casual. The service is good and the food is decent, especially the kimchi is surprisingly good – not sweet. The Brussels sprouts and octopus are good too. The spicy noodle is the least desirable – the soup tastes fake and thick.
Like their wine and the glass – the bar is in the back.
