By Molly Snyder Senior Writer Published Dec 02, 2013 at 5:16 PM

This weekend, Justin Carlisle will open an after-hours ramen noodle shop inside Ardent, his restaurant located at 1751 N. Farwell Ave.

Ardent closes at 10 p.m. and at 11:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday nights, starting this Friday, Dec. 6, Carlisle will reopen and serve only drinks and bowls of ramen noodles.

"No packages," he says. "But all ramen. And I’ll stay open until I run out."

Carlisle will offer one special. For $10, diners can get a bowl of noodles and a Pabst. Although there won’t be any other food on the menu, there will beer, wine, cocktails and soda available.

Carlisle is the former executive chef at SURG Restaurant Group's Umami Moto. He opened Ardent at the end of October.

"It’s going to be underground-style," says Carlisle. "It’s something I’ve always wanted to do."


Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.

Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.