Driscoll has a lot of work to do to get the restaurant in shape for its planned June opening. It will cost about $325,000 to get the restaurant up and running.

Driscoll is still working on the menu, which will feature traditional ramen dishes as well as some ... interesting variations.

“I am obsessed with noodles, it’s my favorite food,” Driscoll said. “Detroit doesn’t have anything like this, even in the suburbs. Ramen is huge in Toronto, Washington, D.C. and New York.”

I worry when I hear the word fusion. In fact, I can’t recall any fusion restaurants or dishes that didn’t leave me wanting a really good traditional version of the dish.

But I have hope.

Driscoll brought on Roast’s former sous chef to finalize the menu.

And what’s with the name?

“The old restaurant was called Johnny's Ham King. I wanted to keep the heritage of the building,” he said. “We won’t be completely Japanese. Having Johnny’s in the title gives us a little leeway. We aren’t trying to be too authentic.”