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I decided to try Koi Sakana after finding it in my list of Yelp bookmarks. Koi Sakana is tucked away in the corner of an outdoor plaza, so it's difficult o find, but there's plenty of outdoor parking. When I walked in around 1:30pm, the restaurant was packed and there were 2 groups ahead of me with only one server. Kudos to the server for keeping up! I didn't have to wait too long, maybe 5-10 minutes max.
The menu was fairly extensive and there were pictures for each item. I thought it was amusing that some of the items had the exact same photo, the only difference was in the description one of the had a saltier broth than the other. I wasn't in the mood for spicy ramen today, so I decided to order the House Tonkatsu Ramen and a gyoza as an appetizer. The menu has the wifi password (their phone number) on the front, so I just browsed Yelp while waiting for the dishes to arrive -- it helped pass the time.
The gyoza were amazingly good. The skin tasted light, soft, and felt like it was distinctly separate from the pork inside. I had to examine them to see if they were completely sealed and they were! The pork inside was well-seasoned. Eating the gyoza was very satisfying. The ramen was just okay. The noodles were the right level of done-ness. However, the egg was slightly overcooked at the edges of the yolk. The broth and the pork could have used a little more seasoning. The broth was nice and light.
They have a debit card machine now, so you don't need to bring cash.
Koi Sakana is a very promising ramen restaurant. However, there will soon be more competition for ramen nearby as I just saw a Kinton location opening up at Commerce Gate.
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