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Their soup broth tastes exactly like the soy bean paste I buy from my local korean grocery store, and water. I make better ramen at home...
Lovely presentation though, and I like their cute spoons.
Their ambiance inside is nice, but I wouldn't want to sit on backless stool chairs for an hour. We sat at a big table since we were allowed to choose anywhere, but the kind waitress did not take away the extra cups and utensils after we sat, so I hope they don't keep them there for the next customers... incase we touched any without her knowing. (we didn't lol but the opportunity was there, and that troubles me).
Stay away from their steamed "dumplings".
Both dipping sauces were bland and very watered down, nothing held onto the dumplings because it was really too watery.
Crispy sheet ontop of dumplings was interesting and very nice.
Vegetarian dumplings had a very odd soft cheese texture inside that did not go well with the soft dumpling texture outside.
Smoked Meat dumplings tasted just like hamburger meat, and the waitress explained that they were brought in, and were official "Montreal Smoked Meat"... I think what they did is bring in pre-made smoked meat, rolled dumpling dough around it, then steamed them, which double cooks the meat inside, turning it into hamburger meat, loosing all of it's smoked meat quality... They have no place in this style of food.
Their menu is incredibly small (all their soup selections were very similar to eachother), which can be a good thing and help them specialize and make what they have really good, but they don't actually make anything themselves... it's all brought in and they just put it together, which is really sad. I understand why the place was so empty.
Their extra "Spicy Miso" Paste was not very spicy at all. Very diluted.
Their extra "Spicy Oil" was also not very spicy, only barely, and I tested it by itself and realized that it was just mostly canola oil plus an awkward after taste... I couldn't use it... wasn't even spicy and I tasted it pure... it should have burnt my tongue at least a little, but nothing, so I avoided it.
Their boiled egg looked a little scary. The colors were so weird, like synthetic, espeacially the yolk. I think these were brought in as well, because they didn't look "fresh", which is strange because it's just a boiled egg.
Tofu, mushrooms, green onion, carrots... were normal.
Ramen noodles were normal, but over cooked.
Their "Matcha Cheese Cake" sounded good on their menu, but after trying all their obviously store bought stuff... I decided not to risk wasting 6$ on a slice of cake that was probably on the same quality level as everything else.
None of the chefs cooking in the back open kitchen were asian. They looked like young white hipsters. I've tasted amazing asian food from non asian chefs many times before, but these people don't belong here. They're just opening packages and reheating them, which makes them no longer an actual restaurant. Waste of my time and money. They clearly have the equipment to cook real food, but it looks like they're into shortcuts, at MY expense no doubt, so I will not return.
This type of ramen and food is for people who are easily offended by actual flavors, like old people, and like something bland like cafeteria food. Reading how salty the broth was from the other reviews here, I'm betting that it was because the cooks put too much bean paste, which is salty itself. Clearly they don't put much else in their broth. Get out of here already lol This place is a joke. Run.
I understand that they are not trying to cook authentic asian dishes, which is obvious by their attempt to make montreal smoked meat dumplings. Their ideas are fine, as their written menu looked good. But they just don't
know how to carry out anything. Very low standards that can only be acceptable by people with low standards or are too drunk to care. Overcharging, and are really taking advantage of people. They think we're all dumb... and you know what? They're probably right lol.
Fkn hipsters ruin everything... what a waste of 40$ !!!!!!!
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