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| - Came here when it first opened and wasn't impressed. HOWEVER, I came back after a couple of years later and I'll admit, Touhenboku has won me back.
Food (4/5): So now you order your food in steps. 1) soup base (white, spicy, black, light), 2) seasoning (miso, soy sauce, salt), 3) noodle type 4) protein. I got the white soy sauce with thick noodle and pork belly. YUMMMMM. The broth had the perfect amount of fat such that the consistency was right between runny and thick and the saltiness was well balanced (unlike Kinton... heh). It went really well with their circular shaped pork belly which i really enjoyed because it was cut so thin that it was easy to rip with your chopsticks and have small bites with every noodle mouthful :) The only downside to this meal were the noodles, which I don't believe is fresh, but meh, it was a lovely bowl of ramen regardless. I also had the takoyaki here and I've got to agree with other yelpers that it's a bit gooey-er than other places, but I still enjoyed the octo-balls haha.
Cost (4/5): I paid $13.50 for the bowl and split a couple dollars with my group of friends for the takoyaki. I left feeling really satisfied, so I'd say that at this price point, money well spent.
Service (3.5/5): Standard service, nothing special and nothing to really complain about. We came on a Friday night, during prime dinner time, and we were able to get a table for 4 right away. The bowl of ramen came out fairly quick, we barely noticed the time go by, and they serviced us when needed.
Ambience (4/5): It's a cute place, probably seats around 25? The exposed brick, wood walls/seats and chandeliers gives it an eclectic vibe. I like that it's a well lit space (not dim) and for a packed restaurant it wasn't loud at all.
Really enjoyed my second time back to touhenboku and would recommend.
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