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So after seeing some of the reviews (at 24 reviews) they seemed like a decent place to try out.
I felt that I should give them a try. After coming back from Japan, all ramen places have just been.. blah.
This one, ramen wise, I wasn't impressed.
There were 3 of us. Here's what we ordered:
-Yamisou tempura (a root vegetable that's on the specials menu)
-Pork belly (small)
-Soft bone pork (small)
-the original ramen shiso
-tonkatsu
-katsu donburi with black curry
The Yamisou tempura was well fried, lightly tempura battered, and fresh. It had a good crunch and we were given a choice to dip it in wasabi salt or tempura sauce. Either/or tasted good=)
The pork belly came with 4 pieces in the small order. Absolutely terrific in texture and flavour. It had a lot of fresh scallions on top and the fatty part was melt in your mouth, so we all rather enjoyed it.
The Pork soft bone came with 4 pieces as well in the small order. It was nice. Chewy and wasn't too dried. It had fresh scallions and sesame seeds on top. The only thing was, it tasted (flavour wise) exactly like pork belly. So it became a little boring.
On to the ramen and rice...
My mum had ordered the original ramen with shiso soup. She said it was too salty and apart from the salty, there wasn't much flavour at all. She said her noodles themselves were not the best she's had and they were too soft in texture.
I had ordered the tonkatsu ramen. I found that my soup base, was a tiny bit oily compared to what I'm used to. There wasn't much flavour at all. It was a really large portion, with 3 large pieces of pork. The pork edges were nicely flavoured, but once again seem to taste like the pork belly and soft bone. Some parts of the pork did have a that stinky pig smell/taste to it. The noodle itself, although not yet soggy, it wasn't chewy/crunchy at all. The noodles also didn't have that ramen tenacity. I'm not sure if it was because it was over cooked. We were there around 2pm.
My bf ordered the black curry. The name is a little misleading, because there was no actual curry. The sauces was a really dark sticky, sweet, spicy sauce. It was thicker than terriyaki sauce and it tasted like sweet black vinegar. If you're Chinese and you've had the pork leg and egg vinegar soup thing that women have after they give birth, it has that similar taste. The katsu was crispy and well fried. I personally didn't mind the sauce, but my bf found it too sweet.
Atmospher wise...
The restaurant is like your local noodle shop, it's nothing fancy and they purposely have "customer" comments/writings on the plastic wall. It's cute and comfy. The business cards are a smart design that holds your chopsticks.
The Service and the operations :
I believe it's a family owned business. It seems the mom and dad works in the back, while the daughter was serving. We were there on a Sunday afternoon. They do open from 11-3 and then break in between before reopening at 6 for dinner. I'm not sure if the dinner menu is different.
The mum was quick to service us when we arrived. We took our own seats as there wasn't anyone around. She came right over to give us menus. I believe the daughter was in the washroom at the time. Overall service was quick and informative. They made sure to advise us that that black curry wasn't going to need 15 mins prep, and asked if that was ok. They ensure the tea was always filled although there were only 2 tables including ours that day. They did seem attentive to each table's needs.
Overall:
I found that the snacks were better than the noodles. I would go back for the pork belly, to try the ox tongue, and maybe to try the dessert (since we were too full) but definitely not the ramen. The portions seem good for the value.
Would I recommend it? Definitely to try the pork belly, other wise, not really.
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