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| - I was actually afraid to try this place after reading mixed reviews about it on Yelp. However, as ramen and noodle-like lovers who go to ramen places all over the world, my husband and I just had to try it. How cool is it that Madison has a ramen place?? However, we're glad that we went because this place is not as bad as some of the reviews.
First impression: this place is quite nice, despite construction on Williamson St and rennovation on the front porch (I believe they want to open an outdoor patio). Our waiter was super friendly and quite charming.
Now, the most interesting and important part, the foods!
Pork bun (2 pieces for $6): yummy yummy yummy. Love the soft bun, super love the fatty pork, love the pickles, and the sauce. For me it was an umami experience (sweet, savory goodness). I also added the spicy bomb (I'll talk about this later) to add a little kick to it. In short, it was heaven in my mouth.
Large pork and chives dumpling ($8): Errr not worth the price. I don't think it's homemade but I could be wrong. For 8 dollar, I can go to a Japanese grocery store and get a pork dumpling and you won't taste the difference.
Tonkatsu ramen: Good noodle, great soup. However, the soup wasn't hot enough that you smell the porkiness of cold ramen (i want to say fishy, but not sure if they have fish stock at all). For the price and the small portion, I'd say it's overpriced. The only place I spent 12 bucks for a bowl of ramen was in NY, but the portion was bigger and it's NY afterall. I We also added the spicy bomb for a dollar hoping it's something interesting but turns out it's like sambal oelek and we're very dissapointed with this addition. Why can't they give this for free? A piece of advice for those who like spicy ramen, just ask for the chilli powder (which they have, btw, I saw it on their drink station) for free.
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