We were big fans of Sens back in the day and have dined at all of Johnny Chu's places since then, so we were thrilled to see him open up Yaki Ramen in our neighborhood. Knowing it takes awhile for new restaurants to find their groove we waited several weeks and finally took the plunge last weekend. Happy to see some of our favorites from Sens on this menu including bacon wrapped lychee...amazing!
We filled up on a good selection of the grilled options so opted to share one ramen between the 2 of us. Loved that we got a full bowl of ingredients...not just broth. Noodles and pork belly perfectly cooked, but the broth could have used a bit more depth of flavors, in their defense we opted for the traditional ramen, but they have several broth varieties that we'll try next time. Overall we enjoyed all of our food and cocktails. They have some great martini options. The service started out a bit rocky....mainly due to being busy and under-staffed, but they quickly recovered once more staff arrived to work. Enjoyed speaking to Johnny at the end of our meal. We will be back soon!