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| - I've been following their Instagram for a little while and I was so excited when I heard Kinton is opening a restaurant in Montreal! I've always wanted to try their ramen but I've always missed my chances when they were offering it for a limited time at Kinka Izakaya.
We went there a week after they were opened but we didn't have to wait at all as we went there fairly late (~8:30 pm). The restaurant is quite spacious but it was really hot inside (it felt like you suddenly enter into a heated room/sauna...)
Kinton Ramen offers two broths: tonkotsu (pork-based) and chicken-based brothes. Their regular sized ramens are all the same price ($12.99, except for their vegetarian ramens, which are $11.99). They have 4 different flavors: original, shoyu, miso and spicy.
Since it was my first time there, I asked our waitress which one is the most popular and which one is the less salty ramen. She told me the original flavor (sea salt) is the most popular one but the miso (soybean paste) and spicy (chilly pepper) ramens are also quite popular. She added if I'm scared that the ramen would be too salty, they can always dilute the broth for me.
After debating between their original and miso ramen, I decided to order their original tonkotsu ramen with thin noodles (I didn't ask to dilute my broth as I wanted to try the original one first). My boyfriend ordered their spicy tonkotsu ramen with thick noodles (whenever there is a spicy option, he would always get that)!
We wanted to order their karaage but we ate lunch too late and weren't that hungry, so we passed their karaage (but the next time I go, I will try that!). We wanted to order their "panache" (sapporo + homemade lemonade) but they only had the "Shandy Gaff" (sapporo+ginger ale) left, so we ordered that.
My original ramen came with bean sprouts, nori (seaweed), scallions, seasoned soft-boiled egg and 2 pieces of char-siu (one is leaner and the other one has more fat -pork belly). My boyfriend's ramen came with bean sprouts, scallions, grated garlic and 2 pieces of char-siu. The seasoned egg inside his ramen was an extra topping.
I wished all of their ramens could come with their seasoned egg (only the original has it) as it is the best ramen-egg I've had in Montreal! The soft boiled egg was made to perfection; well marinated and the yolk was not over cooked! I also wished the ramen would come with menma (bamboo shoots) and fungus, which would add more texture to the ramen and make it tastier!
The original ramen broth was not as salty as I thought and I was really glad I didn't dilute it. The broth was actually quite thick but in a good sense; it was "creamy". My noodles were chewy and not too soft/over-cooked (just like the way I like). I find there weren't a big difference between the thick and the thin noodles. I stole half of my boyfriend's grated garlic and put it into my ramen. It made my broth even more yummy! I highly recommend adding the grated garlic as an additional topping or just go with someone who would order their spicy ramen (and steal some grated garlic!) I tried the spicy ramen and it was a little bit spicier than what I have expected. Overall, the ramens were delicious and we found they went really well with the sapporo beer (drinking it alone was "meeh" but together with the ramen, it was "wow")
I think they now rank as my #1 favourite ramen place in Montreal (but no ramen places in Montreal can beat Ippudo or Ichiran ramen in my opinion)
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