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| - I love the OG Monta. So you can believe when I learned that there was one closer to my home, I did flips.
A homie told me about the new location, in addition to the new items on the menu. The new spot was well decorated, a little fancier than its predecessor, and similar to the decor at Shoku Ramen-ya and Fukumimi. I am still find of the simplistic set up of an authentic ramen shop.
Nevertheless, the decor is not the reason for my visit, I'm here to slurp on some sizoup. The bowls seem to be be done up a little more as well, a bit more flair than the original, am I wrong? I was saddened to learn that they don't serve hot water, as strange as it seems. My trick is to order extra chashu and noodles with a cup of hot water to dilute the saltiness of some of the broth blends. But the pork belly baos were a nice touch as well as the mini ikura bowls.
The staff looks like the same as Sushimon and Goyemon, after all, they are all owned by the same person. Staff is always friendly and the chef are always close by and visible. It's hard to screw up ramen, and this place does it just right. I still prefer the original, but I can't complain with no lines at the new location.
Close by is Japan Creek, so I assume that there will never be a shortage of chashu I hope. That is the first place I found where you can buy frozen chashu and hamachi kama. Always good to burn off some calories by taking a nice walk in the store after a nice meal at Monta Chaya. Cross advertising baby!!!
Overall, same great quality and service with some slight differences that may be intentional to reach more of a main stream market. The place is found in an established area of the southeast and strays away from traditional conservative decor from the original, but that is alright with me.
Remember the movie Mr. Baseball starring Magnum PI? Well you can find me slurpin up a storm like Mr. Baseball if you ever catch me at the spot. Be easy yall!
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