I have been craving ramen ever since I had come back from my trip in Japan and I was definitely satisfied went I went to Kyouka. That is a tall order, having had the best ramen i have ever had in Japan. Kyouka ramen serves up some delicious ramen that is different from the norm in a good way.
I went on a weekend evening and the place was half empty (which is such a nice change from Sansotei nearby). I went with the kyouka ramen original and the beef tendon donburi to start.
The donburi was interesting. If you like tendon then order this! This is mostly tendon, as it is like 95% tendon and 5% beef. The collagen of the tendon really comes through in its fibrous texture and the rice was sticky and vicious-like as a result. It was a nice simple dish.
Now for the ramen. The noodles were okay, I certainly have had better but they get the job done here. The noodles were thin The broth was excellent as it was a combination of both pork and chicken broth for more depth. It was on the salty side but so was every single bowl of ramen ever. I can't help but talk about the fat where there are lots of comments about. If you don't want any, there is an option to get it fat-free. I went with the original for that maximum richness. There was a lot there but I don't drink all the broth so it wasn't too bad. The original non-loaded version had plenty of toppings (and those that the average ramen shop doesn't have like wood ear mushrooms!) and I was also really impressed with their portion size, especially compared to sansotei's or Kiu's.
Lastly, checking in on yelp gets you a cup of black sesame ice cream which is a real nice touch of sweet after an umami overload!