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| - I have such a bizarre relationship with Sansotei. It is my first choice place for a comforting bowl of ramen after a crappy day... But I will hardly ever recommend it.
First, the menu is tiny. Not necessarily a bad thing, but something to take note of if you like infinite choices. There's maybe 4-6 choices of ramen, and a few are similar with just an added ingredient here or there (typically black garlic oil). I personally don't mind the small menu, but I could imagine others would.
Without a doubt, I always go for the tonkotsu black ramen. I've tried others and they are decent, but this is by far the best. The broth is perfectly fatty and the garlic oil is the perfect addition.
This time around, my partner ordered the miso black ramen for the first time. It tasted pretty mediocre. Not horrible, just nothing to brag about. Other times he's ordered the spicy tantan and tomato ramen, and they were pretty interesting. Still not as good as my tonkotsu black, but fairly unique and very flavourful.
We're ordered the zangi a few times. It's alright, a decent price ($4.50), but could be a bit more flavourful. Definitely make use of your lemon wedge. Still good for the price!
The rating is as low as it is for the sole reason that there are other better options out there. I will never turn down a Sansotei date, but given the choice, I'd likely go elsewhere. Yesterdays dinner was likely the last time I'd step foot in one, because I am starting work at a new company and Sansotei is no longer 5 minutes away from my office.
The end of an era. God speed, Sansotei.
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