NORTH CHARLESTON — A new ramen restaurant is coming to Park Circle. Katsubō Chicken & Ramen is targeting a March opening, owner Joe Nierstedt told The Post and Courier. The eatery, an extension of a pop-up Nierstedt hosted at The Daily in 2021 , will be located at 4628 Spruill Ave.
, previously occupied by Jackrabbit Filly . Shuai and Corrie Wang's Chinese American restaurant operated at the address from 2019-2024 before relocating to 1083 E. Montague Ave.
in December. "I'm a big fan of Jackrabbit Filly," Nierstedt said. "It being a new buildout recently, it just made a lot of sense.
" Nierstedt is perhaps best known for KinFolk , the Johns Island fried chicken destination he operated with his brother Kevin from 2019 to 2023. He's been looking for a new location for that business or Katsubō since — and the Spruill Avenue space lent itself to the latter, he said. Nierstedt grasped the technique of ramen cookery while working at Mu Ramen, a highly regarded New York restaurant that closed in 2021.
He plans to bring that knowledge to Katsubō, which will offer various meat-based and vegetarian broths that will rotate throughout the year. "We had a line out the door every single day," Nierstedt said of his time at Mu Ramen. "Everything I learned comes from that restaurant.
" Katsubō was similarly busy during its time at The Daily. The name, the Japanese word for "craving," speaks to Nierstedt's goal of catering to a broad audience. He plans to do so at his new restaurant b.
