My friend and I had high hopes considering the raving reviews. Although the service was good, it soon went downhill after our ramen arrived. She ordered the shio and I ordered the miso. First taste of the broth was amazingly... Salty. It tasted like someone used all the miso paste, I kept drinking water to combat the salt. Considering the broth is supposed to be cooked for 8+ hours, the amount of miso used ruined it. The noodles were average, not bad but not fancy either. As for the ingredients, given that a bowl is $12.95, I expected more than a sliver of pork belly and two small pieces of chicken. Then there is the kale and the soft boiled egg that was too runny... I assume they're either attempting a fusion twist or someone decided to make it as weird as possible. Second to last was the background music.. Playing odd jazz renditions of Titanium and various other songs that just made it worse. Lastly, is the payment method; during the entire time we were there not once was there a mention that the handheld machine wasn't working meaning they couldn't take debit card and they only had a credit card swipe system inside the restaurant. It would have been nice to know in the *beginning* so I could have grabbed cash because I only use debit. Luckily my friend had her credit card on her so she paid for me. But what if she wasn't there? Would that meal be free given that no one bothered to inform us of the malfunction? I doubt it. Bottom line, we won't be returning.