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| - Visited with my sister for a Thursday happy hour to try some snacks and ramen! The happy hour specials are pretty good, $5 cocktails, other drink specials, and some half priced apps!
There weren't many people when we stopped by (one other party of two), but the inside has a lot of space and is very nicely decorated. Service seemed a little awkward - We walked in to a pretty empty restaurant, made eye contact with a couple of workers and the bartenders but received no greeting. After walking through the restaurant, we were about to just seat ourselves when one of the workers came up to us and asked if we were a party of two.
We were led to a table and given menus. The waitress left and brought back water, and my sister asked if all of the apps were half off for happy hour (we only had online reviews to go off of at this point). The waitress seemed a bit monotone and grumpy, but replied that she'd get us a happy hour menu. We were a bit confused as to why we didn't receive that menu right off the bat, but no harm done.
We ordered a couple of apps to share and a bowl of ramen each. The apps were really tasty - we tried the karaage and cha-siu bao. Both were really fresh and flavorful!
I got the vegetable curry ramen. The broth was a lot less flavorful than I hoped, as were the other vegetables and tofu that came in it. The noodles were a good texture, but the dish seemed very bland, especially compared to the appetizers we'd just eaten.
Overall, we enjoyed the food, especially the appetizers, but felt the service was not very friendly or attentive. If I visit again, I would probably go for more appetizers and maybe try an entree other than the ramen; they did have a wide array of noodles and stir-fry.
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