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| - For Arizona- 4 stars, 3 stars if compared to L.A.
My b.f.f., seriously I've known her since I was 5, wanted to show me this place. She knows I love ramen and warned me ahead of time that it wasn't L.A. standards. We walked in for lunch right when they opened. She ordered me a tonkatsu ramen with spam.
One of her two friends that had joined us said, "really, spam?" "Um.... yeah, you know, the canned meat? There's even spam rolls in Hawaii, musubi. Did I just blow your mind?
The boys were talking about chess and I mentioned I was in a chess club in elementary school. They both looked up startled and Jenni started laughing and said, "Yeah, she's a big nerd and I used to balance her out, but I lost control over this when she moved to LA". Now she does things like book clubs and Yelp.
I endured what seemed like endless questioning on all things Yelp. "What do you do on Yelp? Will you be reviewing our house later? Can we find you on Yelp and leave comments?"
Ah.... Arizona...... need I say more?
So back to my ramen, definitely not traditional, average noodles, and broth lacked depth. They did get the saltiness right and overall the taste was decent. I liked their space- clean, high ceilings, big windows, and modern decor. Worth a revisit when I'm in the desert and have 400+ miles between me and LA ramen.
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