We came here in the hopes of finally having some decent ramen in this side of town since Monta closed its doors a while ago. Unfortunately, we were sorely disappointed.
The décor was dark and unspectacular. We were seated right away and was brought iced water and menu. The menu was quite interesting because it has Chinese, Korean and Japanese dishes. (after listening to the staff speak in Chinese, I knew this was a Chinese owned operation. It's of no significant importance but just an interesting observation.)
We tried the Korean short ribs and teriyaki spicy noodle (I forgot what my companion ordered.). The short ribs were brought out within minutes. Excellent! I was starving. One bite and I couldn't continue chewing. It was disgustingly salty. We couldn't eat it and had to let our server know. She took it to the kitchen and came back to ask us if we want to get something else. She recommended the calamari.
In the meantime, our noodles came. My ramen was nothing to write home about. It was not spicy and the pork is not the cut you normally get at other ramen places. The pork was fine but it's like eating a hamburger with beef that's not grounded.
The calamari arrived and it was coated heavily with the batter; the outside was way too crunchy. The calamari itself was mediocre, as was the sweet tangy sauce that came with it.
The service was not bad. You can tell they are trying but they have only been opened for ten days! The grand opening should be amazing! They should be hitting the ground running; not this lackluster performance.
I hope they will significantly improve on the quality of everything or the landlord is going to have to find, yet another, tenant to fill this spot.