3.5* Decent ramen spot. Love the decor and the wait staff is attentive to your needs.
About 30 seats + 6 bar spots.
Great value when you're extra hungry.
$13 will get you double meat (4 pieces) + 0.50 for an extra bowl of noodles.
Waitress suggested a warm peach tea (premium! $1.50) which was nice in this -18degrees weather. The peach fragrance was delightful.
I asked for half lean pork and half chicken cha siu. Both were perfectly seasoned and not dry. They offer 4 types of soup base; I chose black but wasn't a fan of it. It was supposed to be garlicky, but not enough for me. it had more of a charcoal flavour than garlic. So I was a bit disappointed there. Can't beat Kinton's spicy garlic ramen...mmmm
Noodles were nice, though I would've preferred more al dente.
Our kind waitress offered toragashi (sp?) pepper spice, which was not fragrant, and sriracha for my friend's chicken karaage. the karaage wasn't crispy enough... maybe the oil wasn't hot enough? Or their potato starch ain't cutting it. chicken itself was juicy and offered with mayo dipping sauce.
Their flavours are decent, but the broth didn't satisfy my ramen cravings. I'd try it again, but it's not on my A-list.