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| - The gf and I were exploring the Chinatown area. We'd had our banh mi appetizer and decided to find some ramen for our lunch main course. Once again, we referenced our Yelp iPhone app and two names seemed to be head and shoulders above the competition, Monta Ramen and Ramen Sora, based on the sage advice of Misti Y, Janel S, and Yuhi K. We made our way up W. Spring Mountain and Ramen Sora became our default choice since it was a shorter walk from Mr. Sandwich.
Ramen Sora doesn't look like much from the outside or inside with its dive-ish exterior and generic furnishings, but it definitely sounds like a Japanese ramen shop with the shouted greeting "Irrasshaimase!" as you enter the place and the slurping of noodles and broth. The menu is pretty straightforward with descriptive photos of items offered. While the Spicy Miso Ramen sounded intriguing, I went with the regular Miso Ramen with Chashu ($9) since I had recently had a similar bowl of miso ramen at ramen shop in DC from which to base a comparison with Ramen Sora's. Three thick slices of pork belly rested atop a bed of nicely cooked noodles, which were bathed in a generously-sized bowl filled with flavorful, but not too salty, miso broth. The broth was a bit greasy, but it was a result of the fatty pork belly, and not a detractor from the overall bowl. Ramen Sora's Miso Ramen with Chashu was not quite as good as the bowl I had at DC's Toki Underground (http://www.yelp.com/biz/toki-underground-washington#hrid:J5z59CPghtxPxofmaWWhdw/src:self.), but it was appreciably less expensive and offered incredible value! Ramen Sora really delivered! Next time, I'll have to try the Spicy Miso Ramen.
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