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I just saw a neighbor of mine who 'highly' recommended this place. I happen to be watching a foreign film and they were slurping on some really good, fresh ramen, and I LOVE ramen! So, I decided to try out this joint and see what my neighbor was raving about.
So I ordered the paella ramen (which my neighbor said was good) and one order of the veggie bao. First of all, it took a while before I got my food and when it finally arrived at my table, from the looks of it, it looked delicious!
So I tackled the veggie bao first. The veggies ~which were mostly over cooked and over seasoned, salty mix of mushrooms, onions, and who knows what else (it was hard to decipher since it was over cooked) was a disappointment. Then I dug in my ramen and it was in between a thick dry soup and a soggy wet noodles. The ramen noodles were over cooked, the edamame was under cooked, the mussels (which I was really looking forward to) did not open at all and I know that when mussels or clams don't open, that they were dead prior to cooking, hence not fresh. The ramen itself was bland, the grilled chicken flavor was only on the skin, which I do not eat. So the meat of the chicken itself was bland as well. I was so disappointed that the food was not tasty at all and couldn't even finish it. Waste of my $23.
I'm a foodie and a super taster and have done quite intense traveling in Europe, especially Spain, and in Asia, particularly Japan. I realized that this joint was trying to be a 'fusion' or eclectic. However, I think they need to re-think their concept or taste the food you're making.
This place is not even recommendable. I would be embarrassed to do so.
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