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Nice to have a small soup noodle house in the area. There is nothing better than a big hot soup with noodle on a cold winter day. Yes, there is one in Lawrenceville, one in Squirrel Hill, but not Pitt campus. So I am glad this finally opened.
Inside is small. 4 tables for 4 and a row of bar tables (seats 8?). Each table/bar-seats have access to a power outlet, so that's a plus. We went for dinner and was served by a waitress. At first, I thought it was a serve-yourself diner by the placement of the cashier. Maybe that was for take-outs or lunch, i dont know.
Foodwise, we had Takoyaki (octopus balls), Spicy Akamaru Ramen and Seafood Ramen. Most noodles are about $10 each, which is reasonable.
Takoyaki (octopus balls) is $6 for 4. I like the size of the appetizers, just a bite or two without filling you up. I wished the shell of octopus balls were harder. It was not undercooked, but it was on the softer side.
Spicy Akamaru Ramen was a pork noodle with shio soup. I actually like this one a lot. The two spicy soups were similar but this one with pork is better. It has more depth. The only downside is that the pork was slightly too fat.
Spicy seafood Ramen was the low. I agreed that the seafood was under-seasoned. It felt like frozen seafood (which they are) straight out from the freezer. Prefer the pork ramen much more.
Overall, I will give it another try for their non-spicy shoyu soup. It is a convenient soup noodle house. Like the location, though there are better Japanese food around. . Street parking is easy after 6pm.
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