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| - The thing that sets Hashi apart from other ramen places in Vegas is that their broth is only chicken based, so they don't have miso or tonkotsu (I believe the change from tonkotsu to Tori Paitan was recent). They have house-made noodles and don't include MSG. They're also a bit more expensive than Monta/Sora at $10-11 vs $7-8.
At first, these ideas made me skeptical, because I've always believed that changing up traditional styles of cooking to accommodate western ideas like "no msg" ruined the taste of classic Asian foods. However, their Tori Paitan, the chicken version of tonkotsu is creamy, flavorful, and proved me wrong. The ramen here is different from anything I've had, but all the elements are done well, i.e. perfectly cooked egg, crunchy seared chasu, fresh noodles, etc. You have to try for yourself.
The reason I'm giving four stars instead of five is that they have paper menus you have to mark on. This would be a cool concept, but you don't give the paper directly to the cook, you give it back to the server. Every time you have a question, the server goes back to the kitchen and leans over the counter. They even recircle what you order before giving it to the chef. Because the interaction is so server involved, it just seems unnecessary and really just lazy to have a paper menu instead of a nice menu where the server takes your order. It's a gimmick, and one that hinders the dining experience instead of adding to it.
Overall, I liked the ramen, and I would come back. I do hope that in the future, they add extra seating and get rid of the paper menus.
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