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| - Hanging out between tacky souvenir shops and 2 for 1 bars, this quaint little restaurant is seductively whispering, "Hey there, we got noods!" Ramen is the perfect hangover food. It's soupy, it's carby, and it warms your soul from your aching head to your busted feet. How smart of you, Ramen-Ya, to situate yourself within hangover central right in the middle of the Strip in Bally's Bazaar.
Sometimes, authenticity is a little hard to find in Las Vegas, but Ramen-Ya offers up a good, hearty bowl of it. You can tell, from the Japanese staff to the Michelin recommendations, that you're in for a treat. They offer various forms of ramen, \as well as curries, rice bowls, and Japanese side dishes like Gyoza dumplings and Karaage fried chicken. They even serve boba tea! (Not Japanese, but who doesn't love boba?)
After a weary night doing entirely wholesome things, my girlfriends and I decided that ramen was the way to go. They offered various broth options with toppings that include beef, pork, veggie, and fried chicken. I had the lemon shio (sea salt), while the others had tonkotsu (pork bone broth) and spicy tonkotsu. Each contained some form of protein, thin noodles, a slightly overcooked half egg, a bit of black garlic oil, and a surprising amount of veggies for ultimate recovery.
I personally loved the lemon shio. It was light, refreshing, with just the perfect amount of salt. The spicy ramen was appropriately spicy. While we all agreed the tonkotsu was not the best or most flavourful we've ever had, it was still very satisfying. One of us got karaage in the ramen, which got a little soggy from the soup sadly. This is not a unique problem to Ramen-Ya though as a lot of ramen places do this (why??)
$20 for a nice bowl of ramen served by friendly staff who were always on top of water refills. Not the worst way to spend $20 in Vegas, that's for sure. At least it isn't something you'll feel guilty about telling your significant other.
(41/100)
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