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| - I love ramen, so I was excited to try this new ramen bar. It's got a great vibe - buzzy but not overly so.
I got the cha cha cha ramen, which was more expensive than other ramen in the city that I've had ($15.25) but the portion was quite generous. This was the first time I couldn't finish all the ramen on my own! The noodles were thick with a good bite. It was served with a seasoned egg (cooked perfectly) and several slices of pork chashu. The chashu was the best I've had at any ramen place so far - it was meaty, tender, and the fat just melted in my mouth. The broth was a tad oily, but very flavourful. It wasn't overwhelmingly garlicky, nor was it overly salty. I ended up crushing a few more garlic cloves into the soup to bring it to my desired level of garlic flavour.
I asked if it was possible to make the broth spicy. They said they would charge me extra for it or I could use the hot sauce supplied at the table. I opted for the hot sauce and it turned out great. The hot sauce was flavourful - thick, spicy, a bit salty, but not acidic. It was the perfect enhancer for my broth.
My boyfriend got the Tokyo tonkotsu ramen, which he thoroughly enjoyed. It came with thin noodles, which were good, but we both agreed that the thick noodles were better. It would have been nice if customers could choose thick or thin noodles for all ramen dishes (as is common at other ramen joints).
Service was good. We were acknowledged and seated promptly, food came out quickly and the server was very friendly.
Would definitely return again to try some of their other ramen, as they have quite a variety!
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