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| - We stopped by here for dinner at 10:00 on a Saturday and were told the wait would be about 30 minutes. Everyone was waiting politely on or around the bench, but we decided to take a walk. We definitely came back within 30 minutes and they had already passed us on the list, though the wait was only a couple more minutes when we got back. At 10:30 the wait to get seated was gone and the people who came in at that time also had to wait far less time to get their food.
As for the food, it was interesting but not great. I got the Shio ramen, and made the mistake of getting it extra rich. The broth was actually pretty nice, though it was way too fatty for me by the end. I think next time I would get it thin instead.
My partner ordered the garlic ramen which was a little hot but a lot of garlic. I love garlic but this was so much that it really killed any subtlety in the soup. I would definitely not get this one again.
The noodles were a good bit firmer than I am used to. They were not bad, but clearly out of a package instead of fresh.
The atmosphere was kind of pleasant. Service was quick, though it took a bit to get our food to us, and in fact I actually felt a bit rushed and like I didn't get to study the menu as much as I would like. We sat close to the kitchen and got to watch them making the ramen as we waited, which was definitely impressive. The shtick around yelling everytime a party came in and out got old pretty fast, however, and created a noiseness that was a bit unpleasant. Overall it was a solid and cheap meal, but not ramen that I crave like I do from the best places.
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