I definitely like the downtown branch more.
Yes, I already knew that the toppings are very little, but I loved the soup base so I stuck through. I mean, it's a little pricey ($11.50) to just get ONE slice of meat in your ramen, but the souuup. The taste of all the food was great but goshdang the soup was so fattening. Good thing they don't have a program like Kinton with Kinton bowler because I don't think my stomach could handle it.
I had black garlicky soup, which is my ultimate fav, paired with sea salt in chicken broth, and thick noodles. It's pretty much my go-to. The downtown location has better soup because it isn't as fatty. The broth I got here was so fat that it congealed the moment the bowl landed on my table. .. Ew?
At least the soup and ramen were hot. This is rarer than you would think.
The service here was definitely excellent. The waiter was very nice, smiled, and checked with the kitchen on a discount I saw here. Turns out the $16.80 for 2 ramens is only available downtown. Who knew?!
So...
For service: come to this branch.
For soup/food: go to the downtown branch