I do not get the hype at all. I moved to Toronto end of September from NYC and absolutely needed to find the ramen place to replace my regular Totto Ramen. Sansotei was my first ramen in Toronto after extensive research of best ramen in town. I got the original to determine how good the broth is as other seasonings can to a degree hide its faults.
It was terrible. The beginning of each bite is pleasant but it always without fail ended with an extremely salty, even bitter, tang that I was so put off. I obviously finished it because I am paying for it but it was kind of gross. I always get extra noodles and drain the broth but that absolutely did not happen here. There is zero chance they spend enough time to extract the flavor from the pork bones for the soup. I almost think they use powder and probably add some kind of heavy seasoning before serving. It seems like even from reading others reviews how the level of saltiness of two broths are different, that indicates inconsistency which can happen from adding seasoning at the end.
Anyway, obviously not going back. Questioned the entire ramen scene in Toronto as this was found to be one of the best. I thought I would never find a good ramen here which would have been a true nightmare (before I tried Kinton) Extremely salty broth that lacks depth - like why would you ever wait to eat that shit. Dont. Its too cold.