Okay time for me to explain.
I thought the veggie broth would be flavorful but it was rather bland, I was hoping it wouldn't be too salty and it wasn't but it also was lacklusting in much of the wonderful richeness that veggies can offer to a broth, and I found myself trying to just eat the noodles. Which seemed a little over cooked. But it's a decent price so I guess you get what you pay for, I definitely recommend Umami over Republic, Umami's broth packs a flavorful punch! I tried to like this place I really did, you can see into their kitchen and it looks grimy and dirty and that's always a giant indicator as to how much effort a chef puts into his/food.