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| - Pretty legit udon place. I think there's one in Los Angeles as well but I never got to try it, so this was my first experience at Monzo.
The noodles are made in-house and they have a nice chewy texture to them. There are quite a bit of udons to choose from, but seems like the most popular ones are Miso Carbonara and Sea Urchin Cream. These sounded a bit too rich so my wife and I decided to go with Mad Tiger and Hot Dragon instead. Both of these are considered spicy but I didn't feel much heat from either one. Between the two, my wife and I both preferred Mad Tiger. It's a dry udon served with hot broth on the side. I thought it was going be similar to dipping ramen, but the broth came in a small pouring container rather than in a bowl. I just poured little bit of broth on a spoon and ate it together with the udon noodle. The broth was pretty tasty and quite concentrated in flavor. This udon came with spicy ground pork, green onion, lots of bonito flakes, soft boiled egg, and dry seaweed. There's also a cold version of this udon but the ingredients are the same.
Hot Dragon came with similar ingredients as the Mad Tiger but this one came with regular soup broth. I thought the broth was a bit light and not spicy at all. It was still a good udon, nonetheless.
This place also has a small selection of rice bowls and appetizers, as well as sake, beer, and wine.
For lunch special, this place offers udon and rice bowl combo for $3-$4 extra.
You can't get extra noodles but you can double the portion for $2 extra as long as you request it at the time of your order.
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