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| - Eh...I've had great ramen, some bad ramen and just plain awful ramen. Ninja City Kitchen's ramen probably lands between bad and awful.
I can't attest to decor or service since I ordered delivery with a group of work colleagues so my review/rating is simply for the food.
Half the orders were chicken ramen, the other half bacon and egg ramen and one veggie ramen. The overall consensus from everyone was, eh. Speaking of just my order of miso chicken ramen I thought the veggie broth was weak and way way too bland, where was the salt or umami?! There was also far too much cabbage in the broth and it created a very bitter taste. The chicken was moist but since it was poached it was pretty bland as well. The noodles weren't bad, I just wish they had a chewier consistency. The ramen could have been better with the addition of some nori vs the kombu that was in it, soft boiled soy eggs, or even added veggies like sprouts or corn - something, anything!! I wasn't a fan of their veggie miso broth for the chicken ramen, maybe if it was a chicken miso broth it would have had more flavor. I did however try a friends bacon and egg ramen, it wasn't bad it was just slightly salt-ier and weirdly had kimchi? Also I was not a fan of the fried egg vs a soft boiled egg, because really have you ever seen someone try to eat a fried egg in soup with chopsticks - stuff was flying everywhere...
This place just isn't for me unfortunately.
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