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| - Being a ramen addict, I have had ramen in multiple cities like Chicago, NYC and LA, so you can guess that I was excited to try one of Cleveland's top rated ramen spots on Yelp. I ordered the spicy miso and was expecting a reasonable portion for the $12 price tag, but surprisingly, it was a dinky bowl with minimal, mediocre broth. The noodles were subpar, artificial and chewy. As a comparison, for $2 more in Chicago, you can get a well-crafted, authentic ~20 oz bowl of ramen after waiting 3+ hours at a top-tier ramen spot. The bowls here are probably 12-16 oz which isn't enough for someone hungry to be satisfied, and definitely isn't worth the price tag. I was very disappointed in the portion size.
Furthermore, the service was slow and it seemed like the staff were focusing more on the guests at the bar than the guests on the periphery. I had to request my water to be filled two times and waited on my check for almost 10 minutes.
To further taint my experience here, after heading back to my hotel, I noticed that my urine was a highlighter yellow. It appears that another guest experienced this as well. As she correctly noted, this is usually due to a type of vitamin B added to color the noodles yellow. This explains the subpar noodles I noted.
However, I will give it to Xinji that the presentation of the dish was spot on and the ambience was pleasant. Overall, I was quite disappointed in my experience and would not recommend the ramen. You can get better portion sizes and a better experience for $12 elsewhere.
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