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| - So far, in Toronto, I've been to Kenzo, Kinton and Ajisen, but this place blows them out of the water.
I had the Shoyo Cha-shu Ramen (Shoyu based ramen with extra pork) with some gyoza. The gyoza was quite delicious, I had it without any dipping sauce because these tasty dumplings had some flavourful juice inside, similar to Taiwanese soup dumplings, but with less juice. Very tasty, but I found the wrapping to be a bit too chewy.
On to the main event: the ramen. It was outstanding. Only at a few ramen places can you really tell that the broth has been made with time and love, and this is one of those places. Shoyu broth is quite salty and savoury, and it was a bit creamy as well. There was a depth of complexity in each spoonful. The ramen noodles were on the thin side, but had a great texture, not too soft, and had bounce. They complemented the pork's texture well. Ah, the pork was so good! Get the Cha-shu version of the ramen if you love pork, because you'll love theirs. The seaweed and bamboo shoots were also delicious. The only thing in the bowl that wasn't complementary was the naruto. I love naruto, but this one was just a little too boiled and chewy, without much flavour.
The restaurant is kept very clean. The service was wonderful, they were very nice people. They entertained our attempts at speaking Japanese with them, too :)
Must try! It's worth the half-hour wait.
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