After a week in the mountains of Banff, I was desperately craving some solid ramen. Though yelp reviews a few in Canada, I thought the pictures looked good enough to give Ramen Ichinen a shot. Plus, it was relatively close to the airport and near my hotel.
7pm on a Friday night.. there were like 4 people in the restaurant. Is this normal for Calgary?
It didn't disappoint! The tonkotsu broths were just fatty enough and not too salty. It comes in a fairly large bowl and you can get free refills of noodles. Did you hear that? FREE REFILLS OF NOODLES (thick/curly or thin/straight). Unfortunately, they don't make their noodles in house but that's okay. I liked the thick/curly more than the thin/straight.
However, at $15ish a pop, this isn't exactly cheap ramen. But I guess with the exchange rate, its price point is exactly on par with the states.
The waitress here is super nice!!