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| - Did you ever think there would be such a restaurant here in an "all-nighter city" that cooks and serves Ramen noodles? Yes, there is tucked in-between small shops along Spring Mountain Road or otherwise known as "Chinatown" in Vegas.
As you may or may not know it', "Ramen" noodles is one of Japanese noodles invented in 1958 by Japan's Nissin Foods. These are thin, ribbon-like, lightweight, calorie-rich, tasty, and cheap that can be bought in packs of 1 or 10 (you can find them in your Asian or Oriental grocery near you or in any of your college friend's pantry). It's one of those quick cook-it-up soups.
It's rather an eccentric choice of mine to dine in this place with my Mom last night around 6 p.m. on a very rainy night in Vegas. Soup is the answer to the cold, wet rain! Ramen is kind-of over-the-top in this restaurant!
With a sweet, smiling greeting from the waitress, "Moshi, moshi!" in Japanese, which translates to "Hello" or rather "Welcome!" (I have learned a few Japanese greetings in high school and having been to Tokyo before, the greeting didn't sound "foreign"). It brought a smile to my lips, I knew I would have a good dining experience.
The restaurant is small and cozy but cheerful with minimalist Japanese style decor including the bathroom's interior design was contemporary Japanese. There are table seatings and bar-like seating available. Menu is simple. Three choices of Ramen noodle soups in "Tonkotsu Ramen" (pork bone), "Shoyu Ramen" (soy paste), and "Miso Ramen" (bean paste). Nothing else to confuse any soup-hungry soup-lover. A list of toppings for the noodles soup for an extra charge, 8 "Other Dishes", 4 kinds of cold beverages, 2 kinds of beer choices, but no dessert and no hot beverages on the menu.
I ordered the house specialty soup which is the "Tonkatsu Ramen" Soup. It's very hearty soup in a thick, cloudy milk-like tasty broth. Topped with green onions, 3 slices of pork, bamboo shoots, and with kikurage (dried black mushrooms), I drizzled it with sesame seeds and hot spice powder. Oh, wow, there was no need for chewing the roast pork that melted in my mouth. Surely, the pork melts! Another dish I ordered was the "Mimi Mentaiko" which consists of Fish Cod Roe (or fish eggs which are red-orange in color is otherwise, caviar) with strips of nori seaweed and green onions topped on a bowl of steamed Japanese rice. Very appetizing, a sure favorite! The "Pork Belly Bowl" is also one dish you ought to try; delicious. As usual green tea on ice was my beverage pairing for these meals.
Funny thing...the cheerful smiling waitress who served us went to show her colleagues in the kitchen my soup bowl which made her shyly squeal in delight to show them all it was empty!! I caught a glimpse of the cook's smile.
Yes, I left nothing in the bowl, not even a drop of soup!
It must have been that I really love soup, or it was cold and wet outside or just that I needed to fill my belly...how can you go wrong in making such a choice to eat for the night. For a price that's easy on your pocket, aahemm! wallet...an excellent deal! "Arigato gozaimas!" (English translation is "Thank you!"), as we left the restaurant in good spirit!
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