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| - I came back today to try their soft bone pork tonkotsu ramen. It seems they've really listened to their customers and replaced the mixed veg with black fungus and corn which are more authentic ramen ingredients. I got mine with extra meat for $2 more and it was SOOO worth it. Honestly, I could eat a whole tub of that soft pork bone cuz it just melts in your mouth and has so much flavor.
Let's talk about the components. The meat is super succulent (and strangely, I could see myself wanting it more than authentic chashu in my ramen). The egg is done properly (runny yolk). The soup base is still an authentic tonkotsu and tastes really good but maybe slightly less complexity as the kingpins (sansotei, ryu's, isshin, santouka, etc). The noodles were not bad. I still think sansotei serves the best ramen noods but it's an ez thing to improve on haha. As a whole, my bowl tasted awesome. Get extra meat and you'll be full. Trust.
Overall, I'd still have to say sansotei's ramen is the best in toronto (because of that little bit extra complexity in the broth and their noodles) but these guys do a great job, nevertheless.
Value-wise in terms of ramen? ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. A bowl of ramen with extra meat and extra noodles at sansotei would EASILY cost me upwards of $15. I got a bowl here with extra meat (no extra noodles) and it came to $12.45. And the best part is, I was actually full. I'm starting to think the extra chashu at sansotei is a giant rip-off tbh. Customer service ALWAYS friendly and cheerful here. Love it.
Anyways, I think this place has found a loyal customer in me. It's a pity they close so early on saturdays though (6pm).
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