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Tonkatsu ramen at Boxer Ramen.

(Emily Jan/The Oregonian)

Boxer Ramen, the hip ramen-ya in downtown Portland from Micah Camden and Katie Poppe (Little Big Burger, Blue Star Donuts) will be opening its second location on Northeast Alberta St. on Jan. 22.

To celebrate the opening, the restaurant will be giving away free bowls of ramen, limit one per person, on Thursday from 5 - 9 p.m. Beverages will be available for regular purchase. The full menu will be available on Friday.

Currently, Boxer Ramen offers four styles of ramen: tonkotsu-shio, a traditional pork broth served with pork belly; spicy red miso, a spicy pork broth with pork belly; shiitake-shoyu, a shiitake mushroom and pork bone dashi broth with shiitake mushrooms; and a vegetarian curry made with vegetable stock, coconut milk and yellow curry.

Boxer Ramen Northeast is located at 2032 N.E. Alberta St. They are open daily from noon - 10 p.m. The downtown location is at at 1025 S.W. Stark St.

-- Samantha Bakall

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