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| - We've been trying to come out to Tokyo Café since August when we moved to NLV.
Something always comes up, and so yesterday, when my husband wasn't feeling well and having a serious craving for ramen, we decided to head over to try it out.
Given all the amazing reviews, we had pretty high hopes, and I have to say, I was impressed.
The location is small, but bright and tidy, and service was quick and very polite.
Tokyo Café has a small menu, but honestly, I still felt overwhelmed with choices!! What did I want to try out this time? Curry? Ramen? I wanted both!
We decided on:
Tonkatsu Ramen
Curry Udon with Shrimp
Steamed Gyoza
Seaweed Salad
My husband wasn't quite as enthusiastic about everything as I was. He has his favorite ramen place, and nothing can beat that in his opinion. He enjoyed everything though.
Me, on the other hand...I thought everything was delicious.
The curry udon: breaded butterflied shrimp served over a THICK curry sauce and perfect udon noodles. This was awesome. I've never met an udon I didn't like, but I really, truly enjoyed this. It stayed piping hot till it was almost all gone (because the curry sauce was so thick!). The shrimp was cooked well. The noodles were perfect. I asked for a level 0 spiciness, and I'm glad I did. The curry had a bit of heat to it that built up really nicely. I'm a wimp with spice, so the gentle build was perfect.
The ramen: The broth was SO light, and delicate. The noodles were cooked perfectly. Really tasty. I didn't try the meat, but I never eat meat in my ramen. This was really good.
The seaweed salad: Really tasty. Only complaint was that it was cut into super small pieces that made eating the last bits a little difficult. But the taste was incredible.
The steamed gyoza: Tasty. I've had better, and the gyoza sauce tasted and smelled strongly of vinegar.
We also, on the way out, ordered a Thai tea with no boba, and a taro tea with boba.
Both were delicious, and the boba was prepared really well.
All in all, I'm pleased with the visit. We will most definitely be back. I can't wait to try some more items!
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