Everywhere I go, I always try one ramen spot. In Montreal, I tried Ramen-Ya, which was two metro stops and a few blocks walk from our hotel. My wife and I arrived for a fairly late dinner (9 pm). The restaurant decor reminded me of Ippudo, but wayyyy smaller. We started with appys:
I ordered the karaage and wifey ordered the age dashi tofu. The tofu was pretty amazing. I think the fact that it was breaded made it better. The karaage was just okay.
I ordered the chashu miso ramen and the wife ordered the chashu shoyu ramen. I must say the the broth was pretty damn tasty. I'm glad it wasn't overly salty. The chashu slices (more than one, thank God!) was tender yet didn't have much taste. The straight noodles were decent tasting and slurp-worthy.
This was a solid ramen restaurant. I'm not sure if the restaurant was run by actual Japanese so I didn't bust out any Nihongo, but nevertheless, my ramen craving was satisfied that night.