I have been to Futo Buta twice now and every time sadly I have enjoyed almost everything else and been a bit disappointed with my ramen. Is that so bad? Not really unless you are a ramen joint, which this happens to be. womp womp womp insert sad face.
The decor is really nice here. Lots of wood tones with huge anime influence (go to the bathroom if you don't think so). Service is very nice and peppy as well and very receptive to any requests or problems you might have as well! They were super nice when I brought my baby corgi along and set out a bowl of water for him to promptly knock over.
The first time here I started with shishito peppers which were great with their soy/sesame glaze and the random hot one really caught me. A very enjoyable dish. The fried brussels sprouts are very similar in the taste department though extra umami is imparted through the bonito flakes sprinkled on top. The three ramen entrees I've tried here are the Niwa, Miso, and Tonkotsu. The noodles are nice but they always taste more like soba to me than ramen? Are they buckwheat noodles? Who knows, the broth for the tonkotsu on my first time was super fatty. In fact there was at least a centimeter of grease on top of it. Luckily our server noticed my displeasure and traded out for the Miso which was much more tolerable. The second time I just went straight for the mild Niwa (vegan) ramen. Unfortunately this is lacking a bit of flavor and salt compared to the other two. I am not saying this while biased against veggies as I grew up with a vegan mom.
I think next time I'll eat the small plates and skip the ramen. The convenience is very handy for this place's location if you take the light rail and if you take the car then there is actually some handy parking in the nearby parking garage.