Disclaimer: I am Asian-American (although not Japanese), and from California. This what I'm comparing Ki Ramen to.
I got there for lunch and order the Shio Ramen since I wanted meat. I substituted the egg for the soft boiled one and added enoki mushroom since there didn't seem to many vegetables in the dish. The service was good and the ambiance is nice. The crispy pig ear was the best part of the dish. The meat was super fatty, but I like fatty meat.
The mushrooms and egg didn't add much value as the soup was so salty. Although the bowl had a lot of flavor, it was distracting with the salt. It's been 5+ hours and it's still all I can taste after downing a bunch of water: They also charge you for chili, which I should have been more aware of. Most places don't charge me for that.
At the end of the day, $16 before tip is very expensive for medium-quality and very very salty ramen.