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| - There's this plethora of happiness inside of me knowing that such a solid ramen shop is (somewhat) close to me. Well at least, closer than all the ones at Spring Mountain.
Here lies Ramen KoBo, sister to Monta Ramen, and a small, petite, homemade ramen noodle shop. As others have already mentioned, their noodles are always made in fresh batches, so you don't have to worry about that funky, stiff chewiness you get at some ramen places when you know they don't serve their ingredients fresh.
The ramen itself is solid. I personally like my miso with a lot of sodium, as it's already unhealthful in the first place. I think if that's what you are looking for, a heavy broth similar to that of Ramen Sora, then you will find that here. One thing in particular that I found unique was that they added ground pork to the ramen bowl. Never seen that before, but that's just me.
I do believe that the toppings are more on the overpriced side. Every topping is a dollar or more, and I'm used to seeing it and 75 cents or less. I'd also be much more pleased with my time here if they had a larger appetizer menu to choose from. I usually like to start off with some takoyaki or gyoza, and it was a shame to see that they didn't have either of the two. Although, I did like their kimchi fried rice; it was very flavorful in comparison to what I get sometimes at Monta.
I know that seating is very limited at this location. I'll be bold to suggest that seating should be even more limited. When you walk inside, you know that of course, the establishment is very small itself. However, it doesn't mean that one should cram as many tables inside as one possibly can. I would've enjoyed my meal much more, without having to hear every single word of the conversation next to me, and feeling as if the couples in my vicinity were breathing right beside my neck. I had to move to the bar area in order to feel relaxed once again.
Albeit this place has its downsides, the ramen itself, I feel, is a good enough reason to come back here, especially when I'm too lazy to drive all the way to Chinatown.
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