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| - I wanted to eat ramen after seeing it on TV the night before, without going Downtown so decided to come here. After reading the yelp reviews, I came in not expecting much though, and realized this is what happens when you're lazy and want to save on gas.
Service:(5/5)
Although the workers at the kitchen or servers don't greet you the same way as they do in the flagship location (the Japanese yelling), the service was pleasant overall. The servers were attentive and friendly. Food came in on a timely basis. I waited for 15 min to receive the appetizers, and right after I was done eating, the ramen came. Service was great considering how crowded the restaurant was!
Food: (2.5/5)
Pork Ramen Lunch Combo (before 5pm) (~$12.99) comes with appetizer
Age Gyoza - 4 pieces of crisp pork dumplings with a great tasting sweet-chili sauce. Delicious!!!!!!
Pork Ramen - comes with one piece of belly (half fat half meat) and shoulder, I believe, and corn, and beansprouts. One of the pieces is torched and tastes amazing, but the other piece is sub-par because it has an old fridge flavour. The miso broth is flavourful, and has garlic oil on top! Though at the bottom it's a tad too salty. I walked out of the restaurant feeling off because of the final sips, and I didn't want to revisit this location again.
Comments:
The default options lacked in terms of generosity; it had none of the following: egg, seaweed, fungi, which are ramen staples; you probably would have to pay extra for it.
Maybe it's just this location, but I feel like every year or so that I visit Kinton, the options are more scarce. This location had no customization for sodium level, pork meat type (option of shoulder or belly), or bamboo which I remember experiencing at the other Kintons before.
tl;dr - I know this location is popping and the service is great, but it's best to wait it out and save your ramen cravings for the downtown locations where the broth/meat tastes better and there are more options available
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