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| - This place has clear Ikea vibe décor, looks quite clean at the trendy Kensington area, so young people like the atmosphere, however, since there's not many noodle/ramen competition in Calgary, it makes this place looks extra appealing, more than it deserves in my opinion.
The Japanese noodle requires 3 main factors, good broth, fresh noodles and flavoured meat, and Menyatai failed all three of them, the broth either really oily and salty with a film or grease on the surface of the noodle (Tonkatsu) or it's tasteless like water over soy sauce (shio).
Noodle tastes like cheap HKese egg noodles with dead texture, and the meat (bbq pork) favours was just not there, not to mention the lukewarm broth when it first comes.
On top of that, because the place is relatively small, it always has people waiting by the entrance, therefore, the server would come and ask to clear my noodle bowl 3-4 times within 20 min after it's served, like, they cannot wait for you to dump your noodles down and leave so they can sell more bowls! One time I felt so rushed I got stomach-ache afterward because she came and asked to clear the bowl so many times while I was still eating it.
They serve mediocre noodles at best, real good ramen don't taste like this.
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