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| - I am writing this review as my first Ramen Noodle experience so I can't compare it to other places yet. It was such a great experience and I can't wait to try other spots around the city.
I went with my sister on a Wednesday evening at 5pm and it wasn't busy at all so we were seated right away. To be honest I thought there would be more diners at this time especially since it's soup weather now!
I went with the Cha Cha Cha, Crispy Chicken combination and my sister got the Spicy Chicken Ramen so we could try both. As other reviewers recommended we got the free fresh garlic to add to our soup as per our taste.
Firstly, the salad was simple, but the dressing was delicious and made for a good start to my meal. Then the chicken was really good and flavourful, not your typical, boring, fried chicken.
As for the Cha Cha Cha, I loved the seasoned egg, it was cooked perfectly so that it was both runny and a bit hard boiled. I added about 3 cloves of garlic to my soup and it was such garlicky goodness! I also added the Ramen sauce and the spicy seasoning provided at the table which were great additions. The Pork Chashu was perfectly tender and went very well with the flavour of the broth. I only managed to eat about half of my bowl because it was so filling so I took the rest to go.
For the Spicy Chicken Ramen, I thought the broth had very good flavour and I loved the Spinach in it. My sister got the mild and it wasn't that spicy so she added some more heat to it at the table.
Both the thin and the thick noodles were great, but I preferred the thick ones. They weren't actually as thick as I had imagined they would be which was perfect.
Because it's the closest Ramen spot to my work I will definitely be back again and will try some of the other soups. As others mentioned it's a bit on the pricey side, but it is very filling and delicious!
I have returned to Jinya and tried the Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen and it was spicy creamy goodness! I opted to add spinach noodles for an additional $2.00 and it was worth it. I enjoyed this ramen even more than the Cha Cha Cha. I happened to go on a Friday and they had a pitcher of Sapporo on sale for a great price! Also their hot sauce is on point, great heat and flavour.
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