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- group of 4, including one foodie and one japanese person
Had (prices available online):
- tonkotsu shiyo; charcoal miso ramen special, japanese poutine, gyoza
Pros:
- lots of options you can't find at the other Toronto ramen spots - e.g. Japanese poutine (japanese mayo, teriyaki, nori); charcoal miso ramen special
- on the whole, is a "cheaper" ramen spot (especially when you throw potion size into the mix), not that it's cheaper by much (although, the gyoza is a total steal at $2.5/5 pc)
- lots of space (much bigger than the other spots)
- a "lighter" options (given that this is ramen we're talking about), like the clear chicken soup base instead of tonkotsu (pork bone) and their pork shoulder is not fatty at all
Cons:
- a "lighter" option - one of my friends considered it too light (prefers the fattier pork & soup at Kinton/Santouka)
- relatively more salty
- not a lot of choice in ramen (i.e. can't choose soup richness like at Kinton), although there's lots of toppings you can add; and no "sets" (think Santouka)
Overall impression:
- personally I would come here more often than Kinton and Santouka, because on a general basis, I prefer lighter soup bases (less rich, fatty). However, if you don't care about that, then the soup base is actually much tastier at Santouka and if I wasn't eating ramen a lot, I'd pick Santouka or Sansotei, which has the best balance IMO.
- if you did come, would suggest the charcoal special over the pork bone soup base.
- portion sizes are closer to Kinton than Santouka (i.e. larger)
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