I've been having kinton ramen daily for the past few months and, upon hearing about this place when I was in Japan, I tried the original store in shibuya a week ago before I came back to try it here. I got there at 1pm on a Saturday, hoping to avoid the lunch rush. Nope. It was still hyped.
I went alone so I got seated in around 10 minutes at the bar, which was a lot shorter than in Japan. (Everyone else who was in line before me was glaring at me.) I ordered the shio ramen and the karaage. The noodles came fast and it smelled so damn good. I drank the soup first and it was just as delicious as the one in shibuya. I could see the little squirt of truffle on the chashu so I mixed it in the soup and drank it. Even better.
The noodles were tender and the portion was generous. The meat was super tender and there's three pieces (compared to two at kinton). The karaage was small and not worth it. But it was all about the SOUP. It was the best ramen soup I've ever had, clam based and warm. It filled me up completely. I drank the entire bowl.
Holy crap, I'm definitely going back for the broth. I can justify waiting for 15 mins for THAT soup. Can't wait for the hype to die down and have another bowl.