Our party of 10 Yelpers was just too much to handle for the new kitchen and staff. So Kenzo can forget about turning up in any "Good for Groups" searches. Despite that, I had a great time meeting everyone at my inaugural UYE; a cool bunch of reviewers and yippee!-- free SWAG! Thanks, Kat and Justin!
Kenzo is a "Japanese Noodle House" run by Koreans so that means that the noodles won't be terribly authentic and the service will be brusque. (Don't take it personally; this is par for the course at Korean establishments.) But at $7 for a big, filling bowl of noodles, I'm not expecting a whole lotta a$$-kissing. They want customers in and out as quickly as possible -- no lingering because they need your bowl back. Seriously, they were running short of bowls!
I had the Orochong Ramen -- a spicy bowl of noodle soup that's, according to the menu, "popular with Japanese youth and Koreans" (Really? OK, if you say so.) The broth had a good kick but the bell peppers and undercooked mushrooms were not so popular with this Korean.
Kenzo isn't the place for noodle purists or long, boozy dinners. A quick, cheap bite maybe. Just don't show up with more than 2 people in your party.