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| - As a vegetarian, I've only had restaurant ramen once in my life, although the idea of going out for ramen really appeals to my Asian heritage. Admittedly, I love to eat those packages of instant noodles you can get for dirt cheap at the grocery store every once in a while. Especially when it's raining. So, on a particularly gloomy Sunday afternoon, I decided to go out for ramen at Kenzo after discovering that they offer several different vegetarian options (!!!).
I waffled a bit but eventually settled on the Ji Su Men. The picture on the menu is highly deceptive, as I thought the broth would be spicy and rich. Instead, it was really pale and thick and all I could taste was sesame oil. The noodles to bean sprouts ratio was literally 1:1, if not 2:1 in favour of the bean sprouts. Also, lots of people seem to complain about the use of MSG here...I thought MSG was used to make food taste good?!? Mine sure didn't, but I still suffered the feeling of general malaise that occurs after consuming the dreadful monosodium glutamate.
For $10.95 a bowl, I was pretty disappointed, and hate to think of all the other cheap but delicious meals I could have had for that price instead. Next time it's raining...I'm getting veggie pho.
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