I was a little doubtful when we walked into the restaurant at 6pm on a Saturday and it was practically empty. But Nishikawa was a pleasant surprise. Many of the menu items are no longer available (ie: agadashi tofu, pork bun, etc.) which is disappointing since they just opened about 10 months ago, but on the positive side, the broth was in my humble opinion is THE BEST IN THE VALLEY. Wasn't a fan of the straight noodles as they were a bit soft, but the curved noodles were excellent. The gyoza were great as well as the miso ramen and the black ramen. The pork chashu bowl was mediocre and they were out of the pork tonkatsu bowl. Two thumbs up for Nishikawa. Also, they have a secret Japanese Beer menu - ask for it if you like imported Japanese beer.