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| - THANK YOU, GPS, for screwing up and sending us in circles around this ramen restaurant!!
When we finally found Fukumimi, we were a little skeptical because it didn't look like much from the outside. It was located in a nondescript seemingly vacant strip mall. The exterior of the restaurant boasted no more than their restaurant name and a lit "OPEN" sign, betraying what we were to soon find out their cozy, modern inside. The decor was spartan chic in a way that only Japanese can be.
As expected, the menu was fairly limited. Unlike other places, they offer only rice bowls...no fried rice (I do enjoy Japanese-style fried rice). Up until this point, the aroma of the restaurant did a lot to convince me that the ramen may be legit. But I still needed more...so I ordered the purist's favorite tonkotsu ramen. Hubby went with the Fukumimi special which from what I can gather is just a supersized version of their regular tonkotsu ramen. We also ordered the recommended karaage as well as a small chicken bowl.
Chicken bowl - comforting, pretty decent, well-flavored
Karaage - BEST I've ever had. Moist, lightly battered and tender...served with a mini salad and some special salt / lemon wedge
Ramen - The broth was excellent. Rich without being overwhelming and definitely well-seasoned and flavored. The garlic oil was a great addition and the egg (of which I ordered extra) was perfectly cooked in that the yolk was jelly-like instead of yellow and chalky.
Service was nice, very friendly...though I don't know why but the ramen chefs seemed to be talking about me, somewhat disconcerting until I got distracted by the food. (I swear, I'm not vain...but they could probably tell we were out-of-towners. A quick scan of the cars parked outside seem to yield that everyone in the joint is from NV.)
Definitely a must-visit...the wait wasn't as ridiculous as the other highly-touted ramen place. Hopefully one day they will see fit to add fried rice to their repertoire of dishes.
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