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| - We were super excited for this restaurant to open! But that excitement ended too quickly. We visited Sozo, probably the 2nd day they've opened. The manager/owner gave us a very warm welcome. She was attempting to train her new staff. No biggies, we love seeing that because it shows she cares for good service. (Thumbs up). To get a breathe of what they got to offer we ordered a sushi roll (manager recommended Spider-Roll), Katsu-Don, and finally, recommended again by the manager, their ramen - we asked for tonkotsu.
Seeing we were the 1 of 2 table here, the food come quickly. The spider roll came first. It was a nice start, the rice isn't warm, the seafood was fresh and the roll seems bigger than average. A bit pricey, but I give 3.5/5.
Next the Katsu-Don came. 2 words. Over done. The egg should be a bit watery. 3/5
Then the ramen came, we noticed right away the broth isn't white-ish. Ummm, then the manager quickly told us, "we made it special for you ... we added some miso". My wife looked at me and was not impressed. Seeing it was their 2nd day, I said to her, let's give them a shot. But after the 1st two disappointments, I was not surprised that this bowl of ramen will not knock me off my feet. Folks, it was super salty. Believe me, I'm a ramen addict :) I'm one of those who line up for an hour to get into the other more popular ramen restaurants in the city.
This Japanese restaurant is so close to our work and home. Very disappointed. I'll consider giving them another shot with my mother. But my wife will probably not.
PS. Don't move the bowls and plates on the table. Unfortunately, they might be a bit too new and it leaves scratch makes in their table. We told the manager, so she's aware.
Highlight of the visit: Ordered tonkosu ramen and they added miso, as a special surprised, ?!?!}*]^]*£}!¥\¥_]+#. Sorry ... we're Not impressed.
Food (Taste): 3/5
Food (Presentation): 4/5
Kitchen (Delivery Speed): 5/5
Service: 5/5
Ambiance: 5/5
Fun Factor: N/A
Free Wifi? No (can use next store)
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