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| - I always tell people that ramen is a pretty personalized experience, and for me personally, Sansotei is the best there is in Toronto. This particular location is nice because it doesn't get as busy as the location over in Dundas but these days I do feel like it's gaining traction, and I'm starting to wait longer and longer to get a table. The wait is definitely worth it for me though.
When I say ramen is a personalized experience, what I mean is that each person has their own preference for how they like their ramen. Some prefer the noodles to be more chewy, the broth to be more salty, the flavour to be more meaty and so on, but I prefer my ramen to be less salty and less chewy - so compared to Kinton or Santouka, the ramen here is on the lighter side. It's nice to not be dehydrated for the rest of the day after a bowl of ramen.
It also surprises me that their gyoza is actually the best I've had in Toronto. They look so small and meh but they taste much much better. The flavour just explodes in your mouth the instant you bite into it, and just writing this review makes me want to hop over and grab a plate of gyoza... which I will likely do. I've also ordered their Zangi, which is basically Karaage, which was just alright. Definitely had better elsewhere.
Service here is friendly and efficient, and the food comes out quite quickly, as they should at a ramen joint. Sometimes you will have to be seated next to strangers if the place gets busy, and while that is commonplace in Asia, I find some people can get uncomfortable with that over here for some reason. You can of course request for your own table but you may have to wait a bit longer. Thankfully, people typically don't take a long time eating ramen, so the wait usually won't be too long.
But the star of a ramen restaurant should be the ramen, and the ramen here definitely shines the brightest imo over here in Toronto. I frequent this place quite often to the point I sometimes get a bit embarrassed when the servers recognize me, but the stomach wants what it wants. Oh well~
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