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SERVICE 3.5~4 / 5
+Enthusiastic and friendly staff
+Fast and attentive service, for a Ramen Bar
AMBIENCE 3~3.5 / 5
+Decor is modern-Japanese-bar style, generally satisfactory
*Everytime you enter or leave the restaurant, staff members' gonna shout out loud in Japanese to greet you / bid you goodbye (as long as they see you doing so)
*Similar thing happens when some certain types of dishes are being made, e.g. the spicy Karaage Ramen, served on Winter Mondays; the chefs are gonna shout in Japanese as they prepare the dishes, during which you can witness the birth of delicacy under their hands
You may find the asterisked features lovely (if you enter it on a culture-exploring voyage) or sort-of annoying (if you seek quietness while dining), or you may be totally indifferent to it. That's why the 3~3.5.
FOOD 4 / 5
+Their Ramen is a Must-Try if you are to crown yourself as a REAL Ramen-loving Torontonian. Personally recommend Original Broth if you want a "safe" start. Try others if you sure you are in charted waters. My all-time addiction is Spicy-Garlic w/ extra JalapeƱo Paste.
+Menu is very easy to understand. Questions? Ask your attentive server.
*Their side-dishes, unfortunately, seem not so appealing to me as their Ramens do. But giving them a try does not cost you too much, (roughly $2, if my memory serves me right) so, why not?
*They do offer common, "middleclass-wise affordable" Japanese Sake, like Mio, ShoChikuBai.
N.B.:
They offer you a "Kinton-Bowler" stamp-card, which is a way of hooking customers(but hell, I ike getting hooked by their Ramens). Each time you finish a bowl to its last drop, you can have a stamp. Collecting enough stamps yield some "trivial" yet lovely rewards, like a free gyoza side-dish etc (they will ask you if you like to take a photo with their staff in celebration of you finishing a bowl; I hardly see people refuse). You can get stamps from other Kinton locations within Toronto as well.
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