A group of seven of us came here on a Friday night. There was around a thirty minute wait which made sense considering the restaurant had just opened and it was a weekend night. We put our name down on the list and went over to Dotty's for a pre-dinner drink (I don't think Strings has a liquor license so no beers with your ramen).
Our table was ready within 30-40 minutes and our server, Leo, provided very pleasant service. We ordered some pork gyoza for the table and they were okay, nothing amazing but we were all pretty hungry so it did the trick.
I ordered the tonkotsu ramen, which is my go-to order when I'm trying out a new ramen place. If they can do this right, then I feel good about the rest of the dishes. The tonkotsu was yummy -- the broth was flavorful, the pork was well cooked, and the soft boiled egg was cooked perfectly. The noodles were probably the least impressive part of the dish, they didn't quite have the texture I really like from ramen noodles but overall, I still really liked my dish. It was a good portion too, just enough to fill me up but not so much that I had to take it home or leave feeling uncomfortably stuffed. I think Morris is still my favorite ramen place in Madison but I would definitely return to Strings if I was in the neighborhood!