Another ramen shop in Phoenix? I was so excited to try when I saw reviews from familiar Yelpers. A month after their opening, my chance to try finally came.
Unlike during their grand opening time, they were not busy at all. In fact they let me sit at a booth alone. I wanted to try pork bun but they said they took it out of the menu. So I tried takoyaki. I just had real takoyaki in Osaka, their takoyaki is nothing close to what I had in Osaka, but I must say their takoyaki tasted better than I make at home. As I ate my takoyaki, I must be doing something really wrong at home to make takoyaki.
Tonkotsu ramen was interesting. I actually liked their soup. It tasted more authentic than other tonkotsu ramen I had in the US. What I didn't understand was their noodles. They look like spaghetti, it seemed as if designed to hold the texture of the noodle for a long time. Most Japanese in Japan eat their ramen noodle really fast, less than 5 mins to enjoy that texture that will get soggy after 10 mins. So I learned to eat noodles really fast. Their noodles do not require you to eat that fast as they maintain texture for a while. I just thought it was interesting that they chose to use this type of noodles.
Since I liked their soup, I would like to come back again, although it was almost one hour drive from my office after work. Only after one month of their opening, they weren't too busy at all. I hope it was just that time/day when I visited they weren't busy.