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| - What can I say, lunch, Bachi Burger, Dinner, Shoku Ramen-ya, and yes they are right next to each other, and yes, they are owned by the same person, but I had to try it and support my peeps from Hawaii!
I'm not much of fan for Ramen, but I do have my favorite spots around and I know what entails a good bowl of Ramen.
What intrigued me about Shoku Ramen-Ya is not their broth, but the unique ingredients that came with my bowl. The Ni-Tamago was something I don't think I have ever had in the US. Most of the Ramen places serve a hard boiled egg, it is less time consuming and much easier to make. However, at Shoku Ramen-ya, you know time and care was taken to make their egg! It was a soft boiled egg, meaning the egg yolk was still a bit gooey and jelly-like, which I love and takes a slow controlled temperature to make sure the egg turns out like that. A+!
Another thing that was unique about their Ramen is that the chashu is done how any other Ramen shop does it, with an exception, it was char-grilled and has that smokey grilled flavor to it! That was something I never had with Ramen and I thought was smart and unique! It adds a whole new flavor to that bowl! That was very memorable! Another A+!
Most of the times, I grade a ramen based on the broth/soup base. I find that to be the MOST important since it basically gives it its kick and stamina with each bite! I didn't really get that at Shoku Ramen-ya. Don't get me wrong, the broth was good and flavorful, but it just didn't quite meet my expectations of other broths I have tried at other places (LA and Hawaii).
Even with the broth not meeting my expectations, the unique ingredients itself did which far exceeded my expectations....now if we can all put ALL those into one bowl, I'd have the PERFECT bowl of ramen. =D
Another memorable dish I got was their bacon garlic fried rice! Fried rice at a ramen place? Hell yea! Ramen shops, especially japanese owned, usually have the BEST fried rice dishes! Usually they make it with the charshu porked that is used in the ramen (which Shoku-ya does) but also adds garlic and bacon to it which makes it even better! I would definitely come back for more of that fried rice!
I ended the dinner with a scoop of the black sesame ice cream. Meh. I wish it had more of the black sesame flavor and less milky. I know I can be picky, but in Asia, I have had amazing black sesame ice cream, simply because every bite was a burst of sweet black sesame flavor!
I'd definitely come back to this place again, especially for their fried rice! =D Maybe add a few other Hawaii local favorite side dishes on the menu? (Ban Ban Ji) =D
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