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| - TL;DR Food: First time "Meh", second time "Good". Service: minimal but efficient. Overall: overhyped
I've been to Kinton twice. A 3.5 would probably be more accurate but it's more of a 3 than a 4. As the rating suggests, the experience was decent but perhaps the place is overhyped and somewhat overpriced.
The first time, I had the vegetarian ramen which was rather lacking in flavour there were elements that were decent... The broth was actually fairly tasty, the noodles had a really nice texture but somehow it didn't seem to mesh together to make a coherent whole. Actually the most interesting part of the dish were two little soy nuggets that tasted eerily like chicken.
The second time was the miso broth with pork belly. Overall flavour was better this time but the belly was dry and sort of grey. Not very appealing looking. But again, despite the discomfort induced by the huge portion, I ate it all. The broth and noodles are quite spectacular, to be fair.
Oh and $2.50 Sapporo pints Sunday to Thursday.
Service was decent, nothing to write home about, food delivery was timely. Tables are long communal ones which can be fun or annoying depending on your mood, and on your neighbours. Overall: would recommend, but I won't be going out of my way to go back.
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