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| - It was a Sunday afternoon, our favorite sandwich shop was closed, and we were in Ohio City. Hmmm....let's try that new ramen place, he said- so we walked in.
It's a small, contemporary restaurant, with a nice decor. We were seated right away and they brought us a brunch menu. I was a tad disappointed that the Korean fried chicken was not on the brunch menu (which I had a craving for and wanted to try), but instead, along with their ramen, they offered HK style french toast and another type of french toast (a little random, but hey it works).
I ordered the pork belly ramen and he ordered the fried pork chop (hoping it was more like a tonkatsu). The dishes came out quick, which was much appreciated.
My overall review of the ramen:
- Broth was a tad too salty for my taste. I tend to like more richer pork based broths, so I didn't care for the broth.
- The noodles were good though- nice and chewy.
- The pork belly... was seasoned with more like steak seasoning? I think it would have been much better if it was just the normal cha siu that normally comes with ramen.
- The rest of the add-ins were alright. Could have done a bit more with the veggies, rather than just corn... maybe some nice mushrooms in it would have been nice too.
His pork chop came out- and it was not the tonkatsu we were hoping for. It was more like an americanized Chinese sweet and sour dish with fried slices of pork. Not really what we were expecting, but it was okay.
I think overall, the food is okay here, just not what we were expecting. Perhaps it could be advertised more as an Asian fusion restaurant, rather than a noodle bar?
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