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Ramen-Ya has been my favorite restaurant experience in months. I was in town for my brothers bachelor party, and after a rowdy Friday night the five of us needed to recuperate before diving again into the fray. Being a rainy day, thoughts of warm food and soup created a longing for Ramen, that once shared with the team was exactly what we were all looking for. A quick search of Yelp, and we were on our way to Ramen-Ya! We arrived around 7:30 on a Saturday, and ironically the only seats available were at a table for five. I know we were lucky as all of the other seats stayed full all night long.
We ordered drinks and appetizers, and they arrived quickly. Sitting near the bar, the regulars at the counter were fun and easy to talk to. But everything got even better when our Host came to talk about the menu. I love Ramen and have eaten all of it's iterations from the "Top" to the bottom, including specialty shops in five different Japanese prefectures. I Like Ramen. But I have never experienced the joy of a Ramen house that you see in the movies...ever seen "Ramen Girl", or for that matter even Po's father in Kung Fu Panda? There's supposed to be something special about making Ramen, that I've never experienced it before. Until Ramen-Ya. As I was saying our Hostess arrived at the table and talked to us, at length about the different broths she had been working on that day, what was in them, what she thought would be best paired with them, and about what we each liked. Red Meat, chicken, spicy, sweet, she covered all of the bases, and helped us each make our own perfect choice. And we all did.
We shared across the bowls, and drank beer, and laughed with the other guests, and with the sushi chefs and the hostess. We stayed for about an hour and a half, and were never rushed or pressured, and had exactly the type of experience you want to have when you have your best friends together for a good time.
Montreal, you are lucky to have Ramen-Ya, long may you support her!
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