This place was just ok for me. Not sure I'd go out of my way to dine here. Maybe my anticipation to dine here along with the hype about this place set the bar too high. I don't know.
To start we had the pork belly bao. The flavors we're very good but I have this "thing" about stinginess in my food. Especially when I'm paying a pretty penny for it. The buns each had 1 thin sliver of overcooked pork belly. Yes, it was chewy like shredded beef. Why? At $10 I expect a decent slice of pork belly. I'm not asking for a monster chunk. But more than a sliver, please. I was left wanting....
On to the ramen. I had the Fire and Ice. Salmon was tasty. Well cooked. Broth was good. Flavorful enough. I added spicy sauce. Raw veggies were scarce. More like decoration. Noodles were, well, noodles. They were good. Well cooked. But nothing to write home about.
Hubby had the Shoyu bowl. His was slightly heartier.
The portions were not very large in comparison to, for example, local pho restaurants. The prices were, once again, hefty for the portions.
I just don't know. I wasn't wowed by Futo. And I'm so sad I wasn't. I'm not sure why everyone is talking up this place so much.