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Owner is very sweet, personable, and will describe what he is presenting, and inform you of the ingredients.
Yes, he runs the place on his own, but as he explained, he is not busy enough to hire someone for a minimum of 4hrs. So he is keeping his costs down.
As per the other reviews, yes, he does grab frozen food from the freezer that is located where the tables are. I'm sure that many restaurants use frozen foods as shortcuts, but you would never see it as blatant as this. So, to me, that was an automatic of a turn-off.
STICK TO:
- Donburi dishes &/or maybe
- fried foods
I had the Ramen in spicy miso broth ($12.49) and the broth was oily, quite spicy, & extremely salty. The owner did explain that broth was made from chicken/pork bones, but I have never had it that greasy in any place that I've eaten it, re: Momofuku, Kenzo, & a coupla places in Vancouver. Grease aside, I usually drink my broth, but I couldn't enjoy this due to the sodium overload.
Since I saw the use of frozen foods, it makes me question everything else. Is the broth a MSG-package?
As per the other reviews, food does take time to roll out, so do not go HANGRY.
Suggestion:
That they provide free green tea or at least water to drink while waiting for food.
"AMAZING" as an adjective for the food is a hyperbole. Food is more like 2-2.5, ignoring courteous service.
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