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People dining and drinking at Ninja Ramen Friday, April 19, 2024 in Houston. Ninja Ramen has been open for 10 years but business has been difficult this past year.

Photo by: Yi-Chin Lee, Staff Photographer

Ninja Ramen is fighting to stay open as Houston restaurants face a tough year

Ninja Ramen — a small, ramshackle restaurant and bar on Washington Avenue — lost $45,000 last year. After this year's severe weather, 2024 isn't shaping up to be much better.

Ninja Ramen's Christopher Huang manages to keep a smile on his face while exhausting all his efforts for the restaurant/bar.

The Houston Chronicle took a closer look at the stressors the restaurant industry is facing through the lens of Ninja Ramen.

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