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| - So I've been here a couple of times and I'm ready to offer up a review that I think properly reflects this business.
As Ramen continues to grow in popularity and follows in the food trends like sushi, naturally more and more pop up. I remember back in the day that Ramen was usually a few specialty shops here and there and it never really took up and you had the 3 stores that began the Ramen craze (those in my opinion being Kinton, Kenzo and Ajisan).
So truth be told, this one of the 1st places that I've gone to a Ramen in which I had heard nothing about the place (I literally drove into a plaza and noticed this place). Does it hold up? Yes...to a certain extent.
Let me list out the good points. So the service is pretty good...I went on a Sunday for lunch (both times) and while there's one server, she's quick on her feet and she's moving around getting stuff. Not only that, when she gave us the bill and I asked certain items to be separated, I instructed her with drawing symbols on the receipts and made separate as I asked. I REALLY like it when servers can actually acommodate like that, so yay to that. It's a rather small place so it gives the server the ability to acommodate but if it does get busy, the kitchen guy (owner?) will dive in and help serve.
Menu wise, it's basic of what I would expect from a Ramen place. 5 broths, selections of which meat (there isn't a whole lot of selection), with a bunch of snack foods and appetizers. To me, the menu is a simplified version of Kinton, with maybe a few more appetizers in it, but I don't really treat this as a "Ramen and Izakaya" place but just a Ramen place.
The food that I ordered (Shi-o Ramen) was VERY good. The broth was pretty clear and has a nice light flavour to it. It's perhaps slightly salty but I can kind of get over it. Noodles are al dente, with a slight bite to them and the pork is nice (though it could be softer). I also ordered the Chicken Karaage which was well fried and very tasty ($4) which I thought was pretty reasonable. It comes with a nice spicy mayonnaise and pepper salt (which I didn't bother, because it was already too tasty).
Some of the not-so-good aspects, I feel out of the 5 choices I have for broths, to me Shio (Sea Salt) only does it for me. Sho-yu (Soya) is OK but it can get a bit salty over time. Black Sesame which my dad ordered isn't my favourite, I thought the sesame flavouring was a bit overbearing and the colour of the broth just isn't for me.
The only other thing I wasn't too crazy about and unfortunately the restaurant can't do too much about it are the chairs and tables. The chairs, simply put are not designed for you to sit for a long time (and I'm not sure that was intentional). Man Ramen is the perhaps the same size as Kinton so I figured that if it does fill up that they have to find a way to get people in and out. The chairs offer no back support and they're so high up, I feel that there's a chance I could very much fall off of them. Also their tables are granite or some sort of stone which makes me a bit fearful of how gentle I put the dishes down...they make a clanking sound if I don't put them down gently and I personally don't want to pay up for a broken dish lol.
But, to round things up here, the place is VERY clean (even the bathrooms) and it's pretty inviting all around. Also, they offer customer cards, for every $10 you spend, you get a stamp and with 10 stamps you get a free dish. Only catch, gotta collect those 10 stamps within a 3 month period (starting the day they issue that card to you).
This place is pretty good and I think it's worth your time if you're around the Scarborough area.
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